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The Untold Truth About Todd Kohlhepp: How Did He Get Caught?

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April 18, 2024

Martha Clifford

Todd Kohlhepp is an infamous American sex offender and serial killer, convicted of seven murders (2013-2016) in South Carolina. He is now serving seven consecutive life sentences, and is not eligible for parole.

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Age, Early Life, and Education Background

Todd Christopher Kohlhepp was born in Florida, USA, under the Pisces zodiac sign on 7 March 1971, which makes him 51 years old as of 2022 – he spent his childhood in Georgia and South Carolina. He had a troubled childhood – his parents divorced when he was barely two years old, and his mother remarried shortly afterward – psychological reports established that he did not have an intimate relationship with his stepfather, who officially adopted him in 1976, as he was abusive towards his mother, and also beat him up constantly; he wanted to relocate and live with his biological dad.

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Todd was described as a very troublesome child who was very aggressive, and would frequently destroy other kids’ properties in nursery school. He started going for counseling sessions at the age of nine, and was not only described as ‘explosive’ but was also found to be ‘preoccupied with sexual thoughts.’ He was also cruel towards animals, and was eventually taken to a psychiatric hospital in Georgia, where he spent three months because he was not able to get along with his classmates and other children. Soon after his mother parted ways with his stepfather, Todd was ultimately taken to Arizona to live with his biological dad, who allegedly taught him how to make bombs and blow things up,, and he was very fascinated with his father’s leisure pursuit of collecting weapons.

Nonetheless, his relationship with his father worsened when he started being absent and stopped spending time with the young Todd.

Kohlhepp is a Computer Science graduate – from Central Arizona College – who completed the course while he was still in prison. He later worked for Spartanburg, which is a graphic design firm in 2002 and 2003 before he attended Greenville Technical College (2003). A few years later, he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Administration- Marketing from the University of South Carolina in 2008.

Beginning of His Life in Crime

Todd abducted and raped a 14 years old girl in Tempe, Arizona, when he was 15-years-old.

He threatened her with a revolver before he committed the beastly act, and further warned that he would shoot her if she told anyone. He was eventually arrested and arraigned a year later; he pleaded guilty and was imprisoned for a decade and a half, and was labelled as a sex offender. Todd was reported to have an above-average IQ of around 118, although he suffered from emotional dysregulation disorder, or borderline personality disorder. He was released 14 years later in 2001, and moved in with his mother.

Career

Despite being a sex offender, Kohlhepp somehow managed to obtain a real estate license in June 2006, later founding a firm and employing a couple of agents.

His company was very successful, and was well recognized in Carolina, and it also owned a number of properties outside the state – he previously purchased around 100 acres of land in Moore, Oklahoma, for approximately $305,000. The previous owner of the land described Todd as professional and very outgoing.

Kohlhepp liked going to a local Waffle House eatery in Roebuck. and one of the waitresses whom he later murdered, named Meagan Leigh McCraw-Coxie found his behavior very disturbing to the extent of refusing to serve him – she only allowed male waiters to attend to him. Between 2014 to 2016, Todd left more than 139 Amazon reviews for several items which included tactical gear, knives and guns.

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In his previous review of a hardened steel padlock that came with ‘hidden shackles,’ he became what most people called being gruesome in honesty, when he revealed his sadistic nature, ‘… (it) works great… also if someone talks back… go old school on them by putting it in a sock and beating them… they will not appreciate the hardened steel like you will.’

Murders and Arrest

A customer found four people gunned down inside the Chesnee-based Superbike Motorsports dealership – Scott Ponder, bookkeeper Beverly Guy (Scott’s father), service manager Brian Lucas, and mechanic Chris Sherbert.

Todd was a regular customer there, and according to his mother, he was attempting to return a motorbike but the management refused to refund him, and to add insult to injury, the employees allegedly made fun of him because he did not know how to ride one. He ended up killing the four, as he later confessed in 2016.

In August 2016, Charles David Carver and his girlfriend Kala Brown went missing after they went to Todd’s residence to clean. David’s body was later discovered in the residence riddled with bullets. In November that year, the authorities tracked Kala’s ‘phone, and they luckily found her chained inside a container in Todd’s property. She claimed that she had witnessed her boyfriend being shot for being ‘very smart,’ which seemed to annoy Todd.

Following Todd’s arrest in November, police found two more bodies on his property, and identified the victims as Meagan Leigh McCraw-Coxie and her husband Johnny Joe Coxie – the two residents of Spartanburg had been reported missing in 2015, after being hired by Kohlhepp to work for him.

Detention

Kohlhepp confessed to multiple killings and abductions after he was arrested. Officials also found multiple weapons including pistols, which he’d acquired illegally, on his property. He was initially charged with four counts of murder in relation to the motorbike shop shooting in Chesnee, and was later found guilty of three more killings, the Coxies and Carver murders. He was also charged with a count of sexual assuault, and after he pleaded guilty on 26 May 2017, he was sentenced to serve seven life sentences back to back at Broad River Correctional Institution.

Personal Life

One of Todd’s old friends from his university years, Cherry Laurens found it hard to believe that he could commit the atrocious crimes he was convicted of, saying that she had known him to be a decent person. Todd’s personal details are not known to the public, and he hasn’t disclosed whether he was married or not before being detained.

Height, Weight, and Physical Appearance

Todd is 5ft 9ins (1.80m) tall and weighs approximately 200lbs (95kgs). He is of Caucasian ethnicity, and has brown eyes and black hair.

Net Worth

Todd is reportedly worth around $500,000 – he had previously accumulated a lot of wealth through his real estate firm, but a large portion of his fortune was used to compensate the families of his victims after he was imprisoned.

Martha Clifford

As an Author at Net Worth Post, I guide a dedicated team in the art of revealing the stories behind the world's most influential personalities. Fueled by a relentless curiosity and a knack for uncovering hidden stories, I immerse myself in the intricacies of our subjects' lives, weaving together accurate data and compelling narratives. My involvement spans the entire editorial process, from the seed of research to the final flourish of publication, ensuring that every article not only educates but also captivates and motivates our audience. At Net Worth Post, we are committed to providing thorough investigations into the net worth and life achievements of innovators across diverse sectors such as technology, culture, and social entrepreneurship. My method merges meticulous research with eloquent storytelling, designed to bridge the gap between our readers and the remarkable individuals who redefine our tomorrow. Through spotlighting their journeys to success, the hurdles they've surmounted, and their contributions to society, we aim to give our readers a deep and inspiring insight into the luminaries who are paving the way for progress and ingenuity in the modern era.

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Who is Woody Harrelson’s daughter Zoe Giordano Harrelson?

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April 18, 2024

Martha Clifford

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Who is Zoe Giordano Harrelson?

Being raised as a celebrity child for Zoe might be both a blessing and a curse, since she is perhaps only known as the daughter of famous actor Woody Harrelson, and his wife Laura Louie. Although she is an actress, many people recognize her as Woody’s daughter, thus she seems to have given up her acting career, since she has just one credit to her name. She was seen as a Daughter in the 2015 short music drama “U2: Song for Someone (Version 1)”, directed by Vincent Haycock, also starring her father, in the movie which follows the story of an inmate (Woody Harrelson) released from prison, and at the end of the video, the young woman picks him up, and that girl who drives a car, was portrayed by Zoe.

Early life and education

Zoe Giordano Harrelson was born under the zodiac sign of Virgo on 22 September 1996, in Los Angeles, California USA; she holds American nationality and comes from a family of English, Scottish, German, Welsh and distant Dutch descent. She was raised with two sisters, Makani and Deni, by her parents – her mother Laura Louie is the co-founder of Yoganics, an organic food delivery service, and most of their childhood the girls spent on the island of Maui. Zoe had an interest in performing from an early age, and was a member of the school’s drama club, however, growing-up, she developed an interest in creative writing and sports.

Speaking of her educational background, Zoe attended a private local high school, and upon matriculating in 2014, although she hasn’t spoken about her further education, it is believed that she attended college and that she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree.

Career

As mentioned, her acting career started and seems to have ended in 2015, after which she hasn’t shared any details concerning her career – it’s assumed that she focused on her education, and might launch a career in a field away from the public eye .

Love life and relationships

Zoe hasn’t been the subject of any rumors and controversies concerning her love life and sexual orientation, mostly because she prefers to keep her personal matters away from the limelight.

As of May 2022, Zoe seems to be single, she hasn’t been married or engaged and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Zoe has no accounts on any social media platforms, at least not under her real name, but it isn’t surprising that she might be against this sort of association, since it’s known that in her high school, she was the main spokesperson for TED Talk, an influential video, and the main message of her speech was: ‘We need to disconnect from phones that are removing us from reality and moments better spent experiencing them then wrapped up in a device.’ Zoe was brought up with an awareness of the social issues that people had throughout the years, and she intended to promote awareness of these issues, saying that this was the reason why she joined TEDxYouth.

The video with her speech, “Alone With Phones | Zoe Harrelson-Louie TEDxYouth SeaburryHall” was uploaded onto YouTube on 26 May 2015, and has been viewed over 2,500 times.

Age, height, and net worth

Zoe’s age is 25, with brown hair and hazel eyes; she weighs around 120lbs (55kgs) and is 5ft 6ins (1.7m) tall, while her current vital statistics are unknown. Since there is no information about her career and current occupation, we couldn’t find out more about her net worth, however, according to sources, as of May 2022, her father, Woody Harrelson, has a net worth estimated at over $70 million.

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Who is Woody Harrelson?

Woodrow Tracy ‘Woody’ Harrelson is a playwright and theatre director, and an actor with over 100 credits to his name, who was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the movie “The People vs. Larry Flynt” in 1997, and two times Oscar-nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in movies “The Messenger” in 2010, and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” in 2018. Woody was born under the zodiac sign of Leo on 23 July 1961, in Midland, Texas USA, where he was raised by his mother Diane, who was a secretary, and his father, Charles Voyde Harrelson, a convicted hitman and organized crime figure, alongside his two brothers Jordan and Brett, who is also an actor.

Woody’s father received a life sentence for the killing of federal judge John H. Wood Junior, so most of his childhood Woody and his brothers spent with their mother, struggling to survive relied on her wages. Woody moved to his maternal grandparents in Lebanon, Ohio when he was 12 years old, where he attended a local high school, and upon matriculating in 1979, he enrolled at Hanover College, in Indiana, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre and English in 1983. He made his acting debut portraying Woody Boyd in “Cheers” in 1985, and then in the following year made his big-screen debut in the movie “Wildcats”, and concurrently with his role in “Cheers”, he was seen starring in the movies “She’s Having a Baby” (1988), “Cool Blue” (1989), “Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme” (1990), and “Indecent Proposal” (1993).

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In the late ‘90s, Woody focused on acting in movies, and since the list of his roles is too long to enumerate, we will mention some of his most notable, such as in “Natural Born Killers” (1994), “Money Train” (1995), and certainly one of his most notable roles as Larry Flynt, which brought him his first Oscar nomination, in the 1996 biographical drama “The People vs. Larry Flynt” directed by Milos Forman. The early 2000s saw Woody in “Scorched” (2003), “She Hates Me”( 2004), “The Big White” (2005), and “The Walker” (2007), among others, and then in 2009, he was cast to play Captain Tony Stone in the romantic war drama “The Messenger”, also starring Ben Foster and Samantha Morton, which besides Woody’s Oscar nomination, was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.

In the following years, the audience enjoyed watching Woody in “Rampart”, “The Hunger Games” and its sequels, “Triple 9” and “The Duel”, among many other movies, while in 2017, he was seen as Willoughby in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” alongside Sam Rockwell and Frances McDormand, and as mentioned, for his performance in this comedy crime drama Woody was nominated for the Oscar. Some of his most recent movie roles have been in “Venom”, “Zombieland: Double Tap”, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, and “Triangle of Sadness”, while television audiences have seen him in the series “True Detective” and “The Freak Brothers”.

Speaking of his love life, he was in a marriage with Nancy Simon, the daughter of playwright Neil Simon, but this union wasn’t intended to be serious. The two married in 1985, in Tijuana, Pacific coast of Mexico, and were planning to divorce the day after, however, they didn’t manage to do that because the storefront marriage/divorce parlor was closed, so their divorce was finalized ten months later. Two years later, he met his future wife, Zoe’s mother, Laura Louie, who was working as his personal assistant – the two married in 2008, and are still together in mid-2022.

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How did Melanie Olmstead from “Yellowstone” die? Biography

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April 18, 2024

Martha Clifford

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Who was Melanie Olmstead?

When the second season of the series “Yellowstone” was released in 2019, fans of the series noticed that the finale episode entitled “Sins of the Father” had a special tribute to a woman named Melanie Olmstead, and many people wanted to know more about her, who she was and why she was mentioned in the title card of the series. In the closing credits was written ‘In Memory of MELANIE OLMSTEAD 1968-2019’, and immediately after the episode was finished, fans were quick to go on social media platforms to ask who this lady was.

One Twitter user asked: ‘What was the connection with Melanie Olmstead and tonight’s season finale?’, while others asked which character she was playing in the series, since many “Yellowstone” fans thought that she was a part of the show. Thus, the producers answered the questions, explaining to the world the connection between Melanie and the show. The truth is that Melanie was a crew member, who worked as a location manager, and was a part of the transportation department for the series “Yellowstone”.

The rest of the crew and cast members wanted to pay a tribute to her, in recognition of her work behind the scenes. Besides her work for this western drama, Melanie was also known for her work as a driver and location assistant for numerous Hollywood movies, such as “Frozen”, “12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue”, and “Wind River”, among others.

Early life and education

Melanie Olmstead was born under the zodiac sign of Scorpio on 15 November 1968, in Salt Lake City, Utah USA; she held American nationality, but her ethnicity is unknown since she was adopted.

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Her adoptive parents were Reid Howard and Janet Corbridge, about whom little is known, except that when Janet died in 1979, Melanie’s father remarried to Loa Rose. Speaking of Melanie’s educational background, she attended a local high school, and upon matriculating in 1986, enrolled at The University of Utah, from which she graduated with a BA degree in 1990.

Career

It isn’t clear what Melanie was doing after her graduation, but in 2000, she started working as a location assistant for the movie “Primary Suspect”, starring William Baldwin; the movie’s filming location was Melanie’s hometown.

In 2004, Melanie served as a van driver for the movie “Benji: Off the Leash!”, which was filmed in Payson, Utah, and then in 2010, she was a van driver for the movie “Frozen”. In 2012, she worked as a driver for the movies “Darling Companion”, “John Carter”, and “12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue”, and then, two years later, she was a driver for the movie “Jackie & Ryan”, and in 2015, she worked as an additional driver for “Wild Horses” and “Point Break”, while in 2017, she was a driver to the one of the movie stars Jeremy Renner, while he was filming “Wind River”. Melanie was also a driver for the series “Snatchers” and “Andi Mack”, while in 2018, she was a cast driver for the movie “Hereditary”.

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Melanie also worked for the movie “Joe Bell”, which was also filmed in Salt Lake City, as was “Yellowstone”.

Love life

There have been various rumors both concerning Melanie’s love life and her sexual orientation, however, although some rumors were saying that she was married and a mother of three, the truth is that she was lesbian, and that she lived with her spouse, Annalise Caroline Ford; they didn’t have children together; the two married on 31 December 2015. According to sources, Annalise is from Atlanta, Georgia, and currently lives in Salt Lake City, where she’s a Professional Client Consultant at WEbops, LLC.

It seems that Melanie and Annalise enjoyed their marriage, if we can believe Annalise’s Facebook account, on which there are numerous photos featuring the two of them hugging and smiling, and most of Annalise’s descriptions are full of love for and commitment to Melanie. On 1 January 2022, Annalise posted a photo featuring herself and Melanie hugging, and she wrote: ‘Six years. Three wedding anniversaries together, and three without her.’

How did she die?

After Melanie died, and the “Yellowstone” crew mentioned her name in the title card, many people wanted to know what the cause of her death was, and there were various theories ranging from a car accident to a murder.

However, the truth is that Melanie died from complications caused by cancer that she was battling for years – she died on 25 May 2019, in her and Annalise’s home in Salt Lake City. On 30 June 2019, the event entitled ‘Celebration of Life for Melanie Olmstead’ was hosted in her hometown, and her family and friends paid tribute to her life, saying:’ Celebration of life for Melanie Olmstead was amazing! Horsewomen, Writers, Artists, Theater, Film, cast, and crew peeps! Some I have known for 30 years! What beautiful souls! My Salt Lake family! Ride on, our beautiful Melanie Olmstead!’ Melanie was a big fan of horses, and once wrote about her horse Mahogany, saying: ‘My love affair with horses started about the time I learned to walk, but I didn’t get my first ‘just mine’ horse until I was an adult.

This beautiful, amazing girl has been with me since college, and recently celebrated her 37th birthday’, adding that Mahogany was her oldest friend. Melanie was a blonde with piercing blue eyes, at the time of her death aged 50. Most people who knew Melanie said that she was an amazing person, and one of Annalise’s Facebook friends wrote under Melanie’s photo: ‘Missing Mel too! She was a good friend, a great listener, and helped me through many tough years during my grandma/dad caregiving adventures. She gave me so much strength to push through those challenging times’, adding that she will be forever grateful to her.