The first body was that of
the woman's boyfriend, Charles Carver, and he had suffered multiple gunshot
wounds.
The human remains were
uncovered in one of the two places that suspect Todd Kohlhepp had pointed to as
gravesites.
Spartanburg County Sheriff
Chuck Wright has said investigators are "not even close" on
identifying the victim or the cause of death.
This is the second body to
be discovered on Kohlhepp's property since the woman, who had been missing
since late August, was brought to safety by detectives.
Earlier on Sunday, Kohlhepp
had appeared in court charged with the murders of four other people at a motorcycle
garage in 2003.
The 45-year-old, who is a
registered sex offender, had confessed to the massacre hours after the woman
was discovered at his rural property.
His court appearance fell
on the 13th anniversary of the mass shooting, which shocked and mystified the
state and was left unresolved for years.
The hearing was attended by
loved ones of the four victims, and they claim Kohlhepp was a disgruntled
customer who had visited the store several times.
Kohlhepp was not
represented by a lawyer at Spartanburg magistrates' court, and he was denied
bail after declining two opportunities to address the bereaved families
directly.
Investigators say Kohlhepp
has given them information about the cold case that only the killer would know.
Police have warned they may
make more disturbing discoveries as they trace Kohlhepp's steps since his
release from an Arizonan prison in 2001.
As a teenager, he was
convicted of raping a 14-year-old neighbour at gunpoint and threatening to kill
her siblings if she called police.
Police officers, as well as
FBI and Homeland Security agents, are now widening their investigation to
properties currently or formerly owned by Kohlhepp - some of which may lie
beyond South Carolina.
there is a pycopath on the loose
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