Case 229
The Killer Realtor
On November 6 2003, a customer entered the Superbike Motorsports dealership in Chesnee, South Carolina. Nothing could prepare them for the grisly scene inside. Four employees had been gunned down in cold blood – Scott Ponder, Beverly Guy, Brian Lucas, and Chris Sherbert.
The quadruple homicide was one of the worst crimes Spartanburg County had ever seen. The investigation eventually went cold until a decade later, when two people went missing, and a successful realtor named Todd Kohlhepp took the case in an unexpected direction.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
VIDEO
Superbike murders details released; photos, interviews – WSPA 7News
Serial Killer: Devil Unchained – End of the Line
People Magazine Investigates – Killing Field
ARTICLES
Cold case: 4 murdered midday in South Carolina motorsports shop – True Crime Daily
South Carolina kidnapping suspect charged with 4 killings in cold case – CNN
The Superbike murders: A senseless crime solved 13 years later – Revzilla
Superbike murders details released – WSPA.com
Mystery over missing couple deepens after creepy Facebook posts – News.com.au
Serial killer ‘posed as one of his victims with eerie Hotel California Facebook post’ – The Daily Mail
Missing man’s Facebook account suddenly comes alive, terrifying family – The Washington Post
What we know about Todd Kohlhepp’s confession to 2003 murders in South Carolina – ABC News
Mother of suspect in 7 South Carolina killings says he is ‘not a monster’ – St Louis Post-Dispatch
Todd Kohlhepp confesses murders to his mother after being arrested – IBT
Kohlhepp driven by anger – Greenville News
Todd Kohlhepp pleads guilty to murdering 7 over 13 years – CNN
Serial killer Todd Kohlhepp claims two more South Carolina murders – ID Crimefeed
How did Todd Kohlhepp acquire guns? ‘Good question’ – USA Today
South Carolina ‘serial killer’ Todd Kohlhepp pleads guilty in 7 murders – NBC News
Todd Kohlhepp, suspected S.C. serial killer, faces more murder charges – CBS News
Coroner: Missing Spartanburg husband, wife found buried on Kohlhepp property – Fox Carolina
Todd Kohlhepp: The short fuse of a suspected serial killer – CNN
Todd Kohlhepp, accused of chaining woman, confesses to 2003 murders, sheriff says – CBS News
Successful real estate firm built between grisly crimes – Yahoo News
Man who bought 12 guns for serial killer pleads guilty – Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Todd Kohlhepp’s gun buyer sentenced to more than seven years in prison – GoUpstate
Todd Kohlhepp: South Carolina realtor accused in kidnapping, killings – CNN
Todd Kohlhepp, accused serial killer, met victim at Waffle House, report says – CBS News
Todd Kohlhepp told mom why he kept [victim] alive – WBTW
Missing man’s Facebook account springs to life with cryptic messages – is it him? – TNW
Mothers desperate for information about missing couple – NBC News
Missing South Carolina woman found chained in metal container – CNN
Woman chained inside container fed once per day, shown gravesites – Yahoo News
How police used pings from a cell phone to find [missing woman] – Greenville News
Serial killer Todd Kohlhepp’s assets to be divvied up – Greenville News
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
Four found dead in motorcycle shop – Anderson Independent-Mail
Police release sketches of witnesses in killings – Anderson Independent-Mail
Friend cannot forget sight – Anderson Independent-Mail
Shooting victims laid to rest – The Greenville News
Still no suspects in bike shop shooting – The Charlotte Observer
No arrests have been made year after bike shop shooting – The Index-Journal
America’s Most Wanted show generates tips – The Gaffney Ledger
10 years on, S.C. bike shop killings remain unsolved – The Times and Democrat
Families come together after their losses in serial killings – Anderson Independent-Mail
Still unanswered questions in the Kohlhepp case – Anderson Independent-Mail
12 years later, motorcycle shop slayings still unsolved – The Item
Families of Kohlhepp victims share anger, memories – The Greenville News
Kohlhepp receives 7 life terms, 60 years – The Greenville News
Captive’s rescue leads to break in grisly slaying of 4 – St Louis Post-Dispatch
WEBSITES
The Charley Project – William Dean Ponder
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