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Query #49 · full-name query comparison · Public affairs
Todd Kohlhepp.
A profile limited to verified court and case facts
A South Carolina man whose criminal convictions are matters of public record; this profile stays with documented case facts and avoids sensational detail.
South Carolina court proceedingsFederal Bureau of Prisons records
Convictions in South Carolina
Todd Kohlhepp pleaded guilty in 2017 to multiple murders and kidnapping in South Carolina and received seven consecutive life sentences without parole. The guilty plea and sentence resolved the principal charges arising from the 2016 investigation. Because public reporting about the case often includes graphic descriptions, this profile deliberately excludes them and focuses on the legal outcome. The court disposition is the authoritative basis for the conviction summary. [1][3]
Earlier conviction and continuing custody
Before the South Carolina case, Kohlhepp had been convicted in Arizona in 1987 of kidnapping a teenage girl and served a prison term. That earlier conviction is relevant to the legal history, but does not warrant speculation about motives or psychological diagnosis. Sentencing records establish the later life terms; current custody details should be verified directly from official corrections records before any update. This entry treats the crimes as serious real-world harm and avoids turning them into entertainment. [4][2][3]
The court outcome
The 2017 Spartanburg County release records Kohlhepp’s guilty pleas to seven murder counts, four weapons counts, two kidnapping counts and one first-degree criminal sexual conduct count. It states the sentence as seven consecutive life terms plus 60 years and explains that he agreed never to seek or accept parole. The profile stays with that legal record and omits graphic crime details or unsupported claims about his present custody location. [1]
Search interest over time
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Annual values for the full name query on one calculated comparison scale. These can combine people, brands or other meanings; they are not isolated-person rankings or search counts.
Read the methodology ↗| Period | Relative scale | Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.08 | |
| 2022 | 5.00 | |
| 2023 | 4.19 | |
| 2024 | 2.82 | |
| 2025 | 2.88 | |
| Jan–Sep2026 | 3.80 |
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