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The Real Estate Tycoon Turned Serial Killer: Todd Colhep's Dark Tale | The Murderous Minds Podcast
Prepare for a journey into darkness as we dissect the chilling tale of notorious serial killer, Todd Colhep. Ever wondered how someone can morph from an abused child to a real estate professional and eventually become a harbinger of death? This episode takes you on a gripping expedition into the complex mind of Colhep, analyzing his troubled childhood, his father's sinister influence, and the horrifying initiation into his life of crime with the abduction and rape of a young girl.
Our exploration continues as we discover how a man with a felony record remarkably crafted a successful career in real estate. Brace yourself as we unravel the unraveling of Colhep, his unsettling personality traits, bizarre online purchases, and ominous social media posts. Feel the chill as we delve into the gruesome secrets hidden on his 95-acre property in Woodruff. But the horror doesn't end here.
In the final stride of this episode, you'll stumble upon the monstrous reality of Colhep's dreadful deeds. From the cold-blooded execution of Charles, the Superbike Killings, to the terrifying murders of the Coxey couple, we lay bare the gruesome trail of death left in his wake. Join us as we piece together the harrowing tale of Carla's abduction and survival, concluding with the relentless pursuit and capture of Todd Colhep, and the ripple effects of his heinous acts on his family. Get ready to be riveted as you embark on this spine-chilling exploration of the human capacity for evil.
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Welcome to Murderous Minds, a documentary series started by the Top 5's YouTube channel back in 2018, dedicated to exploring the twisted minds of serial killers. The following podcast episode is the audio version of our video series over on the Top 5's Patreon page. If you would like to watch the video instead of just listening, and would also like to support our show, then please head on over to Patreon using the link in the show notes. Thank you for joining, and now let's take a journey into the minds of murderous. On November 3rd 2016, police officers searching a 95 acre property near Woodruff, south Carolina, were startled when they heard banging coming from inside a large metal storage container. Prying open the unit, they discovered a young woman shackled at the ankles and hands with a chain around her neck. As they freed her from her binds, she told them that her captor was Todd Colhep and he killed her boyfriend along with several others. As law enforcement listened to her story, they began opening a case against the 45 year old she'd accused of abducting her. But who exactly was Todd Colhep? In this episode of Murderous Minds, we aim to shed light on the answer to this question, as well as many others, as we explore the life and crimes of Todd Colhep.
Speaker 1:Todd Christopher Sumpsell was born March 7th 1971 in Fort Lauderdale, florida, to Regina Torgh and a military veteran named William Sumpsell. The couple had been together for four years but divorced when Colhep was just two. Raised in both South Carolina and Georgia, regina gained full custody of her son and remarried about a year and a half after her split from his father. Colhep took on his stepfather's surname when he was about five years old. After Carl Colhep adopted him, he had two step-siblings.
Speaker 1:Reportedly, during his childhood, colhep was physically abused by his grandfather, who beat and shocked him and his mother with a cattle prod, and, according to Regina, his problem started when he was as young as 15 months old. In school, colhep was described as a bully. His academic performance was poor, but he showed no sign of any major behavioral issues. The only trouble he got into as a child was buying a piece of stolen property. He was, however, known by his peers and family members to carry a lot of rage, rage that was often directed at his stepfather but later would be aimed at his biological father. His father would later tell the media the only emotion Todd is capable of is anger. In nursery school, colhep was known to be aggressive. He would hit other children and destroy their property and projects. By the age of nine, he had begun to undergo counselling, where he was described as being explosive and preoccupied with sexual content. Throughout his childhood he also exhibited severely troublesome behaviour, such as cruelty to animals. He once killed a goldfish by adding Clorox bleach to its tank and shot a dog with a BB gun. He was also kicked out of the Boy Scouts for his disruptive behaviours and would later spend three and a half months in a Georgia psychiatric hospital as an inpatient due to his inability to get along with other children.
Speaker 1:In the summer of 1983, when Cole Hep was 12 years old, he was sent to live with his biological father in Arizona, whom he hadn't seen for around 8 years. During this time, regina and Cal separated as they were suffering from marital issues, and the following school year Cole Hep was allowed to remain in Arizona with his father. He began using the surname Samson again and for a brief period of time things seemed to be looking up. He began working odd jobs in the local community, doing some landscaping and working at a nearby Burger King. His father also employed him at his restaurant Billy's, famous for Ribs, as a dishwasher and busboy.
Speaker 1:As for the relationship between Cole Hep and his father, it appeared they got on well. William, who claimed to be a special forces soldier, mercenary and arms dealer, began sharing his love of weapons with his son, although Cole Hep was also interested in the military and planes. After this, cole Hep began collecting guns himself. His father reportedly taught him how to blow things up and make bombs. However, it wasn't long before the pair's relationship began to disintegrate again when William began to spend more and more time away from home. His absence in his son's life was noticeable, as he prioritized spending time with various girlfriends. At this time, cole Hep wished to return home to his mother, but she made excuses to extend his stay. Regina later stated that she felt his son wanted her all to himself and that he did things to attempt to ruin her marriage. It seems that during this period of time, the anger that Cole Hep had always directed at his stepfather was now focused on William, who later claimed that he tried to steer his son in the right direction.
Speaker 3:There was not one night that I spent away from the house. Todd made up a lot of things. We and him did not bond. We did do bottles with each other. He was doing what he wanted to do, and I was just happy to be there along with the ride.
Speaker 1:On November 25th 1986, cole Hep now 15, walked over to the home of a 14-year-old girl who lived three doors down from him. He leered her out of her house by claiming that her boyfriend wished to speak with her. The un-girl agreed to go with him and when she stepped out next to him, cole Hep put a.22 caliber revolver to her head. He led her back to his own home where he tied her up, taped her mouth shut and raped her. His father, william, was on a business trip in Nebraska at the time of the incident.
Speaker 1:After the crime, cole Hep walked his victim home and claimed that he killed her younger siblings if she told anyone about what had happened. It's unclear whether somebody had witnessed Cole Hep with a gun or if the unidentified 14-year-old herself reported the incident to the police, but either way, law enforcement quickly became alert into the situation. The police arrived at Cole Hep's home to find him with a rifle pointed at the ceiling. His first question to the officers was how much time am I going to get for this? When he was asked why he did it, he responded by saying it was an act of rebellion towards his father. He also said he committed a crime out of anger.
Speaker 3:I'm sorry, jesus, you're better. I had a lot of problems back then. I was young, I was foolish, I mean, I was 15 years old, I thought I was a love, I had no clue what in the world I was doing, and that you know. I'm an entire family. I'm a family. I'm a family. I'm a family. I'm a family. I'm a family. I'm a family. I'm a family. I'm a family. I'm a rich family. I'm a rich family. I'm a rich family. I'm a rich family.
Speaker 1:I'm a rich family. I'm a rich family. I'm a rich family. I'm acting as I was told. There's a cool neighborhood and everybody is a little older than me and you aren't on my side. This is where my property goes. My predicament is I open the door. Really, oh, you're a good boy. Okay, I know we're good. Clean that mess. Justuy, have yourówonicaa thoupo mpghg क poderia time. And he had an above average IQ of 118.
Speaker 1:The judge on the case said he was very bright and should be advanced academically, but noted that he was behaviorally and emotionally dangerous. The judge also doubted that the 15 year old could be rehabilitated. Additionally, colhepp's probation officer wrote that the teenager felt the world owed him something. Meanwhile, his defense attorney stated that he did not believe his client would go on to harm others in the future. Despite the words of his lawyer, colhepp was deemed to be too dangerous to be sent simply to juvenile detention, with his probation officer stating it is highly unlikely that a problem that has existed since he was approximately 15 months of age can be cured in less than three years treatment. As a result, he was sentenced to 15 years in an adult prison and his name was put on the sex offenders register.
Speaker 1:His mother, regina, seemed to make conflicting statements about his son's guilt. She stated that he was misunderstood and that, as a court reporter of all the cases she'd seen, she said never have I seen this happen to a 15 year old child, and not even any help offered. They don't stop to think that if you walk the girl home, does that sound like a dangerous criminal? He even walked the girl home. However, regina also claimed that his son had absolutely no remorse regarding the offense. While in jail awaiting his hearing, colhepp wrote several letters to his mother expressing regret for his actions, but Regina told probation officers that she didn't believe him and felt he was saying these things in the hopes that he'd get a lenient sentence and could return to normal life. Reportedly, while he was in jail, neither of Colhepp's parents nor his stepfather wished to claim responsibility for him. Prison employees noticed that he lacked a strong support system. Still, regina went on to plead for leniency for her son. She claimed he'd put his father on a pedestal and took everything he said as absolute truth. She blamed William for Colhepp's crimes, stating that a lack of a father in his life was the real issue. Regina and her son became closer at this time and they shared letters back and forth Following the crime. A neighbour described Colhepp as someone starved for affection and attention, but also called him a devil on a chain. Additionally, a psychiatrist who spoke with him while he was incarcerated called him deeply emotionally disturbed and said that he displayed signs of ego inflation and extreme rebellion against authority, as he generally feels he should be in control. Two months after he was admitted to prison, colhepp was cited for disobeying an order. This was just the first in his string of violations in his first year, which included fighting, destroying property and striking a person. However, from the age of 20, he appeared to settle down and had no further incidents while behind bars.
Speaker 1:In August of 2001, colhap, now aged 30, was released from prison. He had served 14 out of his 15 years. By this time. His mother and stepfather had divorced and Regina was living in South Carolina. Upon his release, colhap moved there too and began looking for work.
Speaker 1:While in prison, colhap had graduated from Central Arizona College with a bachelor's degree in computer science. He had also been part of Arizona Correctional Industries, a prison program designed to give vocational training to inmates while they created products for sale. As such, he had knowledge in product design and graphic design and used this to his advantage. Beginning in January of 2002, colhap began working for a small sports apparel company based in Spartanburg named Seven Sons and Co. In 2003, he began studying at Greenville Technical College before transferring to the University of South Carolina Upstate the following year. In 2003, he graduated with a bachelor's of science degree in business administration and marketing. It was November of 2003 when Colhap quit his job with Seven Sons and Co, and while at first this may seem like an ordinary move, that perhaps Colhap was moving on to bigger and better things, the reason seems to become more clear when we take a look at a specific event during that month.
Speaker 1:On the morning of November 6th, a friend of 30-year-old Scott Ponder, the owner of a store named Superbike Motorsports in the city of Chesney, discovered the bodies of Scott and three of his employees. All four had died from gunshot wounds. Local law enforcement was quickly sent to the scene, where they theorized that the perpetrator, armed with a pistol, entered the shop for the bag and killed 26-year-old mechanic Chris Sherbert as he worked. Afterwards, they murdered 52-year-old Beverly Guy, the store's bookkeeper, and Scott Ponder's mother, in the middle of the showroom, before finally killing the 29-year-old service manager, brian Lucas, at the front door, and Scott, who was in the parking lot. The murders, which were dubbed the Superbike Killings, went unsolved for over a decade. It wasn't until Colhap was arrested on other charges in 2016 that he confessed to the slaying of all four victims. Scott's wife stated that Colhap had been a disgruntled customer who come to the shop on several occasions. Meanwhile, regina Tague claimed that her son had attempted to return a motorcycle but was laughed at by employees who embarrassed him for not knowing how to ride the vehicle and refused to give him a refund.
Speaker 1:After Colhap committed these murders and subsequently left his job with seven sons and co, he decided to change his career path and applied to get a real estate license in June of 2006. Despite being a registered sex offender, he was able to obtain the license and from this he built his own firm that employed at least 10 people. He was recognized as a top-selling agent in the Carolina region. To explain away his charge of kidnapping, colhap claimed that this had come as a result of a breakup he'd had with his girlfriend. Following a heated argument, he said that the two decided to remain friends afterwards and she helped him look for his dog, which had escaped from his back garden. While the pair searched, his ex-girlfriend's parents became concerned as they couldn't reach her. As a result, they called the local police department. Colhap also claimed that he was only carrying a gun at the time for protection as there were criminal gangs in the area, and he added that he told her not to move while we talked this out.
Speaker 1:Although this story seems unbelievable, he was able to use it to make his criminal conviction seem insignificant and make it appear as if it was one big misunderstanding. After he successfully got his real estate license, he also acquired a private pilot license and bought up several properties which he then went on to rent out. In June of 2007, he bought his own house in Winsong Way in the area of Moor in Spartanburg County for around $137,000. The home had been sold on foreclosure previously for around $80,000. From this house, colhap ran his business, which was very successful.
Speaker 1:Mortgage lenders on the networking app linked in noted that he was an effective communicator and a pleasure to talk to and on it when it comes to getting a deal done for his clients. A builder stated he was incredibly personable. Meanwhile, some of Colhap's clients described him as domineering and arrogant, stating that he enjoyed bragging about his flash cars and shooting skills. An assistant pastor named Michael Foster, who rented a property that Colhap managed, stated he was a creepy dude Adding. He was just someone who makes everything about himself, someone that just talks a lot about money and a lot about how many people work for him. I always sensed when I was around him that I needed to stay close to him. He was someone that you needed to manage his presence around you so you don't get managed. Another customer who had sold her home to him recalled he was outgoing and professional for the most part, but often talked about weapons and slipped sexual in Uendo into conversation. A separate woman who had assisted one of his employees described him as angry and condescending towards her partner, while a banker who'd worked with him alleged that Colhap consumed pornographic content, in particular video content, even while he was at work. In his spare time, colhap frequented a waffle house restaurant in Roebuck, where waitresses found his behavior so disturbing that they asked the male chef to take his order for them. It's unclear what kind of behavior he participated in that was so upsetting, but it's known that this is where he met one of his later victims, a young married woman named Megan Lee McCraw-Coxey, who was one of the restaurant's employees.
Speaker 1:Over the next few years, colhab flew largely under the radar. He seemed, for the most part, like a businessman who was concentrating on doing his own thing. In May of 2014, he purchased a 95 acre property in Woodruff, about 9 miles from the community of Moor, for about $305,000. After the purchase, he had a chain link fence installed around the property, which cost him a further $80,000. Neighbours thought this was odd, but didn't think too much of it. Here, colhab mainly kept to himself, but he hired one man, a neighbour, to maintain the property. This man noticed that there was a large metal storage container on the land which was filled with canned goods and bottled water. He later told the media that, while he put up no trespassing signs and cut down trees, colhab set up deer cameras and bear traps throughout the area.
Speaker 1:Around this time, an Amazon account associated with the name Todd Colhab showed purchases of all sorts of items, including padlocks, tactical gear, targets, knives, gun accessories and books about snipers and emergency war surgery. Furthermore, the user began leaving reviews that were simply signed me. The language and style used in the reviews were reminiscent of that which was used in Colhab's Facebook posts. The following are just some of the reviews that the account left. Many of them left other users disturbed. The reviewer also purchased items such as perfume, plush toys and the Walking Dead box set.
Speaker 1:Notably, colhab stated that a character from the show portrayed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and known as Negan would be a good writing candidate for president. Negan is known as a murderous dictator who uses a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire as his weapon of choice. In reference to this statement, he noted just admit it, you look at the news, you see the political crap and the school shootings. Zombie apocalypse is starting to look better and better every day. Colhab's Facebook posts are equally unnerving. Discussing his frustration with drivers on rural roads who were sucking up the yellow line, he stated I am not the one you want to play chicken with. I will hit you. Furthermore, during the Charlotte's riot of 2016, he claimed that in his family, a disruptive child would get a spanking that was epic and asked what the punishment would have been had he looted, burned cop cars and threw stuff at people. In August of 2015, he posted that he wanted an eboda virus snowstorm to hit the world of humans. He whined about drivers who cut him off, as well as people who stood in the supermarket and blocked the aisle checking out the micro brews and blocking everyone on their way to their average Michelin altars.
Speaker 1:On August 29th 2016, the mother of 32 year old Charles David Carver received a one word text from her son. It was the last time she heard from him. Charles had gone with his girlfriend, 30 year old Carla Brown, to do some work for a man who had a property in Woodruff, but neither of them had returned. The following day, a friend of Carla's, leah Miller, spoke with her by phone. Carla reported that she was in Greenville and was on her way home. The next day, leah received a text message from Carla asking if she was awake at 6.06am. A few hours later. Leah replied, but received no further communication from her friend.
Speaker 1:On September 3rd, 6 days after Charles was last heard from, his mother filed a missing persons report. She noted that she was also unable to reach Carla. A further two days passed before Leah reported her friend missing, noting that Carla's car, a black Chevy cobalt, was in the car park of her apartment complex. Furthermore, the manager of Charles' apartment noticed that it had appeared empty for several days. Officers who checked out Carla's flat found her dog, who hadn't been fed for days. At some time between September and October a post appeared on Charles' Facebook. He claimed that they were fine and were now married, but friends and family expressed that they didn't believe the post. It would later be revealed that Cole Hebb had taken over the account to throw off investigators. He hoped that law enforcement was satisfied by the post so that they wouldn't prod into the case any further, but detectives were not convinced by it either, tracing the couple's phone signals.
Speaker 1:In November, law enforcement was led to Cole Hebb's 95 acre property outside of Moore on 3rd. Inside the storage container they discovered Carla Brown. She had been chained up like a dog for two months, her ankles and hands shackled and a chain around her neck. She had been banging on the container. When police arrived on the scene, she explained that from time to time she cleaned and cleared out properties that Cole had planned to rent out. When asked what had happened to her boyfriend, carla told the police that he had been shot. Upon their arrival she noted that she had been repeatedly raped since being captured and had been fed only once a day.
Speaker 1:Two days after Carla's rescue on November 5th, charles' body was found. He had died from multiple gunshot wounds. The property was searched in the days following and investigators discovered Charles' vehicle in a ravine and covered in brush. Regina Tague would later claim that her son shot Charles because he got nasty and got smartmouthed Disturbingly. His remains were discovered without feet. This fact, combined with a comment Cole had made about his mother telling him not to play with his food, has led to some speculation that he also had cannibalistic tendencies, although in the devil and chain documentary he denied that he caused the feet to depart from the body.
Speaker 1:Between November 6th and November 7th, two further bodies were unearthed and during questioning, cole Hepp claimed responsibility for the infamous Superbike Killings, a case that had remained cold and unsolved since 2003. On November 8th, the two bodies discovered on the property were identified as belonging to Johnny Joe Coxey, who was 29 at the time of his death, and his wife Megan, a 26-year-old waitress who had worked at Cole Hepp's favourite Waffle House restaurant. The two were residents of Spartanburg and had been missing since December 22nd 2015. The couple were allegedly hired by Cole Hepp to carry out work on his property, but instead they were met with death. Megan had been killed around Christmas of 2015 after she'd been shot in the head while her husband, johnny, had been murdered. Around one week earlier He'd been inflicted with a gunshot wound to the torso. Their identification was made easier by the extensive tattoos the couple had. Cole Hepp later said that Johnny had pulled a knife on him and he shot him before putting Megan in the same container Carla was later found in. He later shot her there.
Speaker 1:As for Cole Hepp himself, he was arrested shortly after Carla had been rescued In custody. As we mentioned earlier, he confessed to the Superbike Killings, although Carla was the first to alert authorities to this because he had bragged about it, and the slayings are both Megan and Johnny. In exchange for his admittance, he was allowed to talk with his mother, give her a photo and transfer money in his bank account to the college fund of a friend's child. Reportedly, while meeting with Regina, he confessed to everything and told her he'd shot each Superbike victim once in the forehead. Regina claimed that her son simply didn't know what to do after killing Charles, stating he didn't know what to do with Carla. He couldn't turn her loose. She could get the police. For his part, cole Hepp claimed she didn't do anything wrong and he didn't want to hurt her, although Carla argued that he'd told her he'd shot Charles because he was mad at her. She added that he'd shown her the graves of two other victims in order to intimidate her into not attempting an escape.
Speaker 1:A search of Cole Hepp's home turned up numerous weapons, including 9mm pistols with suppressors, semi-automatic rifles and an abundance of ammunition. As there was no record that a background check had been performed under his name, it was deemed likely that he had acquired all of the weapons illegally. At this point, investigators with Spartanburg County discovered the Amazon reviews that had been left by the user going by me, whose account was associated with Cole Hepp. Speaking with 48 hours, sheriff Wright commented that the 45-year-old during this time was very polite and real remorseful. Actually, reportedly, cole Hepp told his mother that there were many other victims. When asked how many, he told her you do not have enough fingers. During his interrogation, he told law enforcement that he'd shot another victim while in Arizona.
Speaker 1:On November 18th 2016, it was reported that the police in Tempe, arizona, the city in which Cole Hepp had resided while staying with his father as a teenager, had begun an investigation into his claim. They looked for unsolved homicides that had occurred in the past 30 years and stated they'd focused specifically on the years between 1983 and 1986, and between August 2001 and November 2011, which was shortly after he completed his jail sentence. Later that month, on November 25th, authorities in Greer, south Carolina, announced that they'd named Cole Hepp as a person of interest in an unsolved 2003 bank robbery and triple homicide at a local bank. The crime had occurred around six months after the Superbike killings. However, as of 2018, no concrete link has been established between Cole Hepp and the attack. The now 51-year-old has denied any involvement in the case.
Speaker 1:In December of 2017, cole Hepp wrote to the Spatenburg Herald Journal, claiming that he had more undiscovered victims. He wrote yes, there is more than seven. I tried to tell investigators and I did tell the FBI, but I was blown off. It's not an additional problem, it's a multiplication problem. Leave the state and leave the country. Thank you, private pilot's license. At this point, I really don't see reason to give numbers or locations.
Speaker 1:He later claimed that in 2003, while living at Hunt Club Apartments in Spatenburg County, residents had discovered that he was a registered sex offender and began repeatedly harassing him. He alleged that the police had told him to deal with it and stated two individuals decided to assault me and they are no longer with us. Cole Hepp said one had a knife and one had a hammer, and so he felt he had no choice but to kill them. He stabbed one individual in the chest, the other in the back and dumped their bodies at a dead end road of Interstate 26 between Spatenburg and Columbia. A documentary named Serial Killer Devil Unchained follows investigators as they search for the bodies, but they come away empty-handed. During this documentary, cole Hepp also told investigative journalist Maria Ors that there are considerably more than seven victims.
Speaker 1:Initially, cole Hepp was charged with four counts of murder in relation to the superbike killings and one count of kidnapping in relation to Carla's abduction. However, he was later charged with three additional counts of murder for the slayings of Charles Carver and Megan and Johnny Coxsey, plus one further count of kidnapping and three counts of possession of a deadly weapon. During the commission of a violent crime, cole Hepp ultimately pled guilty to seven counts of murder, three counts of kidnapping and one count of first degree criminal sexual assault. In 2017, he was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 60 years. Heading guilty was part of a plea bagging that allowed him to avoid the death penalty.
Speaker 1:In August of 2018, carla Brown was awarded $6 million from Colhexer State after she'd filed a lawsuit against him for damages. A psychiatrist testified on her behalf that she'd need therapy and medication for years to come to cope with the trauma she experienced after being locked up and assaulted for 65 days in 2016. A friend of Carla's noted that she wanted to one day work as a victim's advocate. In the years since, carla has lost a boyfriend to suicide and was charged, along with a new boyfriend, with third degree criminal domestic violence. This charge occurred after the pair had engaged in an altercation. However, since then, she appears to be doing better. She was referenced in an Eminem song named the Ringer, where he says I'm off the chain like Carla Brown, which attracted some controversy. A representative for Carla said she doesn't want to take offence or feel as if he is attacking her personally. Everyone expresses themselves in their own way and, if anything, people will always feel a flash of Carla's struggle when hearing that line. Cindy Coxsey, the mother of Johnny Coxsey, also sued Colhexer and was awarded $2.7 million in damages.
Speaker 1:Colhexer is currently 51 years old and is still incarcerated at Spartanburg County Detention Center in South Carolina. He will never be a free man again In 2020,. Some of his belongings went to auction and the proceeds of this were donated to the families of his victims. Bizarrely, his mother, regina, stated we are victims too. Todd is not a monster. He's not even close to it. He wasn't doing it for enjoyment. He was doing it because he was mad and he was hurt. Despite Regina's claims, it seems quite clear that, regardless of his reasoning, colhexer is indeed a monster. He is responsible for the deaths of seven people and the sexual assault of two more not exactly the work of an innocent man. So far, he has not been tied to further homicides, but that could change in the future. Law enforcement hasn't ruled out that he is responsible for other crimes.
Speaker 1:It's difficult to say for certain what exactly triggered Colhexer, especially since he was supposedly a troublesome child, even when he was as young as 15 months. Since he appeared to have issues with the father figures in his life, there has been some speculation that he was searching for approval or something similar from other men. Colhexer himself blames his mother for his upbringing, and their relationship is strained even today, often blowing hot and cold With many experts and even former friends and acquaintances of Colhexer. The root of his issues is in his childhood. He was a young boy looking for love and affection, but grew up in a household of abuse and dysfunction. Perhaps his life would have panned out differently had he been given the necessary support to help him change his ways. Or perhaps harming others was always in his DNA.
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