Todd Kohlhepp's mother: "He wasn't a serial killer" | Forensic Files

so he's back in South Carolina he did his time in Arizona he gets his real estate license were you surprised that
he was able to get that real estate license given the fact that he was a sex offender no I didn't know it mattered
didn't know it mattered and I came up with it he was never a kid that would sit at the desk and stay there all day
right I suggested real estate he became a real estate agent he loved it and you must he took off like gang Buster he
seed at least one house a day he worked hard but God is someone who stays to himself pretty much he's a
loner you know he it's easy for him to entertain himself uh it's like I told you he he
read the whole encyclopedias when he was a kid yeah yeah but but I want to just come back to this for a moment you just
described for me seven murders that your son committed that he told you about and
it was all because the people were mean to him they embarrassed and so he killed them they
embarrassed him and you know anybody I don't care who you are and whether you have a temper or you
don't have a temper nobody want wants to be embarrassed and that's hard to work out
from after telling you that he killed seven people what did you say to him how could you do
this because I didn't understand I didn't understand how in the world this little boy that
hit on me one day when he was little in the cloth hamper and I couldn't find him and I was
hysterical so I called the fire department isn't that what all new mothers do yeah and they came in all their gear and
their helmets and one of them great big guy found Todd in a cloes hammer he pulled him
out and Todd just giggled he just he just giggled now the people that understand
him and know him [Music] now just don't understand that Todd could do this this is not the man they
know I could ask Todd for anything and he would get it for me he had everything going for
him it's not like he went out daily and killed somebody there was a lot of time between
the first ones and then the others which I know that doesn't mean much to the families and I'm
sorry but he wasn't a serious kill her

Regina Tague, reflects on her son, Todd Kohlhepp, a man who she says is kind and ambitious. The picture she paints is in stark contrast to the crimes he's accused of.

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Brief Summary

Todd, a former sex offender, becomes a successful real estate agent despite his past of seven murders linked to embarrassment.

Key points

Todd's Transformation. From a troubled past to a real estate agent, Todd's journey is surprising and complex.
A Mother's Shock. A mother grapples with the reality of her son's violent actions and past.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Nobody wants to be embarrassed.

1:28WatchNov 13, 2016

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