GRAPHIC: Woman found stuffed in tote speaks: ‘He didn’t win … I’m still alive’
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By Sia Nyorkor and Gray News staff
CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) – The 60-year-old Ohio woman whom police found stuffed in a plastic container with the lid sealed is out of a coma and at a rehab facility. However, her family said she’ll need help.
One of the woman’s family members spoke to WOIO but declined to go on camera, citing security reasons. She said the woman is a “fighter” and is talking, despite the torture she endured: “He didn’t win because I’m still alive.”
The victim’s relative said she was in a coma, her back and spine were broken and that she’s paralyzed. She remains in a lot of pain but is now at a rehab facility.
Her family started a GoFundMe for her medical expenses, saying she needs 24-hour care and specialized equipment.
The suspect, 31-year-old Dalontay Edmond-Geiger Sr., pleaded not guilty to several felony charges, including attempted murder, last week. He gave the presiding Cleveland Municipal Court judge the middle finger after she increased his bond during his arraignment hearing.
While investigating a report of a possible violent assault on May 2, police found the victim, whose name was not released, “stuffed and folded into a small, black tote” at a home in the city’s West Boulevard neighborhood. Police said she was also stabbed and beaten. She was taken to the hospital for life-threatening injuries.
Edmond-Geiger was taken into custody at the scene.
According to the police report, officers were first alerted to the crime scene around 3:30 p.m. May 2. Edmond-Geiger allowed officers to search the basement of the home after a 30-minute delay.
Police returned to the home just after midnight on May 3, which is when Edmond-Geiger allegedly admitted there was someone on the porch, stuffed inside a 3 feet by 3 feet tote.
Court officials ordered Edmond-Geiger to be held on a $750,000 bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for May 30.
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Woman Missing for 2 Months Found ‘Chained Up Like a Dog’: Police
Police will charge a 45-year-old man found on the property with kidnapping.
ByABC News
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Woman Held Against Her Will in a Metal Storage Container in Rural South CarolinaTodd Christopher Kohlhepp, a registered sex offender, is under arrest for allegedly holding Kala Brown captive with a chain around her neck for two months; four other bodies might be on the property.
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— — South Carolina police have found a woman who has been missing for two months “chained up like a dog” inside a container on a 100-acre property, the local sheriff said.
Several investigators with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office were combing through the massive property in Woodruff Thursday when they heard “banging” coming from a container, said Sheriff Chuck Wright.
Once they were able to get inside the metal container — about 30 feet by 15 feet — which was padlocked, they found the woman, Kala Brown, with a chain around her neck, the sheriff said.
There are no homes on the property, but it is common for people to buy such large parcels of land for hunting and leisure purposes, Wright said.
Todd Kohlhepp, a 45-year-old registered sex offender, was arrested on the property this morning, Wright said. He is expected to be charged with kidnapping, but more charges are likely to emerge as the investigation continues.
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Kohlhepp and the Brown were likely friends, and her disappearance does not appear to be random, Wright said.
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Wright described Brown as “alive and well” when she was found but “obviously traumatized.” She told police she was being fed regularly for the two months she was locked in the container. She is now being treated at a local hospital.
Brown, along with her boyfriend, Charles Carver, were reported missing in August by the Anderson City Police Department after they failed to show up for dinner with friends, Wright said.
Carver is still missing, but the car he and Brown were last seen in were found in a wooded area on the property where Brown was found, Wright said.
