Authorities in Lancaster, South Carolina say Donnie Ray Birchfield Jr., the son of a Baptist pastor, held four people captive in his basement for years beating, strangling, and controlling nearly ...

A “sick” man allegedly kept four people captive in the basement of his South Carolina home, abused them and stole their money — only getting found out when one of them died from the abuse, according ...

A shocking update in South Carolina police say Donnie Ray Birchfield Jr., the son of a local pastor, is accused of holding four people captive in his basement for up to a decade, and has now been ...

LANCASTER, S.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A man in South Carolina is accused of holding four “vulnerable adults” captive in his basement and stealing their money. Donnie Birchfield Jr., 36, was arrested ...

The son of a pastor in Lancaster, South Carolina, has been arrested after being accused of keeping four vulnerable adults captive in a basement and using their funds for his own personal gain. Donnie ...