Early Life
At an early age Kemper's parents Edmund Jr. and Clarnell Kemper (Strandberg) divorced, troubling Kemper. Kemper showed many sociopathic traits growing up, he was a pyromaniac often setting small fires. Edmund decapitated and enacted sexual rituals on his sisters dolls. He also enjoyed killing small animals such as cats. Kemper reportedly stabbed one to death and later buried one alive, un-buried it, Decapitated it and set its head on a stake.
Kemper's Relationship with his mother growing up was very abusive. She was very emotionally abusive towards Edmund Kemper. Clarnell Kemper was reportedly afraid that he would rape his youngest sister. She would lock him in the basement at night. At age 14 Kemper was sent to live with his grandparents after running away from his mothers house. Edmund and his grandmother disagreed with each other and often argued. On august 27th, 1964 the argument turned deadly. Kemper shot his grandmother in the back of the head, While Kemper's grandfather was grocery shopping. for reasons unknown besides Kemper's explanation, He said" I just wanted to know what it felt like to kill grandma." When Edmund's grandfather returned he killed him as well. Kemper knew that his grandfather would become angry and he did not want him to see his dead wife. Kemper then called his mother, Clarnell, asking for advice with his situation. Kemper listened to his mothers advice and called the police. Kemper was then admitted to Atascadero state hospital and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Edmund's stay was short lived, he quickly befriended the counselor and was released after only four years. Adulthood
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Edmund Kempers grandparents.
Edmund Sr. and Maude Kemper. |
After being realeased Kemper was left with his mother to watch over him. he worked a series of odd jobs before securing work with the State of California's Department of Public Works/Division of Highways in District 4 (now known as Department of Transportation or Caltrans). Kemper moved out of his mothers house to an apartment and stayed for some time. He later fell behind on payments and was evicted, He moved back in with his mother.
Between May 1972 and February 1973, Kemper went on a spree of murders, picking up female students hitchhiking, taking them to isolated rural areas and killing them. He would stab, shoot or smother the victims and afterwards take the bodies back to his apartment where he would violate and dissect them. He would often dump the bodies in ravines or bury them in fields. He killed six college girls. He would go hunting for victims after arguing with his mother. on April 19 1973, Kemper killed his mother with a pick hammer while she slept. He decapitated her and used her head as a dartboard, after putting her vocal cords in the garbage disposal. He then invited his mother's best friend over and killed her too, by strangulation.
After murdering his mother and her friend(Sally Hallet), He then drove eastward, but when no word of his crimes hit the radio airwaves he became discouraged, stopped the car, called the police and confessed to being the Co-ed Killer. He told them what he had done and waited for them to pick him up. Edmund was unashamed when he confessed to the crimes he had commited, which include Cannabalism, necrophilia and eight counts of murder. At his trial Edmund pleaded insanity, but was found guilty of eight counts of murder. He was sentenced to life in prison, where he is to this day.
Edmund Kemper was a loner, who was never married, and had no children. Who in total killed ten people including,
Between May 1972 and February 1973, Kemper went on a spree of murders, picking up female students hitchhiking, taking them to isolated rural areas and killing them. He would stab, shoot or smother the victims and afterwards take the bodies back to his apartment where he would violate and dissect them. He would often dump the bodies in ravines or bury them in fields. He killed six college girls. He would go hunting for victims after arguing with his mother. on April 19 1973, Kemper killed his mother with a pick hammer while she slept. He decapitated her and used her head as a dartboard, after putting her vocal cords in the garbage disposal. He then invited his mother's best friend over and killed her too, by strangulation.
After murdering his mother and her friend(Sally Hallet), He then drove eastward, but when no word of his crimes hit the radio airwaves he became discouraged, stopped the car, called the police and confessed to being the Co-ed Killer. He told them what he had done and waited for them to pick him up. Edmund was unashamed when he confessed to the crimes he had commited, which include Cannabalism, necrophilia and eight counts of murder. At his trial Edmund pleaded insanity, but was found guilty of eight counts of murder. He was sentenced to life in prison, where he is to this day.
Edmund Kemper was a loner, who was never married, and had no children. Who in total killed ten people including,
- His grandparents Edmund sr. and Maude Kemper (August 27, 1964)
- Mary anne pisce and anite luchisa (May 5, 1972)
- Aiko Koo (September 14, 1972)
- Cindy Schall (January 8, 1973)
- Rosalind Thorpe and Alice Lui (February 5, 1973)
- His mother and her best friend Clarnell Kemper- Strandberg and Sally Hallet (April 21, 1973)