By: Madison Rush EDMUND KEMPER COED KILLER COED BUTCHER

 Born December 18, 1948 in Burbank, California  Had a troubled childhood  Parents divorced in 1957  Lived with alcoholic mother who blamed him for everything  Forced to live in basement away from everyone  Had dreams about killing his mother  Cut off heads of his sister’s dolls  Killed his cat with a knife  Moved with grandparents  Later diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia

 Grandparents took away his rifle after killing multiple small animals and birds  Murdered grandparents August 27, 1964 at age 15  Shot grandmother in the kitchen after an argument  Shot grandfather outside by car in the driveway  Killed grandfather so he didn’t have to see his wife dead

 Murdered mother and her friend, Sara in 1973  Killed mother by slitting her throat and beheaded her like all his other victims  Strangled Sara with a scarf

 Picked up and let go female hitchhikers  Eventually stopped letting them go  Killed 6 college-aged women in the 1970’s in Santa Cruz area

 Sentenced to life in prison on November  Found guilty of First degree murder on all eight counts

 I believe Edmund Kemper’s criminal behavior was caused by his upbringing.  Kemper’s parents were divorced and he lived with his alcoholic mother who blamed him fro all their problems and made him live in the basement away from everyone else.  Was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as a teen.