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Edmund Kemper

Edmund Emil Kemper III (born December 18, 1948) is an American serial killer convicted of murdering seven women, including his own mother, and one girl between May 1972 and April 1973. Years earlier, at the age of 15, Kemper had murdered his paternal grandparents. Kemper was nicknamed the "Co-ed Killer", as most of his non-familial victims were female…

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Born
Edmund Emil Kemper III (1948-12-18) December 18, 1948 (age 77) Burbank, California, U.S.
Conviction
First-degree murder (8 counts)
Country
United States
Criminal penalty
Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole
Date apprehended
August 27, 1964 (first arrest) April 24, 1973 (second arrest)
Height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)

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Early life

First murders

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Co-ed murders

Final murders and arrest

Trial

Psychology

Imprisonment

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Edmund Kemper

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Edmund Kemper

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Motive · 3
Edmund Kemper → necrophilia, Paraphilia, possession
related to External links · 3
Edmund Kemper → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Born · 1
Edmund Kemper → Edmund Emil Kemper III (1948-12-18) December 18, 1948 (age 77) Burbank, California, U.S.
Conviction · 1
Edmund Kemper → First-degree murder (8 counts)
Country · 1
Edmund Kemper → United States
Criminal penalty · 1
Edmund Kemper → Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole
Date apprehended · 1
Edmund Kemper → August 27, 1964 (first arrest) April 24, 1973 (second arrest)
Height · 1
Edmund Kemper → 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Imprisoned at · 1
Edmund Kemper → California Medical Facility
Other names · 1
Edmund Kemper → Co-ed Killer Co-ed Butcher Ogre of Aptos The Mad Titan Big Ed

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Edmund KemperBornEdmund Emil Kemper III (1948-12-18) December 18, 1948 (age 77) Burbank, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Edmund KemperConvictionFirst-degree murder (8 counts)1.00infobox
Edmund KemperCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Edmund KemperCriminal penaltyLife imprisonment with the possibility of parole1.00infobox
Edmund KemperDate apprehendedAugust 27, 1964 (first arrest) April 24, 1973 (second arrest)1.00infobox
Edmund KemperHeight6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)1.00infobox
Edmund KemperImprisoned atCalifornia Medical Facility1.00infobox
Edmund KemperMotiveParaphilia1.00infobox
Edmund KemperMotivepossession1.00infobox
Edmund KemperMotivenecrophilia1.00infobox
Edmund KemperOther namesCo-ed Killer Co-ed Butcher Ogre of Aptos The Mad Titan Big Ed1.00infobox
Edmund KemperSpan of crimesAugust 27, 1964 – April 21, 19731.00infobox
Edmund KemperStateCalifornia1.00infobox
Edmund KemperVictims101.00infobox

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