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1964–1973 · California
Edmund Kemper
Multiple & serial murders
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, 1973; cropped by Zaostao / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (U.S.). Cropped/resized.Photographs are cropped to fit. Photo dates and original images are available through the source credits.
Edmund Kemper killed his grandparents as a teenager and was later released from psychiatric custody. In the early 1970s he murdered six young women, his mother, and her friend before surrendering. Interviews with him became part of later discussions of criminal profiling.
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When1964–1973
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Edmund Kemper: Overview of his Life including the first Crime – CrimePiper
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Ed Kemper (2025)
Scripted dramatization. IMDb title reference connected to the Edmund Kemper case. Listed release: 2025. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate. Actors, dialogue and reconstructed scenes should not be treated as documentary evidence.
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MINDHUNTER (2017–2019)
The series includes an acted portrayal of Edmund Kemper within a larger story about FBI profiling. It is not a dedicated biography; interviews and conversations are dramatized.
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Ed Kemper: The Shocking Crimes of the Co-Ed Killer
Narrated by Mack Gordon
Unabridged
A biography examining Kemper's murders, including young female students and his mother.
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Ed Kemper (2025)
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Mind of a Monster: Ed Kemper vs. Herbert Mullin — The Killings Begin
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Blue Murder Club — Ed Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer (S7 E4)
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Edmund Kemper “The Coed Killer” & Chatty Cathy
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released May 9, 2018. About 75 minutes.
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SERIAL KILLER: Ed Kemper
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released August 17, 2020. About 38 minutes.
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Edmund Kemper /// Part 1 /// 261
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released December 4, 2018. About 55 minutes.
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Episode 165: Ed Kemper Part 1 - A Bit of a Bumblebutt
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released March 11, 2015. About 60 minutes.
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Episode 166: Ed Kemper Part 2 - Momendorf
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released March 18, 2015. About 72 minutes.
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Ed Kemper Pt. 1 with Andrea Gunning of Betrayal Weekly
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released July 23, 2026. About 18 minutes.
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The Co-ed Killer: Ed Kemper Brutally Murdered Hitchhikers In Santa Cruz
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released June 17, 2022. About 48 minutes.
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He Killed His Own Mother - The Edmund Kemper Story
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released January 3, 2026. About 8 minutes.
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Ed Kemper
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released November 6, 2022. About 55 minutes.
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Serial Killer Documentary： Edmund Kemper (The Co-ed Killer)
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released January 12, 2026. About 68 minutes.
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SERIAL KILLER: Ed Kemper Pt. 1 with Andrea Gunning of Betrayal Weekly
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released July 20, 2026. About 50 minutes.
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SERIAL KILLER: Ed Kemper Pt. 2 with Andrea Gunning of Betrayal Weekly
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released July 23, 2026. About 62 minutes.
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True Crime Documentary - The Terrifying Case of Edmund Kemper： The Co-Ed Killer
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released August 22, 2026. About 45 minutes.
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Ed Kemper: Inside the Mind of a Psychopath with Dr. Kent Kiehl
Podcast coverage of the Edmund Kemper case. Released August 19, 2026. About 47 minutes.
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Why-The Serial Killer in America by Margaret Cheney
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The Co-Ed Killer by Margaret Cheney
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Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.
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Reporting on Edmund Kemper
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The Californian · 1979-05-02 · Page 25
Parole board denies Kemper release
A report records the parole panel’s decision and Kemper’s statements at the hearing.
A 1979 parole decision, not a present-day status report.
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The Los Angeles Times · 1964-08-29 · Page 35
Kemper held after his grandparents’ deaths
An early report records the sheriff’s account of the teenager’s admission.
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Internet Archive · Library record · 2015
Edmund Kemper : the True Story of the Co-Ed Killer: Historical Serial Killers and Murderers
Jack Rosewood. A library catalog record for a book connected with Edmund Kemper. The record may offer a preview or borrowing options; full reading access is not guaranteed.
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5VGZ-BRU5: Edmund Kemper - Mother, Murders & Facts - Biograp…
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Parole-hearing transcriptArchive copy
Edmund Kemper — 2017 parole-hearing transcript
Transcript of Kemper’s subsequent parole consideration hearing, including the panel’s questions and participants’ statements. This is a parole hearing rather than the 1973 criminal trial.
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- California Board of Parole Hearings
- Document date
- July 25, 2017
- Case / citation
- B52453
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- Edmund Kemper Stories document archive
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See the full case checklist →Kemper's former Aptos home
Private propertyOrd Street, Aptos, California
Kemper killed his mother and Sally Hallett here in 1973. Odd Stops warns that mapping services can misidentify a neighboring property, so no precise map pin is supplied here.
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Real Crime
The Terrifying Case of Edmund Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer | Born To Kill? | Real Crime
Video from Real Crime covering the Edmund Kemper case. Length: 45:09.
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Edmund Kemper: The Mad Butcher | World’s Most Evil Killers
Video from Real Crime covering the Edmund Kemper case. Length: 43:21.
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The GRUESOME Serial Killer That Outsmarted Everyone | Ed Kemper
Video from Kallmekris covering the Edmund Kemper case. Length: 48:20.
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Edmund Kemper III - Wanna be cop turns deadly - Mystery&Makeup - GRWM | Bailey Sarian
Video from Bailey Sarian covering the Edmund Kemper case. Length: 30:04.
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Edmund Kemper: The Killer Who Saved His Worst Crime For His Own Mom | Born To Kill | Absolute Crime
Video from Absolute Crime covering the Edmund Kemper case. Length: 45:04.
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World's Most Evil Killers - Season 2, Episode 15 - Edmund Kemper - Full Episode
Full episode or film as labeled by the publisher from FilmRise True Crime covering the Edmund Kemper case. Length: 43:42.
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The HORRIFYING Case Of Serial Killer Ed Kemper | Coed Killer
Video from EXPLORE WITH US covering the Edmund Kemper case. Length: 28:17.
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The Casual Criminalist
Ed Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer
Video from The Casual Criminalist covering the Edmund Kemper case. Length: 2:15:23.
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Investigation Discovery
Mind of a Monster: Ed Kemper vs. Herbert Mullin | S1 Ep.4: Catching a Serial Killer | ID
Video from Investigation Discovery covering the Edmund Kemper case. Length: 30:57.
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