Edmund Kemper Interview in 1984
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The actor who played the role of Ed Kemper on mindhunter did a briliant job.
Amen! I have become absolutely OBSESSED with Kemper since seeing that performance! I need more Mindhunter with Kemper in it!!
Oh yes ! This is what I thinking
Just looked him up he was on the Netflix series with the long as title that I don’t wanna type lol
@@nicolepenick245 I watched it two days ago. It is sort of a spoof on these really weird series that Netflix makes. He plays a handyman who is fixing a mailbox through the whole series. He speaks and all I hear is Kemper.
@@nicolepenick245 mindhunter?
He comes across as a calm, intelligent and kind individual, which makes his past crimes all the more disturbing. His friendly manner is almost nightmare inducing.
Life isn’t disturbing
He practiced social interactions so that people wouldn't suspect his true nature. Sounds like he's still practicing.
Serial killers are not monsters. They are ordinary people. They just have an impulse to kill. That's why they are so hard to detect.
@@lifesynchronic9863 Its pretty weird to think about but its true
Despite feeling socially inept his intellect makes you want to talk to him. He has a sort of dark intrigue
Crazy how a guy can murder his grandparents at 15 and just be let back into society.
Exactly, plus he spent more time for attempted murder after grandparents, before the co ed killings.. wonderful justice system
The 60’s were crazy
Exactly what I was thinking too.
A 15 year old child is NOT a "guy". Children make mistakes and deserve a second chance. I personally had 8 felonies before 18 and zero since. People change, moron...
Democrats kind of on the verge of that, they release criminals and apparently you can run over somebody with a different opinion - from a Democrat
"I came out of my mother and in a rage I went right back in" may be the most chilling sentence I have ever heard.
😱
Daaaaammn😭
Ed Kemper had a sick sense of humor. Lol He said stuff like that all the time.
I've been binge watching all these serial killer interviews and the one thing their personalities all have in common, is that they're extremely self aware.
They are also extremely intelligent, when plan out the scene before doing it- that’s the scary part 😃
I believe this could be due to high levels of narcissism and self absorption
@@lizc2023 yep its just self indulgence
@@johnhannigan_
Good post.
hence why they get trialed as being guilty without insanity. because technically they’re not insane.
Something cunning about his deep honesty. Something paradoxal, something frightening... He is an exceptionally intelligent man.
Deniz Øzbek You might call it honesty and intelligence but the truth is, it's manipulation. Psychopaths are great at pulling this off and making themselves seem charming, unique, or even innocent.
Captain Syd Doesn't discount intelligence
Because an IQ of 145-150 is genius level intelligence.
Yes I would suppose that is exactly what it means. It is a small percentage of the population that holds IQ's in that range. Either way, I don't know why you seem resist to the idea that that would make him exceptionally (unusually) smart (intelligent). That is exactly what it means to be in a small percentile.
Even if IQ is just an attempt, it is one of the most used and widely accepted ways to quantify intelligence. If you don't use it, then you should use some good examples or insights as to why he isn't "exceptionally intelligent," rather than insults. Also, I don't see what the average PhD is in terms of intelligence, that seems to be some anecdote you aren't elaborating on to use as a defense to him being not uncommonly intelligent. The best scientific way is to use operational definitions and compare, and IQ's in his range are fairly rare, and are one of the better indications we have operationally. Otherwise, there is no argument; Your only point was the questioning of a system and then saying it has not a bearing on intelligence. All I said is that it probably is a good reflection, when a majority of the population score in the hundred range, and much fewer score higher. That solves the exceptional part of the term you are skeptical of; Intelligence is not quantifiable accurately by IQ according to you to claim this term applies to Kemper. So yeah, if you don't have a comparable way to test intelligence, that is more accurate, than an IQ test, there is nothing to argue about. It is unprovable. Sorry this had to get into a stupid little internet debate. Best of luck to you in life!
People always seem oddly shocked when a serial killer presents as nice, friendly, intelligent, comforting, etc. How else do you think so many avoid detection for so long?
Right this man is nothing more than a socially awkward Incel who conscientiously preyed on young vacuous white college girls that were too unaware to realize they were moments from death now does that strike you all as a likable person 😂😂😂😂 despite how articulate & self aware this lunatic is
Exactly I don't know what do they expect them to act/look like
the media we consume growing up always depicts evil people as bad looking or outwardly presenting as evil. That could be a factor in play
@@MoistDelta. I think it’s a holdover from ancient Roman and Greek thinking. They believed that a person’s morals could affect their physical appearance. So much so that a person’s beauty or ugliness could be used as evidence for guilt or innocence in court. And so the idea that ugliness equals immorality was solidified into our minds.
Exactly…. Like if they walked around like Michael Myers they would he successful
The interesting thing about Kemper is had he not had such a troubling childhood at the hands of his mother, he could have been anything he put his mind to. You can see Kemper the scientist, Kemper the doctor, Kemper the dentist, Kemper the professional musician, Kemper the lawyer, Kemper the college professor, Kemper the military officer, Kemper the detective...
Definitely one of the most fascinating criminals, for sure.
@StarryPluto simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-on_sentence
Kemper the rapist
The sad thing about Kemper is that if he hadn't grown up in a society that taught him a woman having authority over a man was the worst possible experience, he probably would have just done what the rest of us do when our parents suck - become estranged from them.
@@ThePimmy11 his mom l locked him in the basement before he did anything
Kemper the NBA player
Out of all the murderers in the world. This guy gets to me. How articulate, intelligent, calm... How collected he is off himself and his thoughts... It's eerily amazing
Me to
My old roommate acts just like him & we were all pretty sure that he is a psycho.
That's literally how they get you
The duality is frightening. Likable gentle giant one minute. Raging rapist and murderer the next.
145 i.q yet 0 in romantic skills
“I killed her, I NEVER hit her, but I killed her” let that sentence sink in
He smirked when he said that too😐
I- 😃✋🏽
@@quantamp902 no... he didnt
@@quantamp902 omg... that smirk was just the tiniest glimpse into the person he actually is, and it made me physically sick when I went back to see it when you pointed it out. Omg...
@@lukebrown7651 he kinda did, replay it in slow motion
"A failed marriage with my father, I'm a constant reminder of that failure" 2:48 I felt that 😕
Lol
His mom sounds like the kind of person who would apologize by saying "I'm sorry you feel that way."
Edmund Kemper sounds like the type of mf to complain about how he was so “abused” when West Africa is still starving
@@dreamluvr1600 who gives a fuck lmfao. most of the people there are just as awful, if not worse than Ed.
I mean he never got caught, he just felt guilty, and turned himself in..
It’s true- he’s so smart he probably wouldn’t have been caught if he didn’t give in
@@calliecole7560 It's amazing how smart he really is. Almost Einstein level. Not condoning what he did though bc it was pure evil, he just knew what he was doing.
@@carolrigby2217 I'm not disagreeing with you, he also said that after killing his mother he was pretty much done. Guy is a liar and a sick man. But still interesting.
He knew he was gonna get caught after killing his mother
Smart enough to realize after killing his mom he was officially screwed. Only reason he turned himself in. To save his butt.
Frighteningly intelligent
Cameron Carlson I'm not sure that his intelligence is as frightening as his willingness to cave someone's skull in with a hammer, but he is exceptionally intelligent nonetheless
hahaha, I dont feel frightened by Ed Witten when I hear him talk, and he's at least twice as intelligent
I watched a documentary saying he scored 145 on an IQ test.
@@snickers2450 I (under much duress) scored 146 about 12 years ago and had no idea it was considered a high score, until I read about Edward Kemper. I also have a way with the ladies, love my mother and own a regular dartboard.
So right
I read a book written by the FBI attempting to profile serial killers, which was deemed impossible prior, and kemper was the most helpful in the process of making it possible
What is the book called?
@@evelynpichardo4800 Mindhunter by John E Douglas. There's also a netflix adaptation if you're interested.
fascinating
@lottiepool9481 am watching it now. It's BRILLIANT!!!
Takes one to know one 🤔
Very articulate man… honestly I could listen to him talk for hours.
It’s absolutely chilling, however extremely interesting
agree
Yall are soooo easily impressed haha
stop glazing him he's a boring autistic nerd who murdered women and u idiots worship him
He's definitely the most fascinating killer, imo.
I agree
Got an IQ of 145, this guy. Einstein's was 160. Fucking A, he's the most fascinating kuller.
Fascinating bc he’s so self aware and logical. I feel like the zodiac could have been much like him...
Not only fascinating but as far as I can tell, the most honest serial killer I think I have ever heard in my life.
@@ekakshhanda2493 einsteins was 140, not 160.
Edmund Kemper is scary af. He went to his court appointed psychiatrist with the head of a college girl he killed in the trunk of his car. That day the court appointed psychiatrist he visited wrote a recommendation to his PO, that Kemper was getting better and could function in society. hahaaaaaa
Was it not his mother’s head?
@@SimpletonSimonton no, it was a different girl. He hadn’t killed his mother yet
Wasn’t it in Fresno
There are two sides to every story. This horrid tale he spews about his home life as a child is heavily disputed by his step brother. His step brother is scarred to death that this monster will be released, again.
The psychiatrist was hoping he could help Kemper......... wait for it........ get AHEAD in life!
Bwahahahahhahahahahahaha!
Okay, I'm ashamed of myself for that one.
Such a shame they interrupted mindhunter. It was one of the best series around.
Love the sound of the audio recordings in these 80's documentaries, it's warm, soothing and unnerving all at the same time, add some low synth chords in the background and it becomes solid gold!
I agree
This person did just that czcams.com/video/UX_CWEhiLm4/video.html
Love this comment 👏
Ha. I agree. I love listening to audio books that were recorded before 1990 for this reason.
Experts say that there are around 30-50 active serial killers in the United States at any given moment. Ed said 35. Eerily intelligent person.
He said far more than 35
@@kingayy9267 exactly
@@kingayy9267 But he knew there were at least 30, right?
That number seems kind of low
The 35 number is now. The 70s-80s probably had more then 200 at a given time.
This guy is one of the best storytellers I’ve ever heard, it almost sounds like a book someone’s reading to me as I’m falling asleep
Yeah his voice is so great. That’s insane.
he had recorded audio books while in prison, and I can totally hear why
Many books verbalized on tape by kemper.
@Phara Herine
Didn't Michael Bruce Ross also record audio books when he was on death row?
He recorded audio books for the blind while in prison as a sort of "giving back" sort of voluntary work prisoners were given back then. Look up Flowers In The Attic that he narrated. It's very creepy.
*It's unbelievable that this guy is the same guy who beheaded his mother and threw darts out of pure sadism. Kemper is definitely the scariest serial killer as he doesn't look evil.*
His mother was a horrible person If He only would have killed her i wouldnt blame him. Sadly He killed the innocent...
He threw farts at her severed head because killing her wasn't cathartic enough. I feel like that's part of the reason he turned himself in.... nothing would have satisfied him.
@@daniels7717 dude killed a bunch of women just like bundy. Absolute pussies. They never wanted problems with real men
I would say Bundy is number one but Kemper is a close 2nd
@@vince7186 Bundy was scary looking, unlike Kemper.
The upper lip is very hard to distinguish especially with the heavy facial hair. But the retelling of these acts, In which many repeating incidents, Ed gives a feint smile, a fraction of a smirk. The restraint of a grin, which makes me believe he is reliving these moments in this head, specifically quivering his lower lip in a seeming effort to hold a scoff in. He is remembering every movement, every expression, every minute detail. And he is expressing how much he enjoys telling such acts when he gives that quiver, disturbing to be able to almost laugh in a conversation in which you are describing SAWING INTO SOMEONES NECK TO DISMEMBER THEIR HEAD FROM THEIR BODY. I find his case out of all the mysterious, weird, strange, dark, frightening, complex cases of our history, this in particular case may be more fascinating than any unsolved mystery. The detail in which Ed endeavours in such rehashing of his acts, is truly spine crawling. he loves it
I thought I was crazy for noticing a smirk a few times throughout this interview....damn.
Something about Kemper is so interesting. Yeah you got Dahmer and Bundy, but something about Kemper is that he sounds so friendly, that you forget about the shit he’s done.
I feel like Dahmer is the same. Bundy took pride in how ppl viewed him as “calm and charming” and how he used it to get away with murder, he liked the attention. Dahmer and Ed are just flat out honest about what they’ve done but not in a way where they seek praise or attention for it.
What if he had met a partner who he connected with? Someone really understanding and nurturing? He still would have had these serious flaws in his character and they were never going to change
same with Bundy
@@vince7186 not really because bundy didn’t really admit his crimes while ed and dahmer explained their crimes in a calm manner
@@midget420 there is that one jailhouse interview of Bundy before being executed that is pretty chilling, and there is a few tapes of him describing what he did. I think it's pretty chilling and he definitely isn't someone you would expect.
I wish he could have been a different person. He had so much potential. He's a good example of how a bad upbringing can ruin people. His horrible mother isn't completely an excuse. He did make certain choices.
He could have fixed the relationship with his mother easily. Move to another state and sever the ties. But he didn't and wouldn't leave her.
Make certain choices? He murdered 16 women his grandparents, his mom, and her friend. He shows no true remorse. It doesn't matter that he had a hard time. He's a monster and should be treated as such.
Edmund, like Ted Bundy, makes me mad, not because they're murderers and committed terrible crimes and killed innocent victims, it's more due to their wasted potential to be something big, like a lawyer or educator,yet they chose to act out their bloodlust. Wasted IQs and all their potential for what?? To get the electric chair? To spend life in prison? Good grief!
@@ploopy8780 6 not 16. but either way
@@julierichardson3012 that’s not fixing a relationship. And it was clear to me his psychiatric problems was the reason he couldn’t get a job, that’s the reason he was still living with his mother
As horrible as his crimes are, it’s so heartbreaking as a parent to see what a shitty upbringing could cause
There are thousands of children who suffer abuse unfortunately, but they're aren't all serial killers. It is horrible, and honestly the justice system that let him out after killing his grandparents, as well as attempting to kill a girl.. got out twice
Honestly Kemper is right about serial killers being active. Serial killers are just people w the right amount of nature and nurture that when they commit crimes it escalates really fast. Kemper killed his grandparents in a fit of rage but during his time in a mental hospital he was a model inmate who was good in therapy. Like he says he got out and didn’t know how to deal w all the stuff you learn as a teen that along w his serious issues w his mom were just a catastrophe. He started picking up girls and it twisted him at first he was giving them rides and that was exciting but he also wanted to sleep w them and didn’t know how. He also had extreme rages it all boiled over and he decided to kill them bc rapes leave witnesses. That escalation was exciting for him. Kemper doesn’t have the empathy we do but somehow probably due to his years of therapy he’s self aware enough to know this is wrong. Don’t let him totally fool you Kemper always was a law enforcement groupie he wanted to be a cop so he enjoys helping them he also enjoys talking about his crimes but he also is genuinely ashamed about who he is. Kemper is a weird case study.
Genuinely ashamed? Not a chance. Also, his only interest in law enforcement was to learn his "craft" better. Don't be so easily fooled. It's very dangerous to be naïve in this sick world
@@brianna094Facts.
So, basically he killed women because of his hatred for his mom and when he killed her, he was done
So if he just killed his mom, all those lives could’ve been spared... the fact he didn’t do that proves he’s not that smart and not innocent, but evil
@@zacfrancis6365 do you think it's so easy to kill your own mother??? And he loved his mother and he wanted her to love him and besides he was afraid of her.. she mistreated him since he was just a child! he killed those girls because he thought he was punishing his mother in a way... every he action of him came from his mother
@@aledrudi95 thst doesn’t forgive his actions. He was demented band if he was really so smart as he thought he was, he would have realized killing his mom was gonna be the only way. You can’t make me feel sympathy for an evil POS
@@zacfrancis6365 i'm not telling you to sympathize with him... i just told you i don't think it was easy for him to kill his mother.. like i said he was afraid of her and i don't think it's that simple
He did kill her mother's friend after killing her so....
He is so cold and emotionless in his description of the murders that it chilled my blood. A classic psychopath. His was more rattled by the fact that he'd lost his keys instead of the actual killings
Willow Moon Hes a good guy
hgpo27 he slightly laughed when saying “I killed her, I didn’t hit her”
@@hgpo27 I do think he is not the worst out of all serial killers. He murdered those women because he didn't have the guts to kill his mother.
@Keisha Williams youtube is not the place for this
That part with the keys had me cracking up...just the way he was describing it, and how he tripped on his gun
This interview is so fascinating that it's mesmerizing. He's so calm, collected, and articulate.
The interesting thing about him is he opens the doors of understanding other serial killers due to his own self awareness and discussing his mind to other people it’s almost as if he’s in self hatred wishing for people like him to get caught or he wishes that people could help him in a way or atleast people like him the way he talks about how big of an impact his childhood trauma caused his descent into madness
Very very intrapersonal intelligence
i appreciate people like you who are able to so intelligently string words together to summarize concepts like this, its very fun and insightful for me to read and i appreciate it
It could be that he likes to help others. It may be that he doesn't want other killers to steal his wind.
In my opinion, he's playing the interviewer. He has absolutely no remorse. He's been known to boast about his murders to anyone who'll listen to him when the camera is not there. He's a vicious psychopath and he's looking to illicit sympathy to make him feel as if he's not just a brutal murderer. He has no self hatred at all, he has an enormous ego. He considers himself as more intelligent than everyone else
@@NC-ck5oj You are correct, that's how these people work.
9:04 "they judged me not to be that guy." Look at that tiny smile on his lips as he said that. Clearly proud of the fact that he seemed nice to them. And at the same time the smirk in that moment, shows his contempt for their stupidity. His face basically says:" they deserved it" . Super disturbing.
No he's not saying that. At all. That's just YT comments infering things.
@ArchAingeal Do I need a theory?
He's explicitly saying everything he did and how he felt...
@ArchAingeal I thought you might say something like that.
"Why would I trust him he's a criminal"
Sure sure, just go with the comments on the internet then.
With the deep analisys of the facial expressions, by random experts on the youtube comment session.
Like... You're agressivelly defending a comment, cause you found it cool the way he THINKS the guy felt.
And you're passive agressive irony, is towards someone who was basically saying:
"You're inferring that based on no evidence."
...
Getting fucking tired of people... honestly...
Gonna try to live on the woods with no internet.
@@crepperwlp am tired of ppl too.no forest survival skills,but more chances of survivin there vis a vis civilized world
@@crepperwlp Please go we don't need your to cool for school shit!
Mindhunter made him seem more fragile like you had to walk on eggshells to get him to open up but in interviews he’s very open and forthcoming, like a person starved for someone to listen but not appearing desperate or unstable. It’s wild how well he knows himself. It’s also so interesting that once mom was dead he was done… because mom was what he was working up to. Although also so interesting how socially awkward he was about girls and the only way he could be with a woman is if she was dead - as she couldn’t judge him, he didn’t have to worry about saying something stupid, etc. but it’s wild how gratuitously violent the sexual acts were. also raping his mom’s head. holy shit. Shocked and relieved he never did that to his sisters. Super pissed about the cats. Can’t believe the mom found parts of one of their cats in his bedroom when he was young and didn’t really do anything - I would have dropped that little fucker off at a mental institution. But above all I can’t believe he murdered his grandparents and got out of that mental institution after 6 years.
Everyone seems to be saying how self aware he is, but I really don't think he is. Before murdering one of his victims, it's said that he accidentally touched her breast while moving her out of his car, for which he immediately apologized for "disrespecting her". I think it takes some painful self unawareness to regretfully do something relatively harmless in the midst of what would become a gruesome murder and disturbing sexual depravity. And judging by this interview, it's as if he is fully disconnected from what he is describing. He in fact rids himself from any blame, putting all of the weight on his mother's shoulders. It's as if he views that it was his mother responsible for these killings, and it not being his own doing. These people have the biggest victim complexes you could ever imagine, as if they aren't the worst kinds of perpetrators there are. This is a recurring theme throughout the mind of serial killers, that they're the ones deserving of sympathy.
exactly...i see really deep loneliness in kemper...part of him wanted to join society, be normal, get along with everyone, go to work, go on dates...he seems to enjoy simple joys of life but he didn't have any of that ever...this is why it makes sense to me that ed was at dying aids patients side, keeping them company, getting them what he could get his hands on like puddings easy foods for them and this was BEFORE they knew how aids was contracted..no one else went near the patients but ed put on gloves and mask and he risked himself..cuz i think he related to isolation... he was ok with murder if he was angry enough but prolonged suffering bothered him... this is why in an interview he said "cry from a friend dying of aids" however tiny it is ed kemper has some humanity and empathy...cuz when u really think about it he didn';t have to do any of that but he chose to
I'm upset about the chickens! I'd never heard of this man an hour ago. I watched this interview and felt compassion for the boy who was rejected by his mother. And then repulsion for the crimes he committed. And now your comment tells me he murdered his grandparents and was out at 21. If I ruled the world you'd be incarcerated for life if you took a life. Irrespective of your age.
He got traumatized from seeing a chicken die bc they had to have food. He's weak. You probably did have to walk on eggshells. He can't handle anything.
@@nathangillingham5734 You make some pretty good points here. Although, I suppose when people say he is self-aware they mean that he can clearly articulate all of his feelings and emotions surrounding the murders. Although he certainly does shift the blame onto his mother, who is certainly guilty to an extent, he is at least giving an explanation as to why he did what he did.
There certainly isn’t any mystery as to how and why he became who he did.
And we only know that because of his own words and truthful articulation.
Take Charles Manson for comparison. He may drift poetically in and out of coherent points about his involvement in the murders, but I’d say he’s far less transparent and A chameleon to the media. I often feel he just said what people wanted him to say and play up to the role.
And in comparison to Ted Bundy who did his upmost best to shield and hide his true self from everyone until it was far too late. Even then, he never quite admitted to everything.
So I think Kemper is probably the most self-aware killer I can think of. But your point is valid, he is a self aware as he possibly can be
ed kemper was extremely intelligent, this is very clear through this interview. the most intelligent people can do some of the most horrific things, whilst also being able to explain his crimes concisely and almost with ease. it’s fascinating. also the fact that he can recall his crimes in vivid detail is amazing. so chilling.
He is fascinating. A guy you performed unspeakable evil, but one if you met in a bar you would not hesitate to have a beer with.
hes still alive and hes coming to get your white ittle ass
Still is intelligent, he's still alive in prison in California
Not that smart since he got caught.
@@AD-eg9cw He turned himself in.
The most detailed mental description of what's happening in the mind of a killer. I admire the self awareness of this guy.
In a way he's painfully self aware just as he is unaware. Sure, he can understand what he is doing is awful and gruesome, but the difference is that none of these horrible actions are ever attributed to himself. He talked about these killings like it was his mother's fault, as if she was the one to commit them. All serial killers seem to paint themselves as the victims, and the murders merely being a result of said victimhood.
Admire NOTHING! He f*cked his own mother's decapitated head!!!
I’m sure you wouldn’t want to admire him alone one on one.
@@nathangillingham5734exactly. All I hear is him constantly trying to shift responsibility.
He isn’t trying to shift responsibility his trying to understand why he turned out the way he did and did the things he did and unfortunately this means looking at things such as his upbringing (parental situation) and other factors that aided him to become the person he unfortunately did!
All the comments about how honest he is. Do you guys really buy what he's selling? He's way more sick in the head than he's acting like here. He's a great actor. He convinced criminal psychiatrists he was perfectly fine and low risk, during the time he commited the murders. He didn't turn himself in because he felt remorse. He turned himself in because he killed his own mother in her house and realized he'd definitely be caught. He wanted to control the situation, so he turned himself in.
Thanks for wording my thoughts better then I ever could.
@@user-xz5kq9mu9y you're welcome ig 😂
if this is the only interview you've ever seen of him, you're completely missing the mark.
Okay…he doesn’t really have much motivation to lie right now
@@noahleveille366... You're joking right? He's only locked in a cage with millions of eyes on him, and if there's any way he can get out by convincing the world he's a reborn man under God, I'm sure he's gonna try.
Ed Kemper was an incredibly large man at 6ft 9in. He was in his 20’s, which is when most of us are at peak physical ability. He had a clean, well put together appearance and normal charm. He was superiorly intelligent with a whopping IQ of 145 (~99.7 percentile). As a young woman who fits his victim profile, I find him bone chillingly terrifying.
Men don't peak in there 20's sweetie
@@rickiboulter3053 >alpha male momemt
Physically, fertility-wise and intelligencewise they do. And she said physical. Mentally, financially, an socially may be a different Story
Uhhhhhh pretty sure you don't 'need to be a woman, as yourself, who fits his first victims profile' to realize it's a terrible.
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He’s way too intelligent and appears to be very earnest and authentic. It comes naturally to feel bad for him because of how self aware he is. I can understand how he gained the trust of others- he’s not a dislikable dude. He’s done horrible things and he’s extremely personable and forthcoming. Very interesting and somewhat scary thought to know that this guy would’ve definitely had me fooled had I met him
He had an IQ of 145. Sometimes the price to pay for hyper-intelligence can be steep.
I would walk away from him. First off he's 6 foot 9 so he's giant-like and the manner in which he speaks which s kind of robotic. Nah I would have walked very quickly away from this dude.
He’s just like Dahmer. They both come across as nice guys because they tell you exactly what happened and why. Most serial killers lie and blame or deny they didn’t
No it doesn't. I do nit feel bad for him
@@jennross6466 he looks like a serial killer to me. I would notice immediately he is not a safe man
its scary how normal he seems in a way :/
He's not normal. All the normal vibes you are getting from him are there deliberately to fool you.
Brie Says no matter what he has done it doesn’t change the fact that he is human, no I wouldn’t trust him, but he is like us.
Girls dont jump into a raving lunatic's vehicle.
He doesn't seem normal to me...
@@Lordidude you're wrong.
He enjoys the attention. Most serial killers do. That's why we shouldn't "name" them. They should be issued a number and forgotten. Only the victims should be remembered. How many videos are there about them? Tragic...
Joseph Mike are there not lessons to learn from this? is there nothing to take away from this?
Meh, it's fascinating
Yeah you don't get it I am afraid. It's very important to study people like him because there is a way broader issue there than just the individual cases. Only that way we can improve our techniques and try to pick out possible warning signs to avoid other similar cases. We should absolutely give them appropriate attention.
@@LeftLeftRightRight16 I think they mean media attention but yeah, you're both right.
Oh please, stop your damn virtue signaling. There's nothing wrong with referring to serial killers by their names....its who they are.....its just a fact.....and yeah, people find them very interesting. They're freaks of nature, psychopaths who's brains function completely different than normal people.
The bone chilling part is ,that he isn't some maniac who just killed like fun . He is articulate, detailed and literally knows to present stuff. The way he just explained every detail like it was yesterday and his lecture type of talking just shows how intelligent he is , if he didn't want to surrender, who knows how many more he would have killed and probably would have been never caught . He is literally A super villain maxed in literally every thing
Every serial killer is just like this. Go see an interview of Ted Bundy or Richard Ramirez for example. They are all just as articulate and intelligent- sounding like this guy. It's just how psychopaths are when they talk about their career.
There’s something about this guy… It’s a weird feeling. He’s so articulate and in a way, likeable. Before i clicked this video i knew what he did and i was like “damn, this guy is as ass i hate him.” as the video is going i’m slowly starting to listen attentively and chill. Dangerous man. Eerily dangerous
His iq was reportedly 140-145. By definition, he is a genius.
Big Country they say the higher the IQ the lower the EQ
Genius iq starts at 160, genius
140-145 doesn't made Him a genius, he's an intelligent person. Highly manipulative intelligent individual.
I think the word 'genius' is highly misunderstood. I'd be willing to bet that many of the worlds most creative geniuses don't have an IQ anywhere near 160. Of course there are different forms of genius. Artistic, academic, etc..
@@Abruzzo333 IQ tests are not correlated to true intelligence. The only people who will think differently are people with high IQ test scores WHO BRAG ABOUT THEIR IQ (ie, they saw the iq test and showed that to try to prove to people of their intellect)
The person who invented the iq test invented the definition of intelligence. Intelligence existed eons before that guy.
His voice is soothing no wonder he did audio books
I thought this was a joke before I googled it. 🤯
What's weird is Dahmer also had a soothing voice.
@@kimmycupreacts Dahmer does have a soothing voice. What’s weird is that they’re both also brutally honest about what they did but not in a way where they seek attention. They’re they only ones I’ve seen that don’t come off as cocky or seek praise for their actions.
@@Mr.Soul99 Yup! It's so strange.
@@Mr.Soul99 congrats you’ve been manipulated. read between the lines, Ed Kemper was delighted to brag about how the girls didnt suspect him to be a killer, delighted to describe killing his own mother. he turned himself in. now Jeffery Dahmer you’re right about, i dont think he was proud of his killings. but Edmund Kemper was more than proud to give this entire minute upon minute monologue, detailing the amazingness of his killing misadventures and mysterious, fascinating ways
*His honesty alone can easily be a dangerous weapon.*
I've definitely been put on some watchlist, i cant stop listening to these interviews 😂
It’s crazy as he remembered his urge to kill these women, “fantastic passion”. He pauses because just the thought of that feeling still takes him aback. Imagine having that urge to kill another human. His choice of words feels so spot on even though most of us will never know that feeling.
What is behind that urge? Probably the ultimate feeling of power, invincibility and duper's delight.
Grandiosity and extreme temporary feeling of being free @@pppp67567
"The intelligent ones are the ones that never get caught and continue to live a happy normal life these are just the ones we know of" SOMETHING to think about
I think there are people that just get lucky and don't get caught too.
Nope, that's sheer luck
He really hammers home how dramatic parenting is in a child growing up to be a rocket scientist or the next Steve Jobs versus a sick serial killer. Here you have an intelligent seemingly well-mannered individual that turned to murdering young women because he was broken by his mother and father.
Absolutely .
He's a psychopath (a mental condition). Many people go through worse and don't do this. I notice these serial killers like Dahmer, Bundy, and Kemper have a thing about mutilation and heads/patterns/necrophilia.
hes just wired up wrong, don't try and blame it on mum and dad
@@robs2000 that is such a cop-out. I'm a foster parent and I see a ton of children that have all the potential in the world but when you are beaten and abused and called a waste of space and molested and locked in closets it has an effect on you.
It's very rare for someone to actually just be inherently evil. Typically it's helped along by a terrible childhood. That doesn't mean he's not responsible for his actions. Everyone is responsible for their own actions he had a choice and he chose wrong. He could have gone to therapy, etc..
But to disregard the childhood as a non-factor is silly..
@@Andrew3455 what absolute nonsense
I'm not a sociopath, but I can understand how Kemper and Dahmer come across so normal. Inside their dysfunctional homes, they were still taught to behave a certain way publicly. It was like this within my family. We were full of dysfunction behind closed doors, but to the outside world, we could put on an act of normalcy. Compare that to the terrible upbringing of Ramirez for example. You could look at him and tell something was wrong. He was never taught to behave.
As far as myself, I have a lot of internal issues, but I come across pretty normal. I think people who get really close get to see my dysfunction a bit closer though. Just to clarify, I'm no killer. I have far too much empathy for other humans for that.
Oh, I don't think you're alone putting on a facade of "normalcy" in this society.
That's usually the result of having a covert narcissist mother. It's all about appearing proper and decent to the outside world while I destroy my children inside the home.
Those of us who are on the so called "high functioning" end of the autism spectrum call this "masking". We learn how to mirror others' behavior so we can fit in and seem normal. It's why many of us aren't diagnosed until later in life. We seem normal enough, so we fly under the radar until we're adults and develop C-PTSD from basically method acting our way through life without even really knowing we're doing it.
..and this is why some of us have an interest in psychopathy/sociopathy. I also grew up with the Nightstalker in my exact neighborhood, so unfortunately, a few of my core memories involve a psychopathic serial killer.
Before I was diagnosed, I was always a bit freaked out by the fact that I could so easily empathize with people like Kemper - but obviously only when it comes to masking, intelligence, and being able to turn emotions on/off. I can't relate to the violence, rage, or deviancy at all. I also can't relate to the lack of empathy.
..but I do feel like I _understand_ psychopaths and sociopaths on a level that the average person probably can't - or doesn't want to.
@@clicheguevara5282 I definitely can see how that would have an impact on your behavior. My ex boyfriend was high functioning and he experiences very similar issues from never being diagnosed as a kid. His behavior publicly is so much different than privately. He learned to mask well.
@@justthatgirl-ct4jo Oh, so you definitely understand!! Nice! I think a major difference is that for us, masking is very difficult, stressful, and traumatic. For psychopaths, it’s just what they do.
It's weird but he's know as model prisoner that organizes inmate therapy and reads to the blind
Unbelievably interesting. I could listen to this man all day.
Unlikely you’d make it to the end of the day 😅
@@seandraws7334 He would, he's a man.
i know right
stop glazing this freak
I can relate to him because my mother tried but her alcoholism hurt me and my sister. She went to prison when I was 11 because and she had to register as a sex offender after 8 years of prison. I still could never hate her for some reason. She passed away now but I wanted to love her too . Hearing him describe his mother it felt like he was describing my mother
Yeah, at first I thought the dude is full of sh*t, but then he honestly admits that he loved his mother. Also, I don't think it's accurate to call her a "mother" - she just gave birth to him, and then let him live in the same house. Neither of them were mentally sick, they made their decisions, and faced the consequences.
Say what you want about Kemper, but I can respect the fact that he's smart enough to turn down his parole hearings because he thinks he's not fit for society
Congratulations you've been duped by a serial killer 🎉
18:29 it gives me chills every time I see it. I'm fascinated and amazed. How smart he is.
That bit made me cry. The snarky rejection from his mother. How hurt he is.
very scary
@@Kixra07 I think if he was acting he'd make up a much worse story. Those of us who had mothers who made snarky comments while withholding any love and affection know how much those words cut. Anyone who had a healthy upbringing would just laugh those comments off. Regardless of whether he's acting or not those crimes he committed were so heinous and repugnant that he is worth studying while he rots in jail. I'd never heard of him before seeing this interview.
@@Kixra07 he's not acting. That very brief but strong memory rushed back into his head as he's relaying the story and he broke down due to the reality and fact he killed his mother. He isn't crying because she rejected him with the comment. He's reliving the last moments of his mother alive and his last moments talking with his mother (who even though he hated her he loved her just as much) and actually misses those last moments as it was relatively normal and harmless and got upset because after that interaction between the two he killed his mother with a hammer. You cannot blame him for being upset even if his mind is something none of us will ever understand. Even monsters have emotions and feelings.
@@Kixra07 exactly no one can know for sure that is my interpretation. Just because he can and has the ability to manipulate doesn't mean he is or does all the time. This i believe is a genuine reaction
Mindhunter
Vincent Putnam same here
The actor in Mind Hunter looks like his twin and the actor was great, should get an emmy, but won't.
Vincent DiMercurio Real Kemper is much better and better looking!
It crazy what an emotional wound from a mother can do to a person… so sad
Edmund Kemper was also diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic at 15 and authorities were strongly advised not to place him back at his mother's upon his release from prison the first time - but they didn't listen and here we are I guess.
This is fascinating. Mindhunter is great and so is the actor who portrays Kemper
I have to stop watching this stuff while doing my makeup, the whole time I just thought "wow, that guy has some seriously smooth skin".
Sarah Matsoukis it puts the lotion on its skin or else... I need to stop lol
Ha!! I was so thinking the same thing. Omg.
Its because he always in a climate controlled environment.
this ain't high def back in the day.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you made my night ! Me too !
100% the most intressting serial killer, i could listen to him for hours, im sad theres so few interviews with him.
The abuse from his mother clouded his mind with anger and hate, and really needed an outlet for it. Killing those innocent girls like they were things and not people, abysmal and horrible. But he was smart enough to come to the revelation that his mother was the one all along causing his anger, pain ,and hate.
He came the realization after killing people though. Which makes me think despite his intelligence his self awareness and emotional intelligence was low.
@@Randompotatoes-qs7bm nice observing
I agree but in my personal opinion it wasn't only his mother that clouded his mind, she was definitely the densest fog but with the actions visited upon him from other people that he valued in his life, or wanted to value, and who he was as a being, created the perfect storm. One significantly negative interaction from a male figure has the ability to stoke that pain as well... And shape how that pain is visited upon other people.
What a phenomenally articulate, intelligent, interesting man.
Parents, bring your children up correctly, above all, show them they are worthy of love and affection.
there are many killers who had good parents
Quit feeding in to this guy's BS. Hes just intelligent and can articulate his speech in a way to make it seem as if it was his environment that caused him to be that way. Look up his brothers interview and it's a full 180 on this story. This guy is just a PoS plain and simple
who also happened to have sex with decapitated heads and their torsos. he's not showing you that persona only his victims ever saw it.
Comments like this are beyond disrespectful towards his victims
There are many other hyperintelligent people who never killed anybody and no one mentions them
@@OnlyBelters_ Name one.
He had an insane IQ, so basically he knew how to manipulate people. That is why he seems so relatable, and almost reasonable. Liar liar psycho killer on fire.
That’s not really how it works. At all.
Except that he's giving these interviews from incarceration only because he turned himself in. Lends a little credibility at least because it's not like he's trying to get paroled by showing remorse, he wants to (and deserves to) stay there forever. What reason does he have to lie at this point?
He turned himself in there is No Reason to manipulate anyone at this Point
Having a good IQ has nothing much to do with common sense and or good social skills.
@@HunterJs2that is exactly how it works. Why are you defending a fcking serial killer?
The only reason in my opinion he turned himself in was because he knew he would get caught . His mother’s absence from work would draw an immediate investigation. He just conned the interviewer and investigators in thinking that the murder of his Mother was the tipping point of a confession.
He actually lured his mother's best friend to the house and killed her because he knew she was the one person who'd immediately report her missing. He gave himself a decent headstart.
I had to watch the part about his mother a couple of times. That emotional switch is fascinating
Yes very good *acting*
What made this guy so dangerous was his approachable demeanor and how articulate he was. Must have made it easier for his victims to trust him.
This guy is so shockingly "normal" that's the scary part like I can't seem to hate him till the story of what he's done is retold each time...
The sad part is you are too stupid to see past his facade
@@pooroldman5089 wow..omg what a genius you truly
It seems like compulsions develop during early adolescence, and matter how nice or smart people seem, compulsions overpower it like a drug as he describes in this. Dahmer said the same in his interviews.
Uhave to have loSt ur soul to act on it
@@CScripture But when did they lose it?
@@SamStone1964 Psychopaths aren't born with one
@@muffmuff3631 If only it were that simple. Psychopaths aren't born, they're created
@@danielwoods3896 I thought it was psychopaths are born / sociopaths are created
He surely is the most intelligent serial killer, he is so fascinating and we can learn a lot about all of serial killers behaviors and what to notice in the future .Amazing
Should we really believe this mans descriptions of how terrible his mother was? He is a very very manipulative sociopath.
Comments on these types of videos give you a fascinating insight into the human psyche. People really love empathizing with serial killers.
That's his gift. He is charismatic and at least at times like this when he is relatively slender for his size and neat, he 's not a badlooking man. If you've seen the latest photo of him he is a very handsome man now as well, his hair is gray but he is not bald, he has all his hair. Who knows. He's scary smart and articulate. Can't sympathize with the guy, that would be f'd up but he has some attractive qualities nonetheless. Doesn't make sense but it's true.
Because they see themselves in him and want to feel like they aren't terrible
I think everyone is just one step away from becoming a serial killer but there is a barrier that is preventing them to do so. Probably prison, tarnished reputation, or fear of the death penalty? Not everyone is entirely good. Most people are only good out of cowardice or obligation.
Thanks for pointing this out. Reddit had the response which I expected, respecting the victims and seeing through his manipulation. Sad to see the comments here.
@@user-xz5kq9mu9y same, Reddit saved me from the same fate as the majority of these CZcams comments.
He is incredibly narcissistic and has clearly managed to manipulate many people in the comment section into thinking he is remorseful. He handed himself over to the police because he new he was going to be caught after killing his mother.
I don't think so. I think he fooled a lot of people by cozying up to the cops. Everyone thought he was an ordinary Joe. There was no suspicion on him. I think he gave himself up because he was really killing those girls as substitutes for the hate he had for his mother. Once he killed her, he didn't need to continue.
Actually, he turned himself in after no reports of the murder of his mother and her friend, even then he wasn't taken seriously.
He is a classic definition of ‘psychopath’, as he displays behaviours beyond a narcissist. You’re absolutely right about his ability to manipulate people and this whole interview was a whole means of extending his manipulation...mass manipulation! He demonstrates the ability to ‘mimic’ certain emotions and feelings (remorse, empathy, grief etc.), whilst being completely disengaged from them. Chilling stuff.
Whoever believes he is truly remorseful doesn’t fully understand the term psychopath. He is not ‘mentally ill’, unless you believe that psychopathy is categorised as such, which is highly debatable
knew*
Max Brockie I'm going to visit Mr. Kemper next month. Dennis rader is my cousin so I know what it's like to have a sick person in your family
Knowing what this man is capable of doing makes him so scary.
He is one of the most fascinating Serial killers I’ve seen
While everyone’s been obsessing over Ted Bundy‘s supposedly „good looks“ , I find Edmund Kemper to be far more fascinating, sympathetic and refined, than the former. I think it’s due to his high IQ and him not being a complete narcissist, that he’s been able to analyze his own psychological shortcomings and triggers, and ultimately being able to stop and turn himself in. It’s just sad, it took him 8+ murders until he finally had his moment of enlightenment.
He murdered both of his grandparents at the age of 15 , then went on to murder tho co-ed students. The last thing he did, he decapitated his own mother, and did unspeakable things to her corpse, words can’t explain how sick this man is and how disassociated he was with the reality.
Killers have so much pride. They can’t allow themselves to be views as losers or impotent. They’d much rather kill and tell what they think is an amazing story. If you notice the smile and suppressed laughter after him saying he left the keys in the trunk with the dying girl, and tripped over the gun. He is enjoying telling this story.
In my opinion, this guy is far more scary than a typical killer that acts the part. This guy is intellectual, like talking to an attorney or accountant. It goes to show that there are people that are not at all what they seem. I can see how he gained the trust of the Coeds.
Hes 6'9 and is a very intelligent man with a very high IQ. Idk just the thought of that sends chills down my spine
Accountants and attorneys are generally socially awkward and lacking in empathy. Perhaps just like Ed Kemper.
@@SamStone1964Well kemper aint socially awkward thats whats scary he knows what hes doing
@@user-fg6yb8tt6q Yes the charismatic sociopath is a very dangerous character.
I don't know man, I know it's not really morally acceptable to compare serial killers but i find people like the toolbox killers way more terrifying. There is no self awareness there, No remorse or thought. I find that inherent want for violence way more creepy.
A very intelligent and articulate man. He could be your best friend if it weren’t for the murders...
Just watched the documentary on Ed Kemper on "Very Scary People." Adults who play mind games with children need to watch this documentary! Ed Kemper was subjected to terrible abuse which really filled me with anger about the adults in his life. While many recover from such abuse, it is obvious it can go the other way into something horrifically monstrous as this. I wish Ed Kemper could have got the help he needed to find the way out of his fantasy world so that these terrible murders would have never happened.
Well at the end of the day he’s still a murderer
@@onyeka2114 yeah but he didn’t have to be
He did get the help he needed and lied and manipulated his way out. He didn't want to be helped.
@@renefresquez2450 He should have gotten the help when he was still a child. But oh well.
Oh bull. I grew up in the ghetto dodging bullets and getting beat up for no reason when I got off the bus. Bullied relentless and my mom was always in the streets and left my brothers and I to fend for ourselves. Got molested from the age of 6 until I was 12 and I turned out just fine and never thought to kill anyone.
Imagine realizing that you and your bestie got a ride to your college campus from Ed Kemper a week before he turned himself in 😳 Literally escaped death
He’s extra scary. His huge size and intelligence , an IQ of 145, are a terrifying combination
I feel like he is just serving a very well articulated story. as if he was writing a novel where he is the main character. He is telling stuff people want to hear
So interesting. He exists within some grey area unknown thus far. Just speculation, but I see him being intelligent enough to intellectualise his own psychopathy to a degree where it became cognitively acceptable to engage in his actions. There seems to be some emotional awareness. His subconscious trauma was obvious to him. He’s such an interesting case in terms of the fluidity of psychopathy or just psychology in general.
Who knew a guy who’s entire life was spent being abused by his mother and sister, being told he would never be able to have a real relationship with women, would grow up to be mentally fucked up and hate women?
Your trying so hard to make him sound like a "normal" guy, the fact is these serial killers are usually white & your trying to intellectualize his views when in reality there's nothing special about him
That moment at the end when he acknowledges the humanity in his victims, saying they weren’t things but people… I wonder if that was a realization after the fact or if he was aware of their humanity in the moment and still went through with the killings anyway. The latter is certainly more chilling
Ed Kemper is a genius and a seductively frightening individual that would never frighten me in an average, everyday, engaging convo. The actor who portrayed Ed Kemper in Mindhunter played him even scarier than the real Kemper! Damn, he was good!
totally agree
Edmund Kemper was 6’9, the actor was only 6’5. Terrible impression.
Like he says, it becomes an addiction. Like alcohol, you need more to get high. Very interesting. Chillingly articulate as well.
He may be part of the 1% of killers that didn't have to turn out that way. His case makes me sad.
Ya know, I was subjected to terrible Abuse from my mother too, I was 5 when she put the iron on my arm. I won't begin to tell you about the things she did to me physically, but its the psychological damage of her words and treatment which will never leave me.
... But i never become a killer.
It’s a combination of nature and nurture I think
You can't quantify abuse.
One of the reasons many people are manipulated by his demeanour is because he’s so after of fact about the most disgusting of behaviours. As a viewer you’re lulled into that calm and matter of fact demeanour, it’s hypnotising. I was with a malignant narcissist with sociopathic behaviour for a while and I recognise the calm demeanour and the dead eyes. The cool way they tell you they know they’re evil as if it’s no big deal, it’s just a fact. Zero empathy. They don’t feel anything except rage
I've never met a narcissist who acknowledges or analyses their behaviour.
@@SamStone1964 most of the accusers are the abuser's lol
What a fascinating human what he did is disgusting and tragic but from his personality and how he holds himself you would never tell
As horrific as his crimes are it’s really valuable to take advantage of the sentiments people like this share. Their narcissism lends a heavy hand to law enforcement and researchers, gives them the ability to study them.
Purely based off his self-awareness & ability to express this in an intellectual manner tells me he is far more intelligent than the average person and likely the smartest of any serial killer.
19:30 i love how he blames *her* for their deaths without taking responsibility himself. the moral denial and misogyny is pretty delusional
Disconnected from a reality many people share obviously. Kind of like he's observing humans but is different from them, wants some of the things they have, but can't go about it. Disconnection from his mother and most of his family caused a chain to the disconnection of everything. Not mentally really, like an actual insane psycopath. Sane but alien. Yet however he blames his actions on his mother as the roots of his temptations to kill. Kind of true. A disturbance in childhood can cause such things.
I don't think Ed was a bad person. He just did bad things. He didn't have the support or help in his earlier life. And I blame his family for that.
@ Ivan Stayner, i agree. & i hear hes up 4 parole soon, & i hear they MITE grant him parole, & i agree, i dont think hell be a threat 2 tha world now. i mean, hes in his seventies now, hes an OLD ENUFF MAN, that hes NOT gonna do anything 2 any1 now. i think hes REHABILITATED, & believe it or not, folks, but if u read up on Edmunds story, hes NOT as cruel as Bundy, Gacy, Manson, or any of those guys. Edmund is actually SWEET compared 2 all those guys.
Freakin GIANT of a man.. seeing him in "killer mode" would've been terrifying.
Ed is the only serial killer that ever had something resembling a conscience.
He has no conscience. Hes a psychopath and is manipulating the interviewer and the audience by pretending to have one. Thats the scary part