Early Life and Troubled Beginnings
Edmund Emil Kemper III was born on December 18, 1948, in Burbank, California. From a young age, Kemper exhibited alarming behaviors that hinted at his dark future. He decapitated his sisters' dolls and displayed cruelty towards animals, culminating in the killing of the family cat at age ten. His parents' tumultuous relationship led to their divorce, and Kemper had a particularly strained relationship with his mother, Clarnell, who was reportedly abusive and critical towards him.
First Murders: The Grandparents
At 15, Kemper committed his first homicides. In August 1964, after an argument with his grandmother, he shot her in the kitchen of their North Fork, California home. When his grandfather returned, Kemper shot him as well. He later explained that he wanted to see what it felt like to kill and was also concerned about his grandfather discovering the murder. Following these acts, Kemper called his mother, who advised him to contact the police. He was subsequently apprehended and sent to the Atascadero State Hospital for the criminally insane, where he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. ...Read More
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