Edmund Kemper: The Coed Butcher

By Erin Potts

Professor Wilt September 17, 2012

There are many serial killers that have surfaced throughout the years; many of them will never be caught, but some were. The horrific tale of one such serial killer is Edmund Kemper born on December 18th 1948; In Burbank, California; Kemper was the middle child of E. Kemper and Carnell Kemper. His parents divorced in 1957 which is when he moved in with his mother and two sisters to Montana. It was an extremely difficult divorce for Edmund. His mother was an alcoholic that caused much pressure on the relationship; he shared with her. She was extremely judgmental of him; she was always prying and inflicting humiliation upon him, he then would blame her for all of his...