Ed Kemper Interview 1984 2/2

FULL INTERVIEW FOOTAGE. From the documentary, "Murder - No Apparent Motive."

[@zenunderground]

Between Bundy, this guy, and the rest, hitchhiking was ruined in the 70's

[@allaboutfball7835]

I shouldn't laugh at this but so true! The Green River Killer also scared hitch hikers.

[@therevolutionarymilitantat3624]

Allaboutfball No it was prostitutes he killed, only prostitutes.

[@BatByte82]

Jeff D too later on

[@michaelwyatt241]

Not for all of us in the early 2000s i hitchhiked all over the place my grandpa always said the killers and rapists would be more scared of me than me of them lol

[@sean7878]

The Revolutionary Militant Atheist! Not true brotha he picked up a hitchhiker and killed her

[@fredbissnette3104]

Kemper has three personalities there's normal guy killer guy and the guy who watches both of them

[@Pawsomekids1]

3rd one sounds creepy :(

[@fredbissnette3104]

@@Pawsomekids1 it's pretty gnarly

[@himanshupaudel2599]

No.

[@devpatel7154]

Himanshu Paudel yes

[@himanshupaudel2599]

@@devpatel7154 No

[@larrymillet2190]

“I didn’t hit her....I killed her but I don’t hit her”....classic

[@MidnightSt]

@Larry Millet "I didn't hit her, I swear, I killed her, but I didn't hit her. I did naaht. Oh hi Mark."

[@TheJameskies]

“i didnt kill him... but i kidnapped his wife” vibes

[@AdamThorton]

"I'm not gonna hurt'cha. Did'ja hear what I said? I said, 'I'm not gonna hurt'cha.' I'm just gonna BASH your Brains in! Bash 'em RIGHT the FUCK ... IN!"

[@alexcisneros2980]

He has no reason to lie, I mean did you not hear what he admitted to. I think he meant it as I didn't hurt her with personal feelings of animosity. She was just a means to an end. Satisfy the rage eating inside him. He had nothing against the actual girl

[@victorvictor369]

Oh, Hi Mark!

[@marklenee9139]

I am wondering if the two girls he let go remember being picked up by Kemper. They sure were extremely lucky.

[@ishmyl99]

Mark Lenee You wrote: "I am wondering if the two girls he let go remember being picked up by Kemper. They sure were extremely lucky." Yes. Assuming, that is, that Kemper's detailed account of this incident is true. If his story was fabricated, however, consider what his objective(s) for making up that incident might have been?

[@norwegianwdd3075]

i bet is a lie.

[@dennissettlemyre917]

They probably forgot (he said with extraordinarily thick sarcasm)

[@paulgoogol2652]

wow I didn't even consider this could be a lie although I'd "never trust" a known psychopath. I guess I am gulliable as the many people who like his voice or whatever.

[@boxingguru4014]

You guys must be stupid to think he was lying after admitting cutting off his mums head, fucking it then handing himself in.... but he made up the fact he safely dropped off 2 hitch hikers. Face-palm

[@jellydee123]

The guy is an expert manipulator, the comment section is proof.

[@aaziis]

Manipulator manipulator manipulator manipulator manipulator. Shut the fuck up for God sake.

[@giorgigudiashvili4876]

We get that he is a manipulator. It's you who doesn't get that we like him in spite of that. ::D:D:

[@formhubfar]

Until you live the life of these people, keep your mouth shut.

[@tylerdurden1526]

I don't see what the man has to gain through manipulation. He's already doing life. The human psyche is a very fragile and complex thing. Sometimes unexplainable. The remorse that he feels in hindsight could be very real.

[@Revan-eb1wb]

@@aaziis butthurt loser detected

[@Xapi3]

If I was interviewing Ed, the first thing I’d say is “I suppose you’re gonna wanna sit up all night and talk now?”

[@kavehz9670]

and he would have chocked you in return

[@16h46]

Xapis A lol

[@16h46]

Xapis A that’s what his mother said

[@affordableaquariumservices1663]

Make sure you dress like his mother when you say that

[@shootingblankzz3777]

Bravo 👏

[@Azomorat]

Strangely likeable guy, isnt he?

[@wizsauce6798]

Way he looks and how he talks

[@Rogerthatx10]

Good skin. But still a sicko.

[@MrCheesyBaconBits]

He is, I cannot help but to like him despite knowing he used that very trait about himself to murder and avoid the charges... if he had the mindset that he didn't want to be caught this could have been much much worse.

[@Listlesseye]

That's a psychopath for you, that's how they also lure their victims.

[@faedradean2294]

Sure, likeable in the sense that he's condescending and talks like he isn't responsible for the murders. Blaming his mother for the murders because she was cold to him, but keep in mind he murdered her parents. He's a piece of shit, you people need to be careful or you'll find yourself being lured by some psychopathic sociopathic killer

[@Tombomber8888]

The actor who plays Ed Kemper in Mindhunter lays the "weirdness" on a little thick with the character he portrays, but all in all he absolutely kills it (pun intended). What is truly crazy is just how seemingly normal and articulate the REAL Ed Kemper is.

[@fifimsp]

Yes. That's what my mother said. She was a prison guard and did her training at the prison he was in. They brought him in. They spoke with him and were talking. She said he's amazingly huge. And then he left and they laughed and said, "you wanna know what that guy is in for?" The told her and was like, "what?"

[@diaperrash8952]

Not just normal and articulate, but extremely intelligent and introspective......Yes, I drank the same kool aid......

[@fifimsp]

@Nat Asmai She did her prison guard training (like internship) at Vacaville, which housed him at the time. She saw Charles Manson too! But after that was up she worked for DVI.

[@joelkeane3160]

Yeah I agree, but I think it’s a nice addition to the whole truth vs fiction interplay that underpins Mindhunter

[@TacosYBurritos8P]

The best casting I’ve ever seen. Guy looks just like him! And just as huge!

[@vegabonzo73]

This is why good parenting and love is crucial to a child. Not saying it will solve all offenders, but it is a factor.

[@sjdhgydhfyrn1023]

Asinine comment. Plenty of people don't get hugged as a child, but they don't become serial killers.

[@xenopis7862]

I call Ed Kemper human because atleast he understood what he did was wrong. Its the people who dont know the difference between right and wrong that we should truly be afraid of.

[@seeexy]

@@xenopis7862 respect to that

[@SteveKasian]

@@sjdhgydhfyrn1023 What an asinine reply to a completely worthwhile comment. Nobody said not hugging your kid will create a serial killer out of it. The commenter made the point that good parenting and love are crucial to a child. PERIOD. That's it. Nothing about hugging or lack of anything turning them into serial killers. In fact, they state specifically, "Not saying it will solve all offenders, but it is a factor." You just have no reading comprehension skillz and haven't a clue.

[@Superfantastictop10]

To be fair, he did murder her parents, his grandparents. Not surprised she resented him.

[@jacquelinelarsen1721]

Glad he's not an Uber driver

[@paul33334]

Kinda was

[@blokeabouttown2490]

In the days before internet, smartphones and Uber there was hitchhiking. This guy picked up hundreds of hitchhikers before eventually he started killing them. Uber is just hitchhiking with an app and a fee attached.

[@DANGLERDON]

Jacqueline Larsen caught me off guard

[@jamesonjaksch4883]

Father Bertolucci yeah but Uber also has a network and a database set up which monitors its drivers. I seriously doubt any serial killer would use Uber as a means to find victims, because they would 100% be caught almost immediately.

[@Lewku]

murdered me, decapitated me and fucked my neck hole... 2 stars

[@fredrikstaffansson4473]

They say he turned himself in because they couldn't catch him... but he had accomplished his goal. He had killed his mother.

[@REy..]

Exactly ... The killing of the girls is like warming up to kill his mother

[@bas_ee]

Well, his mother being killed would raise enough questions for him to be caught. He's probably lying the entire interview. I mean, he cut of his mothers head and fucked the head.

[@sarabelli6695]

EXACTLY!!!

[@crystalynnbearr]

Dude just said "Towards the end of his (Kemper's) career"... Like, he's a business man or something...

[@MrGameWithFame]

ca·reer an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

[@jtoumai]

Killing is big business. Look at our prison system.

[@leahl9504]

Haha

[@matthewgriffin3486]

Murder Inc.

[@williamjohnson2590]

he wasn't?

[@chaosflame7278]

He’s actually not totally insane. He’s very very self aware, especially with deducing that he’s really been killing his mother and when she died it was done.

[@bubblegum8239]

but you see i dont understand. he knows what he'S doing. He says it was painful to do but he still did it. like... why? he could've just moved away and stop talking with his mother but he didn't.

[@eliaol4231]

@@bubblegum8239 changing behavior takes work.

[@shiahealy1263]

his voice is so soothing wtf

[@borizovskimilan]

shia healy Yours is also not that bad Dahmer.

[@websurfin2010]

shia healy he records audiobooks in prison

[@adams1458]

websurfin2010 what kinda books!

[@fanimeproductionst.v.3735]

nightwishnemo Imagine realizing that ur audiobook was narrated by a serial killer.

[@mistaleesreversespeech7728]

the thing no interviews will touch on is that these guys are Always worshiping the devil... they are demonically possessed to want to do these things. even dahlmer rocked and satanically chanted in the courtroom during his trial.

[@quietbox2627]

kind of weird that he cried the second he started talking about killing his mom but had absolutely no issue at all talking about the rest of the people he killed in great detail

[@rimabaazaoui9143]

I don't think he was crying because he killed her .. he cried because he was sad.. like she kept hurting and abusing him all his life..and when he wanted to sort things out.. she ridiculed him.. again ! So I think he sad because of that mainly..

[@donjohnson2003]

It's all an act. Just a superficial display of emotions to mislead you into empathizing with him and thinking you understand him. He's very smart and has been manipulating psychiatrists, social workers, police officers, and everybody he's met into trusting him by convincing them he was good-natured and thoughtful. Although it's a very convincing performance, unfortunately it just only that.

[@donjohnson2003]

Tee I get what you're saying, but I think it's a mistake to apply the reasoning of a rational person to the mind of a sociopath. He definitely had a lot of anger towards his mother, which is why he did all of that gruesome stuff to her corpse, but I doubt that the murderous tendencies lived and died with her. As a youth he would peep and creep on his neighbours, murdered and "humiliated" animals and killed his grandparents. Just because he acts like he is remorseful, doesn't make it true. From the descriptions of his crimes, it sounds like he gained a lot of satisfaction/gratification from it.

[@ugo445]

It seems hes sad because he really desired a good loving relationship with her but could not have one

[@donjohnson2003]

Max Smith I'm not devoting any more time into this. It's called anti-social personality disorder, look it up and see the parallels for yourself. And yes, I do think that people who actively seek out to murder and violate the rights of innocent people for their own gratification are sick individuals. You're coming across as gullible and naive; and you would be very easy to be exploited by this type of person.

[@rogersjgregory]

Why did the 1970s create so many serial killers? Way more serial killers during that one decade, than in any other, before or since.

[@shakdidagalimal]

UH OH, you've noticed something you aren't supposed to notice.

[@cornheadahh]

One theory is it has to do with lead based fuel being prevalent during that time period. Lead poisoning has the ability to turn people violent. Once lead based fuel was banned their was a drastic decrease in the amount of violent crime that happened.

[@colargol8723]

Sexual liberation may be. Beginning of porn etc.

[@TheAllSeeingGuy]

They wanted to beat me too it.

[@DrB81]

There’s also a school of thought because of the aftermath of the Second World War. Lots of very unwell men returning. Could explain why America is rife with SKz. Always at war.

[@ursulabrown5631]

It’s wild how he kept his composure so we’ll while talking about murdering the women he did, but absolutely breaks down when speaking about his mother. It’s chilling

[@sarabelli6695]

Because she was the root of his original injury which caused him to murder the others.

[@luizO96]

"She went out, she got sauwced, she got back"

[@CharismaStrategies]

These tears were not fake. You could tell he was holding back tears way before he broke down crying. It was just a matter of time. Whether you are a beast or not, you kill your own mother, it's going to destroy you. There are deep emotional, psychological wounds that run deep for this guy concerning his killings. Of course, his actions are not justified at all, but the emotions you see here are real. That's all I'm saying. We are all still children inside with wounds that stem from childhood and we all have them. So does Ed. Don't think I'm excusing his actions. I'm not. I'm just merely expressing the true psychology of the situation, just like any professional would.

[@unbornbum]

He didn't just kill his mother, he killed her and then had sex with her corpse. complete deranged psychopath, he feels not remorse. He should've been drowned at birth. Disgusting creature, murdering innocent young women for his own gratification.

[@CharismaStrategies]

+unbornbum Murdering innocent women for his own gratification - Obviously. However, there is a root to all things... Our parents have a huge influence on us as people. Stop forgetting the influence that his very mother had on him in a negative direction and the emotional damaged she caused him. He feels remorse and you can see that. If we can get our heads out of the fog for just two seconds then we can see things a bit clearer. Of course, we can see that the man has lots of problems, but a deranged person is not incapable of feeling remorse for their actions, especially in prison where they have a lot of time to think.

[@unbornbum]

Nostalgic_Chaos Plenty of people have just as bad of upbringings as this guy, even worse, and they don't go around murdering people. They grow into normal even successful adults. This guy's a master manipulator, just how he was able to trick the detectives for years that he was an innocent, ''friendly nuisance'' he has tricked you into thinking he has any remorse for his victims. In fact, i've watch all of his interviews and he never directly says he was sorry for his actions.. nor does he say was sorry to the victims family's, it's all about him, me me me. typical narcissist.

[@CharismaStrategies]

***** Yes, I know that similar things happen to others and they grow up fine. I'm aware of that. My point is, his mother was still a bitch to him though. That will effect him, regardless. So yes, what he decides to do concerning his actions is his own fault and responsibility, but our parents have a part in shaping us. Overall, my point is, yes, the remorse in this video was real. In prison, you have time to reflect, like I said before. Whether he is still a narcissistic douchebag or not is not what I'm getting at. He was remorseful here. I know what real emotion is when I see it. How long that remorse lasts is beneath the point. I'm just talking about in the very moment when he had tears.

[@unbornbum]

Nostalgic_Chaos How do we even know his mother was a bitch to him though? not that it makes any difference, but all we know is this guys side of the story, his mother isn't the one who committed multiple murders and rapes. I'm sure she probably was a piece of shit but i wouldn't believe everything this creature say's. He claims his mother used to lock him in the basement, but also say's it was to prevent him from raping his sisters. the guy is/was just mentally disturbed. His crocodile tears where just an act. Can't believe there are people trying to defend this guy.

[@Patrk38]

Because he's trying to rationalize his actions, and because he's giving an illusion of being fair in his judgment, you somehow fall in a trap of sympathizing with this guy.

[@TheAubis]

That’s called manipulation mate.

[@Soulsphere001]

I wouldn't say that he's trying to rationalize it, because he even says his world is so much different than the real world. I think he's just telling it like he saw it at the time. He wouldn't have turned himself in if he was trying to rationalize his actions. However, he does put some of the blame on his mother, so... But I don't know what his mother was truly like, so I can't really comment on that part of it. And I'm not a metal health professional.

[@thorazine0076]

@@Soulsphere001 I agree, we are complex, this is what makes him fascinating for studying serial killers.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

It's not a trap. It's a reasonable reaction to a display of genuine honesty. The abundance of contrast between him and other pattern killers serves as evidence of his awareness. He's emotionally broken, but nowhere near "insane".

[@whiteshoos]

I noticed when talking about the Co-Eds he always said they "were killed". When he was speaking about his mother he said "I killed her". As if he tried to distance himself from what he did to the girls but fully accepted what he did to his mother.

[@aresblanque9916]

Yes. He even states the regret for them. He always wanted to remove his mother.

[@ishmyl99]

​@@aresblanque9916 You've interpreted MsShnxn's point backwards. Try again.

[@draheim90]

Realize initial comment is old but Dahmer also tended to use passive voice in describing his killings and actions.

[@jaskerstein8583]

He finally became emotional at the mention of his mother. Of that single murder. God she really affected him. So much. Not defending his actions but it's interesting to just...see that.

[@hadassah6563]

Yeah. He showed not a inch of emotion describing the other murders.

[@marcovalentinoalvarado3290]

Is a psychologic fact, the way you interact with your parents, directly affects your behavior, she got that coming, raising a child is no joke, this things can happen

[@ishmyl99]

@@hadassah6563 EXACTLY. And it's both obscene and pathetic when he, very badly, fakes remorse for his other victims (except Sally Hallett who was 'just in his way'). He wants us to feel sorry for HIM, over his victims. Real class!

[@c-rlt730]

It's cap

[@bio2020]

It's sad. single parent households are bad

[@Asarelah]

He's an interesting case. I have no sympathy at all, of course, but I appreciate his articulateness and his candor. Most serial killers that I've seen interviewed don't describe their own motives with such psychological insight. Of course, it could all be a front, but its fascinating either way.

[@psycheevolved1428]

Of course it's a front. He desperately wants to be a psychopath that he became a psychopath

[@nawal10]

Asarelah he’s just spitting what he knows they wanna hear

[@Wr3ckingBallZEG]

@@psycheevolved1428 Being a psychopath is not a choice my friend. He doesn't want to be one, he just became one. The way he was raised and the way he was born. No one knows if its fake or not, only himself. Most serial killers IQ were above average. Ted Bundy, Dahmer, Manson, etc. None of these men wanted to be psichopaths they were born "sick" and didn't get the help they needed 'cause there wasn't none.

[@cantankerouspatriarch4981]

@@Wr3ckingBallZEG, show me proof that serial killers are "born sick."

[@sign543]

nawal10 - Who are you, the fucking FBI Behavioral Science Guru? 😂

[@Azr721]

I bet if he killed his mother first, he wouldn't kill the others.

[@spierto_salvo]

Right...

[@goodcatfilms4276]

It's highly recommended ! Lol

[@hippiegoddess8372]

Doubt it some individuals have compulsions where things happen at least he turned himself like he said it needs to stop

[@ugnulanila]

i was thinking too of that but the hate and trauma s were still with him ,i guess later on he would have killed his wife or kids(if he would have had)...These psycho s never heal ..

[@hippiegoddess8372]

@@iwillchange8760 who was that one

[@markbrisec3972]

It's scary that all throughout this interview where he talks about killing all these girls, the only time he shows emotions and regret is when he's talking about how he killed his mother. And the irony is that she is the only person he killed that actually did something wrong to him and the only victim he hated. What a strange moment to watch.

[@ajo3085]

Ed's the personification of the old "he seemed like just a quiet, normal guy, well liked by all the neighbours" line.

[@supergirlwithnoname]

This interview got me in tears.. I feel his emotions... talking about his mother and breaking like that... Parents can break us in so many ways. My mother is the same.. but i didnt end up being a serial killer rofl... I went to therapy 3 times... got depressed tried to kill myself... i was the black sheep... and still am in her eyes... I broke out of those emotions and didnt let it effect me anymore. i cried so many times...all i wanted was love...and she did not understand i told her many times... 1 year ago i cut off all contact and it was the best thing/ feeling ever. I am happy again...Can make my own mistakes and i have my voice back... i am 26 years old. i am an emotinal trainwrack but i want to be better... I will make it... Found love and bought a house.. i am not a failure like she said.. so if you have a mother like this please if you can cut off all contact... It's hard, it really is but you will make it.. (sorry for my bad english i am from holland)

[@hermionebaxter-taylor3230]

You are not the person or reality your mother chooses. You are the person and reality you choose. The past only hurts if you choose to continue letting it hurt. Your future awaits.

[@manuelweichelt528]

Yeah it is difficult if the one thing we want is constantly denied and it makes us feel like loosers destroys our confidence and we can give in to the illusion that society is better of withouth you. But this is simply not true even in the extreme case where you have no one to live for. You still lived and the world can take that from you had an impact and even if it is by really tiniy steps you can choose each day to give in or to fight...

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

Did you ever kill anybody?

[@erumi76]

tbh i felt relateable with Ed, you and me are too having a rough relationship with the parents. i myself sometimes have a fantasy to murder my parents out of frustration after some fights (gladly I didn't, and I hope it'll never happen). goodly I watched Bojack Horseman (not advertising) and realized it was stupid to be bumped out and ruined people or my future life over 1 person. so I kept in mind that we (me and anyone who experienced shitty childhood) have so many options to leave that one person and moved on. just like you say

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

@@erumi76 yeah don't kill anybody. If you can't help it then at least kill a lib lol

[@cornflower9258]

I think his mother rejecting him really did kick up real tears. The fact that he'd trail after to talk to her at the foot of her bed meant he wanted to try and love her and have a relationship

[@OhGodThe]

Interviewer isn't very good... It's a shame. When Kemper says, "I wish I would have! (stayed up all night to talk with my mother). If the interviewer was actually listening, he would have asked, "What would you have told her if you stayed up all night talking?" You could tell he wanted to talk more about it... but the interviewer just moved on to the next generic question.

[@gerryfromthevoid8986]

'Murder - No apparent motive' Interview: Kemper clearly, openly and concisely dissects his definitive motives

[@saintpoli6800]

It’s odd, to nearly tear up at him breaking down over his mother.

[@sylvia7000]

I dont

[@abhinavchauhan7864]

@@sylvia7000 why not?

[@bas_ee]

@@sylvia7000 he means Ed, not the guy writing the comment lmao

[@sylvia7000]

@@bas_ee ah yea hihi

[@utbut6805]

I think Ed’s natural “charm” is a key characteristic that you see in common amongst serial killers. They are master emotional manipulators and he showcases that perfectly in these interviews. It’s so sick and twisted but so astonishing at the same time. The mind and psychology of the mind are absolutely fascinating.

[@natashiasmith9040]

His mother made him feel unlovable, he went crazy trying to prove her right. Trying to be a good mother makes a difference in the world, don't think it's not important or lasting. ❤

[@TacosYBurritos8P]

Trying to be a good father makes a difference in the world don’t think it’s not important or lasting.

[@josephmatthews7698]

As stomach turning as this interview is and how blood thirsty you are to to torture and kill this guy remember this: his interviews helped form the basis of the FBI's behavioral sciences unit and helped us to identify and catch several serial killers before they could kill again. Additionally it allowed those of us involved in mental health to identify this troubled line of thinking and keep a lot of kids from going down the same path. He's a a very flawed human being and learning how to understand, empathize and prevent those flaws from getting worse in other human beings has saved countless lives. My heart and soul goes out to the victims of this sick individual but I hope they find some respite in knowing their loved ones loss has helped save other countless lives and maybe someday we can keep this from happening to anyone ever again.

[@frankiesaenz1395]

You make it seem as if he was out to do a good deed 😂 he was caught and locked up and studied like the animal he is. That’s all.

[@insertnamehere1437]

@@frankiesaenz1395 He never portrayed him like that though. It's easy to distance yourself from people like him by calling them animals, but they're not, they're just extremely flawed and sick people.

[@gabbia709]

@@frankiesaenz1395 he wasnt caught... he went to the police after getting revenge for his mother because he knew what he did was bad.

[@agatharacz1635]

@@gabbia709 Indeed. He closed the circle. That was it.

[@justcogitating]

3:44 Never tell the driver where you're going when you hitchhike. Ask where he's going, and then figure out if your destination is on the way. If you still hitchhike after watching this video, that is.

[@MsMesem]

You scared of life .....covid etc

[@Alexandra-xt1vf]

Never hitchhike ffs

[@cyrillayman166]

the one thing serial killers have in common is that they were mentally,physically,sexually abused or all of the above by their Mothers.

[@TacosYBurritos8P]

@Rikke Stellini counter example?

[@genghiskhan7691]

Not all by their mothers but none of them had quality upbringing.

[@would-you-rather.]

Honestly he had me for most of it but with an IQ of 145 coupled with the fact that serial kills are amazing at faking/ manipulating regular emotions it's no wonder he seems so intriguing and so much harder to figure out.

[@mrfacts7771]

And I thought i had mommy issues geez

[@lilitheden748]

That’s when people stoped letting their front door open, feeling at ease walking in the dark and started warning their children about stranger danger. Innocence and safety was gone for ever.

[@narxos5494]

Interesting/ironic how Ed took the angle of almost being “heroic” for turning himself in.

[@funkiebutch9690]

Narcissistic detected

[@bas_ee]

he knew he would get caught when his mother suddenly is dead. That would raise way too many questions and would have gotten him caught sooner or later. He gave himself in because he knew he was caught otherwise.

[@douglasmurray818]

I really wonder what he’d be like if his mother wasn’t an aggressive person

[@makedredd299]

He would run for president.

[@johnv5211]

His mother failed him. Had the love been there, things may have been different. Though his actions were reprehensible and unforgivable, I choked up when he spoke about his mother.

[@marygoff3332]

Yes, and his father abandoned him. He had no chance.

[@christy7698]

I agree that he was being sincere when he broke down and cried. If not, then he deserved an Oscar for that performance!

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@christy7698 It wasn't a performance. It was a genuine emotional reaction to the pain he reopened by discussing it.

[@lovemybones88]

He doesn't seem like a killer, but I guess that is why a lot of them are successful for so long. They are someone you'd never suspect. He probably would have gotten away with it for longer if he hadn't have turned himself in.

[@shakdidagalimal]

That's what the Families in power want you to believe. Don't buy the fake news.

[@bas_ee]

Thats because he's a class-A lying murderer. How nice this man may seem, this is a man who killed his own mother, cut off her head, then fucked his dead mother's severed head. And also he knew he would get caught when his mother suddenly is dead. That would raise way too many questions and would have gotten him caught sooner or later. He gave himself in because he knew he was caught otherwise.

[@GhostDiZ]

Thank you for having part two mate

[@SC-pe9ir]

This why it's important to leave toxic family as soon as possible

[@Safskiblad]

why didn't he just move out of his mothers house?

[@nyancatsnads]

he did at one point but couldn't afford it anymore and was forced to move back home

[@ezeqeel8352]

When he got out of the looney hospital, she was made of his caretaker so I guess that affected things a bit.

[@patrickgelinas4473]

Saf you're a fucking genius

[@cartoonjunkie7411]

Because he kept thinking he deserved to be loved by her.

[@BUCKETHEADache]

@@cartoonjunkie7411 he couldnt detach himself from her emotionally I guess, so he detached her physically. As the buddha said attachment is the root of suffering...

[@Numski84]

This is a deeply disturbed man, he was turned into a monster, very few people are born that way. We as a society need to use his story as a life lesson in how we treat each other and our children. Some parents really don't care to realize how detrimental they can be to a child's development. Know thy self before you choose to have children, after all, no child, even Ed Kemper, asked to be born. Imagine the lives that would've been saved had Ed Kemper recieved the proper love and affection every child deserves.Call it karma but YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW, it's unfortunate his mother died at his hands, but in a sense she helped to cause her own death through years of abuse to her child, it's almost somewhat poetic. I hope the families of the victims have found peace through all of this. And to anyone who thinks this man is cool, you need to take a step back and look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself, why do you think a man who murders innocent people is something to marvel over, what happend in YOUR life to make you like or admire a man of this caliber. Murder happens everyday, you wouldn't think it was so cool if it happend to you.

[@YourAnjl]

Very good analysis. I do find him very interesting because one can find him likeable while also knowing I don't ever want to be in a room alone with him. A dangerous man who is where he belongs, yet worth studying.

[@Numski84]

YourAnjl Agreed... If I didn't know who he was, I would've just thought he was a quiet loner. Who knows how many people are walking around just like this guy. You and I might have already met a serial killer or a potential one in our life time so far. Who really knows nowadays.

[@ralucagymnast]

Eds mother used to lock him in a basement because she was afraid that young Ed would RAPE HIS SISTERS; this guy had always been a total weirdo, even his own mother sensed it from an early age that he wasnt right in the head, and she was afraid of him, with damned good reason to be. At just 15 he murdered his own grandparents ffs!! When police asked him "Why?" at the time, his answer was "to see what it was like to kill Grandma and Grandpa". FFS!!! Prior to discovering humans were more interesting prey, Eds favourite way to pass time as a young child was to torture and kill cats. Why cats? Because cats are seen as depicting FEMALES, you see. Ed buried the family kitten alive, then went back and dug it up, then stabbed it to death. Another cat he sliced off the top of its skull with a machete, and as it went into convulsions because its brain was exposed, Ed proceeded to stab it to death. He used to cut the heads off his sisters dolls. He was a sexual deviant. A necrophile. And his mother knew it right from the start.

[@larssoerenson1630]

+ralucagymnast what a load of bullshit.

[@stonehouseguitars3869]

His mom got what she deserved, but like so many byproducts of one injustice, it became the Genesis of several others. Millions have died for the mistakes of only a few, it's an old story and it's been told a thousand times. We think with iPads and cruise control on our cars we're on the next fucking level but human beings will simply never change.

[@ilovemusic69420]

It’s CREEPY how perfect the actor portrays him!

[@markbrisec3972]

Which movie?

[@giovanni1459]

@@markbrisec3972 tvshow, mindhunter-watch it in netlfix

[@philipians1635]

shit he choked up - i wasn't expecting that. damn, that almost made me choke up too.

[@matthewgriffin3486]

You feel bad that a person could become so twisted

[@ianparker6191]

Fascinating interview. A very introspective view.

[@arietestroete8774]

So weird to watch this interview, knowing what he has done and seeing how calmly he talks about committing horrifying acts, you still kind of can't help but like him. Like the brutal honesty he assesses himself with is refreshing. It may very well all be an act, and that would make him one of the most intelligent and manipulative psychopaths of all time but still... like I would quite like to have a conversation with him.

[@hiimbasko5456]

Whenever I think of Ed Kemper it's so Freudian it makes me feel how quick in observation Freud might have been. Kemper is the utter example of Odepius Complex gone wrong

[@cashthecurator666]

Oedipus complex? Not really. Kemper didn't assault his mom's corpse out of sexual attraction, but more as as a way to say "fuck you". Gary Ridgeway on the other hand, well, he definitely had an Oedipus complex.

[@danielking9830]

Very wary of psycopaths' self-testimonies as they are so adept at lying. He may have enjoyed the killings far more than he's letting on now. But serial killers don't normally hand themselves in. So maybe the interview isn't as manipulative as it appears. No way of knowing. I only hope criminal profilers can learn something useful from his interviews over the years, to save someone life in the future...

[@Stryker1297]

A psychopath wouldn't have turned himself in in the first place. If Ed was a psychopath I'd be with you, but his case clearly isn't that simple. Psychopaths are far too concerned with self preservation to do something like that.

[@BiblicalllyAccurateAngel]

I read somewhere that some psychos do turn themselves in because they want recognition. It's a narcissistic trait. This dude is indeed very hard to read though... Too smart, hard to tell where honesty ends and manipulation starts.

[@psychinteresting727]

Torren Dreakford no he was preserving himself. He knew he’d be caught after he killed who he wanted to kill all along: his mother. The police would ultimately connect him to his own mothers death because he lived with her and was questioned for the other murders. So he brutalized her and phoned himself in. So HE could get the credit. That’s the ultimate psychopathic move: going down as a “martyr” if you will. Being able to say “I put a stop to it” instead of “the police put a stop to it”

[@bas_ee]

Indeed. How nice this man may seem, this is a man who killed his own mother, cut off her head, then fucked his dead mother's severed head. And also he knew he would get caught when his mother suddenly is dead. That would raise way too many questions and would have gotten him caught sooner or later.

[@KartoffelKonig]

Mindhunter is just nailing this whole persona ..

[@ArchibaldEdits]

They always blame everybody but themselves.

[@ralucagymnast]

WHO SAID I DO????? ;) lol, just joking. Yeah youre right with that for sure. Always the same.

[@crystalynnbearr]

He was ABUSED by the one person who was supposed to love him and keep him safe. Serial killers are Made, not born. Yeah, he has someone to blame...

[@ArchibaldEdits]

+Crystal Bearrington a lot of people get abused, overcome it, and don't become serial killers. I'm not buying that "he was abused" crap - he chose to kill.

[@PluralCHimera0]

When he lived with his mother before he killed his grandparents, she forced him to sleep on the floor in the basement because she thought he would rape his sisters.

[@crystalynnbearr]

***** you're right. It is a cycle. I have several years as a criminology major in college, I have studied this type of thing obsessively. Mother herself likely was abused, and her parents before her and so on. Of course many of us were abused, neglected, abandoned as children and most of us grow to become productive members of society. Some become addicts, some strippers, etc. There's a lot of research that suggests that, although I whole heartedly believe that psycho/sociopaths are not born but made, much of this is generic. I like to think of it as The Perfect Storm. His mother obviously had psychological issues, it was likely passed on to Kemper. Add that to his mother not trusting him with his sibling and locking him away at night... This likely put some ideas in his head. I'm saying, it's not just one thing that happens that makes a killer. It's a series of events and genetics. By killing those women, Kemper was killing his mother. Over and over again. Once he actually killed his mother, he was ready to turn himself in. Kemper is one of the very few serial killers I feel some sympathy for. I believe that had he been raised in a loving, nurturing household, kemper would've been a productive member of society.

[@silvasm516]

Wearing those glasses. His appearance is straight out of Serial-killer Central Casting.

[@MIKEOXLONG-dm6jm]

Great interview & I highly recommend the documentary it's taken from, one of the best I've seen on serial killers.

[@MIKEOXLONG-dm6jm]

@Liliana Godinez hi, it's in the video description : MURDER WITH NO APPARENT MOTIVE

[@rayhanes1347]

I'm glad he took responsibility. Most didn't.

[@samantarizzi248]

Just what I thought. That's the only thing that makes him likable, in my opinion.

[@jeffreydahmer6547]

@ ray hanes, yeah, him & Dahmer were both VERY CANDID & EXPRESSED REMORSE EVEN, while guys like Bundy & Gacy were all IN DENIAL & U CAN TELL HAVE NO REMORSE!!

[@jeffreydahmer6547]

@@samantarizzi248 me 2!!

[@hippiegoddess8372]

@@jeffreydahmer6547 I know what drew yall to certain areas or did someone else direct yall there

[@jeffreydahmer6547]

@@hippiegoddess8372 ur not making any sense.

[@twinturbo3461]

Unwanted by his own mother and father, if this guy had been brought into this world by the right set of parents none of this would have happened.

[@dionst.michael5818]

What makes him so frikkin terrifying is how seemingly intelligent and calm he comes across.

[@zitaani2581]

Imagine getting tortured by this guy. He won't hit you but he will hurt you.

[@delilahfaithperez138]

He won’t hit you but he will kill you

[@marydork493]

Even though he's choking up, I see no tears. His eyes aren't even the least bit watery. That's some top notch acting.

[@EuroForUkraine]

Watch his left eye, you can see a tear running down. His glasses stops it from running down his cheek.

[@legendtoni1094]

why the fuck does he need to act? hes life in prison with no chance of getting out. U think hes trying to gain pitty points from youtube comment section? stop being dumb

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Look again, champ.

[@TheFatmanjelly]

the way he says "she got SAUWCED" fucking gets me every time

[@sadcat520]

Read this comment the exact same second he said it lmao

[@dr.z3426]

Hahaha I was looking for this

[@feliscorax]

‘Soused’ is actually a word, though. It’s a British word, which I suppose is what makes it unusual for an American to be using it. He seems to have a strong British English influence because he also said “had got” rather than the more usual (in American English) ‘had gotten’.

[@dr.z3426]

@@feliscorax buzz Killington coming in clutch with the facts we don't want but need.

[@feliscorax]

@@dr.z3426 That’s Sir Kill Buzzington to you, mate. 😆

[@Redmenace96]

Watched this back in the day, and it is the most memorable serial killer interview of them all. This guy is speaking the truth, and we could all learn lessons about human nature from him.

[@jessicawooldridge1861]

Thanks for uploading this. I liked watching this just to see him showing that true emotional empathy for what he did, it shows he's one of the rare serial killers that actually regrets what he did. People say that they couldn't see tears and that's because he was wearing glasses and some people, including myself, are able to stop crying farely quickly when around others.

[@backupaccount2394]

He's a high functipning psychopath, its all acting- the fact that he convinced you shows how successfully they can manipulate peoples emotions #buzzkill

[@melissatorres8591]

Jessica Wooldridge It's interesting how many women, despite his savagery, are duped by the tears. He has no empathy or remorse doll. He would carve you up like a Thanksgiving turkey if given half the chance. You should read The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout. A sociopath's primary tool of manipulation is pity. And you fell for it.

[@ishmyl99]

Melissa Torres "A sociopath's primary tool of manipulation is pity." It's certainly one of them. Self-pity, that is, which I think is what you meant. And, boy, does Kemper go to it. That many women persist in falling for such ploys -- rather than educating themselves against their own (misguided, misdirected) inclinations of compassion -- is its own behavioral thorn-in-the-side. Will more women never learn such self-awareness? Or teach their daughters to learn such important lessons? It may save their lives one day, or at least help them to better recognize when they're being played (deceived) against their own interests. Healthy empowerment and balanced self-respect are opportunities that abound for women in the U.S. Instead, many women seem to slavishly default to disingenuous, culturally inculcated notions of 'good-girl servitude'. This to their own (and their children's) detriment of a healthy, balanced identity. Self-denying behavior that is often linked to low self-esteem, not just naivete and ignorance. And an unwillingness to grow into psychological and emotional maturity. By no means is this meant to imply that innocent women (or anyone else) are to be blamed for the harm that befalls them, by a sociopath. Rather, that adults have a responsibility, out of healthy self-interest, to go about their lives not with wide-eyed gullibility, but with informed awareness and greater clarity. Kemper serves as a salient example against such gross naivete, yet many women continue to deny the imperative to snap out of their illusions. Hopefully, more adults (women and men) will read books on sociopathy, such as the one you've recommended above. But, in reality, few women take such initiative. Unfortunate.

[@backupaccount2394]

But manipulation is a factor of the psychopath, as a result of calass unemotional traits =being able to see emotional reaction as a form of simple equations. This is not part of the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, and is in fact the difference BETWEEN a sociopath and a psychopath. This is not opinion, this is litteraly fact- APD= sociopathy, APD with Callas's unemotional traits = psychopathy, which kemper clearly shows a great deal of.

[@melissatorres8591]

ishmyl99​ Very well put. And yes, I was referring to self-pity. Sociopaths know it's difficult for a person with a conscience to question or challenge someone who presents themselves as wounded. It plucks at the very emotions the sociopaths lack; guilt. Non-sociopathic women are especially vulnerable due to the biological and/or societal drive to nurture. I think one of the most important lessons to teach young women is to pay close attention to what the person DOES, not what he/she days or emotes. If the two are incongruous, something is amiss.

[@rowanshaw-mutton2151]

“Went out to a party and got sowsed”

[@MrBoodyx]

"It had to stop" some big balls from mr. Ed Kemper

[@scottvska]

This guy want people to sympathize with him. Lots of people grow up with abusive parents who don't kill innocent people. He's trying hard to rationalize the murders, but he's really an intelligent psychopath.

[@scottvska]

***** You're forgetting that he killed 8 other women, including his mother's friend. Plenty of people have grown up in his circumstances who didn't turn out to be serial killers.

[@idontgivafuck1567]

Paulpry common bruh they killed his pet chickens and made him eat the heads looooool

[@ihsanmomani5653]

Paulpry I think he is just a manipulator, he knew that the police is about to get him, so he ended his last murder of killing his mother, in order to justify the “young girls “ as he said , he wanted to have the sympathy, how can someone kill and sexually abuse a human, thinking that we would be stupid enough to, to give him an excuse for that, because he was verbally abused by his mother, what I think that he had a sexual fantasy about his own mother, at the same time, his mother felt his twisted intentions , she knew in herself that he would harm her or others . If he managed to go out he would be more dangerous.

[@cartoonjunkie7411]

It's because some get help and some don't he had 0 support and it kept getting worse.

[@TheKim369]

No, lots abuse their own kids, or marry others who continue to abuse them like their parents did. Or they abuse themselves, they drink or drug or pick up other habits. Some become very enthusiastic hunters. Some become sadistic bosses. You're right, they don't all kill innocent people.

[@kellinepickett4979]

Thank goodness, someone who understands what I'm saying! Thank you for defending my point!!

[@wera1629]

My heart just melt when he cried and repeated his mother´s last words for him... he is a psycopath I know that.. but seeing crying.. he was in so much pain of all the mean things his mother said to him ...I mean most of the serial killers are victims of the bad love of their parents... but I know that everyone are responsible of our actions later.

[@quinnmills9415]

As much as someone’s childhood can shape who they become I don’t believe that a killer is one of them - you’re responsible for your actions. If you were having homicidal thoughts you should’ve gotten help. It’s no ones fault but your own that you killed someone - how the person was raised may influence it but at the end of it all you’re responsible for your own actions

[@wera1629]

@@quinnmills9415 totally agree! You are responsible for your own actions and thoughts.. But if you are mentally ill could you be able to think and want to treat yourself for your own good? I can't imagine someone with all his own shit inside thinking about that.. I mean someone like a serial killer that the only feeling he feels and know is hate and resentment 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@bas_ee]

He succesfully manipulated you lol. Dont be fooled. This is a man who killed his own mother, cut off her head, then fucked his dead mother's severed head

[@roninshinobu1319]

Has anyone pondered the idea that maybe his mother suspected him in the killings and the night of her death she may of confronted him about the assumptions she had? She may have deep down known he was the killer...

[@pinkfreud62]

Ronin Shinobu No, she was in bed reading when he approached her to talk about it and she seemed irritated by his interruption, so he went back to bed for a few hours until he exploded. If she had any suspicions, I'm pretty sure she never talked to him about them at any time.

[@roninshinobu1319]

This is all from his account. They didnt interview a dead woman, nor were there any recordings of the conversation.

[@pinkfreud62]

Ronin Shinobu True. We only hear all his side of the story throughout his whole life. I think half her mental problems stemmed from him, anyways. He had problems with his aunt, father and grandparents and, of course, they were all the "bad" people with "attitudes" and Ed was the poor victim, time and time again. Yea, I'd like to hear what all she has to say.

[@roninshinobu1319]

My thoughts exactly. The guy is obviously highly intelligent and manipulative. If we've learned anything from these killers it's that they seem to be able to go about daily life as if nothing is askew. Takes a serious liar to pull off such a feat.

[@melissatorres8591]

Ronin Shinobu Interesting. Since we're only hearing accounts of his mother's "brutality" from the murderous, pathological liar, who knows what is the truth. I think he only tells the truth when he relives his crimes in interviews. In another interview I just saw, the interviewer interrupted Kemper as he was talking about one of his crimes, and Kemper, seemingly in his own world, says, "Come on now, you're ruining the moment". That's the only thing that has been consistent, his stories relating to his crimes.

[@easterdm]

Ed would be such a hipster now days!

[@annt.christ5590]

Willy Wonka he was into skull fucking waaaaay before Dahmer made it cool

[@dekuuchiha9990]

@It Is Cool no idea lol we better just keep walking...

[@artawesome30]

God, this man is so fucking fascinating! Trying to discern his motivations and intentions... his motive for killing was pretty obvious, but his and his mother's situation is so complex. I don't believe he felt any remorse for the murder of any of his victims, that much is obvious, but I don't believe those were crocodile tears either. He was likely lamenting his mother, not that he took her life, but he never recieved her love. The interesting thing about serial killers is that they all seem black and white (okay, maybe just black). The image they've painted of themselves, the things they've done, would certainly suggest that. And there's no denying how monstrous they truly were. However, if you look deeper, and put yourself in their mind, heeding the fact no one is born a killer, they're more gray than us all. Ed, like everyone else, was a child who, in the beginning, felt pain, grief, happiness, inspiration, rage, and shame. Like any child, he wanted his mother's love. He craved her attention. It's practically in our genes. When one who so strongly desires their parent's love, affection, and approval gets so hurt by them for so long, those desires become buried. They don't leave. They stayed hidden in Kemper for years, masked by the depravity of his actions and the superficial hatred for his mother. I believe here, for one brief instance, those desires resurfaced. For one moment in time, years and years of accumulated grief, shame, hatred, and pain showed through to the world, taking Ed by surprise, as he fought back the tears from a lifetime of misery. Nothing he can do can make up for what he did. He was a monster for it, no short. The victims and their families can never recover, and for this Ed should never be forgiven. But when you dissect him a little more, realizing his story goes deeper than a man who was and always has been pure evil, toiling past the figments of his twisted mind and the depravity of him as a man, one can discern the figure of a crying child. A lonely, hurt child who wanted nothing more than his mother's love. And in that instance, we realize Big Ed was more deeply hurt than he was deeply evil.

[@artawesome30]

+artawesome30 Prolly the main reason watching this half of the interview actually made me emotional.

[@Diverse73]

Well said. Shouldve been executed on the spot

[@diaperrash8952]

Yes, he's a monster, but he's one of the only serial killers in history who actually MAKE SENSE. I applaud your comment. I think you hit it spot on. I didn't see his interview as an attempt to pull the wool over my eyes. His words seemed honest. He never blamed the victims, took accountability. That is a rare trait in serial murderers. I could go on and on but nuff said.

[@JB-pp1kt]

Y’all weird. He ain’t fascinating. Y’all just stupid enough to think so and think he’s soooo intelligent and charming. Like fr start waking up and realize he’s a pos murderer who destroyed lives without caring based on impulse.. it’s easy to talk on screen.

[@dis4doughnuts372]

Pretty amazing how self-aware Ed was. It's kinda sad...I bet he would have been a completley normal person if his mom didn't physically and mentally abuse him.

[@cc3184]

Nah. He said it was because of his mother that he killed women.

[@karleykathleen4945]

It's funny how people get manipulated by him as he explains how he manipulated others 😂

[@itscoolthough419]

I don’t think you know what manipulation means

[@TylerDurden-td2yg]

The point is to figure out what is real and what is not. And that is far from easy because you have to understand him on a very deep psychological level that might scare you for good.

[@RandallWhiskey]

U are just paranoid karley

[@genghiskhan7691]

If he was manipulating, what do u think is goal is then?

[@ilovemusic69420]

Ugh the actor (I think his name is Cameron Britton) who plays him in mindhunter is soo spot on perfect !

[@McGeeification]

Why is it that so many people feel they are qualified to pass judgment?

[@kobe51]

He ended his own evil and seemed to know what he was doing was wrong, all without the cliche religious conversion to Christianity. I found this slightly admirable. What internal conflict he suffered. Now, Justice is being served...sort of.

[@cashthecurator666]

Agreed. Even Jeffrey Dahmer, who was slightly remorseful, had no intention of giving up on his killing, because he was a selfish prick. Kemper is too, but at least he turned himself in to the police.

[@missionpupa]

@@cashthecurator666 he had been living with his mother for the rest of his life, he killed her and he just didnt know what to do. He clearly had no aim in life, but you seem to confuse this as guilt.

[@SaintsBro217]

@@cashthecurator666 Kemper isn't selfish. He's refused parole for decades, he knows he doesn't belong in society.

[@bennett2874]

egglot12 I have sympathy for him but not because of what he is saying because its all bullshit and the crying was fake but i tip my hat for him because guy is a clever fucker

[@psychinteresting727]

Because he WANTED people to find him admirable. You fell for his trap. He wanted to protect his ego so after killing his mother, and raping her dead body and mutilating her, he knew he would be ultimately connected to her death because who else would’ve killed her?? So he invited her best friend over and did the same. Then he called the police so HE could get credit for stopping himself. Never forget how important an ego is to a psychopath

[@kaltonian]

We're all the same you know, it's just a matter of self control which is a scary thought, somebody this intelligent makes it seem so easy, but you can also see that he is very aware of the pain he has and is causing to others as well as himself, his decisions to hand himself in also shows a level of normality

[@kennymartinez8613]

Why tf did his damn mother, allow him to live with her, knowing that he just previously slayed both his own grandparents, years before? That really boggles me...

[@MrValdac]

Honestly, I get the feeling his whole family was nuts.

[@kennymartinez8613]

That's insane. Didn't know that until you mentioned it here.

[@BlackflowerMuse]

This is so insane and interesting to see and hear.

[@ReaL0RazZ]

He makes more sense than some people I know.

[@omgitskaeli]

Whyyyyy do I enjoy him so much. He's so attractively intelligent.

[@b.ramquist8704]

+omgitskaeli Because some people are easily amused?

[@Night-Tid3]

Never ever trust a psychopath. They are good at manipulating people emotions.

[@rashtasticvoyage]

Because theres something wrong with you

[@suzzy1790]

Are you all there? Dipshit!

[@declyn14]

You are sick

[@qwandonto6397]

This man did tragic things but you cannot ignore when he talks about his mother, she was the ultimate sacrifice he yearned for and he found his salvation. I think the message we should take from this is to raise our youth better from the beginning, there is not such thing as a bad child, only bad parents

[@scotthall7307]

4:40 The way he says sauced is so out of place I love it.

[@dreadred92]

soused. it means drunk

[@davidca96]

He's very good at making you feel for him and excusing things. Not to where he claims its not his fault, but he makes it seem as though anyone in his situation would have done the same and its completely false. He is evil, plain and simple. I hope for his own sake he was able to truly be sorry for what he did and realize just how horrific it was. These types of people cannot be rehabilitated.

[@urirose3671]

People often say "they were born that way" because that makes them feel comfortable with society and doesn't make them face the reality that there are things we can do to help people. Now I don't know if he is lying or not, on the one hand he has nothing to gain at this point, he has already been convicted and we know he will not try to get out on parole in future, on the other hand people like him often to these things to feel in control and powerful and making people have sympathy for him is in some sense power or it could be about feeling loved which he never did and that's another sort of gain from his perspective but here's what makes me think it's all real, he isn't trying to get out, being as smart, sociopathic and with his life experience he must now how he can influence people and I'd wager he can get out on parole given the comment section and I'd also wager he knows that, yet he isn't trying to get out which indicates to me that he doesn't want to murder again because he could, if he wanted to. So currently I am inclined to believe him at least until he tries to get out on parole in which case I will reconsider.

[@bas_ee]

Yeah haha, he cut of his mothers head and fucked the head. No sympathy lol

[@zXJulianXz]

Everyone commenting saying he is lying, its hard to say yes or no. The fact is, he turned himself in, what's the reason for that? What does he gain by doing that? Logically it's hard to see what a serial killer might gain from that. Perhaps there is some hidden agenda, maybe a new game that he wants to play with the general public and the law, to see wether he can outsmart and lie to even the best police. So many possibilities.

[@Stephen-gl5wu]

The only reason a serial killer or sociopath will turn themselves in is for notoriety I don't see that here I think he turned himself in because he knew the game was up

[@robbie1079]

Julian Vlog attention

[@lamp2064]

Stephen assumptions

[@DJstuff-q5g]

He was backed in a corner. He just killed his mother and her friend. What's he gonna do? Call the cops and say a murderer did it? I think he felt relief, finally.

[@billdavis7577]

Daniel Fitzpatrick He doesn’t seem to have a lot of trade marks of traditional serial killers. I believe he wasn’t born a monster, but made into one through years of physical and mental abuse at the hands of mainly his mom. Hence is extreme hatred for women, as he said when he killed all those co eds in his head he was killing his mother over and over.

[@avarmauk]

After careful review we have decided to go with another nanny. Thanks for your time.

[@zachbartell843]

terrifying stuff. you can't trust a smart man who never grew past his first infatuation with his mommy.

[@hemsfeldcustardale4005]

Really powerful at 5:00.. You can literally feel how sorrowful and inadequate and useless he felt to his mother. This guy did some sick shit but I believe it 100% when he implies that all of his killings aside from his grandparents resemble his resentment of his mother.

[@aristotlestagiritis5292]

He may be faking his emotions to get others to empathize with him,or being truthful.I did feel bad for him on that bit

[@icepincess]

It’s faking. Seriously.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@aristotlestagiritis5292 It isn't fake. His display was genuine.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@aristotlestagiritis5292 It isn't fake. His display was genuine.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@icepincess Wrong.

[@BellicoseGhost]

He was lying at the point where he said: that's the 1st time I've thought of it in that way. His attempts to show remorse although quite believable are fake

[@BellicoseGhost]

@Tee psychology and his body language that show tells that indicates he is lying. a good example is when someone clears there throat when playing cards, it indicates that they are bluffing or have a good hand. However I'm sure you knew that all ready didn't you. Your such a smart chap. Thankyou door your wisdom.

[@lotharschmal7991]

@@BellicoseGhost Seems like armchair KZbin psychology to me

[@aresblanque9916]

@@BellicoseGhost lol you really believe you’re right that’s sad

[@natyreadsbooks2484]

The actor in Mindhunter is on point!

[@zharkoo]

By far the most chilling thing is how normal and even charismatic this guy looks

[@osomal4362]

Can imagine the pain you will forever feel for killing your mom or dad. Even if you didn't grow up the best way or was raised right you'll still feel that pain

[@Oozes_Dark]

I think Eddy’s so interesting because his particular brand of serial murder is in a way the easiest yo identify with. He’s an empathic and extremely logical person who’s neurological abnormality gives him awful impulses which he recognizes as irrational but can’t resist. Then when he acts on those impulses he feels guilt and repeatedly tells himself he won’t do it again. That cycle of impulse/addiction is so common in all of us and if we were wired a little differently we might just be fellating our mothers’ severed heads instead of shopping too much or doing drugs or whatever. That blurry neural line between his world and ours is fascinating.

[@summerhendrix5748]

I hate how even after knowing all the terrible things Ed did I still find him likable.

[@edwardstevens734]

Summer Hendrix your what’s wrong with the world buddy

[@SoopaFlinStoneX]

@@edwardstevens734 No, thats just why it makes Kemper interesting enough to put him in the show. Its in the video itself. He seems like a normal person...

[@BiblicalllyAccurateAngel]

I consider him the scariest serial killer because of that, he's the most deceiving and likeable out of all psychos I've seen. Not to mention he has the strength x brains combo which makes him one of the most dangerous as well.

[@edwardstevens734]

Wait till one of your family members are killed by one of these serial killers and let’s see if they are “likeable”. I get that he was smart in the brains and what not but nothing can be liked about him when you know the things he did to his victims, it’s cruel and the worst of what a human can do to another human. You guys are sick the ones who say he’s likeable imagine if his victims family seen the stuff you say about this guy, and imagine if he did this to one of your siblings, I’m sure your words would change.

[@edwardstevens734]

Or until you feel the same pain as these victims and feel the way they were tortured and killed then you can say he is “likeable”.

[@10000000milesforlove]

It'd be very hard to not like kemper... He's so honest, willing to open up and tell what happened.

[@formhubfar]

That was truly insightful and from the heart.

[@formhubfar]

A rare look into the mind of a broken child, I also had a domineering mother who was very hard on me, so I can relate.

[@harris473]

His mother did him a disservice. He was so intelligent and could’ve done anything. Just because she was messed up she messed this guy up. Doesn’t excuse his actions but a part of me feels that this could’ve been avoided if he was raised with a little love and guidance.

[@morganl9024]

Fascinated and horrified that people like this exist

[@Karl_Drogo55]

thanks to mom