Meet The Real Serial Killer Ed Kemper, Who Was Featured in David Fincher's Mindhunter
David Fincher's Mindhunter series was such an incredibly well made and fascinating show! One of the most memorable characters from the series was a serial killer named Edmund Kemper, who was interviewed multiple times by the FBI agents.
This character was played by actor Cameron Britton in the series, but Kemper is a real person that actually exists and is still alive today and spending his days imprisoned in the California Medical Facility.
If you're curious to know more about Kemper's history and his crimes, we have a documentary and extended interview for you to watch today that features the real Kemper talking about his crimes and they are really quite chilling to watch. The video also shows us that Britton did a fantastic job bringing this killer to life for the series. He nailed all those creepy manerisms.
I came across the video in an article on Vulture that explores Kemper and they offer the following info:
Kemper is six-foot-nine and reportedly has an IQ of 145. When he was 15, he murdered both of his grandparents and was sent to the criminally insane unit of the Atascadero State Hospital, where he was held until his release at age 21. If you’ve seen Mindhunter, you know what happened next: From May 1972 to April 1973, Kemper kidnapped and killed at least eight more people — including six college students, his abusive mother, and his mother’s friend — dismembering and defiling their bodies in ways too horrible to mention here. During his 1973 trial, Kemper requested “death by torture” as punishment for his crimes; he was ultimately convicted for eight counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the California Medical Facility.
You can watch the videos below:
