Who Is Edmund Kemper?
Edmund Kemper was born in Santa Cruz, California in 1948. Edmund was born into a dysfunctional family and his parents divorced when he was nine years old. After his parents’ divorce, Edmund lived with his mother who grotesquely mistreated him. Edmund’s mother employed an authoritarian parenting style and punished him with severe punishments when he failed to meet her standards. For instance, Edmund’s mother locked him in the basement for significant periods of time. Edmund’s harsh punishments left him with feelings of inadequacy and a deep hatred towards his mother (Wright & Hensley, 2003).
Kemper began displaying abnormal behavior at an early age. At the age of seven, Edmund decapitated his sister’s dolls and fantasized that he was being …show more content…
Two years after being released, Edmund Kemper killer two female college students who were hitchhiking to Fresno State University. Kemper drove the pair to a secluded location and murdered them with a hunting knife. Kemper decapitated the corpses and engaged in necrophilia with the severed heads and corpses (Healey, 2005). Between May of 1972 and February of 1973, Edmund continued to target and kill female hitchhikers in California. In total, Edmund Kemper killed six female college students, earning him the moniker “The Co-ed Killer.” As with his first two victims, Kemper killed his victim with a knife and decapitated them. After decapitating his victims, Edmund engaged in necrophilia with the severed heads and corpses of his victims (Barret, …show more content…
According to Bartol & Bartol (2011), individuals who commit crime on a consistent basis experience lower levels of autonomic arousal while non-offenders exhibit normal levels of autonomic arousal. Individuals who exhibit normal levels of autonomic arousal experience normal levels of fear and anxiety and are pushed to socialize with their peers in order to prevent social isolation. Individuals who experience low levels of autonomic arousal, however, experience lower levels of fear and anxiety and often seek stimulation through antisocial
Kemper began displaying abnormal behavior at an early age. At the age of seven, Edmund decapitated his sister’s dolls and fantasized that he was being …show more content…
Two years after being released, Edmund Kemper killer two female college students who were hitchhiking to Fresno State University. Kemper drove the pair to a secluded location and murdered them with a hunting knife. Kemper decapitated the corpses and engaged in necrophilia with the severed heads and corpses (Healey, 2005). Between May of 1972 and February of 1973, Edmund continued to target and kill female hitchhikers in California. In total, Edmund Kemper killed six female college students, earning him the moniker “The Co-ed Killer.” As with his first two victims, Kemper killed his victim with a knife and decapitated them. After decapitating his victims, Edmund engaged in necrophilia with the severed heads and corpses of his victims (Barret, …show more content…
According to Bartol & Bartol (2011), individuals who commit crime on a consistent basis experience lower levels of autonomic arousal while non-offenders exhibit normal levels of autonomic arousal. Individuals who exhibit normal levels of autonomic arousal experience normal levels of fear and anxiety and are pushed to socialize with their peers in order to prevent social isolation. Individuals who experience low levels of autonomic arousal, however, experience lower levels of fear and anxiety and often seek stimulation through antisocial