S1 Ep16: Edmund Kemper, The Co-ed Killer

Helen Anderson and Danni Howard finish the series with a killer of enormous proportions… literally. At a staggering height of 6”7, ‘Big Ed’ is one of the most violent and messed up killers of the century. After murdering his grandparents aged just 15 years old, Edmund went on to kill dozens of University students before exacting revenge on his estranged mother in one of the worst ways imaginable. Expect sinister beginnings, another tale of reformation gone seriously wrong, and one of the most gruesome ends Helen and Danni have ever seen.

Devils in The Dark contains graphic details of sexual assault and violence and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.  

00:00 - Introduction

07:13 - Where Edmund’s story begins

13:04 - Edmund vs. the family cats

16:01 - Edmund is sent away to his grandparents

16:32 - Edmund murders his grandparents

17:40 - The sealing of Edmund’s criminal record

21:12 - Edmund gets in a motorbike accident

22:54 - The murders of Mary Anne Pesce and Anita Lechessa

28:45 - The murder of Aiko Koo

35:55 - Forest Schall speaks about the murder of his sister, Cindy Schall

38:40 - The murders of Rosalind Heather Thorpe and Allison Liu

40:36 - Edmund frequents The Jury Room bar to get the inside track

42:05 - A diligent gun clerk raises the alarm

45:24 - Edmund murders his mother

48:46 - The murder of Sara Taylor Hallet

49:24- Edmund goes on the run, but it doesn’t quite go to plan

52:32 - The trial of Edmund Kemper

54:48 - Outro

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