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Edmund Kemper
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  • Early life
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  • “Co-Ed Killer”
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The “Co-Ed Killer” “Big Ed” Edmund Kemper III, noticeably taller than the police officers around him, is escorted down a hallway by law enforcement and officials.
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Edmund Kemper: References & Edit History

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  • Nick Tabor

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  • Amy Tikkanen

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