Serial Killers & Murderous Minds Meets Betrayal | Ed Kemper Part 1 | BONUS

About this episode

The episode explores the crimes of Ed Kemper, a notorious serial killer, through a collaboration with Andrea Gunning.

In a special collaboration episode, Andrea Gunning joins Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Engels on Serial Killers & Murderous Minds to break down the crimes of Ed Kemper, who murdered at least six young women who accepted rides from him while hitchhiking in the 1970s. His violence traced back to a childhood marked by abuse, abandonment, and early cruelty toward animals and family. After killing his grandparents at 15 and years in a psychiatric facility, Kemper returned to society having learned exactly how to manipulate the people meant to stop him, including the doctors evaluating him. To hear more, follow Serial Killers & Murderous Minds: https://pod.link/1769285458 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Vanessa Richardson, Dr. Engels

Guest: Andrea Gunning

Topics covered

• serial killers
• true crime
• psychology
• manipulation
• abuse
• murder

Keywords

• Ed Kemper
• serial killer
• hitchhiking murders
• psychological manipulation
• childhood abuse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

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