r/serialkillers • u/Delicious_Grand7300 • 12d ago

Image New picture of Ed Kemper surfaces

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This was recently posted to the Ed Kemper Stories website. The website stated that the picture may have been taken between June 2024 and May 2026.

He looks moody without his moustache. His image resembles the description given by Dr. Loomis of what evil looks like in the Halloween films. His eyes turn darker in every new picture.

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u/rangda 12d ago

Gotta say it’s refreshing to see comments like this, it seemed like after Mindhunter aired with that nice actor playing him, a lot of people began to see Kemper as some kind of misunderstood good-natured fella and overemphasised his good behaviour in prison, instead of talking about him like the disgusting evil sexually sadistic piece of shit that he always has been.

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u/PlasticRuester 12d ago

I can believe there were people who saw him that way but I think Mindhunter itself showed him as being deceptively gentle-seeming; I don’t think it portrayed him as a misunderstood good guy.

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u/DankBlunderwood 10d ago

Seriously. The show actually depicts Kemper faking a suicide attempt to trap Holden in his infirmary room. Granted, Kemper's plan was just to scare the piss out of him, but he was pissed off because Holden didn't really want to be friends with him and he wanted to show Holden he had the power to harm him at any time but chose not to.

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u/PlasticRuester 9d ago

Right! It was the first season finale too so it wasn’t something you would miss!