“Bill Tench: There's nothing behind Kemper's eyes. It's like standing near a black hole. Holden Ford: Right. Bill Tench: And he thinks we're his friends. Well, he thinks you're his friend. Which makes you a pretty great FBI agent.”Tagged: Edmund Kemper, dead eyes, FBI Agent
“Bill Tench: I'm sorry, Ed, do you mean that violence in the movies drove you to kill those women? Edmund Kemper: No. My point is, in reality it doesn't work the way you expect. When you stab somebody they're supposed to fall dead. They go, 'Oh,' and they fall dead, right? Bill Tench: Right. Edmund…”Tagged: Edmund Kemper, Movie Violence, Stabbing
“Holden Ford: So you're saying you don't think this, us interviewing these killers, is crazy? Wendy Carr: Just the opposite. I mean, crazy in the way that anyone with a truly new idea is crazy. But no. Holden Ford: Wow, OK. That's a relief. That hasn't really been the feedback we've gotten so far.…”Tagged: killers, crazy, Feedback
“Holden Ford: Actually, Debbie's the first girl I've really dated-dated since high school. Bill Tench: Dated-dated. Holden Ford: Yeah. Bill Tench: My wife's the first woman I've married-married.”Tagged: dated-dated, married-married
“[last lines] Holden Ford: So what are you teaching? Wendy Carr: Um, I'm teaching a class on the intersection of sociopathy and fame. People like, um, Andy Warhol, Jim Morrison. Their celebrity becomes the only thing they need to sustain their ego. Bill Tench: Nixon was a sociopath. Wendy Carr: Very…”Tagged: Sociopath, Richard Nixon, Jim Morrison, Andy Warhol, White House