“[Serial killer Herbert Mullin] had a habit of singing and bothering people when somebody tried to watch TV, so I threw water on him to shut him up. Then, when he was a good boy, I'd give him peanuts. Herbie liked peanuts. That was effective, because pretty soon he asked permission to sing. That's called behavior modification treatment.”
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Kemper spent years in lockup with fellow California serial killer Herbert Mullin.
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