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Serial Killers

: The Method and Madness of Monsters

A comprehensive examination into the frightening history of serial homicide—including information on America’s most prolific serial killers such as: “Co-ed Killer” Ed Kemper • The BTK Killer • “Highway Stalker” Henry Lee Lucas • Monte Ralph R

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Edmund Kemper (4)

“The head trip fantasies were a bit like a trophy. You know, the head is where everything is at, the brain, eyes, mouth. That's the person. I remember being told as a kid, you cut off the head and the body dies. The body is nothing after the head is cut off ... well, that's not quite true, there's a…”

— Edmund Kemper, amazon.com

Tagged: Serial Killers, Decapitation

“[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 ca…”

— Edmund Kemper, amazon.com

Tagged: Serial Killers, Herbert Mullin, Peanuts, Behavior Modification Treatment

“The original purpose was gone...It wasn't serving any physical or real or emotional purpose. It was just a pure waste of time….Emotionally, I couldn't handle it much longer. Toward the end there, I started feeling the folly of the whole damn thing, and at the point of near exhaustion, near collapse,…”

— Edmund Kemper, amazon.com

Tagged: Serial Killers, Exhaustion, Collapse

“Appx. 5:15 A.M. Saturday. No need for her to suffer any more at the hands of this horrible 'murderous Butcher'. It was quick—asleep—the way I wanted it. Not sloppy and incomplete, gents. Just a 'lack of time'. I got things to do!!!”

— Edmund Kemper, amazon.com

Tagged: Serial Killers, Confessions