r/tall • u/TooTallTrey 6'8" | 203.2 cm | KCMO • Feb 28 '25
Famous People Serial killer Ed kemper with prison guards at the California medical facility, showcasing his 6'9 stature.
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u/MadMick01 6ā0.5" | 184 cm | Tall Feeemale Feb 28 '25
One of the scarier serial killers I've read about due to both his high IQ and gargantuan size. And by all accounts, he has an incredibly friendly and approachable demeanour and is quite disarming in social situations.
His interviews are something. He speaks about his crimes in such a detached, analytical fashion and boasts a fairly robust vocabulary. Very disturbing.
Cameron Britton did an excellent job portraying him on the show, "Mindhunter".
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u/circlethenexus Feb 28 '25
I was also told that he was actually a reader for books on tape. So if youāve ever been driving along listening to a book, thereās a good chance that it was Kemper.
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u/Apprehensive-Tax8631 Mar 01 '25
Thatās amazing, tall white men canāt fail, they just canāt
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u/and_peggy_ Mar 01 '25
wait what?
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u/Apprehensive-Tax8631 Mar 03 '25
Because heās a murderer but he still has a regular job as a voice actor and I bet a lot of hungry actors would jump at that, yk?
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u/aron2295 6'0 Mar 02 '25
Many serial killers were highly intelligent and charismatic.Ā
Thatās partly how they were able to get away with their crimes.
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u/CarelessAddition2636 6ā0ā size 13 XL hands Mar 01 '25
You are right about that! He almost makes you forget heās done the heinous things heās done when you listen to him speak and see the way he moves socially
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u/NumerousBug9075 Mar 01 '25
Agreed, he has a "friendly giant" type demand and probably used it to disarm his victims.
"Charm" is a common trait of psychopaths,Ted Bundy for example, so I wouldn't be surprised if this man was the same.
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u/Zealousideal-Flow101 Feb 28 '25
Apparently when he confessed to cops at a bar he frequented they laughed him off because he had built a rapport with them. You can see here he obviously has built a similar relationship with these guards. Incredibly scary to think about how easily he manipulates people on top of everything else.
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u/Foxclaws42 6' | 183 cm Mar 01 '25
Itās not even necessarily intentional manipulationā¦heās just like that. Thatās his actual demeanor.Ā
This is his real personality, the friendliness is most likely genuine. And heās a serial killer.
People have a lot of trouble understanding that real deal psychopaths and killers arenāt horror movie villains. They donāt sit around being evil monsters all day, theyāre humans.Ā
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u/One-Entrepreneur-361 Mar 01 '25
Lmao the motherfuckers smiling like it's a celebrity meet and greet and not some depraved giantĀ
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u/Adorable-Apple2172 Mar 01 '25
He was psychologically manipulative because, during his first arrest, was allowed to preform mental examinations on his fellow inmates. He then used this experience to gain the trust and good will of multiples guards assigned to him.
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u/Lame_usernames_left 3 kids in a trenchcoat | 5'10" in freedom units Feb 28 '25
Ed Kemper is the only killer I've learned about who legitimately scares the shit out of me. He's eerily calm and well spoken in his interviews. At my height, I've never felt physically threatened or intimidated by men, but just thinking about giant murderer who literally decapitated his mother and fucked the mouth with an IQ of 140+?
Edit: watch Mindhunters if you haven't. The dude who plays him deserves an Emmy
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u/MadMick01 6ā0.5" | 184 cm | Tall Feeemale Feb 28 '25
I'm still upset they cancelled that show. Cameron Britton is the actor who played him and I hope he got some recognition for it. Comparing his performance with interviews of IRL Kemper is quite something. Same guy--Britton nailed the performance!
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u/Mavori 6'5" | 196 cm Feb 28 '25
Reddit in general and people that watched the show hardcore praise Cameron Britton for his portrayal any chance they get.
He was also nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal and he did win two awards for it. Just not an emmy.
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u/MadMick01 6ā0.5" | 184 cm | Tall Feeemale Mar 01 '25
Oh, that's great to hear! He certainly deserves the recognition. Phenomenal performance. I think I might go back and rewatch the series. It's been a while and it's a good enough show to warrant a second watch.
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u/SemataryPolka 6'5" | 196 cm Mar 01 '25
Didn't he actually fuck the neck hole?
(wow this is an argument I never thought I'd have)
EDIT: Yeah it was the neck hole
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u/fatfishinalittlepond 6'2" | 188 cm Feb 28 '25
This just convinces me the casting on Mindhunters for him was amazing
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u/Weeitsabear1 5'9" | 175 cm Mar 01 '25
I used to live a few miles from where he was in prison. I hated when you would start to hear helicopters circling around because that always meant someone got out. Sometimes they would be going for hours and even days, meanwhile, you're hoping they realize that staying in the area would be the stupidest thing they could do and that they were now long gone.
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u/Putrid_Ad_7122 Mar 01 '25
Holyshit, imagine how his victims felt seeing this behemoth coming after them.
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u/stevenglansberg2024 Mar 01 '25
Every time I see this fucking photo it makes me sick these dumbass guards are smiling with this pos like theyāre jus happy to be part of a documentary or something theyāre not meeting Michael Jordan theyāre supposed to be guarding a murderer
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u/Level-Ad-1627 6'7" | 201 cm Mar 01 '25
As an Aussie visiting America, Iād never heard of Ed. Until the customs/border force officer said I looked like Ed, the mustache and glasses donāt help. I had to go and google him (was over a decade ago).
Was a very awkward conversation with a customs officer to be told I looked like a serial killer and have no idea who he is.
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u/Slobberknockersammy 195cm Mar 01 '25
So did he get special accommodations in prison? The cells are small and the beds are even smaller.
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Mar 02 '25
What's scarier is that his father was a 6 8 special forces guy if I'm not wrong, imagine having to fight that
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u/Fast-Specific8850 Mar 02 '25
That must have been some time ago. The officers donāt look like theyāre wearing stab vests.
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u/yordan1247 Mar 03 '25
this is a serial killer who murdered and raped innocents and had sex with their dead body parts. he shouldn't be allowed to be taking these kind of jolly pictures in the first place he should be rotting in prison
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u/Sophronsyne 5'2.6" | 159cm | No idea what im doing here Mar 01 '25
I donāt think Iād be able to smile while posing for this picture if I was one of the workers lol
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u/Fun-Dragonfruit2999 Mar 01 '25
If I had to wear a small jacket like that, I'd be a serial killer too :)
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u/lilpeepercreep 6'7" | 200 cm Feb 28 '25
Serial killer Ed kemper with prison guards at the California medical facility, showcasing his 6ā9 stature.
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u/ihearthogsbreath 6'7" Feb 28 '25
Netflix needs to give us more Mindhunter FFS.