I met him when I was locked up in Vacaville.💯 He was hella nice. Everyone liked him. He told me that he took a Severed hand to a movie theater and put it on the shoulder of someone’s seat. 💯 I didn’t even know that it was this same person until a few years ago seeing a documentary and saying I know him from somewhere.😂💯
Bay Area resident here and it's weird how the Sonoma Hitchhiker killings were swept under the rug. They happened in the 70's, same time as Ed Kemper, only 100 miles north or less, and I never heard of them until about 6 months ago ! I grew up in the 80's and it was NEVER spoken about, the Sheriff and DA told the press to bury the story for some unknown reason. He was never caught, but they think it was a high school teacher.
When I was a teenager in the Bay Area In the early 70s I remember my dad telling my big sister not to hitchhike because of this guy and maybe to all the girls killed around Santa Rosa a little earlier.
That was such an insane time back then. I guess it is today as well, but yes, the craziness never stops. Plus, Santa Rosa has had its own "Hitchhiker Killer," which I plan to visit and cover in a future video. Thanks for watching!
My dad and I rented the upstairs unit of the house for a year maybe 2 or 3 years ago. Really central spot and the neighbors were very nice but it would freak me out when people would stop their cars outside and just take pictures of our house often with us in the frame.
Right on! Living above Ed Kemper's old house must have been an experience like no other. Hope I didn't freak anyone out while I was recording this from outside the home.
This was a crazy town back then - there was another serial killer about the same time - Herbert Mullin. He killed four members of the Ohta family and their friend. The two daughters were away, but Mullin killed Dr. Ohta, his wife and two sons. It was horrible. I went to a doctor in Dr. Ohta's group practice and they had a beautiful atrium garden built in his family's memory. Then came Kemper, and even the DA, Peter Chang, called this beautiful little town the "murder capital" of the country. Scary!
I was not in Santa Cruz in the 70's but I have heard some amazingly wild stories. I'll be putting together stories on both Hervert Mullin and John Linley Frazier in the future. Please check back for more! Thanks!
It was John Linley Frazier that clipped the Ohta family. Herbert Mullin was a schizophrenic that killed random people because God told him that he (God) would send a huge Earth Quake to drop California into the sea if Mullin didn’t continue to make Human Sacrifices to appease God
Even Crazier than you think .... Mullin was another serial killer operating independently from Kemper - Mullin was killing people in the Felton area around the same time. ANOTHER wacko named John Linley Frazier killed the Ohta family as well as Dr Ohta's co worker all at once a few years before Kemper and Mullin were active. So yeah 3 separate psychopaths at the same time in the same town.
I took a class on Film Noir at San Jose State. Even there, just 30 miles away from all these murders with discussion about California as a film noir location, my professor had never heard of it being called the "murder capital of the world." Santa Cruz County offered a lot of places for bodies to go missing. Ocean dumping of course, but there are sand dunes IN THE MOUNTAINS and plenty of abandoned areas. The woods are so vast and so healthy that there are probably many bodies that will never be found. Granted, many of them are junkies who OD'd out in the woods because they have nowhere to go, but it's still a creepy thought when I'm hiking around. I always hated going into the woods at night.
It's pretty wild how many serial killers were operating in the same area around the same time! I'll be doing more videos on all of them so please check back soon. Thanks!
I think if I was blind I would prefer listening to a serial killer's narration of a novel over not experiencing the novel at all. Of course, nowadays we have AI to do this job though, I guess.
Back in the 90's my x boyfriend and I filmed all over the Bay Area , Santa Cruz, Alameda, and that house in Aptos making a documentary about "Big Ed". I tried to get in but the owners chased me away. I used to keep my horse at a ranch in Eden Canyon right by where they found 2 of Ed's victims. I wrote him and still have his letter he replied back. I guess I was a little obsessed with this case since I followed it for so many decades. Sorry the film was lost ages ago or I'd share it with you.
In the late 1990s, I knew a girl who rented a room in the upstairs unit. We were both only a few years old when all this went down, so we were unaware of the building's history. After she moved in and got settled, the girl she was renting from told her, "by the way, some bad things happened here." She didn't ask questions, but, needless to say, the place never felt right. A few weird things happened, but they were most likely our imaginations. Still a creepy place. She only stayed about six months.
When my father and I rented this place a few years ago they didn’t tell us. When he found out my dad confronted the owners and they just told him, “At least the house has a story.”
In the beginning your standing at the top of that somewhat hidden staircase going down that’s off of seacliff drive right ?? I lived on seacliff for 7 years . Most of my 20s
I met him when I was locked up in Vacaville.💯 He was hella nice. Everyone liked him. He told me that he took a Severed hand to a movie theater and put it on the shoulder of someone’s seat. 💯 I didn’t even know that it was this same person until a few years ago seeing a documentary and saying I know him from somewhere.😂💯
That is a wild story! LOL, The hand part is unforgettable! Thank you for sharing.
@ the crazy part is I always thought his name was Ned Kemper. Lol 😂 I was hella young then so it hits different now.💯😆
Bay Area resident here and it's weird how the Sonoma Hitchhiker killings were swept under the rug. They happened in the 70's, same time as Ed Kemper, only 100 miles north or less, and I never heard of them until about 6 months ago ! I grew up in the 80's and it was NEVER spoken about, the Sheriff and DA told the press to bury the story for some unknown reason. He was never caught, but they think it was a high school teacher.
Sounds like a story I want to cover!
The ones around mt tamalpais??
@@KeyDyer Absolutely. I'll be covering the Trailside Killer for sure
@@KeyDyer No, that was David Carpenter. This is a different guy.
@@BayAreaBabylon415 YES, PLEASE !!!!!
I remember this … not the details but I remember how scary this time was for everyone. Thanks for this video.
Great video you've put together. 👍
Thank you! Much more to come. Please check back.
When I was a teenager in the Bay Area In the early 70s I remember my dad telling my big sister not to hitchhike because of this guy and maybe to all the girls killed around Santa Rosa a little earlier.
That was such an insane time back then. I guess it is today as well, but yes, the craziness never stops. Plus, Santa Rosa has had its own "Hitchhiker Killer," which I plan to visit and cover in a future video. Thanks for watching!
My dad and I rented the upstairs unit of the house for a year maybe 2 or 3 years ago. Really central spot and the neighbors were very nice but it would freak me out when people would stop their cars outside and just take pictures of our house often with us in the frame.
Right on! Living above Ed Kemper's old house must have been an experience like no other. Hope I didn't freak anyone out while I was recording this from outside the home.
This was a crazy town back then - there was another serial killer about the same time - Herbert Mullin. He killed four members of the Ohta family and their friend. The two daughters were away, but Mullin killed Dr. Ohta, his wife and two sons. It was horrible. I went to a doctor in Dr. Ohta's group practice and they had a beautiful atrium garden built in his family's memory. Then came Kemper, and even the DA, Peter Chang, called this beautiful little town the "murder capital" of the country. Scary!
I was not in Santa Cruz in the 70's but I have heard some amazingly wild stories. I'll be putting together stories on both Hervert Mullin and John Linley Frazier in the future. Please check back for more! Thanks!
It was John Linley Frazier that clipped the Ohta family. Herbert Mullin was a schizophrenic that killed random people because God told him that he (God) would send a huge Earth Quake to drop California into the sea if Mullin didn’t continue to make Human Sacrifices to appease God
Frazier murdered the Ohta family, Mullin shot and killed several people trying to prevent an earthquake
Even Crazier than you think .... Mullin was another serial killer operating independently from Kemper - Mullin was killing people in the Felton area around the same time. ANOTHER wacko named John Linley Frazier killed the Ohta family as well as Dr Ohta's co worker all at once a few years before Kemper and Mullin were active. So yeah 3 separate psychopaths at the same time in the same town.
I took a class on Film Noir at San Jose State. Even there, just 30 miles away from all these murders with discussion about California as a film noir location, my professor had never heard of it being called the "murder capital of the world."
Santa Cruz County offered a lot of places for bodies to go missing. Ocean dumping of course, but there are sand dunes IN THE MOUNTAINS and plenty of abandoned areas. The woods are so vast and so healthy that there are probably many bodies that will never be found. Granted, many of them are junkies who OD'd out in the woods because they have nowhere to go, but it's still a creepy thought when I'm hiking around. I always hated going into the woods at night.
Geez… how did I even stay alive in the 70’s, I chose to live in all these places with serial killers
It's pretty wild how many serial killers were operating in the same area around the same time! I'll be doing more videos on all of them so please check back soon. Thanks!
@@BayAreaBabylon415 I really look forward to your future videos!
Right??? I was in S.F. at Broderick and Lombard 1973. Eerie times
@@candicerossiter5938 Santa Cruz, Berkeley and Sonoma County for me - glad we’re still here!
My childhood -
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The thought of the killer narrating novels for the blind is beyond chilling.
It's wild, right? I'm a big audiobook listener, so now I'm wondering whether I've listened to his narration before.
@@BayAreaBabylon415 makes me wonder if it is word for word or maybe some embellishments happen along the way.
I think if I was blind I would prefer listening to a serial killer's narration of a novel over not experiencing the novel at all. Of course, nowadays we have AI to do this job though, I guess.
Back in the 90's my x boyfriend and I filmed all over the Bay Area , Santa Cruz, Alameda, and that house in Aptos making a documentary about "Big Ed". I tried to get in but the owners chased me away. I used to keep my horse at a ranch in Eden Canyon right by where they found 2 of Ed's victims. I wrote him and still have his letter he replied back. I guess I was a little obsessed with this case since I followed it for so many decades. Sorry the film was lost ages ago or I'd share it with you.
I lived there for 13 years found some creppy stuff under the house
Chased you away? Lol
@@mrjrsantana777 You lived at the Ord Apartments? What did you find???
You can rerecord the journey again.
Your a creep
Thanks for having me edit this! :)
I lived in Aptos in the late 70s. It was a great little seaside town.
Wow, you were there when all this happened! 1970's Santa Cruz was a wild place and had 3 serial killers at that time.
You are a great storyteller - and your editing is great!
Thank you so much! Truly appreciated.
Alameda?! Wow... great story telling 👏🏼
Thanks! Yes, Kemper lived there for a short time. He even had a girlfriend who lived close by.
@BayAreaBabylon415 lived in Alameda some time myself... keep up the great work!
Much appreciated! You'll be seeing Alameda for an upcoming video I just filmed there about Jim Morrison when he lived there. Please check back!
@@BayAreaBabylon415 🤯
Stand in front of a house with a barking dog to narrate a story, nope, bad idea. Sadly made the video unwatchable.
He's standing in their driveway, how disrespectful.
I wonder if the people who rent or bought his house are aware of what happened there
In the late 1990s, I knew a girl who rented a room in the upstairs unit. We were both only a few years old when all this went down, so we were unaware of the building's history. After she moved in and got settled, the girl she was renting from told her, "by the way, some bad things happened here." She didn't ask questions, but, needless to say, the place never felt right. A few weird things happened, but they were most likely our imaginations. Still a creepy place. She only stayed about six months.
I used to live in Aptos, and I hadn’t heard about this!
When my father and I rented this place a few years ago they didn’t tell us. When he found out my dad confronted the owners and they just told him, “At least the house has a story.”
@@SlugWalkHe should have sued them.
In the beginning your standing at the top of that somewhat hidden staircase going down that’s off of seacliff drive right ?? I lived on seacliff for 7 years . Most of my 20s
Yes! Totally correct. Nice job!
Walk my dogs past his house all the time. I feel for the folks that live there and wonder if they know.
and how does it feels to pass by his home?
dont let the guy out.
Indeed. He was just denied parole again last June
That place is so beautiful to have such a terrible history.
Very true, indeed....
Brooo the eyes edit triggered my trypophobia HARD 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I used to live in Aptos and am a Cabrillo College alum
Aptos is such a cool little town. Its so crazy that Ed Kemper used to reside there.
im 3rd Generation Santa Cruz..... i got married at that courthouse hahaha and our photos are right in front of that seal outside.
Thats one of the many many reasons I love the Bay Area ... you sometimes never know what took place at any given location.
So because a cop did not violate this man civil rights he’s the blame for the murders
Sooooooo, like someone lives in that apt? eakk
Yes, Indeed they do.
Your sympathetic tone towards a killer is incredibly suspicious
😂
Loose all silly fill in pics oh never mind do what u want I personally can’t stand those I just won’t watch or sub.
Oh no, how can be continue his videos and life now knowing you're not gonna watch or sub😂
Who cares 😂