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The Co-Ed Killer: Mind of a Monster

The Co-Ed Killer: Mind of a Monster

Behind the smile of a gentle giant, lies a mind twisted by violence and a thirst for terror.

2021 · 126 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary, Crime

In 1972 Santa Cruz, Calif., police fear multiple serial killers are operating at the same time, as human remains wash upon the shores of the seaside community; victims include children, students, pedestrians and hitchhikers. The story and reality of Edmund Kemper, the "Co-Ed Killer" who appears to be a gentle giant who offers rides to young female hitchhikers but is actually a perverted monster with a tormented childhood and dark sexual fantasies.

Directed by Johnny Burke

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