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Murder City: Santa Cruz, California, 1970 to 1973 - Part 3

Murder City: Santa Cruz, California, 1970 to 1973 - Part 3

Update: 2025-01-28
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In the early 1970s, the tranquil community of Santa Cruz, California, was shattered by a series of murders committed by two serial killers operating at the same time. Edmund Kemper, known as the "Co-ed Killer," murdered eight individuals, including six young women, his mother, and her friend, between May 1972 and April 1973. Simultaneously, Herbert Mullin embarked on his own killing spree in the same area, further terrorizing the residents. In this final episode of "Murder City," we delve into Santa Cruz's darkest period, exploring how law enforcement apprehended these predators and the chilling twist of their eventual incarceration as cellmates.
 
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Murray, Emerson, Murder Capital of the World, 2021. 
 
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Murder City: Santa Cruz, California, 1970 to 1973 - Part 3

Murder City: Santa Cruz, California, 1970 to 1973 - Part 3