but things weren t too good there. and he s had these flashbacks of his mother as well as his old man that, you know, pretty much didn t want anything to do with him at that point in time. so he decides he s gonna kill. - one day while his grandfather was at the grocery store, kemper shot and murdered his grandmother. he couldn t bear the idea of his grandfather finding his dead wife, so kemper shot him in the back of the head. - the police come. they ask him, you know, why did you do it? and his remark was, i just wanted to see what it felt like to kill grandma. - after kemper was convicted for the murder of his grandparents, he was brought to atascadero, which is a mental hospital for the criminally insane. - 15 year old ed was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. he was committed for six years, during which time, he makes a positive impression on the staff at the facility. upon his release, his records were sealed in juvenile court, meaning he could live, work, and be free.