Edward Kemper was first eligible for parole in 1979 but was obviously denied. He had additional (unsuccessful) hearings in 1980, 1981, and 1982 but waived his right to one in 1985. He was again denied at his 1988 hearing, where he said, ‘society is not ready in any shape or form for me. I can’t fault them for that.’

In 1991 and 1994 he was again denied parole and waived his right to a hearing in both 1997 and in 2002. His next time in front of the board was in 2007, which he attended but was once again denied. About the decision to keep Kemper incarcerated, Prosecutor Ariadne Symons said, ‘we don’t care how much of a model prisoner he is because of the enormity of his crimes.’ Kemper waived his right to a hearing again in 2012 and was denied parole in 2017. His next hearing will be later in 2024.