Vince Kemper

Vince Kemper

Background

Vince Kemper is ticket seller at Ruby's Drive-In in Dade County, Florida. He was a member of the Dade County Gang and ended up in prison.

During the events of Ruby (1977) played by Stuart Whitman

In Florida in 1935, Ruby Claire and Nicky park their car near the swamp and get out. Shortly after another car with Vince, Jess, Louie, Barney, Avery and Jake pulls up. Nicky is then shot dead by them. Ruby runs to Nicky and goes into labor.

Sixteen years later, Vince is selling tickets at the entrance of the theater when Lila June and 1st Man are told to hurry up and pay. Herbie and Pick-Up Man's Wife drive up and Vince catches them trying to sneak in their son in the bed of the truck. The patrons start honking their horns and Ruby drives to the theater. She opens the door to the projection booth and finds Jess dead hanging from the ceiling by film strips. Vince walks in and Ruby tells him to cut Jess down and start the movie again. Vince goes to Ruby's house and thinks they should call the cops, but she tells him to just dump Jess' body. Ruby yells at Leslie Claire to leave and Vince enters the room. Ruby tells him that Nicky is back and later has a nightmare of the night Nicky was killed. The next day, Vince goes looking for Leslie and sees Louie's body. During the evening, Ruby and Vince drive to the swamp and during the drive, Ruby tells Vince that she plans on putting Leslie in a mental institution. They then dump Jess and Louie's bodies in the swamp. Dr. Keller stops by the theater and Vince asks him if it is true that he can communicate with spirits. Vince tells him that a spirit is trying to kill the old gang. Donny asks Vince if he can have a long break and Vince tells him yes. Vince introduces Dr. Keller to Ruby and Leslie comes into the room and rubs Dr. Keller's hand against her face and then bites his hand. Dr. Keller senses something in the room that is angry.

Ruby does a performance for Dr. Keller and as she is staring at Leslie, Leslie's face changes to Nicky's. Dr. Keller starts asking questions and Ruby gets upset and goes to her room. The next morning Dr. Keller asks Vince about Leslie and thinks she is the key to what is happening. Dr, Keller thinks Leslie is fighting back, because she knows Ruby wanted to send her away. He tells Ruby and Vince that he wants to try and hypnotize Leslie. He hypnotizes her and Leslie starts to speak. He asks her to think about things in her past and Ruby's face suddenly has bullet holes in it and then they disappear. At the theater, Donny drives up with Lila June and tells Vince that he told Lila June that his uncle could get her into movies. Dr. Keller calls Vince and tells him to get away from the theater. Vince sees Nicky's apparition and a sudden wind storm hits the theater. Vince takes a couple's car and tries to drive out of the theater, and the storm forces him to crash the car. Dr. Keller runs to Vince and tells him that the ghost of Nicky is in the house. They hear Leslie screaming and find her back to her normal self. Dr. Keller tells Vince that Ruby is gone. Ruby is walking near the swamp when she sees Nicky and walks with him towards the swamp. Vince tries to stop her, but Dr. Keller tells him it is what Ruby wants. Ruby is then pulled into the water by Nicky who drowns her.