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Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

SERIAL KILLER: "The Shoe Fetish Slayer” Pt. 1

Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

Crime House

True Crime

4.5713 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Before he became one of Oregon’s most notorious serial killers, Jerry Brudos was a troubled boy with dark desires—and a violent need for control. In this episode, we explore his childhood trauma, disturbing sexual fixations, and his chilling transformation from outcast to predator.

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0:00.0

Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore.

0:12.8

Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders.

0:21.5

They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories.

0:26.3

It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends.

0:29.8

Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:47.3

Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House.

0:50.3

According to the psychiatrist Carl Jung,

0:53.3

everyone has a shadow side.

0:55.9

It's where our secret desires live, those parts of us we don't show the rest of the world,

1:01.0

which makes sense we all have thoughts and fantasies we prefer to keep private.

1:06.9

Jerry Brutus was no exception.

1:09.9

On the outside, he was a perfectly normal husband, father, and electrical engineer.

1:15.4

But on the inside, his shadow side, Jerry concealed extremely dark desires, namely that he dreamed of controlling women, possessing them, hurting them.

1:29.4

And when Jerry decided to unleash his shadow side on the world, the consequences were deadly. The human mind is powerful.

1:50.4

It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate.

1:55.9

But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable.

1:59.7

This is Killer Minds, a crimehouse original. I'm Vanessa

2:03.6

Richardson. And I'm Dr. Tristan Ingalls. Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest

2:10.0

minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer. Crime House is made possible by you. Please rate, review, and follow Killer Minds. To enhance your listening experience with ad-free early access to each two-part series and bonus content, subscribe to Crimehouse Plus on Apple Podcasts.

2:29.3

A warning, this episode contains depictions of sexual assault, necrophilia, and murder.

2:36.0

Listener discretion is advised.

2:38.0

Today we'll begin our deep dive into Jerry Brutus,

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