Jerry Brudos

Jerry Brudos
Brudos under arrest in 1969
Background information
Birth nameJerome Henry Brudos
Also known asThe Lust Killer
The Shoe Fetish Slayer
Born(1939-01-31)January 31, 1939
Webster, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 2006(2006-03-28) (aged 67)
Salem, Oregon, U.S.
ConvictionLife imprisonment (×3)[1]
Killings
Number of victims4
Span of killingsJanuary 26, 1968–April 23, 1969
CountryUnited States
State(s)Oregon[2]
Motive
  • Lust
  • Domination
  • Possession
Date apprehendedMay 29, 1969

Jerome Henry "Jerry" Brudos (January 31, 1939 – March 28, 2006) was an American serial killer and necrophile. He was known as the Lust Killer and the Shoe Fetish Slayer. He committed the kidnap, rape, and murder of four young women between 1968 and 1969 in Salem, Oregon.

Brudos died of liver cancer in prison in Salem, Oregon on March 28, 2006 at the age of 67.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ramsland, Katherine (January 1, 2015). "The Fetish Killer". crimelibrary.org. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ Ressler & Schachtman 1992, p. 306.
  3. ↑ "Oregon's Longest-held Prisoner Dies of Natural Causes". The World. March 29, 2006. Retrieved April 29, 2025.


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