You may have watched the Netflix series Mindhunter and wondered who the real-life killers behind the compelling FBI drama were. One of the murderous sociopaths profiled in 2017’s season one was none other than Oregon’s own Jerry Brudos.
Brudos as depicted in Netflix’s Mindhunter, 2017. / Image via / Netflix Jerry Brudos was responsible for the horrific deaths of four women in the Salem, Oregon area between 1968 and 1969.
Dubbed “The Lust Killer” by author Ann Rule and “Shoe Fetish Slayer”, Brudos’ crime spree shocked the nation when he was apprehended in early ’69. Perhaps the most morbidly fascinating aspect of serial killers and true crime is what drives someone to kill, presumably for fun
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