How Childhood Abuse by His Mother Created the Shoe Fetish Slayer

Jerry Brudos’ hatred for women manifested itself in twisted ways.

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The long-term adverse effect of childhood abuse on a person’s mental health is well documented across a plethora of research.

However, what kind of experiences and upbringing could be so twisted that they lead a child to develop a fetish for women’s shoes at the tender age of 5? What kind of mental impact could lead a child to steal underwear from female neighbors at an age where most kids barely have sexual awareness.

What kind of a person would such a child grow up to become and how would it impact his social behavior, especially towards women?

Jerry Brudos was a living example of how troubled childhood can make irreversible damage to a person’s psychology and the dire consequences that can occur as a result.

Jerry Brudos was an American serial killer, known to have murdered at least four women following a shockingly weird modus operandi that would give him the names of The Shoe Fetish Slayer or The Lust Killer.

Early life and the seeds of a violent future

Jerry Brudos was born in South Dakota in 1939 and was the younger of two sons. Trouble…