Episode 69: Making of a Monster - The Shoe Fetish Slayer part 3
“Research conducted on sexually motivated homicide revealed that over 1/3 of these crimes involved a sexually motivated burglary."
What makes a monster? How does a small child one day innocently discover a pair of women’s high heels and turn into one of the most sadistic and depraved serial killers in history? This episode unravels the layers of darkness beneath the childhood, deviant adolescence, and the disturbing and violent obsessions of the man who would become known as the Shoe Fetish Slayer.
Content Warnings: Serial Homicide, Abduction, Rape, Torture, Dismemberment, Necrophilia
Key Themes: Serial Killers, Lust Killers, Sadism, Criminal Profiles, Criminology, Psychopathy, Fetishes, Paraphilias
Resources:
If you or someone you know is suffering from issues of mental health, please reach out for help.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health - 1800-662-HELP 24/7 or visit samhsa.gov
If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual abuse, please reach out for help:
1.800.799.SAFE (7233), text START to 88788
Sexual assault - rainn.org 1800-656-HOPE
Research for Episode 69 includes:
Fetishistic Disorder - Mental Health Disorders - Merck Manual Consumer Version
Fetishistic Disorder Symptoms | Psych Central
Fetishistic Disorder | Psychology Today
Rule, A. (1983). Lust killer. Signet.
RadfordUniversity.Department of Psychology.JeromeBrudos
Sexually Motivated Homicide: Descriptive Characteristics and Empirical Evidence)
'Shoe Fetish Slayer" Jerry Brudos Took His Victims' Footwear
The relationship between serial sexual murder and autoerotic asphyxiation - ScienceDirect.