He called himself a photographer.

But what Jerry Brudos was really capturing… was control.

In The Oregon Lust Killer – Part One, we trace the disturbing evolution of a man whose quiet suburban life hid a violent obsession. From a childhood twisted by resentment and shame, to his escalating fixation on women’s shoes, underwear, and power — this episode dives deep into the making of a predator.

Then, in 1968, nineteen-year-old Linda Kay Slawson knocked on his door selling encyclopedias.

She never walked back out.

This is where the murders began.

This is where the Pacific Northwest’s most disturbing story takes shape.

🎙️ Shadows in the Pines – True Crime from the Pacific Northwest.

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Because the shadows… remember.