The Fetish Killer

Jerry Brudos

Jerome Brudos' three life sentences ended on March 28, 2006, at the age of 67, as reported in Salem, Oregon's Statesman Journal.� The longest-incarcerated inmate (almost 37 years) at Oregon State Penitentiary was thought to have died from natural causes.�

When Brudos pled guilty in mid-1969 to the strangulation murders of three young women, he was convicted and imprisoned.� Apparently, states Salem-news.com, crime writer Ann Rule, who authored the only book about Brudos, predicted he'd be in prison for about 36 years.

A model prisoner and computer expert, Brudos held out hope for release, going before the parole board at regular intervals and insisting he was no longer a danger to society.� However, he never expressed remorse for his crimes, blaming his lethal act on his mother's abuse.� At times, he even recanted his confessions and said he was not guilty.� Yet he'd also admitted that killing had relieved stress.

Although he was denied parole, over the years he received privileges in the prison, including unsupervised mobility.� He was found dead in his bed around 5:10 in the morning.� Other reports indicate that he'd had treatment for colon cancer, and during the week before his death had been going to the prison infirmary.