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And with another stranger, like, holy shit. Right. So once he was in custody, he confessed everything to the police. Just boom. He claimed he'd only wanted to scare her into taking off her clothes so he could take pictures. And then he denied he'd ever done anything like that before, which we know is not true. He said his temper just got the best of him.

Now, unfortunately for Jerry, detectives searched his car and found his photography equipment in the trunk, which they very correctly interpreted as a sign of premeditation. So meanwhile, other officers went to the Brudos household and spoke to Eileen, his mother. Oh, God. Who gave them permission to search her son's bedroom because she doesn't give a shit about him.

Now, unfortunately for Jerry, detectives searched his car and found his photography equipment in the trunk, which they very correctly interpreted as a sign of premeditation. So meanwhile, other officers went to the Brudos household and spoke to Eileen, his mother. Oh, God. Who gave them permission to search her son's bedroom because she doesn't give a shit about him.

And they found a hidden bunch of stolen women's clothing and photographs of a nude girl clearly posing under duress. Oh, no. That was the first victim. Now, well, when Eileen confronted her son about what they'd found, he claimed another boy had taken the pictures and forced Jerry to develop them for him. He said, I had to. He said he'd beat me up if I didn't. Jerry, come on.

And they found a hidden bunch of stolen women's clothing and photographs of a nude girl clearly posing under duress. Oh, no. That was the first victim. Now, well, when Eileen confronted her son about what they'd found, he claimed another boy had taken the pictures and forced Jerry to develop them for him. He said, I had to. He said he'd beat me up if I didn't. Jerry, come on.

Jerry, shut the fuck up. Jerry was arrested and charged with assault and battery, which prompted the state authorities to take a closer look at his history. So they spoke with neighbors and they discovered the previous assault that Jerry had committed against that original woman, who a year later finally felt safe telling the authorities what had happened. Now that he's in custody. Yeah.

Jerry, shut the fuck up. Jerry was arrested and charged with assault and battery, which prompted the state authorities to take a closer look at his history. So they spoke with neighbors and they discovered the previous assault that Jerry had committed against that original woman, who a year later finally felt safe telling the authorities what had happened. Now that he's in custody. Yeah.

And given what they had learned and what they found in Jerry's bedroom, he was taken to the Oregon State Hospital for evaluation. Okay. Because they were like, something is very wrong here. Now, at the time, Jerry Brudos was a 16-year-old sophomore in high school. Oh, my God.

And given what they had learned and what they found in Jerry's bedroom, he was taken to the Oregon State Hospital for evaluation. Okay. Because they were like, something is very wrong here. Now, at the time, Jerry Brudos was a 16-year-old sophomore in high school. Oh, my God.

He's already this brutal at 16 years old. That's horrifying. Yeah. And in his interview with hospital staff, he said he didn't like rough sports, but instead preferred things like 4-H and Boy Scouts and photography. And despite the circumstances under what he'd been arrested for, he was very, like, visibly uncomfortable talking about sex.

He's already this brutal at 16 years old. That's horrifying. Yeah. And in his interview with hospital staff, he said he didn't like rough sports, but instead preferred things like 4-H and Boy Scouts and photography. And despite the circumstances under what he'd been arrested for, he was very, like, visibly uncomfortable talking about sex.

Like, he had been arrested for forcing a girl to strip in front of him, and he could not talk about it. Right.

Like, he had been arrested for forcing a girl to strip in front of him, and he could not talk about it. Right.

So Jerry told the doctors he suffered from nocturnal emissions about every two months. But he had, quote, tried to live a clean life and didn't smoke or drink. What is a nocturnal emission? Wet dreams.

So Jerry told the doctors he suffered from nocturnal emissions about every two months. But he had, quote, tried to live a clean life and didn't smoke or drink. What is a nocturnal emission? Wet dreams.

Oh, yeah. In fact, while they were aware of the things he'd done, doctors still struggled to arrive at a diagnosis. I mean... Or to even provide insight. Yeah. They were like, you're a strange one. And I mean, he is. Yeah. In one evaluation, the psychiatrist wrote, the boy does not appear to be grossly mentally ill.

Oh, yeah. In fact, while they were aware of the things he'd done, doctors still struggled to arrive at a diagnosis. I mean... Or to even provide insight. Yeah. They were like, you're a strange one. And I mean, he is. Yeah. In one evaluation, the psychiatrist wrote, the boy does not appear to be grossly mentally ill.

He comes shyly into the interview situation and sits down in a dejected fashion to talk with great embarrassment about his difficulty. He tends to be evasive on a basis of his acute embarrassment and is somewhat rambling and verbose in trying to tell his story. There is no evidence of suicide, homicide, or destructive urges. Wrong.

He comes shyly into the interview situation and sits down in a dejected fashion to talk with great embarrassment about his difficulty. He tends to be evasive on a basis of his acute embarrassment and is somewhat rambling and verbose in trying to tell his story. There is no evidence of suicide, homicide, or destructive urges. Wrong.

He feels that he sometimes has trouble controlling his temper, but that has never got him into trouble except on this last occasion when he maintains that he cannot remember too clearly exactly what he did. How convenient. Yeah. But was told that the girl received a broken nose. Oh, my God. His insight and judgment are questionable.