Elena

So she's thinking he's just on the up and up. And he's doing horrible shit at night to keep himself from doing it during the day.

Yeah. And by January of that year, he finally lost all control.

Yeah. And by January of that year, he finally lost all control.

On the afternoon of January 26, 1968, he was out working in the yard when he spotted a young woman coming down the sidewalk. She was carrying what appeared to be a very large book under her arm.

On the afternoon of January 26, 1968, he was out working in the yard when he spotted a young woman coming down the sidewalk. She was carrying what appeared to be a very large book under her arm.

It was 19-year-old Linda Slauson, and she had only recently graduated from high school in Rochester, Minnesota, and she had moved to Aloha, Oregon to start her first job, which was in selling encyclopedias door-to-door. Okay.

It was 19-year-old Linda Slauson, and she had only recently graduated from high school in Rochester, Minnesota, and she had moved to Aloha, Oregon to start her first job, which was in selling encyclopedias door-to-door. Okay.

Despite the long hours and a lot of walking involved, the company required their female sales agents to dress nicely and wear high heels, even though they walked to everything.

Despite the long hours and a lot of walking involved, the company required their female sales agents to dress nicely and wear high heels, even though they walked to everything.

Yeah. So she was standing on the sidewalk in front of the Brudos house and trying to figure out which direction she was supposed to be going into. And it started to rain. So she, you know, she just wanted to get out of the rain to get, you know, set those books that she was carrying down.

Yeah. So she was standing on the sidewalk in front of the Brudos house and trying to figure out which direction she was supposed to be going into. And it started to rain. So she, you know, she just wanted to get out of the rain to get, you know, set those books that she was carrying down.

So she approached Jerry and said she was trying to find the address of a certain house where she had an appointment to show these encyclopedias. And she wondered whether it was his house she was looking for. Jerry looked her over for a moment, and he said he lingered for a second or two on her shoes before he told her, yes, come on in. Oh, no.

So she approached Jerry and said she was trying to find the address of a certain house where she had an appointment to show these encyclopedias. And she wondered whether it was his house she was looking for. Jerry looked her over for a moment, and he said he lingered for a second or two on her shoes before he told her, yes, come on in. Oh, no.

As they entered the house, Jerry mentioned that his wife was having company upstairs, and he said, why don't we meet in my workshop downstairs to have some privacy? Oh, thank you. To go over this. So she went in the basement and she started giving her pitch on the encyclopedias and just making small talk with Jerry as she started to lay out all the products on the countertop.

As they entered the house, Jerry mentioned that his wife was having company upstairs, and he said, why don't we meet in my workshop downstairs to have some privacy? Oh, thank you. To go over this. So she went in the basement and she started giving her pitch on the encyclopedias and just making small talk with Jerry as she started to lay out all the products on the countertop.

And it was dark in the room, so she was fumbling to find the right brochures and stuff that she was trying to show him. So he was like, oh, let me turn on the overhead lights. And he got up from his stool and went behind her. But instead of flicking on the light switch, he grabbed a length of two by four and swung it at the back of her head.

And it was dark in the room, so she was fumbling to find the right brochures and stuff that she was trying to show him. So he was like, oh, let me turn on the overhead lights. And he got up from his stool and went behind her. But instead of flicking on the light switch, he grabbed a length of two by four and swung it at the back of her head.

Yep. Okay. Yep. He knocked her from the stool and sent her to the floor unconscious. And like we said before, since he had been an adolescent, a teenager, Jerry had fantasized about kidnapping a woman and keeping her somewhere and just doing what he wanted, even though he didn't know what he wanted to do. And now he had just taken a step to make that a reality.

Yep. Okay. Yep. He knocked her from the stool and sent her to the floor unconscious. And like we said before, since he had been an adolescent, a teenager, Jerry had fantasized about kidnapping a woman and keeping her somewhere and just doing what he wanted, even though he didn't know what he wanted to do. And now he had just taken a step to make that a reality.

So he knelt down beside Linda on the floor and detected slight movement in her chest. So he wrapped his hands around her neck and began choking her until he was certain that she was dead. He choked her to death. Oh, my God. In the days that followed this, he dressed and undressed Linda's body, putting her in the undergarments he'd been stealing throughout the previous months.