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| Loretta Krueger | |
| Continuity: | A Nightmare on Elm Street |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Gender: | Female |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Springwood, Ohio |
| Relatives: | Fred Krueger Kathryn Krueger Amanda Krueger |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Died: | 1966 [1] |
| First: | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare |
| Actor: | Lyndsey Fields |
Loretta Krueger is a fictional housewife and a minor character featured in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise. Played by actress Lyndsey Fields, she appeared in the 1991 film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.
Biography[]
Even the son of a hundred maniacs needs some love. Freddy Krueger found love in the form of a woman named Loretta, maiden name unknown. Little is known for her early life, but it is possible that she was born and raised in Springwood, Ohio. She met and married Fred Krueger sometime in the early 1960s. Loretta bore Freddy a daughter, Kathryn Krueger.
Loretta eventually learned that Freddy was a vicious neighborhood child murderer known as the "Springwood Slasher". Even after discovering his bladed murder glove, she promise that she would not tell anyone who he really was. Freddy likely wanted to believe her, but could not take the chance of discovery. He strangled Loretta to death, right in front of the eyes of their six-year-old daughter.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Loretta Krueger was created by director Rachel Talalay and screenplay writer Michael De Luca based on concepts developed by Wes Craven.
- Loretta Krueger's maiden name is unknown.
- Actress Lindsey Fields was credited as Lyndsey Fields in the film.
- The exact year of Loretta's death is unclear. Freddy Krueger was arrested for being the Springwood Slasher in 1966, so Loretta may have died in that same year, or shortly before.
- Lindsey Fields received seventeenth billing in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.
- Loretta Krueger is the first film character presented as the spouse of a serial slasher.
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- ↑ The exact year of Loretta's death is unclear. Freddy Krueger was arrested for being the Springwood Slasher in 1966, so Loretta may have died in that same year, or shortly before.