aileen wuornos

AileenWuornos-Essay

AileenWuornosCriminalJustice1010IntroductiontoCriminalJusticeMrsAmandaGentleSarahDean December7,2009RidingthePaleHorseofDeath,AileenWuornosmurderedsevenmenoveranineteen-month periodfromDecember1989untilNovember1990,alonghighwaysinthestateofFloridaWhileworkingasa prostitute,Aileenwouldsolicithervictimsthenmurderthem.Wuornosconfessedtocommittingsevenmurders. AileenWuornoswasfoundguiltyandconvictedofsixmurders.Aileenreceived...

AileenWuornosEssay

activatessomepsychologicaltriggerthatincreasestheirfeelingsofinadequacyorworthlessnessthatledthemto seekouttheirownheinousformofrelease.OftenconsideredAmerica'sfirstfemaleserialkiller,AileenWuornos wasneitherfirstnortheworst

AileenWuornosPsychology

AtwhatpointdidAileenCarolWuornospsychologicalhealthbegintospiraloutofcontroldevelopingintothatof anabnormalpsychologicaldisorder?Nicknamedthe'AngelofDeath'bythemedia,Wuornoswasconvictedof murderingandrobbingsevenofhermaleclientswhileprostitutingdowntheCentral,FloridaHighway.Taking intoaccountwhatisknownofAileenWuornosandherlifeexperiences,theconclusionthatsheexperiencesa formofabnormalpsychologyAmainfocalpointwhereabnormalities AileenWuornosRape

ManEater!Man-eaterisasuccessfulsongperformedbymusicalartistsHallandOatesthatexemplifiesandbrings intothelightthelifeoftheinfamouslesbianprostituteandserialkiller,AileenWuornos,whorobbedandlured mentotheirdeath.Firstandforemost,aserialkillerisatermdescribingatypeofkillerwhokillsanumberof peopleoveralongperiodoftimeForthatreason,theUnitedStatesBureauofJusticeStatistics,definesaserial killingas"thekillingofseveralvictims...

AileenWuornosEssay

AileenCarolWuornos:TheLifeofaSerialKiller"Irobbedthem,andIkilledthemascoldasice,andIwoulddo itagain,andIknowIwouldkillanotherpersonbecauseI'vehatedhumansforalongtime."(Wuornos,19992010)ThesewordscamefromAileenWuornosaftershewasarrestedforthemurdersofsevenmenduringthe courseofayearShefacednumerousadversitiesfromearlychildhoodthroughadulthoodShedisplayedmany psychologicalwarningsigns,butnonewasattendedtooregardless...

AileenWuornosEssay

CaseStudyofAileenWuornosAileenWuornoswasaprostitutewhoshottodeathatleastsevenmiddle-agedmen thatsheencounteredalongnorthernandcentralFloridahighways.Between1989and1990,shemurderedmenthat solicitedherforsexualfavorsAileenWuornosislistedasoneofthecountry'srarefemaleserialkillersthatwas puttodeathbylethalinjection.Abigquestionforpsychologistandinvestigatorswas,"IsAileenWuornosavictim ofafailedupbringingorisshetruly...

AileenWuornosResearchPapers

FinalResearchPaperFamousSerialKiller:AileenWuornosMollyBrookMiddleTennesseeStateUniversityCJA 2100CriminalTheoryNovember6,2015FamousSerialKiller:AileenWuornosOnJanuary9th1991,Wuornos wasarre"IamaserialkillerIwouldkillagain"ThesearethechillingwordsofAileenWuornos,oneofthefew femaleserialkillerstheUnitedStateshashad.AileenWuornoswaschargedandconvictedofmurderingsixmen alongFloridahighwaysbetweentheend1989andthe

AileenWuornosResearchPaper

AileenWuornoswasamentallytroubledwomanthathadatroubledlifeasayoungchild.AileenWuornos,also identifiedasLeeWuornos,wasbornFebruary29thof1956inRochester,Michigan.Aileen'sparentswerenot greatrolemodelsHerfatherwasapsychopathwhowasunderarrestforchildmolestation;hetookhislifein prison.TheirmotherabandonedAileenandherbrother.Theirgrandparentsadoptedthem,whichtheythought weretheirparentsforyearsTheirfamilylifebegantogetworse

AileenWuornosResearchPaper

AileenWuornoswasbornonFebruary29,1956,inRochester,Michigan.Aileenwasabusedasachildandthisled uptoherlifeofsexandmurderHavingbeeninvolvedinpreviousinstanceswiththelaw,shemadealivingasa prostituteonFlorida'shighways,andin1989shekilledamanwhohadpickedherup.Shethenwentontokillat leastfiveothermen,thatwasconfirmedincourt,andwaseventuallycaught,convictedandplacedondeathrowin FloridaThoughhersanitywasquestioned,Wuornos

AileenWuornoswasawomanwhowasbornonFebruary29,1956inRochester,MichiganAileenwasnotas fortunateasmostofustohavehadanormalchildhoodAsateenshewassexuallyabusedandthrownoutofher houselefttocareforherself.Shelaterbecameasexworkerwhowouldkillthementhatwouldpickherup. Aileen'stroublesstartedataveryyoungageAsatoddlerAileen'smotherwalkedoutofherlifeleavingAileen andherbrotherinthecareoftheirgrandmotherandfatherwho...

TheyoungAileenWuornoswasaposterchildforwhytheDepartmentChildren'sServicesisinexistenceFrom theverystart,itcanbearguedthatherlifewasbeingdictatedorsetinmotionbyherearlyupbringing,orlack thereofHerdescentintocriminalbehavior,startedatapproximatelyage9-11byprostitutingherselfformoney, food,beer,andcigarettesThistypeofbehaviorisnotsomethinganormal9-11yearoldintuitivelyknows,but rather,hastobelearned.This,tome,questions...

AileenWuornosResearchPaper

InsidetheLifeofAileenWuornosIn1990sevenpercentofserialkillerswerewomen(Aamodt,2014)Aileen Wuornosisnotoriousforkillingsevenmenintheyears1989to1990alongaFloridainterstate.Thisresearch paperwilltakealookatAileen'searlylifefromachildtoherteenyearsaswellasheradultlifeandhowthe eventsofherlifehaveaffectedherpsychologically.Aileenfacedmanylifealteringeventsinherlifethatsculpted herintothepersonshewasanddiedas.Description...

AileenWuornosEssay

AileenWuornosResearchPaper

1MelissaDiaz​​11/10/2015ViolentOffendersDr.LisaBowenAileenWuornosBackgroundLikeanyother serialkiller,AileenWuornoshadatroubledupbringingWuornoswasbornonFebruary29,1956inTroy, Michiganaroundthesametimethatherparentsdecidedtodivorce.Herfatherbeinganalcoholicandchild molesternevertookaroleinsupportingherorthefamilyingeneral.Wuornosneverhadthechancetoseehis fatheragainsincehecommittedsuicidebyhangingwhileheservedhislife

ThePressureTheoryOfAileenWuornos

grewupwithsuchpressureisafelonnamedAileenWuornos.Inhercase,shewasn'tpressuredtoliveuptoa certainexpectation,butherfamilymentallyandphysicallyabusedherShewasaserialkillerwhoearliergrewup inalifethatconsistedofchildabuse,abandonment,neglectandteenpregnancy.Thesestrainscausedamental breakdownandsheturnedtothelifeofasexworkerwhileusinghermurderousaggressiontowardshercustomers WuornoswasbornonFebruary29,1956inRochester...

AileenWuornosResearchPaper

AileenWuornoswasbornonFebruary29th,1956toDianeWuornosandLeoDalePittman.Shehadanolder brothertoKeith(Shipley&Arrigo,2004)Herfatherwasarrestedandchargedwithchildrensexualabuseandwas imprisoned,butcommittedsuicidewhileservinghisjailterm.Hermotherabandonedherandherbrotherunderthe careofhergrandparents,LauriandBrittaAttheageofeleven,shehadstartedengaginginsexualactivitiesand abuseofdrugssuchasalcoholandsmokingcigarettes...

Bornwhenhermotherwas16yearsold,Wuornosnevermetherfather,duetohisimprisonmentandeventual suicide,whileservingtimeforchildmolestation.Abandonedattheageoffourbytheirmother,Wuornosandher brothertookrefuge,adoptedbytheirgrandparentsSadly,herwoesdidnotendthereTobeginwith,both grandparentswereabusivealcoholics,Wuornoswasregularlythevictimofphysicalandsexualabusefromher grandfatherConsequently

TheCaseOfSerialKillerAileenWuornos

AbstractIndiscussionofthecaseofserialkillerAileenWuornos,theattachmentandlifecoursetheoriescanbe applied.Ms.Wuornoswasneglectedandabusedbyherguardiansmultipletimes,whichledhertoalifeof criminalactivityShebeganwithsmall-scalecrimesatanearlyageandeventuallyescalatedtomurderThispaper exploreshowtheattachmenttheoryplayedamajorpartinthelife(anddeath)ofaserialkillerandhowmanylives couldhavebeensavedhadAileen'scircumstances

EssayonPsychologicalLookatAileenWuornos

Profile:AileenWuornosNaturevs.Nurture:Aileenwasbornin1956toher16yearoldmother.Shewasnotborn withanyphysicalormentaldisabilitiesAtthetimeofherbirthherfatherwasincarceratedforchildmolestation andhewasalsobelievedtobeaschizophrenic,hehunghimselfinjailandAileennevermethim.WhenAileen was3yearsoldhermotherabandonedherandher4yearoldbrotherandleftthemwithherownparentswho legallyadoptedthemThefamilystruggledeconomically

TheSecretlifeofAileenWuornos:AWomenSerialKillerAbasicserialkillerisamurdereroftwoormore victimsatdifferenttimesThereareseveraltypesofserialkillersThewildestcategorywouldbetheThrillseekers.Thrill-seekersareknownforbeingfearlessofdanger,havingnoremorsefortheirmurders,irrational attitude,andimpulsivebehaviorTheyseemtoenjoytheadrenalinerushtheygetwhentheykillandgainpleasure fromdoingit.Thevictimsareusuallystrangers...

MurderousBehavior:ACaseStudyOfAileenCarolWuornos

AileenCarolWuornoswasacomplicatedindividualwhowassubjectedtoanumeroussetofadverse circumstancesthroughoutherlife.ThiscasestudywillexamineAileen'slifeandprovideanalysisaround psychologicaltheoriessuchasattachmenttheory,sociallearningtheory,operantconditioning,moraldevelopment andbiologicalexplanationsinanefforttoclarifywhatcontributedtohermurderousbehaviourAileenWuornos wasfortysixyearsoldwhenshewasexecutedinFloridabylethalinjection...

AileenWuornos:MajorFemaleSerialKillers

AileenWuornosisoftenreferredtoasoneofthemajorfemaleserialkillers(Newton,2002)Therefore,Iwanted totakeherstoryandapplyittoacriminologicaltheory.Aileenhadatraumaticchildhoodandaccordingto GottfredsonandHirschithisgaveheralowself-controlpersonalityHavingalowself-controlpersonalityleadsto instantgratificationandcompletelyfasttaskswithlittlesensitivitytoothers.Applyingthetheoryofself-controlto Aileenaswellasthe2003movie"Monster"...

AileenWuornos:TheCausesAndEffectsOfFemaleSerialKillers

killershaspeoplethinkingofAileenWuornos.Aileenwasaprostitutewhoshotandkilledsevenmen;menthat sheclaimedrapedorattemptedtorapeherThediscoveryofWuornos'killingswasoneofshock,becauseithad notbeenthoughtoffortheretobefemaleserialkillers.Opposedtomaleserialkillers,womenmostlykilledfor moneyorsomesortoffinancialgain.Malesalsostartactingoutatayoungerage,mostofthembeganactingoutat agethirteenWuornosisanexampleofchildhoodtrauma

EssayonAileenWuornos

HannahVelezFLM400FinalPaperAileenWuornos:TheDarkTaleofOneWoman'sDescentintoInfamyWhen diditallbegin?Technically,AileenbecameamurdereronDecember1,1989when51-year-oldelectricsshop ownerRichardMallorypickedheruponI-75(8)andtogethertheydroveoffintothewoodstomeetanuncertain fateButwhendidthemurderouscreaturethatisAileenWuornoscometobe?Shebeganprostitutingherselfas age9(5),withoutsomuchasanassaultchargerelatedtoher...

AileenWuornos

TheLifeandDeathofAileenWuornosDe'SerraWhitfieldTroyUniversityAbstractThisresearchlooksatthelife anddeathofAileenWuornos,serialkillerAserialkillerissomeonewhomurdersmorethanthreevictimsoneata timeinarelativelyshortinterval.Serialkillershavetheabilitytobehaveinamannerthatarousesnosuspicion. Thereare,however,afewsignstoidentifytheirpotentialtobecomeaserialkillerPeoplewhosuffersfrom psychopathy,involvesahugetendency...

AileenWuornosPsychology

TheeffectsofthesexualandverbalabusethatAileenWuornoswithoutadoubtshapedherviewofherselfaswell ashowtheworldviewedher.Shehadbeenabusedpracticallyfromthemomentshewasborn,asreportedina publicationtitledSerialmurderandthecaseofAileenWuornos:attachmenttheory,psychopathy,andpredatory aggression(Arrigo&Griffin,2004).AileenWuornos'lifeexperiencespriortotheageofthirteenwereof abandonment,variousformsofabuse,neglect,accompaniedwith

TheOpinionOfJournalists,Politicians,ByAileenWournos

thousandsofpeoplewhoreadtheheadlines,AileenWournoswasamonster.Listentotheoutcryofthefriendsand familyofthesevenvictimsofAileen'spredatoryhuntalongtheI-75highwayinFlorida.AsNickBroomfield,a directorwhoproducedtwodocumentariesaboutAileen,said,"Theideaofawomankillingmen–aman-hating lesbianprostitutewhotarnishedthereputationsofallhervictims–broughtAileenWuornosaspecialkindof hatred"Aileenwasamurderer,amonsterMonstersdonot

LifeAndDeathOfASerialKiller

viewingthefilm"LifeandDeathofaSerialKiller"starringoneofAmerica'sfirstfemaleserialkillers,Aileen Wuornos;Ibegantowonderwhydoindividualsbecomeserialkillers?Whatissospecialaboutcommitting murdersandwhatcausestheurge,thrillandthedesiretokill?Whatexactlyisthereasonbehinditall?These questionsconstantlycrossmymind.AfterlearningaboutAileenWuornoschildhood,Iconcludedthather upbringingwasonefactorthatdrovehertobecomeaserialkiller

SerialKillers:AileenWuornos'sEarlyLife

killerswerewomen(Aamodt,2014).AileenWuornosisnotoriousforkillingsevenmenintheyears1989to1990 alongaFloridainterstateThisresearchpaperwilltakealookatAileen'searlylifefromachildtoherteenyearsas wellasheradultlifeandhowtheeventsofherlifehaveaffectedherpsychologically.Aileenfacedmanylife alteringeventsinherlifethatsculptedherintothepersonshewasanddiedasDescriptionAileen'sEarlyLife AileenWuornoswasbornFebruary29th1956in...

AileenWuornosResearchPaper

AileenWuornoswasbornonFebruary29,1956inRochester,MichiganTheyoungWuornosexperienceda horrifyingchildhood.Wuornoswouldlaterstatethatshewassexuallyabusedbyhergrandfatherandhadsexual relationswithherbrother.Shebecamepregnantbyherearlyteens,andtheinfantwasgivenupforadoption. Havingpreviouslybeenawardofthestate,Wuornostraveledfromplacetoplaceasanadult,hitchhikingand engaginginsexworktosurvive.Shewasarrestedduringthemid-1970s...

TheRoleOfFemaleSerialKillersOnTheMindOfASerialKiller

researchforthispaper,womencanalsobegearedtonotonlykillbuttodoitoverandoveragainAlthough womenhistoricallyarenotasabundantastheirmalecounterparts,thereisquitealistoffemaleserialkillers.Two ofthosewomenareAileenWuornos,whohasbeendeemedthefirstfemaleserialkiller,andDorotheaPuente Dorothea...

AileenWuornosSerialkiller,AileenWuornosbecameaserialexecutioner,whohadkilledsevenguys,byusing andlargeacknowledgedtobetheusefirstwomanserialkiller.Shebecamearraignedsixforthemurdersand sentencedtodeath,ultimatelymeetingherceasethruexecutionbymeansofdangerousimbuementTheresultofa verypointlessmarriage,Aileenhavebeensubjectedtoappallingtormentsasayoungerfemale.Herfatherbecame apsychopathicpedophilewhowasinprisonattheperiod

TheFirstAmericanFemaleSerialKiller

personIamgoingtoanalyseinthisassignmentisAileen'Lee'CarolWuornoswhowasconsideredtobethefirst Americanfemaleserialkiller(Anon.,2015).WuornoswasbornonFebruary29th1956inRochesterMichigan (Anon,2015)Herfather,LeoDalePittmanwasanallegedchildmolesterandhermotherDianeWuornoswasa teenmotherwhowasnotcapableoftakinguptheresponsibilitiesthatcameaboutwithbeingamother(Anon., 2015)Wuornos'motherabandonedbothherandherbrotherwhenthey

TheTheoryOfAttachmentTheory

thatabreakinthebondwillleadthechildtoalifeofcrimeanddelinquency.Inthispaperwewilldiscusstwo pointsThefirstpointisdiscussingAileen'sWuornoslifefromchildhoodtoadulthoodandthesecondpointis explaininghowherlifeisrelevanttoBowlby'sAttachmentTheory.WewillfinallyknowwhathappenedinAileen Wuornos'lifethatcausedhertobecomeoneofthemostfamousfemaleserialkillersofalltime.TheoryThe theoryofattachmentwasoriginallydevelopedbychildpsychiatrist

Hickey'sTheoreticalConceptualizationOfSerialKillers

pinpointthedrivingmotivationbehindserialmurder,withHickey'straumacontrolmodelattheforefrontThis essaywillassessHickey'stheoreticalconceptualisationofserialmurderersbyanalysingitsrelevancyinthe famouscasestudyofAileenWuornos–America's"first"femaleserialmurderer.AccordingtoHolmesand Holmes(1996),thekeyfeaturesofserialmurdersinclude1Repetitivehomicide2Serialmurdersaretypically one-on-one.3.Theyseldomoccurbetweenpeoplewhoareintimates...

Cullen:ASerialKiller

Wuornos'6thvictimwas50-yearolddeliverydrivernamedEugeneBurressAfewdaysafterbeingpronounced missing,hisworktruckalongwithhisbodywasfoundbyafamilypicnicking.Hehadbeenshottwicewitha.22calibrepistolAmonthlater,formerpolicechiefDickHumphreywasreportedmissingbyhiswifeAweeklater hisbodywasfoundinMarionCountyHehadbeenshotseventimeswitha22pistolAftertwomonths,the Wuornos'eighthvictim,a60-year-oldtruckdrivernamedWalter...

Analysis:ChildhoodOfAPsychopath

KillersTheWorldHasEverSeen"andinthisarticleitstalksaboutAileenWuornosalsoknowas"TheMonster" Shekilledsevenmenandsheclaimedtheytriedtorapeherorhadalreadydoneso.Sheworkedasaprostitutein FloridaShehadadmittedtokillingthesemenandwassentencedtodeathrowshediedin1992bylethalinjection Whatdrovehertodothis?Whatmadehersomadorangrytowanttokilloverandoveragain?AileenPittman wasborninRochester,Michigan...

Hickey'sTheoreticalConceptualizationOfSerialKillers

pinpointthedrivingmotivationbehindserialmurder,withHickey'straumacontrolmodelattheforefront.This essaywillassessHickey'stheoreticalconceptualisationofserialmurderersbyanalysingitsrelevancyinthe famouscasestudyofAileenWuornos–America's"first"femaleserialmurderer.AccordingtoHolmesand Holmes(1997),thekeyfeaturesofserialmurdersinclude1.Repetitivehomicidewheretheserialmurdererkills againandagainandwillcontinuetokillifnotprevented

AileenCarolWournosAprofileReportbyEricW.Hickey(2015)describedAileenCarolWuornoswasaserial executionerwhohadmurderedsevenmen,broadlyacceptedtobetheUnitedStates'firstfemaleserial executioner.Shewasindictedsixforthekillingsandsentencedtodeath,atlastmeetingherendthroughexecution bydeadlyinfusionTheresultofanexceptionallybrokenmarriage,Aileenhadbeensubjectedtoterribletorments asayounglady.Herdadwasapsychopathicpedophilewho...

SerialKillersAndGenderDifferencesEssay

documentaries,andbooks.Femalesdonotreadilycometomindwhenonethinksofserialkillersbecauseitisa rarephenomenonAileenWuornosisonefemalewhobroughttheconceptofafemaleserialkillertothepublic's attention,butsheisnottheonlywomanwhohascommittedthesetypesofcrimes.PK(apseudonym)isanother femalestudiedwhowassimilartoAileeninthatshewasalsopredatoryandreactiveSerialkillershavedifferent methodsandtraits,butsomeprimarymotivationscan...

SerialKillersAndGenderDifferences

generalpublicFiguressuchasTedBundy,EdGein,andJeffreyDahmerhavebeenthesubjectofnumerous studies,documentaries,andbooks.Femalesdonotreadilycometomindwhenonethinksofserialkillersbecause itisararephenomenonAileenWuornosisonefemalewhobroughttheconceptofafemaleserialkillertothe public'sattention,butsheisnottheonlywomanwhohascommittedthesetypesofcrimes.Serialkillershave differentmethodsandtraits,butsomeprimarymotivationscan

AileenWuornoswasanotoriousserialkiller.ThereweresomeshowsandamovieonT.V.theyportrayedherlife story.Oneoftheshows2015seasonoftheAmericanHorrorStory:HotelandthemoviewasMonster.Onlysome ofherlifestoryshownonthetelevisionThemoviewaspowerfulandaccuratebutdoesnotdelvecompletelyinto hertragic,messeduplife.Wuornoshadadisturbingstoryfrombeginningtoend,includesseveraldetailsthathad notbecomementionedinthefilmWhenapersontakes

FemaleSerialKillers:ASerialKillerEssay

strangers.Onethirdoffemaleserialkillerskillstrangers(Holmes&Holmes,1991).Althoughnotaswell-known thereareinfamousfemaleserialkillersthroughoutourhistoryandwilllikelybemoreinthefutureWuornos AileenWuornosisoneofthemostwell-knownfemaleserialkillers.WuornoswasawhitefemalefromFloridain hermid-thirtiesduringthetimeofthedifferentmurdersshecommitted.Allofhervictimswerekilledalongthe highwaysofcentral

AileenWuornosSerialKiller

Summaryofthecase:AileenWuornosisbelievedtobeAmericasfirstfemaleserialkillerShewassentencedto deathforkillingsevenmen(Thefamouspeople)WuornoswasbornonFebruary9th,1956andwasexecutedon October9th2002(Thefamouspeople).AlthoughWuornoswasherrealname,shewasalsoknownas"Sandra Ketsch,SusanLynnBlahovec,LeeBlahovec,CammieMarshGreene,andLoriKristineGrody" (Thefamouspeople,p.1).Wuornoslifehadbeenaffectedbycriminalbehavior...

FemaleSerialKillersEssay

CatherineBirniespecifically,afamouskiller,livedwithherverycontrollingandabusivegrandparentsOneofthe mostfamousfemaleserialkillers,AileenWuornos,alsolivedwithherviolentgrandfatherashermotherdeserted herataveryyoungage.Theseunhealthyfamiliesconsistedofalotofphysicalandphysiologicalabuse. Unfortunately,itisverycommonforparentalorguardianabusetobecopied

WhoIsTheSerialKiller?

AtFaceValueImagineawarmdayinthepark.Itisabeautifulsunnyday;peopleareleisurelystrolling everywhereThereisadadbuyinghischildrenanicecreamfromthevendorTotheleftthereisamanoncrutches withaleashaskingayoungwoman'shelptofindhisdogthathasrunoff.Justahead,thereisanelderlywoman feedingthepigeonsInaddition,thereisamanwalkingbybriskly;itisoddthatheiswearingsuchaheavycoat onadayliketoday.Nowstopthisscenebasedon...

ThefollowingcriminalanalysisshowswhyAileenWuornoswasconvictedforthemurderofsixmenandwhat leaduptotheseactions.Theseactionswerenotinself-defense,butoutofcoldblood.Thisprofilewillanalyzethe following:whatleaduptothemurderofthesemen,whatWuornos'sintentswere,theevidenceandpatterns,her personalityandcharacteristics,andherbehavior.ThesefactsandevidencewillshowWuornos'sintentandmotive, andwhetherornotshewasinsaneThiswomanwas

AnalysisOfSellingOfASerialKiller

SellingofaSerialKillerdirectedbyNickBloomfieldwasacompellingdocumentarythatfollowedthetrialof AileenWuornos,America'sfirstfemaleserialkillerwhohadkilledsevenmenalongahighwaybetween1989and 1990Thefilmopenswithnewscastscoveringthesubjecttoshowtheseverityofthematter,thatserialkilling weremorecommoninthelaterportionofthenineties(SellingofaSerialKiller).Aileen'sfullconfessionforthe murderofRichardMullaryisintroducedtotheaudience

ProsAndConsOfSerialKillers

Everydecadebringsanew"Eureka!"Inthe70s,webecameconvincedthaturbanpovertycausedviolence.Inthe 80s,itwasallduetomentalillness,andinthe90ssubstanceabusewasdefinitelytheculpritNowit's malfunctioningbrainsthataretoblame(Edersheim,Price,andSmoller)."Whatdefinesaserialkiller?According totheFBI,aserialkillerissomeonewhocommitsatleastthreemurdersovermorethanamonthwithan emotionalcoolingoffperiodinbetween"(Brogaard)Withthisin

bear,AileenbecameaschooldropoutandremainedinMichiganforashorttimeafterAileenthensufferedthe lossoftheonlyclosefamilymemberssheknewKeithpassedawayfromthroatcanceratage21andher grandfatherLauricommittedsuicide;shethenbranchedoutandheadedforFloridasoshecouldenjoythenice warmweatherandsleeponthebeachifnothingelsewasavailableThisiswhenthecrimesstartedtoreally evolve.(HowdidshegetfromFloridatoColorado?)Aileen,nowa...

SerialKillersAreDefinedAsThoseWhocommitstakeThe

serialkillerscommitmurderforsomesortofpsychologicalbeneiftSerialkillersvaryinmanyways,someserial killershavepatterns,somehavemotives,someareorganizedandotheraredisorganized.Richard"TheIceMan" LeonardKuklinski,AileenWuornos,andCharlesCullenarethreespecificserialkillerswhoallhaddifferent motivesfortakingthelivesofmanyinnocentpeopleRichard"TheIceman"LeonardKuklinskiwasborninin Aprilof1953.AnnaMcNally,Kuklinkismotherwasacatholic...

BorderlinePersonalityDisorder:AileenWuornos

WuornoshadamultitudeofproblemsandissuesthatleadtoherlifespirallingoutofcontrolMyers,Goochand Meloy(2005)deducethatWuornosmetthecriteriaforPsychopathynowdefinedundertheDiagnosticand StatisticalManualofMentalDisorders–5theditionasAntisocialPersonalityDisorderItdefinestheindividual demonstrating,(1)Apatternofunstableandintenseinterpersonalrelationshipscharacterisedbyalternating betweenextremesofidealisationanddevaluation.(2)Impulsivity...

HowDoesWuornosContinueToWorkAsAProstitute?

AfterthedeathofhergrandmotherWuornosranawayfromhometoliveherlifeonthestreetsandturnedtothe prostitutionskillsshehadlearnedinadolescencetosurvive(Jensen,2011)TherestofWuornos'slifewouldbe spentroamingthehighways,livingthelifeofaprostituteinpoverty,abusingdrugsandalcohol.Itwasin1981, Innes(2006)reportsthatWuornosmetTyriaMooreanditwouldbethislesbianrelationshiplastingforfouranda halfyearsthatwouldbethemostsignificant

WuornosResearchPaper

In1976,WuornoshitchhikedtoFlorida,whereshemet69-year-oldyachtclubpresidentLewisGratzFell.They marriedthatsameyear,andtheannouncementoftheirnuptialswasprintedinthelocalnewspaper'ssocietypages However,Wuornoscontinuallyinvolvedherselfinconfrontationsattheirlocalbarandeventuallywenttojailfor assaultShealsohitFellwithhisowncane,leadinghimtogetarestrainingorderagainstherShereturnedto Michigan[9][10]where,onJuly14,1976,shewas...

FemaleSerialKillers

Notmanypeopleknowthatwomencanmurderothers,letalone,beserialmurderers.Whathasbeenperceived generallyinoursocietiesisthatwomenarethecreationofGodwhosacrificeforothersandcareselflesslyItis themaleswhoareseenastheabusers,theoneswhomurder,killothersfortheirselfishmotives.Thatistruebut notcompletelyThemajorityofpeoplewhoabuse,orkillaremalesHowever,womenarealsoseenasdoingthese actssoanonymoustotheir"feminism".Womenalso...

WuornosDisappearance

relationshipWuornoscontinuedtoworkasaprostitute,consequentlyitwasduringthistimethatWuornosfatally shotRichardMalloryalsostealinghismoney,possessionsandcar.ThroughouthertrialWuornosclaimedthat RichardMalloryhadviolentlyrapedherjustpriortokillinghimandshehadshothiminself-defence(Jensen, 2011).Similarly,Wuornoswentontomurdersixmoremeninatwoyeartimeframeuntilshewastakeninto custodyinJanuary9th,1991Asaresult,Wuornoswascharged

AileenWuornos:TheMostDangerousSerialKillers

AileenWuornoswasoneofthemostdangerousserialkillersintheUnitedStates,hervictimcountwas7people thatweremurderedbybeingassaultedinabloodystateandleftinajunkyardinFloridawherepoliceeventually foundoneofthebodiesthatsheleftafterkillingthemandwhenmonthshadpassmorebodieswerefoundinthat areasotracingbacktoherbecauseshedidn'tcoverthebodyproperlyandleavingfingerprintsinthecrimescene. Inherlifeshedidn'thaveanormaloreasyone

AileenWournosMurderCase

killedsevenmenatpointblankrange.Eachmanwasshotmultipletimesinvariousplacesaroundthebodywitha varietyofhandgunsAfterwards,WournoswoulddiscardeachbodyinadifferentlocationaroundFloridaThe viciouskillingspreeofAileenWournosbeganonNovember30th,1989inClearwater,Florida,withthemurderof RichardMallory.Overthenexttenmonths,thekillingswouldcontinue,asWournoskilledsixmoremen.The spreeendedonNovember19th,1990withthedeathofWalter

differsoneoffenderfromtheotherBeforeIgofurther,IwouldliketotalkaboutAileenWuornosthefirstwoman serialkillerinthehistoryofAmericaShewasbornlikeeveryotherkidandtherewasnothingexceptionally differentaboutherbirth.Aileenbecameanoffenderbecauseofproblembehaviorsyndromewhichinvolvesfamily dysfunction,environmentalfactor,sensationseekingandearlysexualityAileenhadpoorparentalsupervision, abandonmentandneglectissuesasachildandthislead...

AileenWuornosAntisocialAndBorderlinePersonalityKillers

AileenWuornoswastried,convicted,andexecutedforthemurderofsevenmenbygunshotbetween1989and 1990inCentralFloridain2002(Myers,W.,Gooch,E.andMeloy,J.,2005).Wuornosalsowaswas psychoanalyzedconfirmingherAntisocialandBorderlinePersonalityDisorders.Duringthecourseoftrial, Wuornosclaimedthatthevictimsrapedorsexualassultedher,andthatheractsofmurderwereinself-defense BeforesentencedtoexecutionbylegalinjectionWuornosstated:"Ikilledthose...

WhatIsAileenWuornos'sYearsOfAbuseOrNeglect?

DuringAileenWuornos'childhood,itisreportedsheenduredyearsofabuseandneglectfromhergrandparents whichwereherprimarycaregiversfollowingbeingabandonedbyhermother(Arrigo&Griffin,2004). Furthermore,reportsstateAileenWuornoswassexuallyabusedbyhergrandfather,aswellasherbrotherThe resultofthisabuseissaidtohaveleadtoAileenWuornos'lifeofcrimeandmurder,beginningattheageofnine whenshebeganprostituting(Williams&Arrigo,2012).AileenWuornos...