Aileen Wuornos America’s First Female Serial Killer Diamond Caldwell Dr. Tutor ENG 112 Aileen Wuornos was born on the 29th of February 1956 in Rochester‚ Michigan as Aileen Carol Pittman the second child to Leo and Diane Pittman. According to Biography.com Wuornos’ parents had a troubled marriage. Aileen’s father Leo Pittman was a child molester and her mother Diane was a 14 year old who was incapable of caring for two children. (“Biography.com”) Aileen’s father was convicted of raping a seven
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Case Study – Aileen Wurnos From analysing the information of American born Aileen Wurnos (1965-2002) the serial killer‚ it becomes evident to suggest that her experiences from early childhood‚ which later led to a career of prostitution‚ had a great psychological impact on Aileen’s life. Over a couple years during1989-1991 Aileen murdered and stole from 7 men in Florida‚ USA whilst she was working as a prostitute. Aileen Wurnos falsely suggested that the men either raped or attempted to rape her
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Aileen Wuornos was a female serial killer who killed 6 men in a 1-year period (1989-1990) across the state highways of Florida. She worked as a prostitute‚ picking up potential clients from means of hitchhiking. Long before her killings‚ Aileen lived an abnormal and rough early life. Her father committed suicide in prison (imprisoned for child molestation) and her mother abandoned her and her brother Keith. Aileen and Keith were raised by their grandparents in which Aileen claimed that she was
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Final Case Study of Aileen Wuornos Your Name Psychology of Criminal Behavior CRJ 308 Dr. Instructor January 4‚ 2013 Aileen Wuornos was a prostitute who shot to death at least seven middle-aged men that she encountered along northern and central Florida highways. Between 1989 and 1990‚ she murdered men that solicited her for sexual favors or who responded to her offer of sex for money. Aileen Wuornos is listed as one
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Aileen Carol Wuornos: The Life of a Serial Killer “I robbed them‚ and I killed them as cold as ice‚ and I would do it again‚ and I know I would kill another person because I’ve hated humans for a long time.” (Wuornos‚ 1999-2010) These words came from Aileen Wuornos after she was arrested for the murders of seven men during the course of a year. She faced numerous adversities from early childhood through adulthood. She displayed many psychological warning signs‚ but none was attended too regardless
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Today I saw my special need patient‚ Aileen Cordero. She is 19 weeks pregnant and her chief complaint was that she has been bleeding when she brushes her teeth. The patient is under a gynecologist care and so far‚ presents a healthy pregnancy. She is taking prenatal multivitamins and does not have morning sickness. Her blood pressure was under 120/80 mm/Hg‚ pulse 100 bpm‚ and respiration was 25. Patient stated that she brushes her teeth twice a day‚ but flossed once a week‚ and uses the mouth
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of something. For things like news‚ if it isn’t biased‚ it is surely altered to better captivate the audience. Aileen Wuornos was a victim of this. The moment her crime was shared on the news‚ people created an opinion based off what they heard. As a result‚ she was put on death row and killed by lethal injection. The influence of media on the general public resulted in the death of Aileen Wuornos. Wuornos was a girl with a very tragic backstory. Wuornos’s father hung himself in prison with charges
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Aileen Wuornos:. Labelled the "Highway Hooker" or the "Damsel of Death"‚ Wuornos received worldwide media attention when she was arrested for a year-long killing spree in which seven men were murdered. In 1992‚ in Florida‚ Wuornos was sentenced to death. She received the lethal injection on October 9‚ 2002‚ but by the time of her execution‚ several people came to believe Wuornos was less a cold-blooded killer than a woman victimized so often during her sad life‚ that she was finally driven to fight
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The Life and Death of Aileen Wuornos De’Serra Whitfield Troy University Abstract This research looks at the life and death of Aileen Wuornos‚ serial killer. A serial killer is someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval. Serial killers have the ability to behave in a manner that arouses no suspicion. There are‚ however‚ a few signs to identify their potential to become a serial killer. People who suffers from psychopathy‚ involves a huge tendency
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Aileen Wuornos: “I’ll be back.” April 30‚ 2013 Abnormal Psychology Portfolio Entry Throughout this entire class and its contents‚ I’ve learned a lot about different people‚ and the abnormal part of psychology‚ I’ve learned about dozens of disorders and mental disturbances‚ and I’ve watched countless films and read bunches of stories‚ but nothing I’ve done has meant as much to me as this paper and its subject‚ Aileen Carol Wuornos. It must have been some sort of force that
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