Aileen Wuornos‚ born on February 29‚ 1956‚ grew up in the great state of Michigan. Aileen was an abandoned child by both her father and her mother. Her father‚ serving time in prison for the molestation of a child‚ committed suicide while in prison. Her mother left her and her brother at a young age‚ to be raised by their grandparents. While staying with her grandparents‚ Aileen was sexually abused by her grandfather and her grandmother was an alcoholic (Biography‚ 2017A). In her early teens‚ Aileen
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Aileen Wuornos: Serial Killer A crime of self defense or a passion for murder Abstract This paper attempts to go beyond the surface of the actual crime of murder‚ and explore Aileen Wuornos. Self defense‚ as well as insanity played major roles in this case. Aileen Wuornos utilized her past to dictate her current situation and attempted to protect herself. Whether or not she was protecting herself from herself or from the men that were murdered was the major concern. IN THE SUPREME COURT
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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 of
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Serial Killer Report: Aileen Wuornos Aileen Wuornos was born February 29‚ 1956. Her grandmother and father raised her. Aileen’s father was a diagnosed psychopath and child molester. He hanged himself in prison. In 1960 her mother abandoned her family. At the young age of eleven‚ Aileen began trading sexual favors for beer‚ candy‚ and other things. At this point in time‚ Aileen began commonly participating in sexual favors for different reasons. She participated in sexual activities with
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The circumstances of Aileen Wuornos’ life could be construed as tragic‚ and although an argument could be made that they ultimately lead to her demise‚ I feel those circumstances were a product of her free will or her power to make choices and engage in actions that originated within her (Williams‚ C. R. & Arrigo‚ B. A.‚ 2012). The question then is did she possess the morals that society feels is acceptable/ normal and did she have the freedom to make such moral judgments? A speculation can be
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Aileen Wuornos Criminal Justice 1010 Introduction to Criminal Justice Mrs. Amanda Gentle Sarah Dean December 7‚ 2009 Riding the Pale Horse of Death‚ Aileen Wuornos murdered seven men over a nineteen-month period from December 1989 until November 1990‚ along highways in the state of Florida. While working as a prostitute‚ Aileen would solicit her victims then murder them. Wuornos confessed to committing seven murders. Aileen Wuornos was found guilty and convicted of six murders. Aileen received
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Profile: Aileen Wuornos Nature vs. Nurture: Aileen was born in 1956 to her 16 year old mother. She was not born with any physical or mental disabilities. At the time of her birth her father was incarcerated for child molestation and he was also believed to be a schizophrenic‚ he hung himself in jail and Aileen never met him. When Aileen was 3 years old her mother abandoned her and her 4 year old brother and left them with her own parents who legally adopted them. The family struggled economically
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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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Aileen Wuornos‚ other known as Aileen Carol Pittman‚ was working as a prostitute in Florida when she was convicted of the murder of seven men. Aileen claimed these men raped her‚ which led her to killing them at point blank range. As a child‚ Aileen‚ along with her siblings‚ were abandoned by her mother leaving them with their grandparents. Growing up Aileen claimed she was being abused as well as sexually assaulted by her grand father. She even alleged having sexual relations with her brother‚ Keith
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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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