The Case Of Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos

His dead body was found in the woods near Daytona Beach, Florida, shot with a twenty two caliber rifle. “She ended up shooting six .22 caliber bullets into him” (McDuff 202). This is just one of the many catastrophes performed by a woman serial killer. Serial killers are a problem in the United States, murdering on average 2000 people each year (Indiana University np). “In fact, serial murder in the United States alone makes up more than three-quarters of the estimated world total” (Innes 5). Although women serial killers are not very common, they still have a huge impact on the death toll of innocent victims. In order to understand how woman serial killers operate, it is important to understand their motives, the different classifications

Serial killer is described as an example of a murderer who kills several individuals over a long period of time. While these people are usually male motivated by various psychological motives such as power, the number of female serial killers has increased significantly in the recent past. Unlike their male counterparts, female serial killers use less visible means of murder such as poisoning in order to keep under the radar and remain discrete (Gilbert et. al., 2003). Since the less visible methods account for 80 percent of deaths caused by female serial killers, these criminals can be considered as gentle killers.

Serial murder is one of the most baffling crimes that occur in the U.S. and all over the world. Knight (2006) defines serial murder as the killing of three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a significant cooling-off period. The cooling off period may be weeks, months or even years long. Researchers have proposed various psychological, biological and sociological theories that offer a partial understanding of the nature of serial murder. Some propose that the basis for criminal behavior is a predisposition to violence as well as a mix between environment, personality traits and biological factors. Serial killers are predominantly male. Only 3 percent of serial murders are committed by women (U.S. News and World Report,

She was running away, causing concern and having sex by the age of 10 just for loose change, cigs, and what eventually became drugs and alcohol at the age of 13. 1970, when Aileen turned 14 she was pregnant and dropped out of high school. She accused an old neighbor man of rape but because of her reputation no one believed her and no attention was brought to the situation. Being that her grandparents are raising her they immediately did not support the baby and sent Aileen away to a home so she could give the child away for adoption without looking, holder or saying goodbye to the child. She gave birth to a baby boy on March 23, 1971. Returning home Aileen was very upset, ran way and was soon picked up by police. Soon to find out her grandmother had passed while she was gone. Acting out more and more Aileen’s grandfather kicked her and her brother out. While her brother went to a friend’s house to stay, at the age of 15 Aileen began prostituting on the highways of Florida because she was homeless. She would walk up and down the highway while men would pick her up for years. Aileen used her a body as a tool because in her mind that 's the only thing she could do to survive. Until she met a man named, Lewis Gratz Fell, who was also another man who had picked her up on the road. She was only married to the man for 9 weeks until the man accused her of draining his money and wanting a divorce. Everyone

The following criminal analysis shows why Aileen Wuornos was convicted for the murder of six men and what lead up to these actions. These actions were not in self-defense, but out of cold blood. This profile will analyze the following: what lead up to the murder of these men, what Wuornos’s intents were, the evidence and patterns, her personality and characteristics, and her behavior. These facts and evidence will show Wuornos’s intent and motive, and whether or not she was insane. This woman was not born to be a killer, but something in her life drove her to commit these horrible crimes, and this profile will analyze how exactly she did it and why.

Aileen Wuornos was born on February 29, 1956 in Rochester, Michigan, growing up in the nearby Troy area to the south. Her parents got married at a very young age and less than two years after they got divorced. During childhood Wuornos experienced horrifying events in her life. She never met her father, who committed suicide while serving prison time for sex crimes against children. When Wournos was almost four years old she and her brother were abandoned by their mother, who left them with their maternal grandparents. Yet Wuornos’s grandmother was alleged to be an alcoholic and her grandfather a terrifying, violent

This journal is written 3 authors: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida and received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati, Steven T. Holmes. Dean of the California School of Forensic Studies at Alliant International University, Eric W. Hickey, Ph.D. and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville, Ronald M. Holmes, M.A. They constructed different types of females who are serial killers and discussed homicidal behavioral traits. It begins with differentiating

Theodore “Ted” Bundy was born in Burlington, Vermont on November 24, 1946, and later executed by the electric chair on January 24, 1989, after being convicted of a serial murder, rapist, and necrophiliac. Bundy brutally murdered and sexually assaulted 30 women but many believe that number to be higher. He would use his charm to lure these women, before engaging in sexual assault and murdering them. Bundy would also revisit some of his victims to again engage in sexual actions until their bodies would decompose. This essay will look at how the impact of Bundy’s disturbed childhood has one of the key factors of his psychotic behavior using attachment theory.

This literature review focuses on serial killers from a psychological viewpoint while trying to answer the question, “Are serial killers born to kill or are they bred to kill?” Firstly, this review will define a serial killer and the different kinds of killers, then it will take a look at different case studies of children who fantasized about mass killing and identify similarities between the cases attempt to find a way to possibly prevent their fantasies from becoming reality. The debate of nature vs. nurture is also discussed as psychologists and researchers come to the conclusion that environmental factors play a bigger role in the developmental character of a person than genetics, but there is still no definite answer as to why some individuals grow up with the urge to murder other people and/or animals.

Throughout an eleven-month period, Wournos killed seven men at point blank range. Each man was shot multiple times in various places around the body with a variety of handguns. Afterwards, Wournos would discard each body in a different location around Florida. The vicious killing spree of Aileen Wournos began on November 30th, 1989 in Clearwater, Florida, with the murder of Richard Mallory. Over the next ten months, the killings would continue, as Wournos killed six more men. The spree ended on November 19th, 1990 with the death of Walter Antonio (Bankston, Carl).

In 1990 seven percent of serial killers were women (Aamodt, 2014). Aileen Wuornos is notorious for killing seven men in the years 1989 to 1990 along a Florida interstate. This research paper will take a look at Aileen’s early life from a child to her teen years as well as her adult life and how the events of her life have affected her psychologically. Aileen faced many life altering events in her life that sculpted her into the person she was and died as.

“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 of her outcries. The course of this paper will outline her upbringing, lifestyle choice, psychological warning signs, psychological disorders, course of treatment that could have been undertaken before the killing spree commenced.

Aileen Wuornos is believed to be Americas first female serial killer. She was sentenced to death for killing seven men (Thefamouspeople). Wuornos was born on February 9th, 1956 and was executed on October 9th 2002 (Thefamouspeople). Although Wuornos was her real name, she was also known as “Sandra Ketsch, Susan Lynn Blahovec, Lee Blahovec, Cammie Marsh Greene, and Lori Kristine Grody” (Thefamouspeople, p. 1). Wuornos life had been affected by criminal behavior from birth. Her father, Leo Dale, was a psychopath and a child molester who was incarcerated at her birth (Thefamouspeople). In addition to her father's lifestyle, Wuornos had been molested by her father, grandfather, and had sexual relations with her brother (Thefamouspeople). Wuornos was not able to rely on the females in her life either. After her father died, her mother, Diana Wuornos, abandoned

When studying criminality of deviant behaviors, there are a lot of concepts introduced that shine light on certain practices that hold levels of significance. As it relates to the modeling and attachment theories, both ideas must be respected as an explanation for aggressive or criminal behavior. The attachment theory which is founded on the relationship between the mother figure and child which fosters healthy development. This method was introduced by child psychiatrist John Bowlby who observed children at the London Child Guidance Clinic after World War II. He was intrigued by children who lacked a stable relationship with a maternal figure. He believed that a child should experience a continuous, warm and intimate relationship with the

The events of the past can hold a great influence on the actions and behaviors of the future. From being raised in a supportive and loving home, to one that is full of neglect and abuse, each event can potentially impact the future of an individual. In the case of serial killers, there has been some debate on whether the evil ones are made or born; does it happen because of a genetic factor, environmental factor, or is it simply they addicted to the feeling of slaughtering another individual’s life? Although, the most important key in finding the truth deals with the past and shapes the outcome of the future. Upon viewing in a psychological stance, there is no clear understanding of why one aspect that most serial killers share, namely