Aileen Wuornos

Aileen Wuornos
Aileen Wuornos
	Aileen Wuornos mug shot
Born	Aileen Carol Pittman; February 29, 1956; Troy, Michigan, United States
Died	October 9, 2002 (aged 46); Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida, United States
Cause of death	Execution by lethal injection
Other names	Sandra Kretsch; Susan Lynn Blahovec; Lee Blahovec; Cammie Marsh Greene; Lori Kristine Grody
Spouse	Lewis Gratz Fell (m. 1976; div. 1976)
Conviction(s)	6 counts of 1st degree murder
Criminal penalty	Death
Details
Victims	7
Span of crimes	November 30, 1989–November 19, 1990
Country	United States
State(s)	Florida
Weapons	High Standard .22-caliber revolver
Date apprehended	January 9, 1991

Aileen Carol Wuornos Pralle (born Aileen Carol Pittman;^[2] February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer. She was born in Rochester, Michigan. She confessed to killing six men in Florida and was executed in Florida State Prison by lethal injection for the murders. Wuornos said that the men she killed had raped her or tried to rape her while she was working as a prostitute.

Wuornos was diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder.^[3]

The movie, Monster is about her life. Two documentaries were made about her.

Early life

Wuornos was born Aileen Carol Pittman in Rochester, Michigan. She never met her father. Wuornos was adopted by her grandparents. When she was 13 she became pregnant.^[4] She started working as a prostitute when she was 14.^[5]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Aileen Carol Wuornos". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
↑ "The world's first female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos of the US". India TV News. March 11, 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
↑ "Profile". Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2012-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ Silvio, H., McCloskey, K., & Ramos-Grenier, J. (2006). Theoretical consideration of female sexual predator serial killers in the United States. Journal of Criminal Justice, 34(3), 251-259.
↑ Howard, Amanda; Martin Smith (2004). River of Blood: Serial Killers and Their Victims. Universal-Publishers. p. 332. ISBN 978-1-58112-518-4.

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[clarkprosecutor-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Aileen Carol Wuornos". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2008.

[2] "The world's first female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos of the US". India TV News. March 11, 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[3] "Profile". Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2012-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] Silvio, H., McCloskey, K., & Ramos-Grenier, J. (2006). Theoretical consideration of female sexual predator serial killers in the United States. Journal of Criminal Justice, 34(3), 251-259.

[5] Howard, Amanda; Martin Smith (2004). River of Blood: Serial Killers and Their Victims. Universal-Publishers. p. 332. ISBN 978-1-58112-518-4.

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