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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unfortunate experience‚ there is always a reason behind every criminal’s malicious act; for Aileen Wuornos‚ this happens to be the case. Because of her hapless childhood‚ Aileen’s crimes were mainly caused by nurture. Born on February 29‚ 1956‚ Aileen Wuornos did not live an ordinary life. At a young age‚ “her father killed himself while serving prison time for child molestation‚ while her mother abandoned Aileen and older brother‚ Keith‚ leaving them to be raised
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Monster (2003) Aileen Wuornos The movie I have chosen to do my movie review over is “Monster” by writer and director Patty Jenkins. This movie is based on a true story about a lady named Aileen Wuornos‚ America’s first female serial killers. Aileen was brought up in a difficult abusive childhood lifestyle. By the time of her teenage years‚ Aileen ad become a prostitute‚ hoping some guy would discover her and make her famous just like Marilyn Monroe. Aileen eventually moved to the state of Florida
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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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Monster: Aileen Wuornos CRJ 308 Psychology of Criminal Behavior Instructor: Tracy Mallett September 5‚ 2013 From the beginning of her life Aileen Wuornos did not stand a chance. Born the 29th of February 1956 in Rochester‚ Michigan and named Aileen Carol Pittman and her background with her family would lay all the groundwork for instability in her life and would eventually make her one of if not the most notorious serial killer of modern age. In this paper we are going
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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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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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The early years Aileen Carol Wuornos was born in Rochester‚ Michigan to Diane Kathleen Wuornos and Leo Arthur Pittman. Her maternal grandparents were of Finnish descent. Pittman‚ whom she never knew‚ was a child molester who served time in Kansas and Michigan mental hospitals. He died by hanging‚ presumably self-inflicted while in prison at Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing‚ Kansas on January 30‚ 1969. Wuornos’ mother Diane was 15 years old when she married Pittman on June 3‚ 1954. Two children
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