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Aug 8, 2021 · Meet the women serving time for truly shocking crimes inside Indiana's Women Prison, home to some of America's most notorious female criminals.
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- True Lives
- The Troubled Early Life of Aileen Wuornos
- How Wuornos Tried to Escape Her Trauma
- How Aileen Wuornos’ Killing Rampage Began
- The Betrayal That Led to Aileen Wuornos’ Capture
- The Controversial Trial and Execution of A “Monster”
If a psychologist was challenged to invent a childhood that would predictably produce a serial killer, Aileen Wuornos’ life would have been it to the last detail. Wuornos found prostitution early in life, trading sexual favors at her elementary school for cigarettes and other treats at age 11. Of course, she didn’t just pick up the habit on her own...
At the age of 20, Aileen Wuornos tried to escape her life by hitchhiking to Florida and marrying a 69-year-old man named Lewis Fell. Fell was a successful businessman who had settled into semi-retirement as the president of a yacht club. Wuornos moved in with him and immediately started getting into trouble with local law enforcement. She frequentl...
Aileen Wuornos told conflicting stories about her murders. Sometimes, she claimed to have been the victim of rape or attempted rape with every single one of the men she killed. At other times, she admitted she was trying to rob them. Depending on who she was talking to, her story changed. As it happens, her first victim, Richard Mallory, actually w...
It didn’t take long for Tyria Moore to flip on Aileen Wuornos. In the days immediately following her arrest, Moore was back in Florida, staying at a motel the police had rented for her. There, she made calls to Wuornos in an attempt to elicit a confession that could be used against her. In these calls, Moore acted up a storm, pretending to be frigh...
Aileen Wuornos went on trial for the murder of Richard Mallory on January 16, 1992, and was convicted two weeks later. The sentence was death. Around a month after, she pleaded no contest to three more murders, for which the sentences were also death. In June 1992, Wuornos plead guilty to the murder of Charles Carskaddon and was given yet another d...
Aileen Wuornos. Aileen Carol Wuornos ( / ˈwɔːrnoʊs /; born Pittman; February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer. [3] In 1989–1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, she shot dead and robbed seven of her male clients.
Aug 7, 2022 · Taken by the likes of Rodney Alcala, Harvey Glatman, and the BTK Killer, these macabre photos show how some serial killers used photography to lure their victims and relive their horrifying crimes.
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- Wuornos’ ex-girlfriend pushed her to confess. Shortly after Wuornos’ arrest, police located her ex-girlfriend, Tyria Moore, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
- Wuornos confessed to seven murders, but she said it was in self-defense. On January 16, 1991, Wuornos confessed to killing the seven men after they picked her up hitchhiking.
- A judge allowed in evidence from all six murders. Though Wuornos’s first trial was only for the murder of her first victim Mallory, a judge ruled to allow in evidence from the six other murders.
- Wuornos’ ex-girlfriend testified against her. Along with evidence from the other murders, the prosecution also had a star witness: Tyria Moore. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Wuornos “clutched a handkerchief as Moore's name was called,” and Moore avoided eye contact with Wuornos during her testimony.
May 10, 2024 · Eileen is a disturbing film about mistreated women seeking freedom. The mysterious thriller keeps viewers on edge until a shocking climax. The ambiguous ending raises questions about reality...
Oct 17, 2023 · Eileen is shown kissing a character who appears to be a prison guard, embracing Rebecca herself and even holding a gun at the elder woman at one moment in the trailer.
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