Add or change photo on IMDbPro. Less than two years later, and two months before Aileen was born, Diane filed for divorce. When Wuornos was 15, her grandfather threw her out of the house, and she began supporting herself through prostitution and living in the woods near her old home. [51], In 2002, Wuornos began accusing prison matrons of tainting her food with dirt, saliva, and urine. Convicted of murdering seven men in Florida from 1990-1992, and after receiving six death sentences, was executed (9 October 2002). To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. [8] On March 14, 1955, Diane gave birth to Aileen's older brother Keith. To make things even worse, Aileen claimed that her grandfather beat her up and made her undress just before doing so, even though there has never been any concrete evidence for this. I'm one who seriously hates human life and would kill again. On March 31, 1992, Wuornos pleaded no contest to the murders of Charles Richard Humphreys, Troy Eugene Burress, and David Andrew Spears, saying she wanted to "get right with God". "[33] Before her execution, Wuornos claimed to still be in love with Moore.[34]. Her mother, seventeen at the Mallory had been a convicted rapist and Wuornos claimed that he tried to rape her while they were inside his car. She was raped and became pregnant when she was just 14she claimed that her brother was the father of her child. [39] Police also found some of the victims' belongings in pawnshops. According to author Sue Russell in "Lethal Intent," Lauri and Britta Wuornos exuded an appearance of decency and propriety in their suburban community of Troy, Michigan. It is unknown if Keith completed school, but from all indications, he remained in Michigan. Over the next couple of years, she was arrested again on charges of attempting to pass forged checks. After relieving Mallory of his ID and cash, she covered his lifeless body with a discarded piece of red carpet. But due to a "Son of Sam" law at the time that prohibited felons from profiting off their stories, there was no money to be made, and the adoption itself was conditional on Pralle's agreement to not exploit Wuornos for money. Her troubled childhood and subsequent teenage years couldnt simply be erased. This peculiar period in Wuornos's life was the subject of a prequel film to the 2003 biopic "Monster," called "Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman," per ET Online. They did not see each other often, but their strong bond was unshakable. On January 9, 1991, Aileen Wuornos was arrested at a Port Orange biker bar called The Last Resort. He was later sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 7-year-old girl;[13][14] he committed suicide by hanging in prison on January 30, 1969. Aileen was raised solely by her mother, Diane, who gave birth to Aileen when she was only 17. Her last words were, "Yes, I would just like to say I'm sailing with the rock, and I'll be back, like Independence Day, with Jesus. 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There were plenty of factors in Wuornos' early life that influenced her criminal behavior a traumatic childhood and early abandonment among others, as Myers acknowledged in his report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J01slNXT3zI, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wuornos.jpg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgsA6Js5B_o, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl8yY1H3oMU, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKMXac-X3vA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cjRWJurqDA. Using the alias Sandra Beatrice Kretsch, Wuornos was charged with disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, and, in a bit of ominous foreshadowing, firing a .22-caliber pistol from the window of a moving vehicle. The Hare Psychopathy Checklist grades subjects numerically on 20 different behavior traits, including lack of remorse and antisocial behavior, details Psychology Today. It was reported that she also engaged in sexual activities with She was found guilty of murdering six of the men; the body of Peter Siems was never found. Wuornos' last known victim was 62-year-old Walter Antonio. Despite this love and unquenchable support, Keith later died at the age of 21. Her mother abandoned Aileen and her brother who were adopted by her maternal grandparents. Her mother, Diane Wuornos, a Finnish-American who abandoned Carol (Age 3/4). It changed her perception of the world and the way she treated people. Eye witnesses reported that two women were seen in the vehicle. [11], Wuornos never met her father, as he was incarcerated at the time of her birth. Her father was a psychopath and child molester who was incarcerated at the time of her birth; he eventually committed suicide. Who is Jose Stemkens? The pregnancy had embittered an already volatile teenager. Aileen Wuornos Early Life of Aileen Wuornos. On September 12, 1990, authorities discovered the bullet-riddled body of Charles "Dick" Humphreys, 56, in Marion County, Florida. "[1] On May 15, 1992, Wuornos was given three more death sentences. Moore was listed as a witness to the incident. This body was found in Marion County. Expelled from the family She also claimed that her grandfather sexually assaulted her at a very young age. After an arrest, Fell had enough of her behavior. As reported by Tampa's NBC affiliate WFLA, Wuornos' first victim was Richard Mallory, the 51-year-old owner of a Palm Harbor, Florida, TV repair business. Aileen Wuornos did not kill Keith Wuornos, her brother. Wuornos scored a 32. She was born on leap day. She became pregnant when she was 14, and was moved to a home for unwed mothers; her baby was given up for adoption. I have hate crawling through my systemI am so sick of hearing this 'she's crazy' stuff. [4] In 19891990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, she shot dead and robbed seven of her male clients. [18] Wuornos said that her alcoholic grandfather had sexually assaulted and beaten her when she was a child. [26], On January 4, 1986, Wuornos was arrested in Miami and charged with car theft, resisting arrest, and obstruction of justice for providing identification bearing her aunt's name. A vehicle belonging to a missing merchant seaman named Peter Siems was found crashed on July 1990. The family conducted a funeral for him, which saw several of their relatives, including their biological mother, in attendance. [10][8] She gave birth to Aileen at the age of 16. Aileen Wuornos was born on leap day, February 29, Aileen Carol Wuornos was a serial killer who had killed seven men. Theres no chance in keeping me alive or anything because Id kill again. Moore returned with the police to Florida, where she was put up in a motel. Entitled Wuornos, the opera was written by composer/librettist Carla Lucero, conducted by Mary Chun, and produced by the Jon Sims Center for the Performing Arts.[79]. After her stint in juvenile hall, Wuornos again returned to the Wuornos home, but after several attempts at running away, her grandfather forbade her to return. Spears' body was discovered June 1, 1990, in Citrus County, Florida. [60], According to some specialists, Wuornos's crimes have been related to her psychopathic personality and her psychotraumatic past. But when the choice was put in Wuornos' hands, she insisted she knew what she was doing all along. Claiming that she feared for her life, Moore neglected to alert the authorities. Her image was printed on newspapers, and somewhere in Levy County, Florida, God-fearing horse-breeder Arlene Pralle saw her photo and wanted to become her friend, details the Los Angeles Times. Exposed to sexual activities at a tender age, she began providing sexual favors in exchange for food, drugs, and cigarettes when she was just 11 years old. Many of his relatives abandoned him during this period, except his younger sister, Aileen. WebDiane Wuornos was born on 12 August 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. [75] It stars Peyton List as a young Wuornos. Another tragic moment in Aileens life wasnt just that she was arrested on January 9, 1991, but also the fact that she was arrested in a biker bar named The Last Resort.. [20], In 1976, Wuornos hitchhiked to Florida, where she met 69-year-old yacht club president Lewis Gratz Fell. Wuornos also tested positive for Antisocial Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder, the latter which psychologist Harry Krop testified to during her trial, reports UPI. At the time of her birth, her mother, Diane Wuornos was 17 years old. The killers final victim was found on November 1990. [14] Using the Psychopathy Checklist, Wuornos was found to have a psychopathic personality with a PCL-R score of 32[14] with the cutoff score for psychopathy being 30 in the United States. Keith Wuornos (born 14th of March 1955; died: 17th of July 1976) was an American man infamous as the elder brother of Aileen Wuornos, the notorious female serial killer who murdered about seven men between 1989 and 1990. And finally exploded. WebShe was born February 29th, 1956, to Diane Wuornos and Leo Arthur Pittman. She was born as Aileen Carol Pittman to Leo Dale and Diane Wuornos. She married a 69-year old yacht club president at age 20, 9. Moore would write a letter to Wuornos requesting that she call her at a nearby motel. [32], On March 12, 1988, Wuornos accused a Daytona Beach bus driver of assault. [53] In her final interview, she once again charged that her mind was "tortured" at BCI, and her head crushed by "sonic pressure". Keith Wuornos was born on the 14th of March 1955 in Rochester, Michigan. June 6, like the movie. WebWuornoss father, Leo Dale Pittman, was a child molester and a sociopath who was strangled in prison in 1969. She had two children, Aileen and Keith who was born in 1955. The child was put up for adoption. She died in 2002. She said she had overheard conversations among prison personnel "trying to get me so pushed over the brink by them I'd wind up committing suicide before the execution" and "wishing to rape me before execution". The young man had battled cancer bravely for several months, during which he was hospitalized at places such as the Ann Arbor Medical Center and the Lettermans Army and Medical Center. Wuornos, Aileen; Berry-Dee, Christopher (2004). [2][16] She had a year older brother Keith, Aileen's mother Diane Wuornos had the children at the age of 15 when she married their father, Leo Pittman. If she was able to elicit a confession from Wuornos, she would be given immunity for the crimes. Famed FBI profiler Robert K. Ressler, the man credited with coining the term "serial killer" as well as establishing the patterns found in serial murder, described Wuornos as an anomaly in his extensive research. He disappeared after leaving his home near Jupiter, Florida, for New Jersey. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. It was apparent that they were dealing with a serial killer or pair of serial killers, and, to their shock, they were likely women. She didnt suffer the same faith as her mother because the baby was instantly put up for adoption and she never saw him again. She declined her last meal which could have been anything under $20 and opted for a cup of coffee instead. As Fell tended to his yacht club, Wuornos was getting into bar fights, per All That's Interesting. [26] On May 1, 1984, Wuornos was arrested for attempting to pass forged checks at a bank in Key West. His wife, Britta, was a loving mother to children Lori and Barry Wuornes, who would later romanticize their childhoods as idyllic. [82] The music video, featuring Gigi Gorgeous portraying Wuornos, was released on November 1, 2018. To give some reference to this number, somebody is considered to be a psychopath with a score of 25 in the United Kingdom and 30 in the United States. Aileen and Keith had a special bond in their new home since their grandfather, Lauri Wuornos, was tougher on both of them than on his own biological children, Lori and Barry Wuornos. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. [last words before being executed] I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the rock and I'll be back like Independence Day with Jesus, June 6, like the movie, big mother ship and all. The product of a highly dysfunctional marriage, Aileen was subjected to horrific tortures as a young girl. She also complained of strip searches, tight handcuffing, door kicking, frequent window checks, low water pressure, mildew on her mattress, and "cat calling in distaste and a pure hatred towards me". Wuornos murdered seven men within a period of 12 months. At some point, Wuornos admitted she was a sex worker and asked Mallory if he could help her make a little money. Wuornos shot him nine times in the chest and stomach. "She was unloved, unwanted, and always in the way, and I think it gave her one hell of a chip on her shoulder," neighborJean Kear told author Sue Russell. To say that her parents werent ready to become a parent is an understatement. Wuornos claimed he beat her with a cane. She was involved in an armed robbery of a convenience store in 1981. The singer Diamanda Gals recorded a live cover of the Phil Ochs song "Iron Lady", which she would often perform as a tribute to Wuornos, for her performance album Malediction and Prayer. From their first meeting, they were inseparable. One aspect of Wuornos' life, however, was all too typical among her male counterparts. WebWuornos was born Aileen Pittman on Feb 29, 1956, in the US state of Michigan, just two months after her father walked out on her mother Diane Wuornos. [40] Wuornos had a criminal record in Florida, and samples of her prints were in a database. "[14][62], FBI profiler Robert K. Ressler briefly mentions Wuornos in his autobiographical history of his 20 years with the FBI. Two years later, she was arrested by Antrim County, Michigan, police for simple assault and disturbing the peace. "In the meantime, my stomach's growling away and I'm taking showers through the sink of my cell." The moment she returned to Michigan, she caused trouble in a bar and threw a billiard ball at the bartender. At 14, Aileen Wuornos became pregnant. Parents' names were Diane Wuornos and Leo Dale Pittman. His father was away in prison for child molestation charges, and his mom tried her best to provide a good home for him and his younger sister. Wuornos' defense made efforts during the trial to introduce evidence that Mallory was previously convicted for attempted rape in Maryland and served a sentence in a maximum security correctional facility providing remediation to sexual offenders. At her sentencing, psychiatrists for the defense testified that Wuornos was mentally unstable and diagnosed her with borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. Died 2002. However, by 1960, she grew tired. Aileen was born in 1956, making him a year older than her. June 6, like the movie. Labeled "America's first female serial killer" by a press motivated by sensationalism and exploitation, Wuornos was unique in the annals of crime. An outcast among her peers, Aileen was trading sex for pocket change and cigarettes by age 12. She began engaging in sexual activities in school in exchange for drugs and food when she was just 11 years old. The son of Finnish immigrants, auto-worker Lauri Wuornos was a firm and formal disciplinarian a typical trait of 1950s fathers. She is widely believed to be the United States first female serial killer. Keith has multiple adoptive siblings, but his only biological sibling is his younger sister named Aileen. She had Kentucky Fried Chicken and french fries as her last meal. In this post, youll discover the ultimate list of Aileen Wuornos facts, an extremely tragic story of a female serial killer. Like"Independence Day" with Jesus, June 6, just like the movie, big mother ship and all. Before Aileen Wuornos died, she was analyzed in prison by a psychologist, Wade Myers. Pittman was also a petty thief who graduated to more serious crimes. Was adopted by Arlene Pralle, a 44-year-old "born-again Christian" and her husband (November 22, 1991). She was previously married to Lewis Gratz Fell. [9] After less than two years of marriage, and two months before Aileen was born, Diane filed for divorce. All About Titus Wellivers Ex-wife. After several rebuffed attempts at rejoining her family, Diane Wuornos would remarry and have two more children. Aileen Wuornos' next victim was David Spears, a 43-year-old construction worker (via Tampa Bay Times). Keith, on his part, avoided a life of crime. She was also a suspect in the theft case of a missing revolver. Hence, the police associated the murder with the same killer. To Wuornos, men were only good for the quick cash she needed to survive. Despite prostituting herself to men, she had a female lover. Wuornos continually involved herself in confrontations at their local bar and went to jail briefly for assault. The receipt for the stolen merchandise bore Wuornos' thumbprint. [61], Wuornos was also known to have early behavioral problems such as having an explosive temper which limited her ability to make friends, as well as making it increasingly difficult for her to maintain relationships. Born August 12, 1939. WebWuornos in 2002 Born Aileen Carol Pittman (1956-02-29)February 29, 1956[1] Rochester, Michigan, U.S. Died October 9, 2002(2002-10-09)(aged 46) Florida State Prison, Raiford, She never met her father, Lee Dale Pittman, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. "After that, she always said, 'All men are out to use women,'" Wuornos' sister Lori Wuornos Grody told the press at the time of her murder trial. Rhonda Bailey, who witnessed the accident, provided police with a description of two women,[38] resulting in a media campaign to locate them. WebChildhood & Early Life. A 2021 episode of Catching Killers from Netflix is centered around Wuornos: the 40-minute episode is titled, "Manhunter: Aileen Wuornos. Her last words were a testimony to this as well: Yes, I would just like to say Im sailing with the rock, and Ill be back, like Independence Day, with Jesus. He was in jail for He and his sister attended school like any other kid. During her education she had academic, social or discipline problems. [84][83] In 2020, rapper Sadistik released the song "Aileen Wuornos", dedicated to the serial killer, on his Delirium EP.[85]. WebWuornos became pregnant at 14-years-old after being raped by a friend of her grandfather's and was sent to a home for unwed mothers. She claimed the men had tried to rape her and she killed them in self-defense. She also prayed and wished that God would perhaps cut his suffering short. Wasnt A Good Idea, Top 10 Despicable Facts about Luis Garavito, 12 Evil Facts About Son of Sam David Berkowitz, 12 Mysterious Facts About Clementine Barnabet. When her grandmother died, she was thrown out of the home by her grandfather. But All That's Interesting reports that Fell had more reason to end their marriage. The fact that it was proven that she suffered from a borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder didnt matter, and she was sentenced to 6 death penalties after being found guilty of 6 counts of first-degree murder. Keith Wuornos and his younger sister were raised by their grandparents and had an unpleasant upbringing. She was raised in a dysfunctional family. [61] The damage was then made worse because both Wuornos and her brother believed that their grandparents were their biological parents, but at the age of 11 they learned that this was not the case, which further damaged the relationship between Wuornos and her adoptive parents. I have hate crawling through my systemI am so sick of hearing this shes crazy stuff. Its then that she murdered Richard Charles Mallory by shooting him with her .22 pistol. [19], Wuornos gave birth to a boy at a home for unwed mothers on March 23, 1971, and the child was placed for adoption. Theron's spot-on portrayal of Wuornos garnered her the 2004 Academy Award for Best Actress. After killing seven men sequentially, Aileen Wuornos earned the ignominious credit of being the first female serial killer from the United States. At 10:14 a.m. on January 16, 1991, Aileen Wuornos, true to her word to Tyria Moore, met with Sgt. When her mother abandoned them, they were An episode of Murder Made Me Famous on the Reelz television network, airing December 1, 2018, chronicled the case. Her father died in prison after being charged with child molestation ( Arrigo & Griffin, 2004 ). Then, tragedy struck as the alcohol finally got the better of her grandmother and she passed away the same year, resulting in Aileen being kicked out of the house at the age of 15. And I think that's what had caused these things to happen. It's very odd to think of the places my music can go once it leaves my hands. Despite pleading guilty to three of the crimes and no contest to three others, a tactic that she may have assumed would save her from the death chamber, Wuornos received a total of six death sentences. As documented in Nick Broomfield's "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer," Wuornos' courtroom behavior and erratic, conspiratorial thinking helped sabotage her defense. These were Aileen Wuornos last words, 20 Interesting Facts About Jack The Ripper, 15 Mysterious Facts About The Zodiac Killer, Kidnapping Julius Caesar? [45] Records obtained from the correctional institution showed that from 1958 to 1962, Mallory was committed for treatment and observation resulting from a criminal charge of assault with intent to rape and received an overall eight years of treatment from the facility. Wuornos then drove Mallory's car home. People were trying to get rich on her name. Once Aileen was arrested for murder, he threw water on her defense narrative, which claimed she suffered abuse at the hands of her adopted father. However, life for Aileen and Keith Wuornes in their grandparents' home was anything but ideal. He wanted her to have the money so that she could stop hustling, but she wasnt so enthusiastic about it. [2], On May 27, 1974, at age 18, Wuornos was arrested in Jefferson County, Colorado, for driving under the influence (DUI), disorderly conduct, and firing a .22-caliber pistol from a moving vehicle. By the age of 11, Wuornos began engaging in sexual activities in school in exchange for cigarettes, drugs, and food. But the marriage didn't last, as Wuornos couldn't escape her past, and their personalities couldn't be any more different. That crime landed her in a Florida prison for a year. Is He White or Black? A convicted sex offender, he committed suicide in prison. She claimed initially that all seven men had raped her while she was working as a prostitute but later recanted the claim of self-defense, citing robbery and a desire to leave no witnesses as the reason for murder. What makes the situation yet more tragic is that her father was also diagnosed with schizophrenia, as if being so young wasnt enough to be unfit for being a parent of two children. And I'd do it again, too. Aileen Wuornos had two brothers, Keith and Barry Wuornos, and she had troublesome relationships with both of them. One of the most tragic Aileen Wuornos facts is that she literally became homeless and a full-time prostitute in this period! Her mother, Diane Wuornos, was sixteen when she had her. Wuornos and Moore hit it off immediately. Ive been evaluated so many times. But thats not all, he was also a convicted child abuser who was sent to prison and ended up hanging himself in his cell on January 30, 1969. [24], On July 17, her brother Keith died of esophageal cancer and Wuornos received $10,000 from his life insurance. Wuornos would attempt to use a number of aliases to cover her tracks. Aileen preferred her brothers life to any money, and so when she finally got the check, she blew through it as quickly as possible to get rid of it. However, there were questions about Pralle's sincerity with claims she was out for the money, especially since Hollywood had come calling with offers for rights to Wuornos' story, even by Wuornos herself later (via the Orlando Sentinel). Investigators would be present to secretly record the calls and coach Moore. Aileen Wuornoss childhood was a series of tragedies, all of which made for ideal conditions to birth a future serial killer. She later started robbing and killing men, earning the notoriety of being the first female American serial killer. Mallory, who had been confined to a prison mental institution for ten years for a 1957 sexual assault in Maryland, picked Wuornos up along I-4 near Daytona Beach. WebAileen Wuornos childhood was one of immense pain and suffering, which eventually led to her becoming one of the most notorious serial killers in American history. Im competent, sane, and Im trying to tell the truth. [14] Such severe trauma can also disrupt the structuralization of the mind at various developmental points and result in "primitive, dissociative, and splitting defenses to ward off the intensity of emotional and sexual stimulation that cannot be integrated as a child. 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