Aileen Wuornos

Descriptive Essay # 116116

Criminology

Aileen Wuornos

A brief overview of the life and crimes of serial killer Aileen Wuornos.

1,328 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses Aileen Wuornos, an admitted prostitute and thief who for a year and a half killed seven of the men she met in her world of survival in Florida during 1989 and 1990. The paper describes the horrendous amount of abuse and heartbreak that befell Aileen and that lead her up to that point in which she went from a woman intent on survival to a woman begging for execution on Florida's Death Row.

From the Paper:

"Even with society against her success, she had one bright moment when Lewis Fell, a well to do Florida man, gave her a ride and over time fell in love and married her (Wikipedia). But for the emotionally scarred Aileen, even a promise of a happy future could not keep her demons at bay, and Fell soon filed for annulment. From there, Aileen traveled all over the state, working the interstates for tricks and making what she could to get by. In 1986, Aileen met Tyria Moore, a hotel maid, with whom she developed a sexual relationship. Aileen, perhaps in some way to present a normal front and establish a true relationship, asked Moore to quit her job and let Aileen support the two of them on what she earned prostituting as well as odd jobs and theft (Vary 62)."

Sample of Sources Used:

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