By Taylor Shrout
The Childhood of Aileen Carol Pittman
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Born on February 29th, 1956 in
Rochester, MI.
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One sibling: Keith Pittman (born in
1955).
To characterize that Aileen and Keith’s
start in life
as a poor beginning is truly an
understatement.
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Father: Leo Dale Pittman
Described as a psychopathic child
molester.
 Abused his grandparents when he
was only a child.
 Sentenced to life in prison for
kidnapping and rapping a 7 year old
girl.
 Later hung himself in prison (1969).
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Mother: Diane Wuoros
Only 14 when she married the children’s father and gave birth to Keith.
Gave birth to Aileen at the young age of 15.
 After less than two years of marriage she feared for her life because of
Leo and left him.
 She found being a single mother to be unbearable and abandoned the
children in 1960.
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Caretakers
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After the children were
abandoned, their maternal
grandparents, Lauri and
Britta Wuornos, raised them
as their own at their home
in Troy, MI.
Aileen as a teenager: The beginning
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Sue Russell in Lethal Intent writes that Aileen
severely beaten by Lauri, her grandfather.
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Aileen’s grandparents said that her and Keith
enjoyed playing with fire and that Aileen was
severely burned on her face at 6 years old.
Teenage Years
Aileen’s grandparents described her as being
promiscuous at a very young age.
 Michael Newton states in “Bad Girls Do It” that she
even had sex with her brother as teenagers.
 Following in her mother’s foot steps, Aileen became
pregnant at the age of 14. She was sent to an unwed
mother’s home.
 She gave birth to a boy who was put up for abortion
directly after birth. (1971)
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Adding to the Trauma
Britta Wuoros died in 1971. According
to crimelibrary.com, Lauri killed her.
The book, “Women Criminals” states
that Britta died from Liver failure
though.
 Keith died at the age of 21 from throat
cancer.
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After the death of Britta, Aileen turned to
a life of prostitution, crime, and traveled
by hitchhiking.
 69 year old yacht club president, Lewis
Fell picked her up in in 1976 and
instantly fell in love with her. The couple
soon got married but divorced only a
month afterwards because of Aileen’s
behavior.
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The Next Decade
Aileen spent her time going from one failed
relationship to another. During this time she
engaged in prostitution and armed robbery.
 Aileen met her future long-term lover, Tyria
Moore at Daytona (1986).
 The couple financially struggled, something
had to change—
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Aileen’s Resolution
Richard Mallory, middle-aged electronics shop owner
from Clearwater, Florida. Known to be a sex addict
and alcoholic. Found dead (1989) on the side of the
road. Cause of death: three shots to the head from a
.22. Found naked, wrapped in carpet.
 The following June: David Spear, 43, of Sarasota was
found naked, dead in his truck on the side of the
interstate. Cause of death: Several shots to the head
by a .22. Used condom was found in truck.
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More Victims
6 days later in Pasco County, Charles
Carskanddon’s naked body was found a couple of
miles away from Interstate 75. Cause of death: 9
bullets to the head from a .22 caliber weapon.
 Aileen committed several crimes similar to these..
Her and Tyria had a car accident in Orange
Springs. Their car was identified as stolen and
belonged to one of her victims. The couple got
away but not without raising suspicion.
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Patterns in her Crimes
They’re careers ranged from anywhere to police chiefs
and protective investigators to truck drivers.
 All middle-aged men
 Prostitution before the murder
 Victims shot in head by 22 caliber firearm
 Licenses plate taken
 Naked bodies found a couple of miles away from car
Marion County's Criminal Investigation Division, Captain
Steve Binegar noticed Aileen’s pattern..
He gathered sketches of the two women from witnesses
and reported to media. Leads started pouring in…
The hunt began in January 1991!
Lori Grody, Susan Blahovec and Cammie Marsh
Greene were all aliases for Aileen Carol Wuornos.
 Aileen was shortly approached by police at a bar for
fighting.. Then let go!
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January 9th, 1991 Aileen was arrested by two undercover policemen who posed as being interested in her.
[Citrus County, Florida]
 The next day Tyria Moore was taken into custody, not
arrested but interviewed.
 Aileen confessed on the 16th of January.
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Aileen’s Confession
Tyria had no part in the murder nor did she know
about them
 She claimed all of the killings were out of selfdefense.. All the victims had assaulted, raped, or
abused her.
 Aileen’s defense asked her several times during
trial to stop speaking.
 Aileen had no desire to lie in court. In fact, she
poured her story out to anyone who listened
hoping she would get rich off of her story.
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On November 1992 Aileen was given her fifth death
penality after confessing to all of the murders (7 total
but only 6 were proved to be her).
Aileen Wuornos was executed by lethal injection
at 9:47 am, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2002, more than
a decade after she murdered six men along
central Florida highways while working as a
prostitute.
 Aileen was 46 years old when she was executed
and was the 10th woman to be executed in the
US.
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Last Words
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"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 mothership and all. I'll be back,"
Contradictions
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According to crimelibrary.com, Aileen slept with 25,000 men which
seems to be physically impossible. Livespot.com says that is a common
told myth, Aileen confessed in an interview that she estimated maybe
200 men.
Away from all of my sources, www.clarkprosecutor.com states that
Aileen was not guilty of Richard Mallory’s murder.
Www.capitalpunishmentcontext.org states that Aileen attempted to press
charges against the FL State Prison because the staff and inmates beat
her up physical and emotionally. I didn’t find any other sources the
recollected this data.
Crimelab.com says Aileen was impregnated at 14 by her boyfriend but
www.negressions.com along with several other sources says that she
was raped by a pedophile while trying to prostitute herself on the streets.
Works Cited
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www.crimelibrary.com
www.livespot.com
www.reelingreviews.com
A Woman's Right to Self-Defense: The Case of Aileen Carol Wuornos [article]
www.clarkprosecutor.org
www.capitalpunishmentcontext.org
“Bad Girls Do It” [magazine article]
www.huffingtonpost.com
www.nydailynews.com
www.youtube.com [watched several different clips]
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www.eilleenwuornes.wikispaces.com
“Evil Beyond Belief” [Ebook]
www.negressions.com
www.wikianwsers.com
“Dead Ends” article from www.goodreads.com
www.omgtoplists.com
www.crimelistfiles.com
www.totalcrime.co/uk
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http://www.biography.com/people/aileen-wuornos-11735792 [vidoe clip]
“Damsel of Death” [video clip]
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