Cole Blough Ms. Hogue Composition 8 Honors 15 February 2017 Aileen Wuornos Imagine prosecuting someone with six degrees of first degree murder. This was a case in Florida, in 1989 and 1990. Aileen Wuornos was that person in the state of Florida (American 1). She was a demented murdered with a demented childhood, her childhood made her and her crimes she committed later in life. Not only is she memorable for her crimes, but after she was committed. Aileen Wuornos, is a bloodthirsty killer. Wuornos’s childhood was horrible and didn’t make such a good path for later in life. Aileen was born on February 29th, 1956, in Rochester, Michigan (“Jenkins” 1). Her father was incarcerated at birth. He was also diagnosed with schizophrenia, and went to jail for six sex crimes against children. He proceeded to hang himself in 1969 (American 2). Aileen and her siblings were abandoned by their mom in January, 1960 …show more content…
Wournos, and one of her alliances were tracked down later after her killings from palm and fingerprints on a missing man 's car (Bio editors 2). She eventually was convicted of that man’s killing, but she said it was in self defense (“ABC news” 2). Wuornos eventually gave up and said that the self defense was a lie and wanted to pay for her crimes through death (“ABC news” 2). Wournos got what she asked for. She was sentenced to death by lethal injection on October 9th, 2002 (“ABC news” 1). Wournos also said that she did all her crimes that was said she did and there were no reason in keeping her alive (American 5). Aileen Wuornos was a corrupt human being. Aileen Wuornos was a bloodthirsty killer. Wuornos 's childhood did not give her a good path in life. Aileen’s many crimes led to her main murders and bigger other run ins with the law. Aileen was eventually prosecuted and killed by execution, which she wanted. Six counts of first degree murder do not get you very far in