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Aileen Wuornos Life Course Theory

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In this paper we will discuss the female serial killer known as, Aileen Wuornos. Aileen was considered to be the first female serial killer in America (biography.com, n.d.). She committed her first murder in November 1989 and between then and November 1990 she killed at least five and probably six more victims. It’s said that Aileen lived a very difficult childhood full of abuse and violence. Her parents were a couple of teenagers themselves, with her father being a child molester who was sent to prison for sodomizing a 7 year old girl (Bankston, 1996), and her mother being a reckless teen that was totally incapable of the responsibilities of being a mother and who gave up Aileen and her brother, Keith to her parents. Aileen’s grandparents …show more content…

She and her brother were placed with the court, and shortly after Aileen ran away where she started a life of hitchhiking, crime, and prostitution as a way of supporting herself for the next five years. In 1976, in Florida, Aileen …show more content…

Life Course Theory: The connection between an individual’s life and the historical and socioeconomic context of the life is the direct focus of this theory. Basically this theory infers that the events of an individual’s life ultimately shapes their disposition towards or against a criminal life (Tania, 2014).
As mentioned previously, Aileen killed six and most likely seven victims (one victim was never found). Her victims were identified in order as:
1. Richard Mallory: 51 year old electronics shop owner, it is believed he was killed November 30, 1989 and his body was found December 13, 1989, he had been shot three times
2. David Spears: 43 year old heavy machinery operator, went missing May 19, 1990 and was found June 1, 1990, he had been shot six times
3. Charles Carskaddon: 40 year old rodeo worker, found May 31, 1990, he had been shot nine times
4. Peter Siems: 65 year old retired merchant seaman, his car was found on July 4, 1990 after Aileen and her girlfriend wrecked and abandoned it, his body was never found
5. Troy Burress: 50 year old delivery driver, found on July 30, 1990, he had been shot

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