Aileen Wuornos Psychopathic Serial Killers

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Aileen Wuornos is one the most famous psychopathic serial killers in the world. Not only is she one of the only female serial killers, her killings are unlike any other there has been. She exhibited psychopathy traits since birth and her abuse as a child didn't help matters. She killed 6 men in the span of year and told police she was the victim in all the cases, not admitting to intentionally killing them to many months later. After getting caught by the police and going through a long, tedious trial she was found guilty of all her charges and was charged with the death penalty. There is a very good chance that Aileen could have experienced a normal life, but the abuse she endured ruined that for her at an early age.
Aileen was born in 1956 in michigan to a teenage mother with one other child, her older brother. After suffering from some hard times, including Aileens father hanging himself in jail, her mother abandoned the children. This left them to live with their grandparents, who were incredibly abusive to Aileen. Her grandmother was an alcoholic and her grandfather was violent with her on numerous occasions. It was also stated by Aileen that her grandfather sexually abused her. During this time her school noticed her behaviour and tried to help but her grandparents rejected their help on multiple occasions. Once Aileen reached her teen years she became too much for her grandparents to deal with anymore, she was
If she had gotten the treatment that was offered to her and her family, there is a very good chance that she could have lived a normal life. Her abuse as a child just made her psychopathy worsen which caused her to commit heinous murders. All the traits that she showed, impulsivity, manipulativeness, and deceitfulness, worked together to make her commit these crimes. Aileen Wuornos is the perfect example of how serious psychopathy can get and childhood experiences can influence

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