AILEEN WUORNOSBy Taylor Shrout

The Childhood of Aileen Carol Pittman

Born on February 29th, 1956 in Rochester, MI.

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.

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).

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.

Caretakers 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

Sue Russell in Lethal Intent writes that Aileen severely beaten by Lauri, her grandfather.

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)

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.

Adding to the Trauma

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.

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—

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.

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.

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

Patterns in her Crimes

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!

January 9th, 1991 Aileen was arrested by two under-cover 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.

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 self-defense.. 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.

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.

Last Words "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 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 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] 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 http://www.biography.com/people/aileen-wuornos-11735792 [vidoe clip] “Damsel of Death” [video clip]