Leo Dale Pittman’s daughter Aileen Wuornos was born on 29th February 1956. She died on 9th October 2002. She was an American serial killer. During the years between 1989 to 1990, she was known to be involved in street prostitution in Florida.
Aileen used to do prostitution along the highways of Florida. She robbed and shot dead her 7 clients and all of them were male. Later Aileen claimed that the incident occurred as a result of self-defense because they were trying to rape her. If you are curious to know about her dark life story then this blog is for you
Early Life Of Leo Dale Pittman’s Daughter
Aileen Wuornos opened her eyes in Rochester, Michigan to Leo Dale Pittman and Diane Wuornos. According to reports, her mother was only 14 years old while her father was 18 years old when they got married. At the age of 16, her mother gave birth to Aileen. Later, she also filed for a divorce. The interesting thing to note is that Aileen never met her father. It is because her father was incarcerated at the time when she was born. Aileen’s father was convicted for rapid a little girl. His father died by hanging through the ceiling of prison on 30th January 1969.
It was in 1960 when Aileen’s mother left both her kids to her parents. The maternal grandparents of Aileen were both alcoholics that’s why they faced difficulty in legally adopting both the children. Aileen was only 11 years old when she started to be involved in sexual relationships only for the sake of food, drugs, and cigarettes. When she was 15 years old, her grandfather threw her out of his home. At that time, she used to support herself by living in the woods.
Early Criminal Activity Of Aileen Wuornos
The first criminal activity of Aileen was conducted on 27th May 1974 when she was only 18 years old. Aileen was charged with firing a pistol from a moving vehicle.
In 1976, she got married to a 69 years old man who was a yacht club president. However, due to her regular criminal activities, she also went to jail for assault.
When her brother died due to cancer, Aileen received a payment of $10,000 as his life insurance.
The marriage of Fell and Aileen was declared illegal after 9 weeks of their marriage.
It was in August 1976, when Aileen was fined for driving while she was drunk. She even tried to kill herself at the age of 22 by shooting herself.
She was caught in so many criminal activities that involved robbing, murdering, and much more.
Psychopathology Model Of Aileen Wuornos
According to psychiatrists, the highly criminal records of Aileen were due to her psychopathic personality. She was found to have a PCL-R score of 32. While the cut-off score was 30 in the United States. It was due to the sexual abuse that Aileen got in her childhood. Moreover, the toxic relationship with her parents and grandparents worsened this condition.