In 1990 seven percent of serial killers were women (Aamodt, 2014). Aileen Wuornos is notorious for killing seven men in the years 1989 to 1990 along a Florida interstate. This research paper will take a look at Aileen’s early life from a child to her teen years as well as her adult life and how the events of her life have affected her psychologically. Aileen faced many life altering events in her life that sculpted her into the person she was and died as.
Alicia Augello Cook was born on January 25th 1981 in New York. Alicia started playing the piano at age seven and began to take piano lessons. She grew up in a single family household with her mother due to her father’s absence at the age of five. Alicia first noticed her passion in music at a very young age and always dreamt of making it big and performing but never thought that it would actually happen. She had a lot of faith and took everything she did very seriously.
Did you know Sandra Bullock is half German? Sandra is a very successful female actress who has starred in many box-office films. Her early life wasn’t as prosperous but today, she stars in many movies. Sandra’s journey through the acting world has been more successful than she ever imagined.
Gabrielle Dee Giffords, born June 8th, 1970, was a US representative from Arizona(2007 - 2012), and before her life changing experience in 2011 she was the youngest woman to be elected to the Arizona State Senate. Before she was elected into the House of Representatives she had sold her family’s tire business, El Campo Tire Warehouse, to Goodyear Tire. After making her way up to Arizona Senate, she resigned to run for US House of Representatives, and she was the third woman from Arizona to serve in the US House of Representatives.
On May 30, 2005, Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba. She was a student at Mountain Brook High School, honor student and a member of the National Honors Society. Dedicated to her education, she received a full paid scholarship to the University of Alabama, where she was set to peruse a medical degree. She excelled in every extracurricular activity that she was involved in, including her schools dance squad. Holloway was born October 21, 1986 in Clinton, Mississippi. (Wikipedia, n.d.) Her parents are David Edward Holloway and Elizabeth Ann Reynolds. She was the first born of two children. In 1993 her parents had their differences and divorced. In 2000 Elizabeth remarried to George “Jug” Twitty and relocated to Mountain Brook, Alabama. (Wikipedia, n.d.)
Katheryn Marie Hawkins was born in fort Knox Kentucky on December 29,1998, at Ireland military hospital where she was 81 lbs , 6 oz and 23 inches - normal delivery . she was the second child of Russell and Catania Hawkins . she spent her 1st 6 months at home with her mom but on the 7th month, she started daycare at little angels daycare . she loved it there and they loved her . her favorite food was strained Gerber peaches and strawberries . her favorite drink was milk . she learned how to walk and talk faster than her older brother and even began doing chores around the house by the time she was 2 .
Aileen Wuornos was born on February 29, 1956, in Rochester, Michigan. Aileen was abused as a child and this led up to her life of sex and murder. Having been involved in previous instances with the law, she made a living as a prostitute on Florida's highways, and in 1989 she killed a man who had picked her up. She then went on to kill at least five other men, that was confirmed in court, and was eventually caught, convicted and placed on death row in Florida. Though her sanity was questioned, Wuornos was executed by lethal injection in 2002.
Jodi Arias is a 36 Year old Legal shield Saleswoman. She is now a murderer of her Ex-Boyfriend Travis Victor Alexander. Arias changed everything about herself before the murder of Alexander so that none of the neighbors recognized her, she rented a car and changed her hair color to disguised her self.
At 12:10 a.m. on June 13, 1994, the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found by Los Angeles Police brutally murdered. Steven Schwab, a neighbor of Nicole, was out with his dog late at night going for a walk. While they were walking, Schwab came across a dog with blood on its paws. The dog followed Schwab back to his house, neighbors of Schwab Sukru Boztepe and Bettina Rasmussen offered to keep the dog overnight. The dog, named Kato was barking and running around all night. The couple decided to let the dog out and see what he was so wound up about. Kato led the couple to Nicole's house where they found Nicole and her boyfriend, Ron, dead.
Jodi Arias is serving a life sentence in prison after becoming one of the most notorious murderers in the country, but that hasn’t stopped her from finding love.
Aileen Wuornos was born on February 29th, 1956 to Diane Wuornos and Leo Dale Pittman. She had an older brother to Keith (Shipley & Arrigo, 2004). Her father was arrested and charged with children sexual abuse and was imprisoned, but committed suicide while serving his jail term. Her mother abandoned her and her brother under the care of her grandparents, Lauri and Britta. At the age of eleven, she had started engaging in sexual activities and abuse of drugs such as alcohol and smoking cigarettes. She was raped and became pregnant at the age of fourteen. She delivered a baby boy and placed him for adoption and dropped out of school. She was thrown out of her grandparents' house and began making a living through prostitution (Shipley & Arrigo, 2004).
Brittney Davis Photography is a photography studio that is located in Dallas, Texas. They are serving the City of Dallas and the surrounding metroplex area as well. Brittney Davis is a natural light photographer. Brittney Davis Photography specializes in children, family, and lifestyle newborn portraiture. Brittney Davis Photography takes photographs of the newborn at the comfort of their own home, capturing the newborn’s first moments in a meaningful way.
Kath Walker was born as born Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska on November 3rd,1920 on North Stradbroke Island. Later Kathleen later changed her name to Oodgeroo Noonuccal in protest of how the Aboriginal people were being treated. Oodgeroo's family were not moved from Stradbroke Island so she grew up with plenty of space in which to learn about the Aboriginal culture from her father Edward who was a member of the Noonuccal tribe. Her mother, Lucy, was from the mainland. She learned to fish, hunt and gather food with her family from the island. The family took only what they needed from the land and some how always managed to keep out of the way of the white people.
Beyonce was born on September 4,1981 in Houston, Texas. Her parents are Tina and Matthew Knowles. Beyonce’s full name is Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter. She also has 3 siblings Their names are Solnage Knowles, Bianca Lawson, and Nixon Knowles. Her nickname is Queen B. Queen B started singing at a very young age. She also danced. She attended two Elementary School, Parker Elementary and St. Mary’s. Beyonce went to Alief Elks High School in Houston, Texas, but she did not go to any colleges.
Grew up on the Southside of Chicago, earned degrees from Princeton and Harvard Law School, married the man she loved, became the first black woman to be the First Lady of the United States, improved civil rights for people of color, and changed the face of feminism; these are some, but most certainly not all, of the accomplishments of the same woman, Michelle Obama. She is overall an inspiring woman to so many people that have had to struggle in life. She has done everything in her power to help those people lead a life of justice and equality that they otherwise, had been prevented from doing. Michelle Obama has achieved things most others with her upbringing could only dream of. She used her achievements to give those people a better chance. Michelle Obama has become an extremely important figure in America because of her inspiring advocacy for women, girls, and people of color, and she was doing this far before she became the first lady of the United States.