In this weeks episode, Shelby and Charlie start the new year with a big name in the true crime community, Aileen Wuornos. This first part of a two-part series dives into the childhood and early life of Wuornos. Join us as we explore her tumultuous upbringing, some uproarious events in her childhood, and her overall calamitous start to life.
Opening music licensed from Peder B. Helland
Song: Strange Wind
Album: It's Halloween
Sources:
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/wuornos805.htm
https://alfredadler.edu/sites/default/files/Wentz%20MP%202012.pdf
https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/cases/wuornos
https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/cases/wuornos
https://capitalpunishmentincontext.org/node/77455#:~:text=Reasons%20For%20Sentencing%20Wuornos%20to%20Death&text=In%20response%20to%20the%20introduction,her%20biological%20uncle%20and%20stepbrother.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornos
https://leewuornos.weebly.com/background-information.html
https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/wuornos-aileen.htm
https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/aileen-wuornos-son
https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/aileen-wuornos-son
https://web.archive.org/web/20090602041624/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/women/wuornos/2.html?print=yes
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/aileen-wuornos
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aileen-Wuornos
https://www.bustle.com/articles/126181-8-surprising-facts-about-notorious-serial-killer-aileen-wuornos-that-will-haunt-your-dreams
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/aileen-wuornos
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americas-first-female-serial-killer-strikes
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-17-vw-496-story.html
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-11-17-9102170200-story.html
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