Aileen Carol Wuornos

She is another interesting serial killer to me. Wuornos was on trial for murderering seven men in Florida. She said her motive for the murders was defense because all seven men had assaulted her or tried to rape her. She was later found guilty and executed in 2002. Now, what makes her so interesting to me was her childhood. Her mother abandoned her at the age of four with her brother leaving them with their grandparents. Wuornos said that her father would frequently physically and sexually abuse her. In school she would perform sexual acts for money, cigarettes, and drugs, as a teenager. She even performed sexual acts with her own brother. She became pregnant by her grandfather's friend. The baby was given up for adoption and soon after the death of her grandmother her grandfather threw her out. She lived in the woods at the age of fifteen and became a prostitute. To me, this is a case of a child being a product of just a hard-knock-life. I, honestly, feel for this women. I can imagine all the anger and resentment she feels towards men after being raped by your grandfather and his friend. I'm not saying she has an excuse for murdering these men, but if given the right help, I honestly feel like she could have been a better person. How do you feel?