True Crime - The Aileen Wuornos Story

Aileen Wuornos was America's first female serial killer. Last night I watched reporter Nick Broomfield's documentary on her titled, Aileen, Life And Death Of A Serial Killer. And I found sympathy for someone I never thought I would have sympathy for.

Yes, Aileen is a murderer but she is a tragic story herself. More than just the man-hating, lesbian, prostitute that the media portrayed her to be. From the moment she was born she struggled in this life. Abandonment, incest, bullied by other children, a young teen pregnancy which left her homeless and living in the woods for two years at the age of 13 - certainly formed who she was in adulthood.

When her first vicitm, Richard Mallory abused, tortured and raped her I think she snapped, to the point that she was never going to turn back. With that first murder I think she unleashed all her past rage on her future victims.

Her life is interesting to us now, but it is important to remember that she was a human being herself with feelings. And even though there is no condoning what she did to 7 men, you can't help but feel sorry for her. It is a true crime that should have never have happened if Aileen had had a better shot at life herself.

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