![]() ![]() The beatings were very regular… she actually had to clean the strap she was beaten with.’ Dr Holmes also notes the sexualised element to the abuse, which could account for why Aileen began selling sex to local boys before she was even in her teens. In the words of forensic psychologist Dr David Holmes, ‘The strict regime that was imposed became quite militaristic. It was a dismal domestic existence, with her grandfather a tyrannical alcoholic who ruled the household with an iron fist. The young Aileen was raised by her grandparents, who led her to believe they were her mother and father. ![]() ![]() In her case, her father was a convicted child rapist who died in prison, while her mother abandoned Aileen as an infant. And this desperation was one of the factors that drove her to go from a petty criminal to a cold-blooded serial killer.’ĭespite the clear difference in MO and motivation between Aileen Wuornos and her male peers in murder, she did have one major thing in common with many other multiple murderers: an ugly, abnormal upbringing. As forensic psychologist Dr Julian Boon puts it, ‘She had an abandonment complex. ![]()
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