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Aileen Carol Wuornos

Aileen Carol Wuornos

Court Proceedings

Background

Born: February 29, 1956

Offenses: Murder, prostitution, and robbery

Death: Lethal injection in prison for six separate murders

  • Highly publicized, dubbed "America's First Female Serial Killer"
  • Tyria Moore's testimony
  • Angry outbursts in court
  • Claimed all seven murders were in self defense
  • Towards her death she said she killed in cold blood for money, then a few days before her death claimed it was in self defense.
  • Born into a troubled family situation
  • Lack of attachment
  • Trauma/Sexual Abuse
  • Promiscuity/Incest
  • Prostitution
  • Adhered to lesbian lifestyle

Treatment

Criminal Background

References

Ethical/Theological Considerations

  • Outlook for rehabilitation is bleak
  • Behavioral therapies have been found to be somewhat effective.
  • There may be some improvement after 40 years of age.
  • Serotonin Agonists

1970's-1980's: Various arrests for petty crimes

1982: Armed robbery

1986: Car theft

1989-1990: Multiple Murders

  • Carlson, N.R. (2013). Physiology of Behavior. Pearson Education, Inc.
  • De Brito, S.A., Viding, E. Kumari, V., Blackwood, N., & Hidgins, S. (2013). Cool and hot executive function impairments in violent offenders with antisocial personality disorder with and without psychopathy. Plus ONE, 8(6), doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065566
  • American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
  • Fairchild, G., Hagan, C.C., Walsh, N.D., Passamonti, L., Calder, A.J., & Goodyer, I.M. (2013). Brain structure abnormalities in adolescent girls with conduct disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54(1), 86-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02617.x
  • Salem, P. (2008). American Villians. Pasadena, Calif: Salem Press, Inc.
  • Can someone with Antisocial Personality Disorder be saved?
  • Would you treat someone with this disorder? Have you?

Diagnosis

Antisocial Personality Disorder and the Brain

Causes

Antisocial Personality Disorder

1. Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors, as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest.

2. Deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure.

3. Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead.

4. Irritability ad aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults.

5. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others.

6. Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.

  • Environment
  • Heritable
  • Brain abnormalities
  • There are structural abnormalities in female adolescents with conduct disorder: A smaller amygdala and decreased volume in striatal grey matter and anterior insula.
  • Abnormalities were also found in the prefrontal cortex effecting working memory and decision making.
  • Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex
  • Lower serotonergic activity
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