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Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

S4 Ep156: Behind the Crime: Aileen Wuornos

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Society & Culture, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2020

⏱️ 141 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode I'll do an in-depth look at the infamous serial killer Aileen Wuornos.

Time stamps:

Early Life: 02:41

Teen Years: 13:25

Young Adult Life: 32:17

On the Road: 35:30

Criminal Activity: 36:12

Tyra: 47:30

The Victims: 55:57

Closing In/The Arrest: 1:36:40

The Confession: 1:44:46

Arlene Pralle/Adoption: 1:51:50

The Trial: 1:56:42

Death Sentence: 2:04:26

Execution 2:12:44

Final Thoughts: 2:14:35

Sources:
"Lethal Intent", written by Sue Russell, Published 2002 for Pinnacle Books

http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/wuornos805.htm

"A Mother's Love" by Mike Clary for the LA Times, Dec 17 1991, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-17-vw-496-story.html

Other links:
Deadly Misadventures Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deadly-misadventures/id1494774552

CrimeCon: www.crimecon.com - Use promo code ONCEUPON2020 for 10% off your standard registration.

Music Credits:
Aaron Michael Goldberg: https://aarongoldberg.bandcamp.com

Music from https://filmmusic.io "March of the Mind" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


Transcript

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0:00.0

This podcast details true crime cases.

0:04.1

It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

0:08.0

It is not intended for children.

0:09.9

Listener discretion is advised.

0:12.4

Thank you for joining me for today's episode of What's Upon a Crime.

0:31.4

First of all, what did you think of the new music?

0:34.2

I'm so thrilled to have had our original score updated and made so much more awesome by Aaron

0:39.4

Michael Goldberg.

0:41.0

You can find the link to more of his music in the show notes.

0:44.2

Secondly, this episode is going to be a little different.

0:47.9

But don't worry, once upon a crime will still be the same podcast you're used to going

0:52.1

forward.

0:53.5

But since I'm kicking off 2020 with just one episode in January, I've decided to do something

0:58.8

I plan for a long time, and that has to do a very deep and very detailed dive into a

1:04.7

well-known serial killer, Eileen Wernos.

1:08.9

This episode will probably be longer than most.

1:11.4

I've spent a big portion of my time off reading and researching all I can about Miss Wernos,

1:16.7

and I've got a lot to share with you.

1:19.1

I'll be giving you all the details, but I'll also be speaking more off the cuff than usual,

1:24.4

so that I can also provide some analysis of this infamous serial killer, her crimes, and

1:29.1

her motivations.

1:30.5

I hope you'll enjoy it.

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