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Aileen Wuornos was executed in Florida, on the 9th of October, 2002 at the age of 46. She was the 10th woman to be sentenced to death in the USA since the death penalty resumed in 1976. Convicted for the murder of six men, in a two month period, Aileen claimed she acted in self defence however the investigation into these claims was poor and she later retracted her statement announcing to the Supreme Court, "I'm one who seriously hates human life and would kill again." All-too-often female prostitutes have been the victims of male serial killers - the killings of Aileen 'Lee' Wuornos were the inverse of this. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood at the hands of her grandparents, which led straight into a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs with both men and women. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. Following a renewed interest in this woman after the film "Monster", this is her story in her own words.
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Christopher Berry-Dee is the editor of The New Criminologist and the director of the Criminology Research Centre. He has published, with Robin Odell, 'Dad, Help Me Please' the story of Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig and 'Unmasking Mr Kipper' on the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh. More recently he published the bestseller 'Talking with Serial Killers'. He is adept in his role as a source of information on these matters for the media and frequently appears on TV.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Everything about this book says quick knock-off. Its crudely written and often repeats itself. The author is often melodramatic and takes Wuornos' side only to admit later it might not have happened that way at all.
Its also a deception to call it My Story, passing it off as an autobiography. Wuornos was interviewed by Berry-Dee and thats all. The interviews arent worth much either, even the 50 pages of the police interview, included to pad it out.
If you've seen the movie this won't add anything new.
Avoid.
Its also a deception to call it My Story, passing it off as an autobiography. Wuornos was interviewed by Berry-Dee and thats all. The interviews arent worth much either, even the 50 pages of the police interview, included to pad it out.
If you've seen the movie this won't add anything new.
Avoid.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book looks closely at Aileen's childhood which is extremely interesting but only highlights a 'typical' early profile of a serial killer. If you enjoy true crime this book is fairly enticing in parts, but is very repetitive in style and at points is very difficult to read due to the volume of extracted dialogue from Aileen's case. As a result, you sometimes 'get lost' reading the text. Not bad but don't expect too much!
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have all of this author's books. A very controversial man who delivers the goods with a strong punch. hated by man, respected by most, lets not forget that he solves murders when the police do not. Monster works well, and makes for powerful read. Like to give it 4 stars but three will do this time around.
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