How can one judge such a woman who, at 13, already had to live alone in the woods, who was raped repeatedly and when she had a baby, it was taken away from her? A woman who turned to prostitution because she never was given any other vision of her life? Who, over twenty years, served close to a quarter of a million men? How can one judge a woman whose PSTD was ratcheted by the day, by the week, by the month? A woman who could only dull her emotions and pain by drinking beer all day long? How can one help a woman who is so damaged by a lifetime of horrific abuse, whose IQ is below average, whose life experiences have reduced her to viewing only the here and now, rendering her incapable of planning beyond two days for her needs-cigarettes, beer and a motel room? How can one judge such a woman who, at 13, already had to live alone in the woods, who was raped repeatedly and when she had a baby, it was taken away from her? A woman who turned to prostitution because she never was give How can one help a woman who is so damaged by a lifetime of horrific abuse, whose IQ is below average, whose life experiences have reduced her to viewing only the here and now, rendering her incapable of planning beyond two days for her needs-cigarettes, beer and a motel room? Requiem for a Female Serial Killer will also haunt you. Was Wuornos suffering from post-traumatic stress after a life lived on a "killing field?" Was she also "born evil?" So many prostitutes have been torture-murdered by serial killers-how did Wuornos, once prey, become a predator? Wuornos' story is handled with great sensitivity, but also with realistic detachment by Chesler as she probes the telling moment, the telling phrase. This is a poignant, sometimes humorous, never-before-told behind-the-scenes tale. When she'd had enough, the results were deadly. She speaks in Aileen Wuornos' voice, as well as in her own, and delivers an incisive, original, and dramatic portrait of a cognitively impaired, traumatized, and alcoholic woman who had endured so much pain in her short life. This book will challenge everything you ever thought about prostitutes, serial killers, and justice in America.Īileen Wuornos is a damaged soul, a genuine American outlaw, a symbol of women's rage, a symbol of what can happen to severely abused children, and of how our justice system fails women.Ĭhesler's involvement with a serial killer has haunted her ever since. Women, even prostitutes, have the right to self-defense in theory, but in practice, the story is more complicated. The issues raised by this high-profile criminal case remain unresolved to this day. Women, even prostitutes, have the right to self-defense in theory, but in practice, the story is more This psychological crime thriller takes us inside the mind of a unique female serial killer, a prostitute who murdered seven adult men-a case with which the author was intimately involved. This psychological crime thriller takes us inside the mind of a unique female serial killer, a prostitute who murdered seven adult men-a case with which the author was intimately involved.
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