Aileen Wournos

Summary: TRUE CRIME - <br><br>On this episode we talk about Americas first female serial killer and one of the most tragic stories of abuse and poverty you can imagine; this is Aileen Wournos. From the most dysfunctional and abusive upbringing, Aileen dragged herself out of her hometown and hitch hiked across America, partaking in loads of anti social behaviour; arrests; crimes and selling her body along the way. <br><br>Aileen's behaviour escalated and she began to take some sort of deadly revenge against the men who abused her and began killing her clients. She began a seemingly loving relationship with a woman and the cycle of murder, larceny, and fraud started in earnest. This is a story of someone who fell into a life that they couldnt escape and it eventually swallowed them entirely! <br><br>Arrested, tried and eventually executed Aileen Wournos is a harrowing tale of a wretched unfortunate soul who ended up being documented by film makers and immortalised as a tragic case of inescapable circumstance. We talk about this; what drove her to these crimes; her history and the proceedings of her case; and the sociological theories behind someone in her unenviable position. <br><br>________________________<br><br>Joining me on this episode is comedian and academic in sociology Grainne McKeever and you can find her online here <a href="http://www.twitter.com/grainnemckeever" rel="noopener">http://www.twitter.com/grainnemckeever</a> and you can watch her Ted Talk here <a href="https://youtu.be/g91vop8aSik" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/g91vop8aSik</a><br><br>________________________<br><br>This podcast is supported by the generous donations of the wonderful folks over at Patreon. If you want to support the show and get exclusive content, ad-free episodes, access to live chats and private social media like Instagram and Discord and a whole load of other stuff click here <a href="http://bit.ly/TCG-Patreon" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/TCG-Patreon</a><br><br>If you want to follow TCG on social platforms including the Discord, watch video versions of the livestream podcast and documentaries; or even join in on live chats about current events; buy TCG merch; get notifications of and buy tickets to upcoming live stage shows or to just support the show on Patreon; all the links, info and instructions you can find by clicking this link <a href="http://www.linktr.ee/thoseconspiracyguys" rel="noopener">http://www.linktr.ee/thoseconspiracyguys</a>