Episode 5: Aileen Wuornos and Diane Downs

Aileen Wuornos was the first known female serial killer in United States. Lynn takes us on a wild ride through her crazy life. Was she made a killer or was she born a killer?

Then, Rose tells us about one of the worst moms ever. Diane Downs shot all three of her children to be with a married man who didn't want kids.

A big thank you to our sources!!

For information about Aileen Wuornos, Lynn used the following sources:

All That’s Interesting: How Aileen Wuornos Became History’s Most Terrifying Female Serial Killer https://allthatsinteresting.com/aileen-wuornos
YouTube: First Female Serial Killer: Aileen Wuornos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NzXdJWCco

Law Legum: Case Study of Aileen Wuornos, The First Female Serial Killer in History

https://lawlegum.com/first-female-serial-killer-aileen-wuornos-case-study/

Biography: Aileen Wuornos

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/aileen-wuornos

Psychology Today: 7 Elements of the Psychopathic Personality

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decoding-madness/202110/7-elements-the-psychopathic-personality

All Thats Interesting - How Tyria Moore Helped the Cops Finally Catch her Girlfriend, Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos

https://allthatsinteresting.com/tyria-moore

Murder Murder Murder - Aileen Wuornos Full Biography

https://www.murdermurdermurder.com/aileen-wuornos-full-bio

Tampa Bay - Cryptic Words, and then she dies

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2002/10/10/cryptic-words-and-then-she-dies/

Rose got her information from the following sources:

Wikipedia: Diane Downs

Diane Downs - Wikipedia

Murderpedia: Elizabeth Diane Downs

Diane Downs | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

All Things Interesting: Diane Downs, The Killer Mom who shot her kids so she could be with her lover

Diane Downs, The Mom Who Shot Her Children To Be With Her Lover (allthatsinteresting.com)

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