113. Aileen Wuornos: Brutal Monster or Acts of Self-Preservation (Part Three)

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05/02/22 • 85 min

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Welcome to part three of the Aileen Wuornos series. In this episode, we’re going to be exploring the inner workings of the brain, the lead up to the trial, opening statements, and Aileen on the stand defending herself. Next week, we will get right into the cross examination (which you don’t want to miss), closing arguments and much more.
Prosecutor narrated by JT of Brew Crime.
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Defense Attorney narrated by Cody of Over the Fence - True Crime Podcast.
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SOURCES:
https://www.courttv.com/title/20-fl-v-wuornos-defendant-aileen-wuornos/
https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/when-is-it-self-defense-and-when-is-it-manslaughter-40325
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/self-defense-or-murder
https://lawofselfdefense.com/law_case/florida-v-law-559-so-2d-187-fl-supreme-court-1989/
https://www.husseinandwebber.com/case-work/criminal-defense-articles/self-defense-florida/
https://www.findlaw.com/state/florida-law/florida-self-defense-laws.html
https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9781848880443/BP000006.xml
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359178914000305?via%3Dihub
PDF Download: file:///C:/Users/Paige/Downloads/1-s2.0-S1359178914000305-main.pdf
https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/46699141/j.1440-1800.2005.00258.x20160622-24847-1dr5bdj-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1649116931&Signature=HDgE4U2gV9Efrq0TkR2k-drf0SpffPrlg6cbNmTahoK8DNGYjBaMOyAGXUgi~j3sQwOAL6Cg44BPolY45E6I8pUzxl239P4R9NauDFWN63ae6sdO-3U1-depzps2O-6Ett-WICvogEiVbn2PcbRHNe46ajaVp6b1emwemxuG9XUWUnxjrTtiY7kFrnkMs3qhe~t1~hhBllOeQYPj4YZt5Ec6eRY3dNHbklY9sOT3tnxA6eub40HOznz3AMrEZ8n84wGSVcPrtpcOuenndshDUGFrVoTRfplFif9W4hjmpWDE0JKza5yLx5efkhWxRm~PSV~gj8BSvTcFeAc746AXFg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.afa1976.org/resource/collection/BE790C86-9389-45C7-A4EC-85BC326E59F3/Walter_February2020.pdf
https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/meet-tyria-moore-10-facts-about-aileen-wuornoss-girlfriend
https://anthurium.miami.edu/articles/10.33596/anth.381/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15932102/

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112. The Mysterious Case of the Circleville, Ohio Letters

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The final episode of the Aileen Wuornos series will be finished soon! Until then, here’s an unsolved mystery!
In the summer of 1976 Circleville, Ohio residents were being stalked and sent bizarre letters to their homes. Not only did the author of the letters unveil their darkest secrets, they were threatening their jobs and lives, too. This mystery has haunted a small community for decades. Will we ever know for certain who was behind the letters, signs, a possible homicide and an attempted murder? What are your thoughts on this baffling case?
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Sources for this episode:
Paul Freshour's blog:
https://circlevilleletters.wordpress.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circleville,_Ohio
https://www.wtrf.com/news/ohio-headlines/anonymous-letters-threaten-to-expose-an-ohio-towns-rumored-secrets/
https://olliecruz2018.wordpress.com/2018/02/17/the-circleville-letters/
https://ohionewstime.com/who-wrote-a-threatening-letter-in-circleville-decades-ago/241223/
https://conspiracytheories.in/the-circleville-letters-1976/
https://listverse.com/2020/08/16/top-10-strange-facts-about-the-circleville-writer/
https://truecrimetimesblog.medium.com/the-poison-pen-who-wrote-the-circleville-letters-440a302d09ad
https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/p16802coll35/id/183458/
https://www.parentsformeganslaw.org/longberry-david-franklin/
https://www.factinate.com/editorial/circleville-letters/
https://the-line-up.com/circleville-letter-writer
https://www.newser.com/story/310320/circleville-ohio-was-terrorized-by-a-letter-writer.html
https://ladycultblog.com/2021/04/19/the-circleville-writer/
https://www.ranker.com/list/circleville-letter-writer-facts/jacob-shelton
https://www.filmdaddy.com/archives/circleville-writer
https://thecasualcriminalist.com/podcasts/the-circleville-letters/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fand...

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114. Aileen Wuornos: Brutal Monster or Acts of Self-Preservation (Part Four)

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Welcome to part four of the Aileen Wuornos series. In this episode, we continue with the trial and go through the whole cross examination. The further into the cross exam, Aileen gets more frustrated and her attitude grows stronger. The prosecutor seemed to know all the right buttons to push.
Prosecutor, defense attorney, and judge narrated by J.T. Hosack.
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SOURCES:
https://www.courttv.com/title/20-fl-v-wuornos-defendant-aileen-wuornos/
https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/when-is-it-self-defense-and-when-is-it-manslaughter-40325
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/self-defense-or-murder
https://lawofselfdefense.com/law_case/florida-v-law-559-so-2d-187-fl-supreme-court-1989/
https://www.husseinandwebber.com/case-work/criminal-defense-articles/self-defense-florida/
https://www.findlaw.com/state/florida-law/florida-self-defense-laws.html
https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9781848880443/BP000006.xml
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359178914000305?via%3Dihub
PDF Download: file:///C:/Users/Paige/Downloads/1-s2.0-S1359178914000305-main.pdf
https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/46699141/j.1440-1800.2005.00258.x20160622-24847-1dr5bdj-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1649116931&Signature=HDgE4U2gV9Efrq0TkR2k-drf0SpffPrlg6cbNmTahoK8DNGYjBaMOyAGXUgi~j3sQwOAL6Cg44BPolY45E6I8pUzxl239P4R9NauDFWN63ae6sdO-3U1-depzps2O-6Ett-WICvogEiVbn2PcbRHNe46ajaVp6b1emwemxuG9XUWUnxjrTtiY7kFrnkMs3qhe~t1~hhBllOeQYPj4YZt5Ec6eRY3dNHbklY9sOT3tnxA6eub40HOznz3AMrEZ8n84wGSVcPrtpcOuenndshDUGFrVoTRfplFif9W4hjmpWDE0JKza5yLx5efkhWxRm~PSV~gj8BSvTcFeAc746AXFg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.afa1976.org/resource/collection/BE790C86-9389-45C7-A4EC-85BC326E59F3/Walter_February2020.pdf
https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/meet-tyria-moore-10-facts-about-aileen-wuornoss-girlfriend
https://anthurium.miami.edu/articles/10.33596/anth.381/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15932102/
https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-time/shocking-moments-aileen-wuornos-murder-trial
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1279&context=dignity
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1719879/wuornos-v-state/

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