{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62aba8cbd3e83b00122b7a8a/6447555bba6ab700115d2f50?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Aileen Wuornos - Did her Horrific Childhood Make her Evil? - with Criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62aba8cbd3e83b00122b7a8a/1682396488230-f478ba2dc41c834ac1309e10af8ea97f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This Episode contains video clips! For a better experience the video podcast can be watched on Van's World Podcast YouTube Channel: </strong><a href=\"https://youtu.be/KH1PCwyZOsY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/KH1PCwyZOsY</a></p><p><br></p><p>Serial killer Aileen Wuornos had the most horrific childhood imaginable. After a childhood which consisted of abuse and abandonment, Wuornos went on a killing rampage that left at least seven men dead across Florida in 1989 and 1990. In 2002, the state of Florida executed Wuornos, making her the 10th woman to ever receive the death penalty in the United States since the 1976 reinstatement of capital punishment.</p><p><br></p><p>But would she have led the life she lived had she had a better childhood?</p><p><br></p><p>Christopher Berry-Dee discusses everything about Aileen Wuornos including her childhood and why she more than likely became a brutal killer.</p><p>Investigative Criminologist and the world's number 1 True Crime author Berry-Dee not only interviewed Wuornos but also wrote a book about her crimes titled Monster: My Story.</p><p><br></p><p>For more information about Christopher Berry-Dee visit: <a href=\"https://www.christopherberrydee.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.christopherberrydee.com/</a></p>","author_name":"Van"}