{"product_id":"serial-killers-sam-wolfe-9798258649904","title":"Serial Killers: Aileen Wuornos","description":"\u003cb\u003eAileen Wuornos (1956-2002)\u003c\/b\u003e was an American serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. She was one of the few female serial killers in the U.S. to receive widespread media attention, and her case sparked debates about trauma, self-defense claims, and how the justice system treats women who kill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe murders: 1989-1990\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWuornos worked as a highway sex worker along Florida's interstates. Between November 1989 and November 1990, she shot and killed seven men: \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRichard Mallory\u003c\/b\u003e, 51 - electronics shop owner, convicted rapist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDavid Spears\u003c\/b\u003e, 43 - construction worker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharles Carskaddon\u003c\/b\u003e, 40 - rodeo worker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeter Siems\u003c\/b\u003e, 65 - retired merchant seaman; his car was found with Wuornos's palm print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTroy Burress\u003c\/b\u003e, 50 - sausage salesman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharles \"Dick\" Humphreys\u003c\/b\u003e, 56 - retired Air Force major, former police chief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWalter Jeno Antonio\u003c\/b\u003e, 62 - trucker, security guard, reserve police officer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cb\u003eModus operandi\u003c\/b\u003e: She claimed each man had tried to rape or assault her during a sex work encounter, and that she shot them in self-defense. Prosecutors argued the killings were premeditated robbery. The men were found shot multiple times with a .22 caliber pistol, their bodies dumped in wooded areas. She often took their cars and belongings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Wolfe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258649904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Sam Wolfe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997679268095,"sku":"9798258649904","price":21.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/serial-killers-sam-wolfe-9798258649904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}