About this episode

This episode continues the story of Aileen Wuornos, exploring her troubled childhood and early life experiences.

This is part two of a four part series. Last episode, we walked her childhood. The fire at age six. The grandfather and the belt. The kitten in the bucket. The cigarette pig nickname at age eleven. The pregnancy at fourteen. The baby boy taken from her in March of 1971. Her grandmother Britta dying that July. Her grandfather throwing her out a few weeks later. The sleeping bag in the woods on the edge of Troy. That is where we left her. Tonight we follow her from there. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Chime and use my code chime.com/OBSCURA for a great deal: https://www.chime.com * Check out Mood and use my code OBSCURA for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/obscura for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Justin Drown

Topics covered

• true crime
• Aileen Wuornos
• childhood trauma
• mental health
• sponsorship

Keywords

• Aileen Wuornos
• true crime
• childhood
• trauma
• sponsorship

Sponsors

BetterHelp, Chime, Mood, Progressive, Quince

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• Aileen Wuornos: Part 04 - Carnival · June 2, 2026 · 1h 4m
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