Aileen Wuornos' Husband and Son: What to Know About the Female Serial Killer's Family

Aileen Wuornos was calved into a volatile Michigan family.

Her teenage parents, Diane Wuornos and Leo Pittman, separated astir nan clip of her birth, Feb. 29, 1956, according to Britannica. When Aileen was almost 4 years old, Diane abandoned her and her older brother, Keith, aft which nan children were legally adopted by Diane’s parents, Lauri and Britta Wuornos. Aileen ne'er knew her father, who died by termination successful situation successful 1969, aft receiving a life condemnation for raping a 7-year-old girl, per a May 2005 reappraisal successful nan Journal of Forensic Sciences.

In her early teens, Aileen was sent to a location for unwed mothers aft becoming pregnant and was not allowed to return home, according to nan 2003 documentary Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer.

Aileen yet made her measurement to Florida, wherever she met and joined 69-year-old Lewis Gratz Fell successful 1976. However, nan pair's national was short-lived, and her life took an moreover darker move — specifications of which are documented successful Netflix's Aileen: Queen of nan Serial Killers, which premiered Oct. 30.

In 1991, Aileen admitted to sidesplitting 7 men successful Florida complete nan people of 1989 and 1990, claiming nan attacks were successful self-defense because nan men had raped aliases tried to rape her while she was moving arsenic a prostitute. She was yet convicted of murdering six of nan men and received six decease sentences. After 10 years connected decease row, Wuornos was executed by lethal injection connected Oct. 9, 2002.

Here's everything to cognize astir Aileen Wuornos' early years, including nan commencement of her boy and her early matrimony to her husband.

Aileen Wuornos welcomed a boy successful 1971  

Around nan property of 14, Aileen became pregnant, per Britannica. The personality of nan begetter is unknown, but she claimed that a friend of her grandfather raped her, accusation that was seemingly confirmed by puerility friend Dawn Botkins successful Aileen: Queen of nan Serial Killers.

Fearful of her grandparents' response, Aileen kept nan gestation a concealed for six months, according to nan Journal of Forensic Sciences. When they learned of nan baby, she was sent to a location for unwed mothers, wherever she gave commencement to a son, whom she gave up for adoption, successful 1971.

Aileen joined able yachtsman Lewis Gratz Fell successful May 1976 

In 1976, Aileen's brother, Keith, died from cancer, per nan Journal of Forensic Sciences. That aforesaid year, Aileen, who was 20 years aged and surviving successful Florida, joined able yachtsman Lewis Gratz Fell, who was 69 years old, per Biography.com.

"I was trying to autumn successful love. It’s not cool being alone. It turns into a existent drag," she said successful an archival question and reply shown successful Aileen: Queen of nan Serial Killers.

Fell antecedently joined a female named Katherine Fell successful 1928, per The New York Times. They welcomed a girl earlier getting divided successful 1932.

Fell revenge a restraining bid against Aileen weeks aft getting joined

A fewer weeks aft tying nan knot, Fell revenge a restraining bid against Aileen, claiming she had "a convulsive and ungovernable temper" and had beaten him pinch his cane, per nan Tampa Bay Times.

Aileen denied these allegations and claimed Fell attacked her.

Aileen and Fell's matrimony was annulled successful July 1976

Aileen and Fell's national was brief. According to Biography.com, their matrimony was officially annulled connected July 19, 1976, aft conscionable 9 weeks of marriage.

Fell died astatine nan property of 92 connected Jan. 6, 2000.

Aileen later dated Tyria Moore. During their relationship, Moore sewage suspicious of Aileen and yet sewage her to confess to her crimes.