Aileen Wournos

Those Conspiracy Guys

Gordon Rochford

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.4 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 214 minutes

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TRUE CRIME - On this episode we talk about Americas first female serial killer and one of the most tragic stories of abuse and poverty you can imagine; this is Aileen Wournos. From the most dysfunctional and abusive upbringing, Aileen dragged herself out of her hometown and hitch hiked across America, partaking in loads of anti social behaviour; arrests; crimes and selling her body along the way. Aileen's behaviour escalated and she began to take some sort of deadly revenge against the men who abused her and began killing her clients. She began a seemingly loving relationship with a woman and the cycle of murder, larceny, and fraud started in earnest. This is a story of someone who fell into a life that they couldnt escape and it eventually swallowed them entirely! Arrested, tried and eventually executed Aileen Wournos is a harrowing tale of a wretched unfortunate soul who ended up being documented by film makers and immortalised as a tragic case of inescapable circumstance. We talk about this; what drove her to these crimes; her history and the proceedings of her case; and the sociological theories behind someone in her unenviable position. ________________________Joining me on this episode is comedian and academic in sociology Grainne McKeever and you can find her online here http://www.twitter.com/grainnemckeever and you can watch her Ted Talk here https://youtu.be/g91vop8aSik________________________This podcast is supported by the generous donations of the wonderful folks over at Patreon. If you want to support the show and get exclusive content, ad-free episodes, access to live chats and private social media like Instagram and Discord and a whole load of other stuff click here http://bit.ly/TCG-PatreonIf you want to follow TCG on social platforms including the Discord, watch video versions of the livestream podcast and documentaries; or even join in on live chats about current events; buy TCG merch; get notifications of and buy tickets to upcoming live stage shows or to just support the show on Patreon; all the links, info and instructions you can find by clicking this link http://www.linktr.ee/thoseconspiracyguys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Happy new year everybody. I hope you have a fantastic Christmas. There's a new episode right now for your listening pleasure
0:07.4	All about the case of Stuart Lebukh
0:09.4	More famously probably Michael Byrimor. It's a true crime episode and I'm joined by Patsr Murray
0:15.3	So that's up in the feed for you right now and there's an extra 40 minutes in the version for patreon
0:21.1	So patreon.com slash those and the spares you guys if I never go with that. I hope you enjoy it
0:26.5	Hey, this is Gordo
0:28.5	It's been so long
0:30.9	Sorry about that lads. I always become clear in the next couple of weeks
0:35.6	What's going on over here TCG towers?
0:38.4	Basically
0:39.6	Lots of change that's a change in my life. Let's a change around the show
0:44.6	Lockdown in Ireland is a cont can't be making anymore shows and
0:50.4	Look over the next couple of weeks. I let you know when it's all official and we're done
0:53.5	But loads of changes happening. So apologies for the lackluster output. I know the season 8 intro was all like
1:00.2	Hey guys weekly episodes and fucking yeah
1:04.6	But look at I hold my hands up and say dreams can come true, but
1:10.4	Also shit can go wrong and I really hoped and dand and you know planned for
1:16.7	Weekly episodes in a proper recording schedule and all of that stuff and sure look up between lockdown and getting corona
1:23.1	and
1:24.0	having a baby and a whole lot of other excuses that you probably don't care about because you just want to listen to episodes
1:29.7	It's become a little bit more difficult. I don't know if you can hear the hammering in the background
1:34.7	But next door has also become a building site and
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