NATION : Police Arrest Woman in Serial Killlings of 7 Men in Florida
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OCALA, Fla. — Investigators announced today they have solved the serial killings of seven middle-aged men with the arrest of a transient woman who hitchhiked the roads of Florida looking for victims.
Aileen Carol Wuornos, 33, was traced to a bar in the Daytona Beach area a week ago and arrested Jan. 9 on a concealed weapons charge, said Marion County Sheriff Don Moreland, whose office led the investigation. Wuornos’ one-time lesbian lover will testify against her, authorities said.
“I believe Ms. Wuornos is a killer who robs, not a robber who kills,” said Steve Binegar, chief investigator in the slayings that took place over a 13-month period in North and Central Florida. “We believe she pretty much meets the guidelines of a serial killer.”
She was charged Wednesday night with first-degree murder in the Volusia County slaying of Richard Mallory, 52, of Clearwater, and Binegar said other counties would pursue their own charges in six other cases.
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