Aileen Carol Wuornos (/ ˈwɔːrnoʊs /) (née Pittman; – ) was an American serial killer. Between 1989 and 1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, Wuornos shot, killed, and robbed seven of her male clients.
Aileen Wuornos was an American serial killer who murdered at least seven people in 1989–90. Her case drew national attention to issues such as the relationship between gender and violence and the legal treatment of acts of self-defense by women.
Serial killer Aileen Wuornos, known as the “Damsel of Death,” murdered seven men before she was caught. Here’s what she did and what led to her execution.
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Everything to know about the upcoming documentary Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers, inspiring Charlize Theron’s Oscar‑winning portrayal of Wuornos in 2003’s Monster, including release date and news.
A new documentary reexamines the Florida killings, the arrest of 34-year-old hitchhiking sex worker Aileen Wuornos, and the case that ended in her 2002 execution.
Aileen Wuornos was convicted of murdering six male motorists between between 1989 and 1990. She was arrested in January 1991 and later sentenced to death. Her story is the subject of a new...
America's first modern female serial killer was executed by lethal injection after being convicted in 1992 of murdering seven men. From an early age, Aileen Wuornos seemed prime for a life of crime.
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers: Directed by Emily Turner. With Aileen Wuornos, Steve Binegar, Jasmine Hirst, Jacqueline Giroux. Aileen Wuornos killed 7 men while working as a prostitute in Florida (1989-90), claiming self-defense against rape.