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Netflix Documentary Revives Aileen Wuornos Case With Unearthed Death-Row Interview

Forensic links plus a confession through her girlfriend's cooperation led to six death sentences for the 1989–1990 murders.

Overview

  • The film Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers premiered Oct. 30 on Netflix, presenting rare footage from a death-row interview.
  • Wuornos confessed to killing seven men in Florida while working as a prostitute, was convicted of six murders, and was executed in 2002.
  • Investigators tied her to victims through a palm print in a victim’s car, pawn records and fingerprints, and a recorded call guided by Tyria Moore, who had immunity.
  • She gave conflicting accounts of motive, variously asserting self-defense and later describing calculated robbery and willingness to kill again.
  • Victim accounts remain central to retellings, including the first known victim Richard Mallory and missing retiree Peter Siems, whose body was never found and for whom no charge was filed.