Overview
- Released October 30, the feature-length film from director Emily Turner revisits Wuornos’s 1989–1990 murders through archival materials and first-person recordings.
- The documentary incorporates courtroom testimony, unused Dateline elements, and a 1997 interview in which Wuornos explains carrying a gun as a means of getting home safely to her partner.
- Coverage contrasts the film with 2003’s Monster, noting a portrayal of Wuornos’s sexuality and her relationship with Tyria Moore that aligns more closely with the historical record.
- Adoptive mother Arlene Pralle, who legally adopted Wuornos in 1991, appears in the film, renewing interest in figures tied to the original case.
- Early reviews describe a collage-like, watchable style yet fault the film for sketching big questions about trauma, confessions, and capital punishment without fully probing them.