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Netflix’s Aileen Wuornos Film Reignites Questions Over Confession, Motive and Prosecution

Previously unseen interviews spotlight the taped confession Wuornos made to shield her girlfriend.

Overview

  • Released on Oct. 30, Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers features previously unreleased death‑row interviews and archival footage.
  • PEOPLE details how police supervised a series of recorded calls by Tyria Moore that prompted Wuornos to confess after her Jan. 9, 1991 arrest.
  • Moore cooperated in exchange for immunity, a decision the documentary revisits through new interviews and archival audio.
  • The film references reporting that Richard Mallory had a prior assault‑with‑intent‑to‑rape case that jurors did not hear, intensifying scrutiny of the trials.
  • ComicBook.com reports the documentary has drawn millions of views and strong audience reactions, including criticism of prosecutor John Tanner, though no official findings have changed the case.