Overview
- Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers, released Oct. 30 on Netflix, has amassed millions of views, according to new coverage of its performance.
- The film uses archival material and rare interviews to revisit Wuornos’ account in her own words, with director Emily Turner stressing her history of severe abuse.
- Viewers are challenging prosecutorial choices after the documentary references evidence handling in the Richard Mallory case, though these claims reflect audience reactions rather than new legal findings.
- Wuornos was arrested in 1991, convicted in multiple murders of men along Florida highways, received several death sentences, and was executed in 2002.
- Recent reporting highlights her long-standing self-defense claims and expert commentary linking her violence to childhood sexual abuse and trauma, while noting Tyria Moore’s cooperation that preceded Wuornos’ confession.