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High Standard .22 Revolver. Date apprehended. January 9, 1991. Aileen Carol Wuornos ( / ˈwɔːrnoʊs /; born Pittman; February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer. [3] In 1989–1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, she shot dead and robbed seven of her male clients.
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- Sandra Kretsch, Susan Lynn Blahovec, Lee Blahovec, Cammie Marsh Greene, Lori Kristine Grody
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Mar 26, 2018 · Documentarian Nick Broomfield turned his jailhouse interviews with her into two acclaimed nonfiction films, Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993) and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003). More popularly, Charlize Theron won a Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Wuornos in the acclaimed drama, Monster (2003).
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Oct 10, 2002 · Aileen Wuornos, a hitchhiking prostitute who killed six men along Florida highways, was executed by injection today after dropping her appeals and firing her lawyers. Ms. Wuornos, 46, became the ...
Oct 15, 2023 · After suffering sexual abuse as a teenager and being forced out of the house, Aileen Wuornos engaged in sex work and eventually killed seven of her johns in 1989 and 1990. In 2002, the state of Florida executed the 10th woman to ever receive the death penalty in the United States since the 1976 reinstatement of capital punishment.
Dec 30, 2003 · Article on two new films about Aileen Wuornos, serial killer who was executed in Florida in October 2002; first-time director Patty Jenkins and actress Charlize Theron comment on movie Monster ...
