February 29, 1956 - Aileen Wuornos
Wuornos occupies an unusual place in American criminal history as one of the few women to be classified as a serial killer, and her case drew particular attention for the circumstances surrounding her victims — men she encountered while working as a roadside prostitute in Florida. The killings unfolded over roughly a year, and her subsequent trial and execution generated lasting debate about trauma, motive, and culpability. Her story has remained a subject of cultural scrutiny long after her death.
From Wikipedia
Aileen Carol Wuornos (; née Pittman; February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer. Between 1989 and 1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, Wuornos shot, killed, and robbed seven of her male clients. She initially claimed that her victims had either raped or attempted to rape her, and that the homicides were committed in self-defense, but later abandoned this defense. Wuornos was sentenced to death for six of the murders and was executed in 2002 after spending more than ten years on Florida's death row.
Further reading
- Dead Ends
Traces the investigation into the murders committed by Aileen Wuornos, the real woman behind the Oscar-winning film Monster, beginning with the 1989 discovery of her first victim near Daytona Beach.
View on Amazon → - Lethal Intent
A fully updated account of one of America's most infamous female serial killers, convicted of murdering seven men while working as a prostitute along Florida's highways.
View on Amazon → - Damsel of Death
Chronicles the brutal life and crimes of Aileen Wuornos, from a childhood marked by abuse and exploitation to her arrest and death row conviction for murdering seven men.
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