Aileen Wuornos: The Damsel of Death

Aileen Wuornos operated like no other female serial killer; she targeted strangers, shot them at point-blank range, and took their cars and personal belongings home as trophies to impress her lover with.

She was known as “America’s First Female Serial Killer”, “The Damsel of Death”, “The Florida Highway Killer”, and “The Highway Hooker” and has been featured in movies, documentaries, books, works of art, and even an opera based on her mesmerizing case.

She was a victim and a villain all in one, and the monster that everyone has had a soft spot for or sympathized with at some point, but why?

Let’s investigate!