Aileen Wuornos

Also known as Cammie Marsh Greene, Susan Lynn Blahovec, Aileen Carol Wuornos, Lori Kristine Grody

Aileen Carol Wuornos 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.

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Aileen Carol Wuornos was an American serial killer who killed seven men in Florida in 1989 and 1990. Wuornos claimed that her victims had either raped or attempted to rape her while she was working as a prostitute, and that all of the killings were committed in self-defense. She was convicted and sentenced to death for six of the murders and was executed by the State of Florida by lethal…

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Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers — Self (archive footage)2025
The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders — Self (archive footage)2023
Aileen Wuornos : Mind of a Monster — Self (archive footage)2020
Aileen Wuornos: An American Monster — Self (archive footage)2018
Twisted — Self (archive footage)2010
Aileen Wuornos: Angel of Death — Self (archive footage)2009
Born to Kill? — Self (archive footage)2005
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer — Self (archive footage)2003
E! True Hollywood Story — Self (archive footage)1996
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer — Self1992

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Born: Aileen Carol Pittman , ( 1956-02-29 ) February 29, 1956, Rochester, Michigan , U.S.
Died: October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09) (aged 46), Florida State Prison , Raiford, Florida , U.S.
Resting place: Ashes scattered in Michigan , U.S.
Other names: Sandra Kretsch, Susan Lynn Blahovec, Lee Blahovec, Cammie Marsh Greene, Lori Kristine Grody
Criminal status: Executed by lethal injection
Spouse: Lewis Gratz Fell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 4, 1976</span>"}]]}'>1976 ; annulment</span>"}]]}'>ann. July 21, 1976</span>"}]]}'>1976 )
Partner: Tyria Moore (1986–1991)
Conviction: First-degree murder (6 counts)
Criminal penalty: Death
Span of crimes: November 30, 1989 – November 19, 1990
Country: United States
State: Florida
Weapons: High Standard .22 revolver
Date apprehended: January 9, 1991

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Instance of: human
Given name: Aileen
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Rochester
Place of death: Florida State Prison
Occupation: serial killer
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Christianity
Field of work: serial murder
Image: Wuornos.jpg
Height: 162
Convicted of: robbery

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date of birth: 1956-02-29
date of death: 2002-10-09
penalty: capital punishment
Commons category: Aileen Wuornos
manner of death: capital punishment
medical condition: antisocial personality disorder
birth name: Aileen Carol Pittman
different from: Gerald and Charlene Gallego
cause of death: lethal injection
pseudonym: Susan Blahovec
name in native language: Aileen Carol Wuornos
start of work period: 1989-00-00
end of work period: 1990-00-00
last words: Yes, I would just like to say I'm sailing with the rock, and I'll be back, like Independence Day, with Jesus. June 6, like the movie. Big mother ship and all, I'll be back, I'll be back.
had as last meal: coffee
place of burial: Tuscola County
number of victims of killer: 7

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Aileen Carol Wuornos (/ˈwɔːrnoʊs/) (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.

In the feature film Monster (2003), Wuornos' story is described from her first murder until her execution; for her portrayal of Wuornos, Charlize Theron won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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