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The First Female Serial Killer: Why Aileen Wuornos's Case Still Matters
The First Female Serial Killer: Why Aileen Wuornos's Case Still Matters
When Aileen Wuornos was executed in 2002, the state of Florida called her a cold-blooded serial killer. But her story is way more complicated than that. We're talking about a woman who survived childhood sexual abuse, was kicked out at 15 and forced into sex work to survive, and ended up killing seven men along Florida's highways. She said it was self-defense. The prosecution said she was lying. But here's what they didn't tell the jury: her first victim was a convicted rapist. That evidence? Kept from her defense team…
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