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Aileen Wuornos photos: Serial killer executed for deaths of 6 men, inspired 'Monster' film

Palm Beach Post
Aileen Wuornos, born Feb. 29, 1956, was sentenced from Volusia County on Jan. 31, 1992 for the Dec. 1, 1989, shooting murder of a Clearwater businessman, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. She has been implicated in the deaths of several other men. She was executed on Oct. 9, 2002.
Aileen Wuornos, born Feb. 29, 1956, was sentenced from Volusia County on Jan. 31, 1992 for the Dec. 1, 1989, shooting murder of a Clearwater businessman, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. She has been implicated in the deaths of several other men. She was executed on Oct. 9, 2002.
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Aileen Wuornos, 46, was executed by lethal injection on Oct. 9, 2002, for the deaths of six men along Central Florida highways in 1989 and 1990. She was known as America’s first female serial killer. Wuornos appears in court in December 1991.
Aileen Wuornos, 46, was executed by lethal injection on Oct. 9, 2002, for the deaths of six men along Central Florida highways in 1989 and 1990. She was known as America’s first female serial killer. Wuornos appears in court in December 1991.
Florida Times-Union
Judy Buenoano aka the Black Widow serial killer, died in the electric chair on March 30, 1998. Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed by lethal injection on Oct. 9, 2002.
Judy Buenoano aka the Black Widow serial killer, died in the electric chair on March 30, 1998. Serial killer Aileen Wuornos was executed by lethal injection on Oct. 9, 2002.
The Ledger
Aileen Wuornos, early school days in Troy, Michigan.
Aileen Wuornos, early school days in Troy, Michigan.
AP
Aileen Wuornos admitted that she was drunk for most of her many mug shots taken by police. Photo by Paul Lomartire
Aileen Wuornos admitted that she was drunk for most of her many mug shots taken by police. Photo by Paul Lomartire
Photo By Paul Lomartire
Prison inmate Aileen Wuornos gives her last interview to documentary filmmakers Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill.
Prison inmate Aileen Wuornos gives her last interview to documentary filmmakers Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill.
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Convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos waits to testify in the Volusia County courthouse in Daytona Beach, Fla., in this Friday, July 20, 2001, file photo. Wuornos, one of the nation ' s first known female serial killers, is competent to fire her attorneys, stop her appeals and accept her death sentence, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday, April 1, 2002, in Tallahassee, Fla.
Convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos waits to testify in the Volusia County courthouse in Daytona Beach, Fla., in this Friday, July 20, 2001, file photo. Wuornos, one of the nation's first known female serial killers, is competent to fire her attorneys, stop her appeals and accept her death sentence, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday, April 1, 2002, in Tallahassee, Fla.
PETER COSGROVE, AP
Aileen Wuornos, left, Florida ' s first convicted serial killer, looks at her court-appointed attorney, Raag Singhal, during a court appearance Friday to complain that the guards in her wing at the Broward Correctional Institution in Pembroke Pines have been changed, and she doesn ' t like the way the new ones treat her. Wuornos appeared before Broward Judge Paul Backman July 12, 2002, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.
Aileen Wuornos, left, Florida's first convicted serial killer, looks at her court-appointed attorney, Raag Singhal, during a court appearance Friday to complain that the guards in her wing at the Broward Correctional Institution in Pembroke Pines have been changed, and she doesn't like the way the new ones treat her. Wuornos appeared before Broward Judge Paul Backman July 12, 2002, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.
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Florida ' s first female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, right, leans forward with her hands together following her July 12, 2002, court appearance to complain that the guards in her wing at the Broward Correctional Institution in Pembroke Pines have been changed, and she doesn ' t like the way the new ones treat her. Wuornos was smiling when she sat back up. At left are Wuornos ' court-appointed attorney, Raag Singhal; and court deputy Shirley Sarvis. Wuornos appeared before Broward Judge Paul Backman at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.
Florida's first female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, right, leans forward with her hands together following her July 12, 2002, court appearance to complain that the guards in her wing at the Broward Correctional Institution in Pembroke Pines have been changed, and she doesn't like the way the new ones treat her. Wuornos was smiling when she sat back up. At left are Wuornos' court-appointed attorney, Raag Singhal; and court deputy Shirley Sarvis. Wuornos appeared before Broward Judge Paul Backman at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.
MARSHA HALPER/HERALD STAFF
Charlize Theron portrays Aileen Wuornos in Monster. The film is based on a true story of a highway prostitute who ultimately was convicted for the murders of six truck drivers in Florida. AP Photo.
Charlize Theron portrays Aileen Wuornos in Monster. The film is based on a true story of a highway prostitute who ultimately was convicted for the murders of six truck drivers in Florida. AP Photo.
Charlize Theron (right, with Christina Ricci) won an Oscar for her 2003 performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in " Monster. " Most of the transformation came in the way Theron carries herself, but she sullied her complexion, wore a set of crooked teeth and went on a diet of potato chips to bulk up.
Charlize Theron (right, with Christina Ricci) won an Oscar for her 2003 performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster."  Most of the transformation came in the way Theron carries herself, but she sullied her complexion, wore a set of crooked teeth and went on a diet of potato chips to bulk up.
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