S18·E18 Aileen Wuornos

Trace the harrowing life of one of America’s most notorious female serial killers, shaped by poverty, trauma, and years of instability. The episode follows Wuornos from her troubled childhood and early homelessness to her life as a sex worker along Florida’s highways, where a series of murders brought her national infamy. Biography explores the psychological, social, and emotional forces that contributed to her violent actions, drawing on interviews with friends, relatives, law‑enforcement officials, and legal experts. It also examines her turbulent relationship with Tyria Moore, the investigation that ultimately led to her arrest, and the courtroom drama that followed. Through archival footage and firsthand accounts, the program presents a complex portrait of a woman whose life spiraled into darkness, leaving behind a legacy that continues to provoke debate about trauma, culpability, and justice.