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She was abandoned at birth. Abused throughout childhood. Cast onto the streets at fifteen. For thirty-three years, Aileen Wuornos survived in America's darkest margins-until survival turned into something far more terrifying. Between December 1989 and November 1990, seven men picked up a hitchhiking prostitute along Florida's lonely highways. None of them made it home. Their killer was a woman the world had trained to be invisible, a woman society had failed at every turn, a woman who finally fought back-but at what cost? This is not just another true crime story. This is an unflinching examination of how a human being is broken. Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers takes you deep into the life of America's first female serial killer, from her horrific childhood in Michigan to her final words in Florida's electric chair. Through meticulous research and compelling narrative, this book reveals the untold story behind the headlines-the systemic failures, the desperate love affair that became her downfall, and the question that haunts us still: Was she a cold-blooded predator, or a victim who finally refused to be prey? Inside these pages, you'll discover: The brutal childhood that set a tragedy in motion-abandoned by her mother, abused by her grandfather, pregnant at fourteen Her decades surviving on Interstate 75, where invisible women service strangers and violence is currency The complex relationship with Tyria Moore-the only person who ever loved her, and the woman who ultimately betrayed her Detailed accounts of each murder and the investigation that connected seven bodies across Florida The recorded phone calls that secured her confession and the trial that captivated a nation Her eleven years on Death Row, deteriorating mental state, and the controversial execution that divided America The victims' stories-seven lives cut short and the families left behind seeking justice This documentary goes beyond sensationalism to ask the difficult questions: What do we owe children who are abused and abandoned? When does self-defense become murder? Can someone broken beyond repair ever truly be held accountable? And what does Aileen's story reveal about the America we'd rather not see-the highways where desperate women still stand, the violence we ignore, and the systems that continue to fail? Based on court records, trial transcripts, police reports, and documented historical sources, this is the complete story of Aileen Wuornos-unflinching, heartbreaking, and impossible to forget.

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