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Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

# The True Story of America's First Female Serial Killer
Documentary
📜 Overview: In this documentary, filmmaker Nick Broomfield follows the saga of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who has been accused of committing a brutal series of murders. Broomfield conducts interviews with Wuornos herself, and his crew films her trial as well as her interactions with religious fanatic Arlene Pralle, who gives Wuornos dubious advice and legally adopts her. The cameras also roll as the accused's attorney ignores the case at hand to negotiate a deal to sell his client's story.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1992-11-01
⌚ Running Time: 87 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Aileen Wuornos original image
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Aileen Wuornos
Nick Broomfield original image
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Nick Broomfield
Arlene Pralle original image
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Arlene Pralle
Tyria Moore original image
Self - Aileen's Girlfriend
Tyria Moore
Mike Reynolds original image
Self - Biographer
Mike Reynolds
Steve Glazer original image
Self - Lawyer
Steve Glazer
Merle Cannonball original image
Self - Bartender, Last Resort
Merle Cannonball
Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles original image
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Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles
Brian Jarvis original image
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Brian Jarvis
Stéphane Markcovich original image
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Stéphane Markcovich
Michael McCarthy original image
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Michael McCarthy
Dick Mills original image
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Dick Mills

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