Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Nov 1, 1992

1h 27m

★ 6.6

The True Story of America's First Female Serial Killer

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.

Genres

Documentary

Crime

Production Companies

Channel 4 Television

Lafayette Film

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer Trailers

Cast

Self

Aileen Wuornos

Self

Nick Broomfield

Self

Arlene Pralle

Self - Aileen's Girlfriend

Tyria Moore

Self - Biographer

Mike Reynolds

Self - Lawyer

Steve Glazer

Self - Bartender, Last Resort

Merle Cannonball

Self

Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles

Self

Brian Jarvis

Self

Stéphane Markcovich

Self

Michael McCarthy

Self

Dick Mills

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