Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

This documentary film captures the shocking decline into madness of Aileen Wuornos, a serial killer who was convicted of murdering six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Broomfield's candid interviews with an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos expose the distorted mind of a woman who was deemed fit to execute by the state of Florida. The film also delves into the flawed justice system that led to her conviction, as well as her tumultuous childhood marked by child abuse and estrangement from her family. In its haunting climax, Wuornos reveals shocking allegations of torture and manipulation in prison, leaving the viewer stunned and questioning the true nature of a woman deemed "of sound mind" just days before her execution.