A woman dubbed the 'queen of serial killers' for killing six men across Florida had an unusual last meal.
The latest Netflix documentary to drop on the streaming platform shines a light on one of America's most chilling serial killers, 23 years after she died from execution via lethal injection on 9 October 2002.
Aileen 'Lee' Wuornos, a former sex worker, was sentenced to death for six murders that took place between 1989 and 1991.
Her complex story is told through interviews, archival material, and the death row inmate's own words in the documentary, titled Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers.
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Wuornos was arrested on 9 January 1991 at The Last Resort biker bar in Volusia County and confessed to the murders three days later.
After owning up to the murders, she claimed that some of her victims tried to rape her and that she acted in self-defence.
It was a recorded phone call from jail that became a key piece of evidence when she told her girlfriend at the time, Tyria Moore, that she would do anything for love.
“Lee, [the police] are coming after me,” Moore said, when Wuornos replied: “I’m not gonna let you go to jail. Ty, I love you. If I have to confess everything just to keep you from getting in trouble, I will.”
"I am as guilty as can be," Wuornos added in court. "I want the world to know I killed these men, as cold as ice. I've hated humans for a long time. I am a serial killer. I killed them in cold blood, real nasty."
Just before she was executed, the Florida Department of Corrections revealed 'that she declined the traditional last meal, which could have been anything she wanted for under $20'. Instead, she was simply given 'a cup of coffee'.
A few death row inmates have become notorious for their last meal requests, though the tradition was ended in Texas following one inmate's humongous request.
When asked if she would like to make a final statement, the 46-year-old said: "I would just like to say I'm sailing with the rock, and I'll be back, like Independence Day, with Jesus.
"June 6, like the movie. Big mother ship and all, I'll be back, I'll be back."
Dawn Botkins, a childhood friend, visited Wuornos the night before her execution and revealed: “She said she was definitely a serial killer. It was all the years of the abuse, and then she started drinking.
“Plus Ty [Moore]. Aileen kept saying that to me: ‘That was quite the love, wasn’t it? It was fatal’.”
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers is available to watch on Netflix now.
Topics: Crime, True Crime, Netflix
Anish Vij