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Aileen Wuornos: Angel of Death

Aileen Wuornos: Angel of Death

2009 · 45 min · ★ 5.8 · Documentary

Profile of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murders of six men in Florida over the course of a year. The programme explores how police were able to gather only circumstantial evidence against Wuornos, and launched an undercover operation to lure her and a possible accomplice out into the open.

Directed by Kathryn Ross

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