‘Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers’: Who Was Aileen Wuornos? Netflix True Crime Documentary Release Date, Plot, and All

Published 10/31/2025, 9:01 AM EDT

Netflix has turned crime into a haunting ritual, luring viewers into its glowing red abyss where every story whispers danger. The platform feeds an endless hunger for darkness, crafting tales that pulse with unease and fascination. Each episode peels back another layer of evil, revealing humanity’s most twisted corners in chilling detail. The screen becomes a mirror, reflecting a collective craving for horror wrapped in truth. And now, from the shadows of infamy, a single name begins to breathe again, Aileen Wuornos.

Who was Aileen Wuornos, the woman behind America’s darkest headlines? Netflix’s chilling documentary exposes the terrifying truths buried beneath her crimes.

The Woman, the Killer, the Myth: Who was Aileen Wuornos before the murders began?

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Before the headlines and the horror, Aileen Wuornos was a lost soul from Michigan, born in 1956 into a life that never offered mercy. Abandonment and abuse carved deep scars, pushing her through foster homes and forgotten corners of the world.

By her twenties, she was hitchhiking to Florida, surviving through s-- work and petty crimes. Yet the chaos of her past never stopped echoing, and those echoes soon erupted into a string of murders that stunned the nation.

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When does Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers hit Netflix? The streaming giant unveils one of its most chilling true crime horrors yet.

Netflix drops Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers

Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers premiered on Netflix on October 30, delivering a haunting dive into one of America’s darkest true crime stories. Directed by Emily Turner, the documentary stitches together chilling interviews, haunting voiceovers, and rare archival footage.

With appearances from figures like Arlene Pralle, Tyria Moore, and childhood friend Dawn Botkins, it resurrects the story of Aileen Wuornos in disturbing clarity, just in time to send Halloween chills through every true crime fan.

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Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers unearths the chilling truths buried beneath a trail of death and despair, an investigative descent into the mind, motives, and madness of America’s most infamous female killer.

Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers explores how a life of pain turned into a legacy of horror

Adding to Netflix’s ever-growing true crime vault, Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers revisits one of America’s most haunting cases. Between 1989 and 1990, Aileen Wuornos murdered seven men in Florida, insisting she acted in self-defense against r---.

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This chilling documentary blends rare interviews, haunting archival footage, and Wuornos’s own words to trace the descent of a woman shaped by pain, rage, and survival. It questions not only her guilt but also the justice system that sealed her fate.

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Yusra Miraj Khan

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Yusra Miraj Khan is an Entertainment Journalist at Netflix Junkie. Specializing in Taylor Swift and the British Royal Family, she transforms modern mythologies into high-ranking, reader-first narratives. Since joining in early 2025, Khan has penned over 500 articles, known for their sharp decoding of Easter eggs and PR silences.

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