Are serial killers beyond redemption? Two new films consider the case of Aileen Wuornos, a woman executed by Florida in 2002 for killing seven men with a .22-caliber pistol. Although the films differ in their portrayal of Wuornos, both attempt to see beyond the media’s [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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“attempt to see beyond the media’s sensationalism”
Could you have possibly picked a worse example of “media sensationalism” than the least known of America’s serial killers?
I would be surprised if 1 in 10 persons had any idea who she was.
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