Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)

Overview : In this documentary, filmmaker Nick Broomfield follows the saga of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who has been accused of committing a brutal series of murders. Broomfield conducts interviews with Wuornos herself, and his crew films her trial as well as her interactions with religious fanatic Arlene Pralle, who gives Wuornos dubious advice and legally adopts her. The cameras also roll as the accused's attorney ignores the case at hand to negotiate a deal to sell his client's story.

Release Date : November 1, 1992

Runtime : 87m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Lafayette Films, Channel 4 Television

Countries : United Kingdom, United States of America

Keywords : prison, death row, opportunist, crooked lawyer, serial killer, police corruption, exploitation of friendship, public defender, legal system, female serial killer, former prostitute, women in prison, defense lawyer, legal scandal, systemic corruption, corrupt police officials, documentary director