Aileen: Life & Death of a Serial Killer

The documentary showed and insight into what made her a killer and what eventually caused her to be executed.It wasn't an award winning documentary by any stretch but it was useful to understand a female serial killer.

I was so angry with so many people after watching the original (Aileen Wuornos: Selling of a Serial Killer). So many people profited, or attempted to profit, off of her it was sickening. I would not say it was a complete travesty of justice, since she did commit the murders, but she did get shafted in many ways. It was apparent in the first doc, and even more so in this one, that Aileen had mental issues. How she passed a psych eval is amazing. Even her last words are obvious to some mental issue. My feelings about the death penalty aside, it did seem apparent that her death sentence being carried out was solely for the publicity for elections and the law enforcement community that was left bruised after it was proven numerous police officer was fishing to make money off the case for a movie. I have always been fascinated by Aileen Wuornos since as long as I can remember. Long before "Monster" came out. Her life was terrible. Horrendous. There are so many things that came out over the years from her mother abandoning her, father in prison, grandfather and brother having sex with her, to her being 13 and having a baby (some say by the grandfather, others a neighborhood pedophile), having to give up the baby and then kicked out of her home to sleep in the woods...in Michigan...in the winter. She was turning tricks for survival...at 13. She was failed by so many. Her parents, family, authorities, etc, at such a young age. There is no wonder why she had anger issues. She slipped through the cracks at every point in her life. The ultimate was then how she slipped through the cracks again and was executed. We will never know the truth of what really happened between her and her victims, but to me, she never seemed as honest, coherent, and detailed as she was when she was describing her attacks that led to the murders in the first trial. She later recanted and said it was not self-defense, but at that point, it was blatantly obvious she just wanted to die. I feel bad for her victims and their families, I do, but I also feel bad that society and the lack of intervention, guidance, and help of any kind, led to these acts happening. Nick Broomfield showed the flaws in the people, asked questions that many had, and showed Aileen at her most vulnerable and most enraged. This is a doc worth watching, but if you haven't, watch the original first.

I couldn't help but bawl my eyes out at the end hearing that song and knowing they executed someone who was probably bipolar and had severe mental issues. Jeb Bush I can't even look at. I realize what she did was wrong but so many things come into play here with how she was abandoned by her mother and then discarded by her father instead of her getting the help she needed. The whole thing is just sad and if God does forgive, I think he will take in to account that this woman was so psychologically messed up and events led up to these murders that could've been different. I feel for the families but also, if the husband's hadn't been sinning themselves and paying for sex, this all could've been avoided. She obviously loathes herself and took out her sins on these men that was aimed at herself. I'm still pretty emotional so I know I'm not saying all I want to but I just needed to say how wrong the whole thing felt. It's just a complete waste of life and a tragedy that could've played out a lot different under different circumstances. That song at the end is telling us through her how she feels that she literally walked the streets and is the way she is and accepts her punishment. It just should've been different for her and it does make me sick that her story is sold and people make money off her death. I felt guilty just watching this documentary alone. Only wish her fate and her LIFE could've been different with help from people that were supposed to look out for her and love her. It's just so sad....

I remember this case when I was a young woman. I felt then that Ailene was "mad" just as Nick Broomfield stated at the end. I too found it disturbing that she was being executed instead of being placed somewhere to hopefully be treated with dignity. It feels true that in her ramblings "they" made good money on her story. I think she was angry and hurt about being betrayed by her only love on tape, betrayed by society who didn't rescue her from being abused and abandoned. After hearing the taped entrapment conversations I believe at that point, she gave up and decided she was going to do her best to die. She never had a life chance. No one reached out to this child who was indeed raped by her brother and other boys, so yes, I believe she is in heaven as she wanted. Nick Broomfield did a fantastic job on this life story and brought out the truth at how all the vultures used Ailene. Watch this film. It is candid and well done.

A good and true account of a serial killer, although had not realized when I made the purchase that all subtitles and DVD box would all be in German

Ich habe mir diese DVD gekauft nachdem ich den Spielfilm, Monster, gesehen habe und bereue es nicht. Eine hervorragende Dokumentation,die jedoch nicht unbedingt für Einsteiger in diesen Fall geeignet ist. Was diese Doku bezweckt, vermittelt sie auch. Es wird einem deutlich das man das existierende Rechtssystem hinterfragen muss. Die Hauptdarstellerin, ein Wiederspruch in sich ist und diese je näher der Tag ihrer Exekution kommt mehr und mehr durchdreht.Ob dies gespielt ist,was die wirkliche Motivation hinter diesen Taten war bleibt offen und wird wohl niemehr ganz aufgeklärt werden. Ein Stern Abzug, da ich in dieser Dokumentation eine genauere Beleuchtung, der kriminellen Vorgeschichte und der jeweiligen Fälle vermisse. Denoch kann ich diese DVD empfehlen. Aileen Wuornos: Life and Death of a Serial KillerAileen Wuornos: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Bei mir hat die Doku einen ganz bitteren Nachgeschmack hinterlassen. Sie wirft so viele Fragen auf, die für immer unbeantwortet bleiben. Und natürlich auch die Frage, ob die Todesstrafe wirklich die absolute Endlösung sein sollte.Aileen Wuornos schlimme Tötungsdelikte werden nicht geschönt, oder gar entschuldigt. Vielmehr liefert der Reporter einen Hinweis dafür, was unbewältigte Kindheitstraumen für Folgen haben können. Allen Interessierten empfehle ich den Film `Monster`, mit einer grandiosen Charlize Theron.

Die Doku zeigt sehr gut wie Aileen Ihre Versionen ändert und wie krank die arme Frau im laufe der Zeit wird. In Deutschland wäre Sie in eine Forensische Einheit gekommen. Auch zeigt der Film , wie Sie zu dem wurde und wie es Ihre Familie sieht.Sehr interessant und wie ich finde sehr Empfehlenswert !!Wer den Film gesehen hat, sollte sich auch diese Doku anschauen ..

Dieser packende Dokumentarfilm zeigt zum einen die Gleichgültigkeit der amerikanischen Justiz und des Volkes ggü. einer von Männern zerstörten Frau und zum anderen den Wahnsinn und die Hilflosgkeit der Mörderin selbst, die jemals weder Hilfe, noch Verständnis, noch Unterstützung erfahren hat und wird. Einzig der Reporter zweifelt immer wieder an der "totalen" Schuld dieser Frau, begreift er sie doch als mehr als Opfer, als alles andere, was ihre Taten natürlich nicht besser macht.Aufrüttelnde Doku über das amerikanische System und dessen schreckliche Folgen.