Hitchhiker: The Drifting Damsel of Death
About this episode
The episode revisits the infamous case of Aileen Wuornos, known as the Damsel of Death, who was linked to the deaths of seven men in Florida.
Today I'm revisiting one of the most infamous cases in American true crime; a woman the press called the Damsel of Death. Between 1989 and 1990, seven men were found dead along the highways of central Florida, and the person behind it was the last kind of suspect anyone expected. SHOW NOTES 🖤 FOLLOW PRETTY WICKED New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one. Instagram: @prettywickedthepodcast If you loved this episode, leaving a review means the world and helps other listeners find the show. This episode was researched and written by Chloe Kibbe. Pretty Wicked is hosted by Megan Alda. 🖤 SOURCES & FURTHER READING Here is everything used to research this episode. 🔗 WEB SOURCES Britannica - Aileen Wuornos Capital Punishment in Context - The Case of Aileen Wuornos - The Facts A&E - Case File: Aileen Wuornos Justia - Wuornos v. State, Supreme Court of Florida (1994) 📚 BOOKS Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction, and Execution of Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos by Michael Reynolds Lethal Intent by Sue Russell Monster: My True Story by Aileen Wuornos with Christopher Berry-Dee 🎬 DOCS Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992), dir. Nick Broomfield Aileen…
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Host: Megan Alda
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Organizations: Britannica, A&E, Justia
Books & works: Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction, and Execution of Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos, Lethal Intent, Monster: My True Story, Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
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