Christopher Quarles, 71, defended 48 people on Death Row - including notorious female serial killer Aileen Wuornos. 5. Aileen Wuornos killed six men between 1989 and 1990 Credit: Alamy. 5.

Construction worker David Spears, 43, was Wuornos' next victim. He was shot six times and his naked body was found by a Florida roadside on 1 June 1990. Peter Siems, 65, was next on Wornos' hit list.

The story of how the Damsel of Death came to be. How one woman's tragic upbringing eventually led to 7 dead in Florida.

A judge rejects arguments that Aileen Wuornos' former attorney deliberately mishandled her case. A judge on Thursday denied death row serial killer Aileen Wuornos' bid for a new trial in Pasco ...

In 1992, the biographical film Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story was released, starring Jean Smart as Aileen Wuornos and Park Overall as Tyria Moore. Another Aileen Wuornos-inspired film, Monster, ...

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Aileen Jane Reilly passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 7, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 26, 1938, in Merrimac, WI, one of ...

Aileen has reported in Taiwan, Hong Kong and the United States for media organisations such as Loan Pricing Corp, Risk.net, the Associated Press and National Public Radio. She is from Taiwan and ...

Aileen Wingblad's main beat is Oakland County-related crime and court action at the district, state and federal levels. She also covers Michigan's marijuana industry and other stories of interest ...

I appreciate an actor who wants to stretch, and I’ll never forget the powerful job Jean Smart did as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the made-for-TV drama Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story in 1992.