“Damsel of Death” Aileen Wuornos Pt. 2

In the 1980s and ’90s, a serial arsonist known as the “Pillow Pyro” terrorizes California—taunting investigators and igniting fires near their annual conferences—until one detective uncovers an unthinkable truth...The culprit is one of their own. Sources for this episode include: ...  عرض المزيد

Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother 40 whacks… The popular schoolyard rhyme has withstood the test of time, despite it getting a few details wrong. Over 130 years later, we still don’t really know who killed Andrew and Abby Borden. Lizzie was acquitted, and yet most peop ...  عرض المزيد

1990s Central Florida–a woman posing as a sex worker has made a name for herself by targeting middle-aged, wealthy men with expensive cars, killing them, and pawning off their belongings. In what would turn out to be a year long murder spree with no clear killer, Aileen Wuornos w ...  عرض المزيد

Aileen has always hated men. She was abused by her grandfather as a child then grew up to be a sex worker and suffered more abuse from men. She thought there was no hope of love for her, until she meets the love of her life Tyria Moore. Tyria and Aileen went from romantic partner ...  عرض المزيد

Seamstress Doris Staples doesn't want to see Private John Waters any more... but the American soldier has other ideas. He goes to her workplace to make sure she doesn't "step out" with any other man... and carries with him a pistol. Men were expected to seek an outlet for their s ...  عرض المزيد

In 1982, Sharon Nelson's brazen sexuality scandalized her tiny Colorado community. But soon, she wasn't just driving the local men wild—she was driving them to kill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices