Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.

Genres: Documentary, Crime

What to watch after Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

• Biggie & Tupac (2002) — Nick Broomfield directed both
• American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020) — Same subject: murder
• Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) — Same subject: child abuse, mother daughter relationship
• Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) — Nick Broomfield directed both
• Audrie & Daisy (2016) — Same subject: rape
• The Hunting Ground (2015) — Same subject: rape victim