QWas Aileen Wuornos really raped as depicted in the film?
AIt is tough to say. During her trial, Wuornos gave a graphic testimony in which she described being tied up, tortured, and raped by Richard Mallory, her first victim. However, in Nick Broomfield's documentary, "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer", she claimed that this story was made up and that she shot him so she could take his car. Later, when she thought the cameras were off, she claimed that she had in fact been raped, and that she only said that she shot Mallory in cold blood so she could be executed to avoid life in prison. What we do know is that Richard Mallory had previously spent ten years in prison for aggravated rape.
QWas Aileen Wuornos really America's first female serial killer?
ANo. Although widely reported as such during her trial, Wuornos was not the first American woman to commit serial murders. In fact, over 80 have been recorded. However, her murders were different from those of other female serial killers and were more typical of those committed by men, i.e., she killed outdoors instead of at home, used a gun instead of poison/suffocation, killed strangers instead of friends/family, and killed for personal gratification instead of financial gain.
QIs "Monster" based on a book?
ANo. Monster is based on the original screenplay by director Patty Jenkins. However, the character of Aileen "Lee" Wuornos (Charlize Theron) is based on the real-life serial killer of the same name.
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