Aileen Wuornos grew up in the 1960s in Troy, Michigan, a typical American small town. However, behind the neat lawns and white clapboard exteriors was a community out of control.
An investigation into Aileen's upbringing revealed drug-taking on a massive scale, alcoholism, truancy, a disintegration of family values, abuse and incest. Even more disturbing was that there seemed to be no social agencies operating to alleviate the problems. There was no interaction between schools and social workers - all these problems were left to the local police force. Aileen herself ended up living in the woods as a teenage prostitute after giving birth to an unwanted child and being rejected by her family and the community.
This website is designed to provide help lines and to raise general issue associated with the death penalty, alcoholism, drug abuse, truancy, teenage pregnancy, homelessness, prostitution, mental health.
"I was moved and impressed. If the earlier film indicted a system corrupted by money and media speculation, this one exposed a wider social neglect and abuse. Broomfield's rapport with Aileen really paid off, she's a tragic figure."
Tom Charity - Time Out (UK)
"Terrific . It's an extraordinary document: astonishing, tragic, gutting, and terribly funny in the most ghastly way."
James Christopher - The Times (UK)
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