FAQ

Her final statement before her execution was: "I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the rock and I'll be back like Independence Day with Jesus, June 6, like the movie, big mother ship and all. I'll be back. I'll be back."

Nobody knows exactly what it means. By the time she was executed, Wuornos had essentially lost all touch with reality, so it is anyone's best guess.

No. 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.