Executed

Aileen Wuornos

46 years old · died October 9, 2002 · Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida

Aileen Wuornos, 46, was executed by the State of Florida on October 9, 2002, at Florida State Prison in Raiford. The Florida Department of Corrections records the death as an execution. A 2004 Atlanta Journal-Constitution report identifies her as the last woman executed in the United States.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

News reports (2)

Execution List 1976-present Florida Department of Corrections, Execution Lists 1924-1964 and 1976-present
From 2004: A lonely wait for final walk - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 18, 2004

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