Aileen Wuornos
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Aileen Wuornos was an American serial killer who murdered several men in Florida between 1989 and 1990 and became one of the most infamous female criminals in U.S. history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aileen Wuornos canonical | 12 |
| Aileen Carol Wuornos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2200419 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aileen Wuornos Context triple: [Monster, character, Aileen Wuornos]
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A.
Myra Hindley
Myra Hindley was a British serial killer, infamously known for her role in the Moors murders committed with Ian Brady in the 1960s.
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B.
Ma Barker
Ma Barker was a notorious American crime matriarch of the early 20th century, associated with the Barker–Karpis gang and widely (though controversially) portrayed as the mastermind behind her sons’ criminal activities.
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C.
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Elizabeth Jane Cochran, better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was a pioneering American investigative journalist famed for her undercover exposés and record-setting trip around the world.
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D.
Grace Marks
Grace Marks is the enigmatic Irish-Canadian servant and convicted murderess at the center of Margaret Atwood’s historical novel "Alias Grace."
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E.
Christine Grady
Christine Grady is an American nurse-bioethicist who heads the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and is known for her work on clinical research ethics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aileen Wuornos Target entity description: Aileen Wuornos was an American serial killer who murdered several men in Florida between 1989 and 1990 and became one of the most infamous female criminals in U.S. history.
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A.
Myra Hindley
Myra Hindley was a British serial killer, infamously known for her role in the Moors murders committed with Ian Brady in the 1960s.
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B.
Ma Barker
Ma Barker was a notorious American crime matriarch of the early 20th century, associated with the Barker–Karpis gang and widely (though controversially) portrayed as the mastermind behind her sons’ criminal activities.
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C.
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Elizabeth Jane Cochran, better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was a pioneering American investigative journalist famed for her undercover exposés and record-setting trip around the world.
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D.
Grace Marks
Grace Marks is the enigmatic Irish-Canadian servant and convicted murderess at the center of Margaret Atwood’s historical novel "Alias Grace."
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E.
Christine Grady
Christine Grady is an American nurse-bioethicist who heads the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and is known for her work on clinical research ethics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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human ⓘ serial killer ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 1991-01-09 ⓘ |
| birthName | Aileen Carol Pittman ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by lethal injection ⓘ |
| claimedMotive | self-defense against clients who allegedly assaulted her ⓘ |
| convertedTo | born-again Christianity ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | convicted ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCrime | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | first-degree murder ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-02-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-10-09 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfCriminalActivity | 1990 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| executioner |
State of Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Florida
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| familyName | Wuornos ⓘ |
| givenName |
Aileen
ⓘ
linked to:
Eileen
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| imprisonedAt | Florida State Prison ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtDeath | prisoner on death row ⓘ |
| locationOfCrime |
Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Florida
|
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1976 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international media attention ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling | shooting with a firearm ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first widely known female serial killer profiled by FBI profilers ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most infamous female serial killers in U.S. history ⓘ |
| notableWork | autobiographical letters and interviews ⓘ |
| numberOfMurderConvictions | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation | prostitute ⓘ |
| parent | Diane Wuornos ⓘ |
| penalty | death sentence ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Rochester, Michigan, United States
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linked to:
Rochester, Michigan
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| placeOfDeath |
Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Florida State Prison
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| portrayedBy | Charlize Theron ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Lewis Gratz Fell ⓘ |
| startTimeOfCriminalActivity | 1989 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer"
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documentary "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer" ⓘ film "Monster" ⓘ
linked to:
Monster
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| victimProfile | middle-aged male motorists ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Aileen Wuornos Description of subject: Aileen Wuornos was an American serial killer who murdered several men in Florida between 1989 and 1990 and became one of the most infamous female criminals in U.S. history.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aileen Wuornos
subject linked to:
documentary "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer"
subject linked to:
documentary "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer"
subject linked to:
documentary "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer"
subject linked to:
documentary "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer"