‘Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman’ tells the horrifying account of a serial killer’s early years, as she progresses from petty crook to full-fledged murderer. The story is told by an older version of the protagonist from prison, and it plays out like a crime thriller, except the spectator sees everything from the killer’s point of view.

The postscripts at the conclusion suggest that the film is grounded in reality, but there are still some unanswered concerns about Aileen’s unwitting benefactors. The circumstances surrounding the unstable key character’s final imprisonment are similarly unclear. Are you ready to get a closer look at ‘Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman’s’ grim climax? WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD.

Plot Synopsis for Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman

The film begins with Aileen, a middle-aged woman, being interviewed by a British reporter named Peter the day before her execution. She begins telling him about one of her numerous “exploits,” but is cut off by Peter, who suggests that, as it is her last interview, she may have an unshared story she wants to discuss. Aileen scornfully embarks into the account of how she got to be married to a wealthy yacht club president, and we are introduced to a young, twenty-year-old Aileen through flashbacks.

Making ends meet as a prostitute and dealing with nasty men on a regular basis has toughened Aileen, so she is astonished when a girl from the beach named Jennifer invites her home. Jennifer is revealed to be the daughter of a wealthy yacht club president, and Aileen seduces the old Lewis Fell. Jennifer is shocked when her father and Aileen marry so quickly. Lewis’ young wife, on the other hand, is unable to stay out of trouble and is imprisoned on the night of their wedding for getting into a brawl.

As Aileen continues to steal money from her elderly husband, Victor, his accountant, learns about her tragic past and confronts her. When he gives her a bribe to leave peacefully, Aileen shoots him, followed by his son, Grady, who had tried to molest her twice. She then goes to the bank and tries to empty all of Lewis’ accounts, oblivious to the fact that he is on to her and has moved his money elsewhere. Aileen also has a brief contact with her brother, Keith, who attempts to blackmail her about the killings she committed but soon becomes one of his sister’s victims.

What Happens to Aileen Wuornos in the End of Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman? Is Aileen drowning?

While Jennifer and her boyfriend Mitch investigate Aileen’s past, they locate her mother, who works at a diner. She warns the pair of Aileen’s danger. Meanwhile, at home, Lewis confronts his young wife for taking money from him and attempts to call the police, only to be battered by Aileen. Jennifer and Mitch return home to discover Lewis seriously hurt, despite Aileen’s attempts to flee. A fight erupts, culminating in Aileen tumbling off a boat and into the water. Lewis and Jennifer believe she perished because she is unable to swim.

Back in the present, Aileen, a middle-aged jailed woman, describes how she got lucky and swam down the river. Soon after exhausting the funds from her late brother’s life insurance policy, the young Aileen returns to her previous profession as a prostitute. As the film concludes, Aileen becomes furious and exclaims that the “system” has sabotaged her. We then witness her go towards her execution with a small smile on her face, followed by postscripts telling what happened to Aileen and Lewis in real life.

As a result, the protagonist survives at the end of the flashback narrative that follows young Aileen. Despite her fear of water, she eventually gets out of the river and coincidentally manages to clear the slate (sort of). Lewis and Jennifer appear to believe that Aileen drowned and cease their pursuit, allowing the protagonist to resume up where she left off and continue living at loose.

Of course, we know Aileen is imprisoned at some point because we see the middle-aged version of her in prison. The fact that she is awaiting execution implies that her killings have been detected, however the unstable protagonist is sure to commit other murders after leaving Lewis. Aileen is eventually executed by lethal injection, as the postscripts corroborate.

Who is Aileen talking to in jail?

Aileen is speaking with Peter, a British reporter who is conducting her final interview. It’s the day before her execution, and the journalist hopes to glean some anecdotes from the serial killer that she hasn’t told before. He is mostly dissatisfied because Aileen insists on recounting well-known events from her life, such as her time with Lewis Fell. As Peter calmly reminds her of the facts, Aileen appears to exaggerate her story. This is a subtle hint to how Aileen’s life story has been entirely hijacked for profit by the media and entertainment industries.

The protagonist, too, is enraged, claiming that she is being used to “sell” stories and that Peter isn’t truly interested in the truth. Interestingly, Aileen’s chat with Peter, which serves as the film’s narrative backbone, appears to be inspired by Aileen Wuornos’ real-life “final interview” with British documentary-maker Nick Broomfield for the creation of his film — ‘Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer.’

Is Lewis Fell and Jennifer still alive?

Lewis Fell and Jennifer become entirely blameless and unwitting victims of Aileen’s cruel, self-serving tactics, which are, to be honest, fueled by a lifetime of mistreatment. Lewis does not anticipate to be physically harmed when he confronts Aileen about the money she has taken from his bank accounts until it is too late. Jennifer arrives to discover her father severely injured when Aileen assaults him with his walking stick.

Lewis, on the other hand, appears to heal from the ordeal’s brain traumas and survives. According to the postscripts, the real-life Lewis Fell lived into his 90s. Jennifer survives her brief battle with Aileen in the water and is relieved when her father shows signs of being lucid despite his injuries in the film. As a result, while the protagonist does not kill anyone in the Fell family, he does murder their accountant and his son.