this was never offered to aileen wuornos. the time i met aileen, she already had four death sentences, but surprising, in an odd way, i found her to be the most honest person involved in the case. all the others, her lawyer, her born-again christian mother, the police, has all been involved in trying to sell her story for as much money as possible. >>(security door opening) >>hi, how do you do? >>(narrator) this is aileen when for my original film, the selling of a serial killer. >>i say it's this: the principle is self defense. they say, it's the number. i say it's the principle. the heck with-it has nothing to do with the number killed. it's the principle. but, they're saying "if there's a number", no. self defense is self defense no matter how many times. i don't care if it's a hundred times. i was very-i never provoked those guys. i never provoked 'em. i never showed any provocations whatsoever. i was very nice, very decent very clean, very lady-like. i didn't even swear in front of my clients, and a lot of my clients i t

>laurie, we have just learned that jeb bush as lifted the stay of execution for serial killer aileen wuornosshe has been found to be mentally competent, that means she will be executed next wednesday. >>(narrator) aileen's given up the opportunity to give a mass press conference, and has asked me to do her last interview. i'm sure that's because she wants me to communicate her ideas about what she calls the crooked cops. the last interview. dumb rules like i've got to stand behind this rope. there'll be fifteen guards including the warden, in attendance, and aileen, for no good reason, will wear shackles throughout the interview. >>(broomfield) is she on her way? >>pardon? >>is she on her way? >>i can't-- >>(narrator) it's been proven that the death penalty is absolutely no deterrent. states without the death penalty, in fact, have lower murder rates. >>(unintelligible talking on walkie talkies, buzzing of doors) >>(broomfield) hi, aileen. >>you know i already told you everything, so, y'know, you just go ahead and ask me questions, and if i want to answer 'em, i'll answer 'em, ok? >>ok. >>so