This blue bandana/handkerchief was owned and used by Florida serial killer Aileen Wuornos during her time on Florida’s Death Row. This item was sent with a box of Aileens personal belongings to her best friend, Dawn Botkins, after she was executed on October 9, 2002.
This item comes accompanied by a handwritten Letter of Authenticity from Dawn Botkins, as well as our official Certificate of Authenticity. The bandana has also been featured in a published book titled “Killer Collections-Dark Artifacts from True Crime” by Paul Gambino.
Aileen Carol Wuornos (February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Working as a sex worker along highways, Wuornos shot her victims with a .22 caliber pistol and later claimed the killings were committed in self-defense against clients who had assaulted or attempted to assault her.
She was arrested in January 1991 and subsequently confessed to the murders. Wuornos was convicted of six counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Her case drew widespread media attention due to her troubled upbringing, history of abuse, and complex psychological profile. Wuornos was executed by lethal injection in Florida on October 9, 2002.
