Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.
When Lee is first shown interacting with a john, she shows him a photo of two young children, saying they're her children, and she needs some cash to get to them. According to Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992), the real Aileen Wuornos actually used this method to lure her johns into paying for sexual favors because her physical appearance was starting to degrade quickly due to her wild lifestyle. She showed photos of her adoptive sister's children, claiming they were her own children. Wuornos' grandparents legally adopted her as an infant after her biological mother abandoned her.
Aileen:
I always wanted to be in the movies.
Aileen:
When I was little I thought for sure that one day, I could be a big, big star. Or maybe just beautiful... beautiful and rich, like the women on TV. Yeah, I had a lot of dreams. And I guess you can call me a real ...
Aileen comes back to the motel and finds Selby cutting off her cast in the bathroom. A can of beer is on the dresser in front of the mirror, and the lamp on the table is on. When they leave the bathroom, the beer is gone and the light is off.
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