# Netflix's 'Monster' links Lizzie Borden and Aileen Wuornos

> Netflix's 'Monster' series shows Aileen Wuornos drawing inspiration from Lizzie Borden.
- Title: Netflix's 'Monster' links Lizzie Borden and Aileen Wuornos
- Summary: Netflix's 'Monster' series shows Aileen Wuornos drawing inspiration from Lizzie Borden. Aileen Wuornos, played by Sarah Paulson in Netflix's 'Monster'…
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- Source: Mashable — https://mashable.com/entertainment/netflix-monster-lizzie-borden-aileen-wuornos
- Author: Shannon Connellan
- Published: 2026-09-18T11:12:46+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: aileen wuornos, lizzie borden, netflix, monster series, seattle, netflix monster, technology, culture
## Netflix's 'Monster' series
Netflix's 'Monster' series features Aileen Wuornos as inspired by Lizzie Borden.
## Aileen Wuornos in 1988
Wuornos hitchhikes in Florida in 1988, introducing herself as Lizzie Borden.
## Wuornos' violent encounter
Wuornos shoots a man after he sexually assaults her.
## Wuornos' Borden connection
Wuornos reads Lizzie Borden's biography and credits her as her inspiration.

> She gave the world a warning that women shouldn't stand for this shit anymore
## Wuornos' Borden obsession
Wuornos stays at the Borden house and hallucinates Borden during sex.
## Key takeaway

Aileen Wuornos, played by Sarah Paulson in Netflix's 'Monster', claims Lizzie Borden inspired her killings.