As the feminine voice echoes in my head, she introduces herself with a chilling casualness.
"Aileen Wuornos, at your service, Detective."
My mind races, recalling the information about Aileen from my police training.
Aileen Wuornos, one of America's most notorious female serial killers. Active in Florida in the late 1980s and early 1990s, she murdered at least seven men, claiming they had tried to rape her while she was working as a prostitute. She was executed by lethal injection in 2002, maintaining to the end that her actions were self-defense.
I feel my stomach churn. "Another serial killer? And a woman this time?" I mutter, my head spinning with the implications.
Aileen's voice carries a hint of dark amusement. "Disappointed, Detective? Were you hoping for someone a little less... notorious?"
I shake my head, trying to clear my thoughts. "Why are you here? What happened to Bundy?"
