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The Last Resort Bar, motel made famous by serial killer Aileen Wuornos
still attracts visitors from across country
More than 10 years after her execution, Aileen Wuornos, who was memorably played by Charlize Theron in the 2003
movie 'Monster,' continues to fascinate the public. So much so, in fact, that travelers come from all over to visit The
Last Resort -- the bar where she drank her last beer.
PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A framed photo of serial killer Aileen Wuornos sits on the bar at The Last Resort, the place where she
had her last beer. Her photo is also on bottles of hot sauce and T-shirts sold there, while an airbrushed portrait lists the seven
men she killed, along with her last words. At a nearby motel, guests often ask for the room where Wuornos stayed.
Almost 22 years after her arrest and more than 10 years since her execution, the hitchhiking prostitute depicted by Charlize
Theron in the 2003 movie “Monster” continues to fascinate the public. Some sympathize with her, saying the abuse she suffered
as a child and later as an adult made her snap. Others are captivated by the idea of a female serial killer. Some who stop
in at The Last Resort simply want to see the bar from the movie.
Al Bulling, who’s owned the tiny brick biker bar for 33 years and who appeared in “Monster,” says he’s simply honoring her last
wishes. “She wanted to be remembered and keep the memory going,” he said. “Well, we’ll keep it going for her.”
Michelle Forbes of New Orleans decided to visit The Last Resort after
seeing the movie. “She was always a character that really fascinated me,”
said Forbes.
Forbes said the bar — covered inside and out with graffiti — “is not the
kind of place I would go under most circumstances.” She waited in her car
until a friend joined her, but once inside, she listened to Bulling and a bartender
tell stories about Wuornos for an hour.
“They were really happy to talk about it. They were really nice. They made
me feel bad for cowering in the car!” Forbes said with a laugh, adding, “I
do think they were trying to keep things in her spirit. I think they were honoring her, and not just making a spectacle.”
Wuornos’ life story is as lurid as her crimes. She was raped and abused growing up in Michigan. Her father committed suicide in prison and her mother
abandoned her. She began selling sex at an early age and classmates shunned her. Her grandparents kicked her out at age 15 and she hitchhiked out of
Michigan, eventually ending up in Florida, where she survived selling sex on the highways. She claimed she killed her first victim in self-defense after he
raped her.
The Last Resort is a popular biker bar even without the Wuornos connection. Hank Williams Jr. mentioned the bar in the song “Daytona Nights” and
some regulars have had their ashes scattered outside, beneath a live oak with battered Japanese motorcycles hanging from the limbs.
Customers like to pose with the framed photo of Wuornos on the bar, and there’s also a framed and signed “Monster” movie poster. T-shirts for sale
show a picture of Wuornos being arrested, and the “Crazed Killer Hot Sauce” lists her execution date under a photo that makes her look crazy. The
label reads, “WARNING!! This Hot Sauce could drive you insane, or at least off on some murderous rampage. Aileen liked it and look what it did to
her.”
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