I'm Rebecca Levoy, and this is You Can't Make This Up.

You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.

On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary film, Eileen, Queen of the Serial Killers.

She said, so, I'm going to tell you the truth of my life and the crimes because I want to make it right with God.

Today we're talking to director Emily Turner.

Police called her a cold-blooded killer who lured seven men into the woods to murder them.

She claimed she shot them all in self-defense.

Long before a Florida jury sentenced Eileen Warnos to her death, her case was a national

sensation.

Pursued by prosecutors, journalists, and movie producers, Warnos was viewed as a peculiar

criminal oddity, a female serial killer.

But was the story in the papers and on the screen more complex than we knew?

The Netflix documentary film, Eileen, Queen of Serial Killers, recounts Warnos' violent childhood,

lethal killing spree, and problematic trial.

It provides additional context to her story and invites viewers to reconsider her complicated

legacy.

Featuring never-before-seen footage from Death Row, Warnos discusses the trauma she endured,

the case against her, and the victims of her crimes.

I lost it.

And asked you ain't going to take me a prison.

And spend the rest of my life in prison with these creeps.

One minute.

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