The bar where Aileen Wuornos was arrested
Arrest Location in Port Orange, Florida
This is the bar where female serial killer Aileen Wuornos was arrested.
It is called the Last Resort bar, and it is situated at 5812 South Ridgewood Avenue in Port Orange, Florida.
Wuornos shot and killed seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990.
Arrest
The authorities honed in on the 34-year-old after they found her fingerprints on one of her victim's cars. Her fingerprints were already in the system, as she had been arrested for car theft four years prior.
On January 9th, 1991, an undercover agent spent time with Wuornos inside the bar. As they chatted, officers listened in on their conversation from across the street.
At one point, Wuornos suggested to the undercover agent that they should go out together that night. She also advised him to bring all of his money.
Realizing that he was in danger of becoming her next victim, the officer went to the restroom and told his backup team to make the arrest.
At the time, officers told her that she was being detained on an outstanding warrant. She did not realize that she was a suspect in the murders.
Motive
Although Wuornos originally claimed that the men she killed had attempted to rape her, investigators found this difficult to believe.
They suspected that the true motive behind the murders was robbery, as she had pawned many of her victims' belongings.
Over the years, Wuornos changed her story several times. On one occasion, she said that she robbed her victims and then shot them to avoid leaving any witnesses behind.
In January 1992, she was convicted of the murder of Richard Charles Mallory and sentenced to death. In the months that followed, she also received death sentences for the other killings.
On October 9th, 2002, Wuornos was executed by lethal injection.
The bar today
The bar proudly embraces its link to Wuornos. In the past, it has sold memorabilia relating to the case.
There is also a painted mural containing information about her victims, aliases, last meal, and final words.
Address
The address and the GPS coordinates for this location are as follows:
Address
5812 South Ridgewood Avenue, Port Orange, Florida, FL 32127, USA
GPS coordinates
The latitude and longitude coordinates for the bar are:
29.110702, -80.973463
Directions
It sits off U.S. Route 1 in Port Orange. It lies about 70 yards north of the intersection between Ridgewood Avenue and Poinciana Avenue.
Details about the general area
Port Orange is a city in Volusia County, Florida. It is south of South Daytona.
Private Property Warning
This is private property, not a public space. Please respect the owners and do not enter without permission. Entry without permission is trespassing and may be met with legal or other serious consequences.
Added note:
Please do not enter the property unless you plan on being a customer.
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Serial KillersClosest Locations
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