The motel where Aileen Wuornos stayed

Place of Interest Port Orange, Florida

This is the motel where serial killer Aileen Wuornos stayed during her murder spree in 1989 and 1990.

It is situated at 5964 South Ridgewood Avenue in Port Orange, Florida.

At the time of the killings, it was known as the Fairview Inn. These days, it is called the Scoot Inn.

Aileen Wuornos' motel room — This is the room where Wuornos slept. Mike and Dawn Bock purchased the motel in 2010. The couple did not learn about its past until they were about to finalize the deal. However, the link to Wuornos did not dissuade them, as none of the murders occurred on the property. The Bocks renovated the inn after they purchased it. Therefore, it is likely that the room looked markedly different when Wuornos was living here. They eventually sold the inn for $385,000 on October 7th, 2020.

Wuornos slept in Room 8. However, following a renumbering, the room that she stayed in is now number 7. The rooms were renumbered after the owners removed one of them and added it to their personal apartment.

The Scoot Inn — This Google Street View image of the motel was captured in January 2019. The inn was built in 1959. It describes itself as a biker-friendly motel.

It is worth pointing out that none of her murders took place at this inn. Instead, her crimes were committed elsewhere, on remote roads and in secluded woodland areas.

Room — Wuornos was living in the third room from the left. Other websites state that it was originally room 9. This is incorrect, as the original room number was 8 (now 7).

Wuornos lived here with her girlfriend, Tyria Moore, up until her arrest at the nearby Last Resort bar in January 1991.

Before it was renamed the Scoot Inn, it was known as the Fairview Motel and the Fairview Inn.

Address

The address and GPS coordinates for the inn are as follows:

Address

5964 South Ridgewood Avenue, Port Orange, Florida, FL 32127, USA

GPS Coordinates

29.105638, -80.973223

29°06'20.30"N 80°58'23.60"W

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Area Information

📍 The inn sits beside the intersection of South Ridgewood Avenue and Bayshore Drive.

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.

This location belongs to the following categories:

Serial Killers Notorious Figures