The motel where Aileen Wuornos stayed
Place of Interest in 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.
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 decided to remove one of the rooms and add it to their own apartment.
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.
Wuornos lived here with her girlfriend, Tyria Moore, up until her arrest at the nearby Last Resort bar in January 1991.
Aileen Wuornos' motel location
The address and the GPS coordinates for this location are as follows:
Address
5964 South Ridgewood Avenue, Port Orange, Florida, FL 32127, USA
GPS coordinates
The latitude and longitude coordinates for the inn are:
29.105638, -80.973223
Directions
The inn sits beside the intersection of South Ridgewood Avenue and Bayshore Drive.
Private Property Warning
This is a private property. It is not a public place. Therefore, you should be respectful and not step foot on the property without permission.
Photos
Photos of the inn and other related images.
Aileen Wuornos' room
This is the room where Aileen Wuornos slept.
The motel was purchased by Mike and Dawn Bock in 2010.
The couple did not learn about the motel's past until they were about to sign the papers and finalize the deal. However, the link to Wuornos did not dissuade them, as none of the murders occurred on the property.
When the Bocks took over the inn, they cleaned it up and renovated it. Therefore, it is likely that the room looked very different when Wuornos was living here.
They eventually sold the inn for $385,000 on October 7th, 2020.
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. Hence the name and logo.
The Fairview Motel
Episode 6, Season 2 - Born To Kill
Before it was renamed the Scoot Inn, it was known as the Fairview Motel and the Fairview Inn.
Room 8
Wuornos was living in the third room from the left.
Other websites state that the room was originally "Room 9". However, this is incorrect. The original room number was 8.
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