Dead Men Don't Rape": Aileen Wuornos as Tragic Hero in the Epstein Files Era

 

Thinking about Aileen Wuornos today. Reading all the Epstein files feeling helpless and angry. Reading her story and her responses gives me some comfort. She’s an American hero albeit a tragic and horrific one but she lays out the solution to all this:

“De*d men don’t r**e.” pic.twitter.com/IPQwkJZeut

— Roy Drones Jr (@chiweethedog) February 3, 2026

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) is from early February 2026. It shows a raw, emotional reaction to the recently released (or still-unfolding) Jeffrey Epstein files.The main post reads:

Thinking about Aileen Wuornos today. Reading all the Epstein files feeling helpless and angry. Reading her story and her responses gives me some comfort. She’s an American hero albeit a tragic and horrific one but she lays out the solution to all this:
“De*d men don’t r**e.”

It includes a short video clip (likely from one of her police interrogations or interviews, where she's speaking intensely).Context of the Post

• The author is expressing deep frustration and powerlessness after going through the latest batch of Epstein-related documents (released around late 2025 / early 2026 under various transparency pushes).
• They turn to Aileen Wuornos — the infamous serial killer executed in Florida in 2002 — not to glorify murder in general, but as a kind of dark symbol of vigilante "justice" against predatory men.
• The censored quote (“Dead men don’t rape”) comes from Wuornos herself during interviews/police questioning. She used it to justify (in her view) killing men she claimed had raped or tried to harm her while she was working as a sex worker.
• The thread expands with follow-ups: photos of her, more reflections on how society failed her from childhood (extreme abuse, homelessness, etc.), and replies from others sharing similar empathy, trauma details, or music references that sample her voice.

Broader Reactions in the ThreadMany replies echo sympathy:

• Detailing her horrific childhood (repeated rape by family members, pregnancy at 14, living in the woods, survival sex work).
• Calling her a product of systemic failure rather than pure evil.
• Some criticize her execution (under Jeb Bush as governor), with claims of mistrial, poisoning, or MK Ultra-style conspiracies (though those are fringe/unproven).
• A few defend her as a "woman first" figure against male predators.

Others push back or stay neutral, but the dominant tone is anger at powerful abusers (tying into Epstein outrage) + tragic framing of Wuornos.In short, the post isn't literally calling for violence today — it's more of a despairing, symbolic cry: in a world where powerful men seem untouchable (Epstein network, etc.), Wuornos represents an extreme, final form of resistance that the system crushed.Very heavy and polarizing topic. What part of it caught your attention most, or did you want more detail on something specific (like the video content, her actual case, or the Epstein files connection)?