Tyria Moore is best known publicly for one reason: she was Aileen Wuornos’ girlfriend during the period of Wuornos’ deaths in Florida, and later became a key cooperating witness for law enforcement.
In recent years, renewed attention from documentaries (including Netflix’s Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers) has brought Moore’s name back into headlines, largely because of the recorded phone calls and trial testimony that helped prosecutors secure convictions.
Who Is Tyria Moore?
Moore and Wuornos met in Florida in the mid-1980s and were together for several years. Britannica summarizes their relationship as lasting about four years, and notes Moore later testified against Wuornos.
How Tyria Moore Became Central to the Case
After Wuornos was taken into custody in January 1991, investigators located Moore and negotiated her cooperation. Court records and major summaries describe a clear pattern: police worked with Moore (including offering immunity) to place recorded calls designed to get Wuornos talking, and those calls produced damaging admissions.
Netflix Tudum’s ending explainer for the 2025 documentary says the recorded calls captured Moore pressing Wuornos to admit responsibility, followed by Wuornos making admissions on the line—an emotional turning point the documentary highlights heavily.
Her Role in Wuornos’ Conviction
Moore’s importance wasn’t just the phone calls. She also testified at trial, and coverage consistently frames her as a major witness whose cooperation helped connect Wuornos to the crimes and support the prosecution’s narrative. Britannica explicitly notes that Moore testified against Wuornos, who was later convicted.
People’s reporting on the documentary likewise centers on Moore’s cooperation and the phone call as pivotal in the case’s momentum.
Where Is Tyria Moore Now?
Here’s what reputable outlets actually say — and what they don’t.
As of 2025, Moore is reported to be alive and living a private life in Pennsylvania, staying out of the public eye.
Beyond that broad description, credible sources generally do not provide reliable, routinely updated public details about her day-to-day life — and that’s consistent with someone who has intentionally stepped away from attention.
Tyria Moore’s “now” is mostly defined by privacy — but her historical role in the Wuornos case is clear: she was a close partner who later cooperated with police, participated in recorded calls that produced admissions, and testified in proceedings that helped secure convictions.
