Sylvia Likens was sexually humiliated, beaten, starved, and burned by
In 1965, sixteen-year-old Sylvia Likens and her disabled fifteen-year-old sister, Jenny, are left in the care of an impoverished woman named Gertrude Baniszewski, a church acquaintance and mother to Paula, Johnny, Stephanie, and several younger children. Sylvia and Jenny's parents, Lester and Betty, work in the carnival circuit and leave on a tour.
The Brutal Murder of Sylvia Likens The Scare Chamber
Sylvia Likens, also known as "Cookie," was a teenage girl whose tortuous murder by Gertrude Baniszewski and several other juveniles inspired the movie The Girl Next Door. In July 1965, Sylvia's parents, Lester Likens and Elizabeth Frances, had to return to their carnival concession business that they operated during the summer.
The tragic story of Sylvia Likens The murder case that proves you
Sylvia Likens had been brutally abused by the woman who promised her parents she'd look after her, and she wasn't the only one who took part in the torture — there was an entire community of people behind the cruelty. Sylvia and her sister Jenny were sent to live with Gertrude Baniszewski in July 1965.
The tragic story of Sylvia Likens The murder case that proves you
Apr 17, 2020. This is part three in a series honoring young Sylvia Likens and how her torture-murder represents both a failure of those around her to report, and a legacy of help and hope for.
SYLVIA LIKENS A HEARTBREAKING CASE ABOUT ABUSE AND MURDER by Miss
It has been the most enduring nightmare in Indianapolis True Crime history — the Oct. 26, 1965, torture-murder of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens.
Sylvia Likens Chilling Crimes
July 6, 2021 by Juliane Cunha Sylvia Marie Likens was an American teenager tortured to death by her mother, siblings, and even other children in the neighborhood. Being in a troubled family, Sylvia Likens received very little attention from her parents.
The tragic story of Sylvia Likens The murder case that proves you
On October 26, 1965, police found Sylvia Likens's emaciated corpse—covered with more than 150 wounds ranging from burns to cuts—sprawled on a filthy mattress in the Indianapolis home of 37-year-old Gertrude Baniszewski, mother of seven and the architect of the girl's gruesome death.
Sylvia Likens The 1965 torture and murder of the 16yearold girl
The crime, we would find out later, was the murder of a 16-year-old girl named Sylvia Marie Likens. Her body was found by a police officer at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26, 1965, at a home on the 3800 block.
The tragic story of Sylvia Likens The murder case that proves you
Remembering Sylvia Likens, a case that shocked Indy James Briggs Gertrude Baniszewski (left), in custody of a police matron, weeps after a jury delivered a guilty verdict against her and four teenagers in the torture slaying of 16-year-old Sylvia Liken on May 19, 1966. Photo: Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images
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Oct. 24, 2012 -- An Iowa teacher's aide has been fired from her job following the revelation that she was a member of an Indiana family notorious for torturing and killing a girl in their basement in 1965.
Family and friends mark 50year anniversary of Sylvia Likens’ death
But in 1965, prosecutors painted her as one of the ringleaders in the torture of Sylvia Maria Likens, a 16-year-old who moved in with the Baniszewskis while her mother was on the road as a.
Nightmare Babysitter’s Abuse Ends In Tragedy For One American Family
Sylvia Foresaw Death, Sister Sobs. Indianapolis News, May 2, 1966. The sobbing sister of Sylvia Marie Likens today quoted her as saying, "Jenny, I know you don't want me to die.
When Sylvia Likens was killed, part of our childhoods died, too
An American Crime: Directed by Tommy O'Haver. With Elliot Page, Hayley McFarland, Nick Searcy, Romy Rosemont. The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Sylvia Likens The 1965 torture and murder of the 16yearold girl
The torture and murder of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens at the hands of the woman entrusted to care for her stands as one of the most harrowing and unthinkable atrocities in the annals of American crime. It is a nightmare come to life — and death — in 1965 Indianapolis.
Sylvia Likens and “Indiana’s most terrible crime” Sylvia's CAC
The Ferocious Murder of Sylvia Likens, the TRUE story where: Indianapolis when: 1965 The Story: Gertrude Baniszewski lived in Indianapolis with her seven children. Since she had a tiny income, Baniszewski took in children for the Summer to earn extra money.
The tragic story of Sylvia Likens The murder case that proves you
In October 1965, 16-year-old Sylvia Likens died after being held captive for nearly three months. Her death sparked action across police departments, prosecution, and the halls of the Indiana General Assembly, plus movies and books.