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r/CrimeScene. • 8 yr. ago. jessicamshannon. NSFW. I compiles all the photos of the Sylvia Likens crime scene. Her "caregiver" abused her and recruited many neighborhood children to brutally torture and assault the 16 year old for weeks.
The Likens family were poor and moved around over a dozen times throughout Sylvia’s short life, with father Lester continually looking for work. Sylvia was active in church and enjoyed roller skating. Her favorite band was the Beatles, whose songs she often sang. Sylvia shared a close bond with her younger sister, Jenny, who was disabled from ...
When the cops got to the dingy, rundown, clapboard home to which the anonymous caller had directed them, they found the emaciated dead body of 16-year-old Sylvia Marie Likens. She was covered with bruises and small wounds, later revealed to be cigarette and match burns that numbered over 100.
- Six Arrested in Connection with Sylvia Likens’ Death
- Gertrude Baniszewski’S Trial: Details of Sylvia Likens’ Torture Revealed
- Jenny Likens Testified at Gertrude’s Trial
- What Happened to Sylvia Likens’ House of Torture?
- How The True Story Inspired The Girl Next Door
- An American Crime: The Movie Depicts The True Story of Sylvia Likens
At around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 26, 1965, officers arrived at Gertrude’s home and were taken to an unfinished second-floor bedroom. It was there that they found Sylvia’s body on a double bed mattress. A thin, pink blanket and pink nail polish were found nearby, and there was trash scattered on the floor. Officers noticed that Sylvia had over 150 wounds...
On April 18, 1966, Gertrude’s trial began at the Indianapolis City-County Building, where over 70 people testified, including three of her children and three police officers. They told the court how Gertrude began abusing Sylvia when she and her daughter, Paula, started feuding. Gertrude then accused Sylvia of spreading rumors at the school about h...
Jenny took the stand and explained how Gertrude, whom she would refer to as “Gertie,” had tortured, bound, and gagged her sister for weeks. She said Gertrude used a hot needle to engrave “I am a prostitute and proud of it” on Sylvia’s stomach. When they helped Sylvia stand on her feet, Jenny said Gertrude looked at her and asked, “What are you goin...
The house where Sylvia was tortured to death became known as the “Torture Murder House” or “House of Evil.” When it was left vacant for many years, several people from across the world would visit the home, but by that time, it had been vandalized and covered with graffiti. In 2009, the house was demolished.
Sylvia’s tortuous death inspired the movie The Girl Next Door. It was released in 2007, and it was directed by Gregory M. Wilson. The movie is centered around a teenage girl named Meg Loughlin (Blythe Auffarth) and her disabled sister, whose parents were killed in a car accident. Instead of moving in with a neighbor, the girls were sent to live wit...
An American Crimewas directed by Tommy O’Haver. It was released in 2007, and it sheds light on Sylvia’s life as well as the events that led up to her death. Gertrude is played by Catherine Keener, Sylvia is played by Elliot Page, and Jenny is played by Hayley McFarland. Actor Nick Searcy played the girls’ father, Lester.
Oct 25, 2015 · Before us were copies of crime scene photos. 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...
I found it when I googled 'photos of sylvia likens crime' I've also found it on numerous websites, but no context is given to the photo. Links below: https://www.taringa.net/+offtopic/el-horroroso-caso-de-sylvia-likens-imagenes-fuertes_tutqm. https://www.shvpl.info/imagesgkl-sylvia-likens-crime-scene-photos-stomach.htm
Episode Summary. Sylvia Likens was a happy, beautiful 16-year-old when her parents left her and her sister in the care of Gertrude Baniszewski while they went on the road for work. Within a few short months, Sylvia was beaten, humiliated, and ultimately left to die from neglect and severe abuse. The abuse was inflicted by not only Gertrude, but ...
