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The Investigation Discovery channel commissioned a documentary focusing upon the abuse and murder of Sylvia Likens as part of its true-life crime documentary series Deadly Women. This 45-minute documentary, titled "Born Bad", was first broadcast on November 30, 2009.
Nov 8, 2021 · The Girl Next Door is loosely based on the real-life experience of Sylvia Marie Likens, an American teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of...
- 11 min
- 91.5K
- Graveyard Shift
May 4, 2017 · Learn about the horrific case of Sylvia Likens, a 16-year-old girl who was tortured and killed by a group of children and their mother in 1965. Discover how the crime inspired books, films, and TV shows such as House of Evil, The Girl Next Door, and An American Crime.
- Mike Mcpadden
- 2 min
Dec 7, 2007 · 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.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Tommy O'Haver
- 2007-12-07
Apr 25, 2020 · Sylvia Likens and her sister Jenny were put into the care of their neighbour Gertrude Baniszewski, What followed was one of the most grotesque acts of abuse, torture and ultimately murder ever...
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- Enter The Dark
Oct 21, 2015 · 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.
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An American Crime. The true story of Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s. Starring Catherine Keener, Ellen Page and James Franco. 786 IMDb 7.2 1 h 37 min 2007.
