The Sylvia Likens case is "the single worst crime perpetuated against an individual in Indiana's history." An entire neighborhood turned against a young, 16-year-old girl, who was put into the care of a single household's diabolical matriarch, Gertrude Baniszewski. What began as a friendly sleepover quickly escalated to months of outright torture, abuse, and eventually, death. As the evidence came to light, many wondered if Gertrude was the sole perpetrator, or if her children and even the entire neighborhood were somehow complicit in the horrific crimes against an innocent girl.
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The Sylvia Likens case is "the single worst crime perpetuated against an individual in Indiana's history." An entire neighborhood turned against a young, 16-year-old girl, who was put into the care of a single household's diabolical matriarch, Gertrude Baniszewski. What began as a friendly sleepover quickly escalated to months of outright torture, abuse, and eventually, death. As the evidence came to light, many wondered if Gertrude was the sole perpetrator, or if her children and even the entire neighborhood were somehow complicit in the horrific crimes against an innocent girl.
264: The Groene Family Massacre: How Shasta Groene Survived Pure Evil
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264: The Groene Family Massacre: How Shasta Groene Survived Pure Evil
In 2005, following a family massacre leaving 3 dead, two children from the same home went missing near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Their abductor, a man they had never met before, says to call him “daddy,” and he takes them deep into the Lolo National Forest for weeks. This monster was a Level-3 sex offender and a sexual predator for most of his life. Time and again, he had convinced the system he could reform. But his final crimes proved that he would only get worse.
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The Sylvia Likens case is "the single worst crime perpetuated against an individual in Indiana's history." An entire neighborhood turned against a young, 16-year-old girl, who was put into the care of a single household's diabolical matriarch, Gertrude Baniszewski. What began as a friendly sleepover quickly escalated to months of outright torture, abuse, and eventually, death. As the evidence came to light, many wondered if Gertrude was the sole perpetrator, or if her children and even the entire neighborhood were somehow complicit in the horrific crimes against an innocent girl.