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The movie is based on a true story: I would have ripped her a new a hole!!!! Home Random Nearby Log in Settings About Wikipedia Disclaimers Open main menu Wikipedia Search Wiki Loves Monuments: Photograph a monument, help Wikipedia and win! Learn more Murder of Sylvia Likens Read in another language Download PDF Watch Edit The murder of Sylvia Likens was a child murder which occurred in Indianapolis, Indiana in October 1965. Likens, a 16-year-old girl, was held captive and subjected to increasing levels of child abuse, neglect, humiliation, and torture committed over a period of almost three months by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children, and several other neighborhood children before ultimately succumbing to her injuries on October 26. Sylvia Likens Sylvia Likens.jpg Sylvia Likens at age 16 Born Sylvia Marie Likens January 3, 1949 Lebanon, Indiana, U.S. Died October 26, 1965 (aged 16) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Cause of death Subdural hematoma Shock Malnutrition Resting place Oak Hill Cemetery Lebanon, Indiana, U.S. 40.0484°N 86.4539°W (approximate) Known for Victim of child abuse, child neglect, and child murder Relatives Lester Cecil Likens (father) Elizabeth Likens (mother) Daniel Likens (brother) Dianna Likens (sister) Benny Ray Likens (brother) Jenny Fay Likens (sister) Website Sylvia Marie Likens memorial website Baniszewski; her oldest daughter, Paula; her son, John; and two neighborhood youths, Coy Hubbard and Richard Hobbs, were all tried and convicted in May 1966 of neglecting, torturing, and murdering Sylvia, with counsels at the defendants' trial describing the case as the "most diabolical" ever to be presented before a court or jury[1] and Sylvia having been subjected to acts of "degradation that you wouldn't commit on a dog" prior to her death.[2][3] The torture and murder of Sylvia Likens is widely regarded by Indiana citizens as the worst crime ever committed in their state[4][5] and has been described by a senior investigator in the Indianapolis Police Department as the "most sadistic" case he had ever investigated in the 35 years he served with the Indianapolis police.[6] Backgrounds Summer 1965 Abuse Escalation October 25 Arrest Funeral Indictments Trial Closing arguments Convictions Parole Aftermath Media See also Notes References Cited works and further reading External links Last edited 1 day ago by Serols Wikipedia Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Terms of UsePrivacyDesktop