February Patreon: The Harrowing Murder of Sylvia Likens by “The Torture Mother” Gertrude Baniszewski
Sylvia Likens was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski and several of Gertrude’s children and neighborhood friends in 1965. Sylvia’s case is described as “the single worst crime perpetuated against an individual in Indiana's history".
Sources for this episode:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C901828-1%2C00.html
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2013/10/24/sylvia-likens/3178393/
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/young/likens/16.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/iowa-teachers-aide-fired-role-grisly-1965-killing/story?id=17555655
https://indyencyclopedia.org/sylvia-likens-murder-case/
https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2023/05/19/sylvia-likens-torture-murder
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/23/indianapolis-most-sadistic-act-sylvia-likens-gertrude-baniszewski-torture-slaying-indianapolis-news-indianapolis-crime-crime-horror-torture/74209878/
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/23/indianapolis-most-sadistic-act-sylvia-likens-gertrude-baniszewski-torture-slaying-indianapolis-news-indianapolis-crime-crime-horror-torture/74209878/
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Likens-250#:~:text=In%20her%20adult%20life%20she,Wade%20is%20one%20of%20twins.
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https://www.bgdailynews.com/amplifier/arts/natty-bumppo/article_22a620fd-0842-5dcc-b995-d6127e47d569.html#
https://vocal.media/criminal/the-torture-mother-gertrude-baniszewski-and-the-torture-killing-of-sylvia-likens
