The Girl in the Basement: The Murder of Sylvia Likens

A teenager tortured to death. A mother who claimed insanity. Children who became accomplices. This episode tells the whole chilling story of Sylvia Likens—and what happened after the headlines faded.Source MaterialsDean, John (2008). House of Evil: The IndianaTorture Slaying. United States of America: St. Martin's Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-312-94699-9.https://allthatsinteresting.com/gertrude-baniszewskihttps://allthatsinteresting.com/sylvia-likens-gertrude-baniszewskihttps://harrisons.medium.com/the-story-of-the-torture-mother-also-known-as-gertrude-baniszewski-cd9e08cbc921https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/04/06/monster-mom-gertrude-baniszewski-and-teen-cohorts-torture-sylvia-likens-to-death-in-indiana-boarding-house-of-horror/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/iowa-teachers-aide-suspended-after-role-65-torture-death-revealed-flna1c6643498https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/likens-looking-back-indianas-infamous-crime-50-years-later/https://time.com/archive/6629479/trials-avenging-sylvia/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://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1970/256-ind-1-1.html