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-'''Gertrude Baniszewski''' (September 19th, 1929 - June 16th, 1990) was an Indiana woman who was convicted for the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens, a young and innocent teenage girl whom she brought into her home. She also encouraged and enlisted her own children and several neighborhood children to torture Sylvia. Her murder was considered to be the worst in the state's history.
+'''Gertrude Baniszewski''' (September 19th, 1929 - June 16th, 1990) was an American woman who tortured and murdered a 16 year old girl named Sylvia Likens in her own home in the state of Indiana. She encouraged her children and their friends to join in the torture-murder. The crime was considered to be the worst in the state's history.
 ==Early Life==