Gertrude Baniszewski: Difference between revisions

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|origin = Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

|type of villain = Sadistic Torturer

|crimes = [[Torture]] and murder

|crimes = [[Torture]] and [[murder]]

|goals = Kill Sylvia Likens (succeeded)

|hobby = Torturing Sylvia}}

{{Quote|Also known as the Torture Mother, Gertrude Baniszewski was an Indiana divorcee who oversaw and facilitated a prolonged torture, mutilation, and eventual murder of a teenage girl, Sylvia Likens. It was later discovered that the death and majority of the torture was actually carried out under Baniszewski’s instruction by her teenage children and other kids from the neighborhood. When the woman was convicted of first degree murder in 1965, the case was called, “the single worst crime perpetuated against an individual in Indiana’s history."|Description of Gertrude Baniszewski on List 25's ''25 Most Evil Women in History'', on which she was the 25th entrant.}}'''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.

{{Quote|Also known as the Torture Mother, Gertrude Baniszewski was an Indiana divorcee who oversaw and facilitated a prolonged torture, mutilation, and eventual murder of a teenage girl, Sylvia Likens. It was later discovered that the death and majority of the torture was actually carried out under Baniszewski’s instruction by her teenage children and other kids from the neighborhood. When the woman was convicted of first degree murder in 1965, the case was called, “the single worst crime perpetuated against an individual in Indiana’s history."|Description of Gertrude Baniszewski on List 25's ''25 Most Evil Women in History'', on which she was the 25th entrant.}}

'''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==

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==Sylvia Likens==

35 years later in July 1965, Sylvia's parents asked for Gertrude to take her and her sister in as boarders while they continued to work as carnival employees. As payment for her cooperation, they would pay her $20 regularly. However, they had fallen short on a payment and Gertrude proceeded to beat the two girls as a result. Thus began a long history of child abuse.

35 years later in July 1965, Sylvia's parents asked for Gertrude to take her and her sister in as boarders while they continued to work as carnival employees. As payment for her cooperation, they would pay her $20 regularly. However, they had fallen short on a payment and Gertrude proceeded to beat the two girls as a result. Thus began a long history of [[Child Abuse|child abuse]].

===Torture===

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 |origin = Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
 |type of villain = Sadistic Torturer
-|crimes = [[Torture]] and murder
+|crimes = [[Torture]] and [[murder]]
 |goals = Kill Sylvia Likens (succeeded)
 |hobby = Torturing Sylvia}}
-{{Quote|Also known as the Torture Mother, Gertrude Baniszewski was an Indiana divorcee who oversaw and facilitated a prolonged torture, mutilation, and eventual murder of a teenage girl, Sylvia Likens. It was later discovered that the death and majority of the torture was actually carried out under Baniszewski’s instruction by her teenage children and other kids from the neighborhood. When the woman was convicted of first degree murder in 1965, the case was called, “the single worst crime perpetuated against an individual in Indiana’s history."|Description of Gertrude Baniszewski on List 25's ''25 Most Evil Women in History'', on which she was the 25th entrant.}}'''Gertrude Baniszewski''' (September 19<sup>th</sup>, 1929 - June 16<sup>th</sup>, 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.
+{{Quote|Also known as the Torture Mother, Gertrude Baniszewski was an Indiana divorcee who oversaw and facilitated a prolonged torture, mutilation, and eventual murder of a teenage girl, Sylvia Likens. It was later discovered that the death and majority of the torture was actually carried out under Baniszewski’s instruction by her teenage children and other kids from the neighborhood. When the woman was convicted of first degree murder in 1965, the case was called, “the single worst crime perpetuated against an individual in Indiana’s history."|Description of Gertrude Baniszewski on List 25's ''25 Most Evil Women in History'', on which she was the 25th entrant.}}
+'''Gertrude Baniszewski''' (September 19<sup>th</sup>, 1929 - June 16<sup>th</sup>, 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==
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 ==Sylvia Likens==
-years later in July 1965, Sylvia's parents asked for Gertrude to take her and her sister in as boarders while they continued to work as carnival employees. As payment for her cooperation, they would pay her $20 regularly. However, they had fallen short on a payment and Gertrude proceeded to beat the two girls as a result. Thus began a long history of child abuse.
+years later in July 1965, Sylvia's parents asked for Gertrude to take her and her sister in as boarders while they continued to work as carnival employees. As payment for her cooperation, they would pay her $20 regularly. However, they had fallen short on a payment and Gertrude proceeded to beat the two girls as a result. Thus began a long history of [[Child Abuse|child abuse]].
 ===Torture===