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==Sylvia Likens== | ==Sylvia Likens== | ||
In July of 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. | In July of 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. | ||
===Torture=== | |||
Baniszweski began to physically abuse Sylvia in 1965. She did many terrible things to her. She appointed her own children into bullying her and they would do horrible things to her like pushing her down the stairs. Gertrude also accused Sylvia of being a prostitute, and "preached" to her about how it was wrong to sale your body for money, and that women were filthy in general. She would also hire her own neighbors into torturing the young woman as well. The worst thing that Gertrude arguably did to her was forcing her own sister into hitting her. | |||
[[Category:Torturer]] | [[Category:Torturer]] | ||
[[Category:Absolute Evil]] | [[Category:Absolute Evil]] | ||