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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Baniszewski was born on September 19<sup>th</sup>, | Baniszewski was born on September 19<sup>th</sup>, 1928 to Mollie Myrtle and Hugh Marcus Van Fossan, Sr. She dropped out from high school six years after her father died in front of her, and she then married an 18-year-old deputy by the name of John Stephen Baniszewski and had five children with him. They divorced ten years later. | ||
She later moved in with her 18-year-old boyfriend and had one child with him. He later left her after the child was born. Both of her boyfriends were abusive and were theorized to be the reasons why she was so vicious towards Sylvia Likens, in addition to her deteriorating health and appearance. | She later moved in with her 18-year-old boyfriend and had one child with him. He later left her after the child was born. Both of her boyfriends were abusive and were theorized to be the reasons why she was so vicious towards Sylvia Likens, in addition to her deteriorating health and appearance. | ||