Sylvia likens , 16, died in october 1965 after months of torture at the hands of her caregiver and multiple others. Sylvia marie likens was an american teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, gertrude baniszewski, many of baniszewskis children, and several of their neighborhood friends. The perpetrators of her slow, tortured death turned out to be the family that was caring for her and several neighborhood children. Here, a peek at the lives of the participants in the murder of sylvia likens 50 years later. It has been the most enduring nightmare in indianapolis true crime history — the oct. The abuse lasted for three months, occurring incrementally, before likens died from her extensive injuries and malnourishment on , in indianapolis, indiana. Sylvia likens , 16, was found murdered with im a prostitute and proud of it burned onto her stomach. Sylvia marie likens ( – ) was an american teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, gertrude baniszewski, many of baniszewskis children, and several of their neighborhood friends. 26, 1965, torture- murder of 16-year-old sylvia likens. The details of her demise defy belief. After being left in the care of family friend gertrude baniszewski, 16-year-old sylvia likens was brutally tortured and ultimately murdered in indianapolis on. A factual analysis of the sylvia likens case, exploring the collective responsibility for her death and the ultimate legal accountability for those involved.
