The Ghosts Of Indiana: The Haunting Tale Of Sylvia Likens

The 1965 death of 16 year old sylvia likens shocked the state of indiana and the entire nation. 59 years later, it is still regarded as one of the worst cases of child abuse in our state's history. On october 26, 1965, police found sylvia likens’s emaciated corpse—covered with more than 150 wounds ranging from burns to cuts—sprawled on a filthy mattress in the indianapolis. In 1965 marion county prosecutor leroy new called the murder of sylvia marie likens “the most terrible crime ever committed in the state of indiana. ” the case was made into a hollywood. Feb 18, 2015 · indiana’s “girl next door,” sylvia likens (left), and two of the main villains—the diabolical gertrude baniszewski and her loyal imp, richard “ricky” hobbs.