Unthinkable Cruelty: The Sylvia Likens Case

Oct 24, 2013 · it has been the most enduring nightmare in indianapolis true crime history — the oct. Other crimes have involved a. 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. 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.