Sylvia marie likens 19491965 find a grave memorial. It has been the most enduring nightmare in indianapolis true crime history. Jul 10, 2009 sylvia likens wikipedia, the free encyclopedia you can also check the indianapolis police department and they can give you transcripts of what took place in court. Jack is an author who has brought attention to the sylvia likens case through his book and movie the girl next door. It was called the most terrible crime ever committed in indiana, and half a century later, that title still holds. Though her eldest daughter is the real troublemaker, gertrude vents all her bitterness and frustration on innocent sylvia. The true story of suburban housewife gertrude baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her indiana home during the 1960s. Jenny attended that ceremony and she can be seen standing next to dianna in the youtube video we made for the marker dedication. Reverend bill used to say, for every situation god always has a plan. On october 26, 1965, police found sylvia likenss emaciated corpse. Tortured by her caregiver and neighborhood children. See more ideas about sylvia likens, true crime and crime.
Sylvia is a 2003 british biographical drama film directed by christine jeffs and starring gwyneth paltrow, daniel craig, jared harris, and michael gambon. The life of poet and novelist sylvia plath one of the most celebrated literary figures of her generation is brought to the screen in this controversial screen adaptation. She was the daughter of carnival workers who in july 1965, as they headed out on the road, left her and her sister jenny in the care of an impoverished, pillpopping. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of sylvia likens by indianapolis single mother gertrude baniszewski. Youtube 16yearold sylvia likens before staying with gertrude bansizewski and after being tortured to death. Both films tell the horrifying true story of sylvia likens, a girl tortured to death by gertrude baniszewski, her children, and kids from the neighborhood in indiana, 1965. The easiest to get hold of is the basement by feminist kate millett. It tells a story based on the reallife romance between prominent poets sylvia plath and ted hughes.
An american crime 49 movie clip put it up her 2007 youtube. I guess im still trying to figure out what that plan was. Lets go play at the adams is one example of facttofiction crime. I deplored the way that movie made so much of iris the wild young thing and iris the tragic alzheimers victim, and left out the middle iris who was a great novelist whose work made her life worth filming in the first place. The murder of sylvia likens became an item of daily conversation as people read how she was beaten, burned, starved, scalded, tattooed and branded until death mercifully stepped in.
This may contain content which viewers find disturbing. Sylvia likens and her sister jenny were left in the care of a family friend who tortured sylvia mercilessly until the young woman died of her extensive, gruesome, injuries. It is the story of sylvia likens played by, academy award nominee, ellen page. An american crime 2007 ellen page as sylvia likens. My heart still bleeds for this beautiful innocent girl. One of the most depressing aspects of the sylvia likens case is the realization that there were several times when, if people had acted just a bit differently than they did, sylvia could have been rescued. An american crime is a 2007 american crime horror film directed by tommy ohaver and starring ellen page and catherine keener. Likens, aged 16, was held captive and subjected to increasing levels of child abuse and torturecommitted over a period of almost three monthsby her caregiver, gertrude baniszewski, many of baniszewskis children, and several other neighborhood children, before ultimately succumbing to. While an american crime sticks to the f sylvia likens trouble sleeping 16 year old girl next door true crime forgive ann movie random.
Egged on by gertrude baniszewski, her torturers were about the same age as sylvia. Apr 01, 2015 in 1965 indianapolis, gertrude baniszewski tortured and murdered sixteen yearold sylvia likens and got her children to help do the dirty work. It is a completely different take with a darker twist that an american crime, but it is loosely based on the sylvia likens case. A compelling true story about the tortured life and death of sylvia likens. It premiered at the 2007 sundance film festival because of internal problems with the films original distributor, first look. She died from brain swelling, internal hemorrhaging of the brain and shock. Not an especially delicate handling of the details, but nevertheless inspired by sylvia likens. I t would seem that gertrude and her children, along. Hard candys ellen page stars as sylvia likens a teenager who, along with her sister, is left to live temporarily with seemiglymildmannered housewife gertrude baniszewski, played by catherine. The horrific torture and murder of 16 year old sylvia likens. Here, a peek at the lives of the participants in the murder of sylvia likens 50 years later. Sylvia likens from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jump to. An american crime is a bleak and depressing telling of the truelife story of the torture and murder of indianapolis teen, sylvia likens.
Gertrude baniszewski catherine keener, a divorced mother of several children, agrees to take care of two girls, sylvia ellen page and jennie hayley mcfarland, while their parents travel with a carnival. The torture and murder of 16yearold sylvia likens at the hands of the woman entrusted to care for her stands as one of the most harrowing and unthinkable atrocities in the annals of american crime. Oct 24, 2003 a movie about their lives was probably inevitable. The children who helped her to torture and kill sylvia likens were given incredibly short sentences. Girl next door is a horror movie based on this case. It will be bracketed with iris, the 2001 film about the british novelist iris murdoch, who died of alzheimers. Sylvia likens was murdered in october, 1965 after months of being tortured by the woman her parents trusted to watch her while they traveled for work. The horrific, tragic death of 16yearold sylvia marie likens. It is a nightmare come to life and death in 1965 indianapolis.
With ellen page, hayley mcfarland, nick searcy, romy rosemont. The film contains excellent performances by all actors. The ferocious murder of sylvia likens, the true story. Deadly women born bad gertrude baniszewski s3e11 youtube. After their mother got busted for shoplifting, sylvia likens and her sister. Prior to starting this book, millett had put on several sculptural exhibitions inspired by the likens case. The murder of sylvia likens was a child murder which occurred in indianapolis, indiana in october 1965. Oct 08, 2017 i recently saw a movie about sylvia s story and was beyond angry the things that this poor sweet angel suffered at the hands of monsters rest in peace sweet sylvia. On may 19, 1966, a jury found gertrude baniszewski guilty of firstdegree murder, and her daughter, paula baniszewski, was found guilty of seconddegree murder. This is a remake of my video the story of sylvia marie likens. Nov 19, 2015 according to victor, this years memorial, the second held in lebanon, was the largest gathering since their group dedicated the sylvia likens memorial marker at willard park in 2001. Sylvia likens, the teenager murdered by her caretaker and. This video is text as many people complained about the last one being far too.
I recently saw a movie about sylvia s story and was beyond angry the things that this poor sweet angel suffered at the hands of monsters rest in peace sweet sylvia. Sylvia likens indiana family scared when dianna bedwell, her. Mother gertrude baniszewski did the deed with her daughter, son and other kids and likens dead body was found in october 1965. Gertrude imprisons the girl in the basement and tortures her. Remembering sylvia likens hell, america, quote, faith. Add to watchlist an american crime is a 2007 film based on an actual case of child abuse that took place in the state of indiana. Todays video is solved true crime case, and it details the torture and murder of sylvia likens, which happened in 1965 in indiana. Sylvia marie likensa life, a case, a legacy in pictures. Hard candys ellen page stars as sylvia likens a teenager who, along with her sister, is left to live temporarily with seemiglymildmannered. I watched the movie an american crime the clips in this video are from that movie and i just felt so much sorrow for this girl.
Sylvia likens murder ghost box interview evp duration. In loving memory of sylvia marie likens facebook after three months of enduring constant abuse, sylvia tried to escape from the baniszewski home. May, 2015 sylvia likens was 16 when she was tortured and killed in indianapolis. The murder of sylvia likens 50 years later indianapolis monthly. The murder of sylvia likens has been dealt with in at least five, and possibly six, works. Instead, she was severely abused and killed at the hands of gertrude baniszewski. The true story of a childs punishment that became a womans crime.