In the summer of 1965, Sylvia and Jenny Likens were entrusted to the care of Gertrude Banizewski while their parents traveled to earn money for the family. Over the course of just a few months, Sylvia experienced unimaginable abuse and humiliation. But it wasn’t just Gertrude who was responsible; children from the family and around the neighborhood all participated in her death. Sylvia’s murder is a dark spot in Indiana history, changing both the culture and the law to ensure that the tragedy of Sylvia’s final months would never happen again. In this accidental deep dive, Tommy and Mick will explore motives, histories, and bystander effect.
S3E10: Ted Kaczynski pt 2
S3E9: Ted Kaczynski: the Unabomber
S3E8: The Marvin Gabrion Investigation
S3E7: A Kidnapping, A Foundling, An Enduring Mystery: the Paul Fronczak Story
S3E6: The Rise and Fall of the Indiana Klan
S3E2: Precious Hope: St. Louis’s Little Jane Doe
S3E4: The Skelton Boys
S3E3: Calista Springer: Filicide
S3E2: Midwest Academy: The Troubled Teen Industry and the trial of KS
S3E1: The Flora Four
S2E23: Missing and Murdered Girls in Chicago
S2E22: Missing: Diamond Bynum and King Walker
S2E21: The Survival of Mary and Beth Stauffer
S2E20: The Disappearance of Timmothy Pitzen
S2E19 The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund
S2E18: The Villisca Axe Murders
S2 Bonus Episode: An interview with Abby Williams
S2E15: The Disappearance of Erica Baker
S2E15: Rush: Ohio’s Fatal Hazings
S2E14: Marcus Fiesel
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