Who is Sylvia Likens?
Q: Who is Sylvia Likens?
A: Sylvia Likens was a 16-year-old murder victim from Indiana.
Q: What happened to Sylvia Likens?
A: Sylvia Likens was tortured for three months by Gertrude Baniszewski and others and eventually murdered on October 26, 1965.
Q: Who were involved in the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens?
A: Gertrude Baniszewski, along with her children Paula and John, and two neighborhood youths Coy Hubbard and Richard Hobbs were involved in the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens.
Q: How did Sylvia Likens end up with the Baniszewski family?
A: Sylvia Likens and her sister Jenny were left in the care of the Baniszewski family by their carnival worker parents in exchange for $20 a week.
Q: What was the prosecutor's opinion on the crime committed against Sylvia Likens?
A: The prosecutor in Baniszewski's trial described Sylvia Likens' torture and murder as "the most terrible crime ever committed in the state of Indiana".
Q: How old was Sylvia Likens when she was murdered?
A: Sylvia Likens was 16 years old when she was murdered.
Q: How long was Sylvia Likens tortured for?
A: Sylvia Likens was tortured for three months before she was murdered.
