Sylvia Marie Likens (1949 - 1965) - Find A Grave Memorial

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Sylvia Marie Likens

Birth:	Jan. 3, 1949 Lebanon Boone County Indiana, USA
Death:	Oct. 26, 1965 Indianapolis Marion County Indiana, USA
Murder Victim. Tortured by her caregiver and neighborhood children. She died from brain swelling, internal hemorrhaging of the brain and shock. On May 19, 1966, a jury found Gertrude Baniszewski guilty of first-degree murder, and her daughter, Paula Baniszewski, was found guilty of second-degree murder. This infamous case is the subject of two books, "The Indiana Torture Slaying" and "The Basement: Meditations on a Human Sacrifice." Family links: Parents: Elizabeth Frances Grimes Matheson (1927 - 1998) Cause of death: Trauma from torture Search Amazon for Sylvia Likens Inscription: "Our darling daughter."

Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery Lebanon Boone County Indiana, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Laurie Smith Record added: Feb 17, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6190702