House of Evil : The Indiana Torture Slaying (Paperback)

from desiree85

Such a terribly compelling story of Sylvia Likens. So many questions left unanswered. Why? Why did no one say anything? Why did she not run away? Why did she not defend herself? Why did no one else defend her? One of the worst crimes committed in this country, this book tells the sad tale of Sylv...

from theArtLover

this terrible case has recently been the subject of a film starring Elen Page. It is a reprint of a book which was published not too long after the events took place in the middle 1960s. It is essentlly a bare bones account of the trial and conviction of the defendents. It is compent enough, but ...

from briannad84

I saw the movie "An American Crime" first and actually found this a few months later at a thrift store and it's a really good book. Horribly tragic story and I thought Ellen Page looked remarkably like Sylvia Likens. In my opinion the movie was pretty good too!

from Susie_Salmon

On October 26, 1965, the body of sixteen-year-old Sylvia Likens was found in the basement that had become her prison. She died there alone as the result of the horrific abuse inflicted on her by the woman who was meant to be caring for her; Gertrude Baniszewski. Gertrude and her children reguarly...

from Jonez

I read this in one sitting. I was already familiar with this horrific crime, and found Dean's research to be thorough enough (although still scratching the surface in terms of background). However the execution of the book was incredibly poor. The writing style was inconsistent and patchy and oft...