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Sylvia Likens

American torture and murder victim (1949–1965)

  • Fame52.6
  • Momentum0.5
  • Wikipedia16.8K
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Lived 1949–1965, aged 16United States
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  • Era
    1949–1965
    Aged 16
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Updated 2026-08-07

Sylvia Marie Likens was an American teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children, and several of their neighborhood friends. The abuse lasted for three months, occurring incrementally, before Likens died from her extensive injuries and malnourishment on October 26, 1965, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Momentum0.5
Historical12.4
Source confidence60.0
Completeness50.0
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