13. The Girl Next Door (2007)
The 2007 movie, The Girl Next Door is an American horror film adaption of a 1989 novel o the same name written by Jack Ketchum.
The movie…
The film also happens to based on the real life events surrounding the murder of Sylvia Likens.
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Sylvia Likens had a turbulent childhood on account of her parents rocky marriage and carnival work.
Sylvia Likens…
As a result she often spent time living with relatives or alternatively being boarded out to locals.
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In July 1965, 16 year old Sylvia and her sisters were sent to live with Gertrude Baniszewski, the mother of their new best friend.
Gertrude Baniszewski…
During the three month period that Sylvia lived with Gertrude, she faced unimaginable torture which culminated in her tragic death. The prosecutor at the trial stated it was;
“the most terrible crime ever committed in the state of Indiana”
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