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The 2007 film An American Crime is directly based upon the life and murder of Sylvia Likens. Directed by Indiana native Tommy O'Haver and distributed by First Look Studios, the movie cast Elliot Page as Sylvia Likens and Catherine Keener as Gertrude Baniszewski. [195] The Girl Next Door is loosely based
An American Crime is a 2007 American psychological horror drama [1] film directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Elliot Page [a] and Catherine Keener.The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis single mother Gertrude Baniszewski.
Larry Gene Bell was later convicted of her murder and executed. [53] Debra Helmick: June 15, 1985 9 Richland County, South Carolina Solved A girl abducted from her front yard and subsequently murdered by Larry Gene Bell, also responsible for the abduction and murder of Shari Smith. He was later convicted and executed for her murder. [53 ...
AP . Under this fallen tree the decomposed body of a young girl was found, near Woodbine, Ill., April 26, 1958. The body is thought to be that of Maria Ridulph, 7, who disappeared Dec. 3, 1957 ...
Gertrude Baniszewski – In 1965 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Bansizewski tortured and murdered 16-year-old Sylvia Likens and got her children to help. She received a life sentence but was paroled after serving 20 years.
Gregory Thurson, now 64, has been charged with the 1981 murder of John Blaylock How the cop son of cold-case detective solved the murder and arrested suspect 40 years later Skip to main content
A 55-year-old cold case may have finally been solved after police took a 77-year-old man into custody for a 1969 murder. Joseph Ambroz, 77, was arrested in Ponca City, Oklahoma in connection with ...
An American Crime: A film which leans more in the direction of a true crime portrayal of Likens's murder. This film was scheduled for release at roughly the same time, but was not released until a Showtime premiere on May 10, 2008.