It's the second episode of our October Spooky Juice movie-themed monthly special! This week we're taking a look at the disturbing true murder of Sylvia Likens, which went on to inspire Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door (2007).
For the full transcript of this episode, click here.
The Girl Next Door (2007)
“Sylvia’s Song” by Jen Kilzum
https://viralnova.com/sylvia-likens-murder/
https://medium.com/@hlemonroe/the-disturbing-death-of-sylvia-likens-ba64ec62d345
https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/likens-looking-back-indianas-infamous-crime-50-years-later
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/23/indianapolis-most-sadistic-act-sylvia-likens-gertrude-baniszewski-torture-slaying-indianapolis-news-indianapolis-crime-crime-horror-torture/74209878/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sylvia_Likens
https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/09/archives/to-be-female-is-to-die-millett.html
The Indiana Torture Slaying: Sylvia Likens' Ordeal and Death by John Dean
House of Evil: The Indiana Torture Slaying
The Basement: Meditations on a Human Sacrifice By Kate Millett.
1965 radio interview - murder of Sylvia Likens
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