Sometimes the actions of a dirtbag can only be described as evil. Gertrude Baniszewski earned the title of 'Torture Mother' after sadistically abusing and tormenting sixteen-year-old Sylvia Likens to death. Perhaps the most unnerving part of this case is that Gertrude did not act alone; she offered up Sylvia's abuse as entertainment to her own children and their many friends.

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