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Audiobook | The Sylvia Likens Case (1965): A Community’s Darkest Secret | True Crime Story

In 1965, sixteen-year-old Sylvia Likens was placed in the care of an Indianapolis household—an arrangement that should have meant safety. Instead, her case became one of the most disturbing criminal investigations in Indiana history, raising questions not only about individual responsibility, but about bystanders, community silence, and how justice handles a case under massive public attention. In this episode, we walk through the full timeline: how Sylvia and her sister Jenny ended up in the Baniszewski home, what investigators uncovered, who was charged, what happened in the 1966 trial, and why the Indiana Supreme Court later reversed a conviction due to concerns about prejudicial publicity and trial fairness. We also cover the retrial outcomes, parole developments, and the lasting legacy—public memory, cultural portrayals, and the broader conversation around mandatory reporting and protecting children.