Murder Victim. Tortured by her caregiver and neighborhood children. She died from brain swelling, internal hemorrhaging of the brain, and shock. On May 19, 1966, a jury found Gertrude Baniszewski guilty of first-degree murder, her children Paula Baniszewski guilty of second-degree murder and John Baniszewski Jr. guilty of manslaughter, and the neighborhood children Richard Hobbs and Coy Hubbard for manslaughter. This infamous case is the subject of two books, The Indiana Torture Slaying and The Basement: Meditations on a Human Sacrifice, and is credited for the adoption of Indiana's mandatory reporter law, which requires anyone to report suspected child abuse. In June 2001, a statue of Sylvia was built in Willard Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, and in 2016, The Boone County Child Advocacy Center was renamed Sylvia's Child Advocacy Center.
Murder Victim. Tortured by her caregiver and neighborhood children. She died from brain swelling, internal hemorrhaging of the brain, and shock. On May 19, 1966, a jury found Gertrude Baniszewski guilty of first-degree murder, her children Paula Baniszewski guilty of second-degree murder and John Baniszewski Jr. guilty of manslaughter, and the neighborhood children Richard Hobbs and Coy Hubbard for manslaughter. This infamous case is the subject of two books, The Indiana Torture Slaying and The Basement: Meditations on a Human Sacrifice, and is credited for the adoption of Indiana's mandatory reporter law, which requires anyone to report suspected child abuse. In June 2001, a statue of Sylvia was built in Willard Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, and in 2016, The Boone County Child Advocacy Center was renamed Sylvia's Child Advocacy Center.
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Willard Park
1901 East Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46201
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