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title: The Murder of Sylvia Likens
description: "The harrowing true story of Sylvia Likens, a 16-year-old girl tortured and murdered in 1965 Indianapolis, and the collective apathy that enabled her suffering."
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datePublished: 2026-06-25
dateModified: 2026-06-25
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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The harrowing true story of Sylvia Likens, a 16-year-old girl tortured and murdered in 1965 Indianapolis, and the collective apathy that enabled her suffering.
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