House of Evil
The Indiana Torture Slaying

John Dean, House of Evil: The Indiana Torture Slaying (St. Martin's, 2008) I've spent a few years trying to track down the original Beeline Press release of John Dean's The Indiana Torture Slaying, so I was thrilled when I heard St. Martin's was going to re-release the book in 2008 thanks to the inte......more

In the mid 1960's Sylvia Liken and her sister are left in the care of Gertrude Baniszewski. Gertrude's house is filled to the rafters with her own children, their boyfriends, and neighborhood kids. Petty jealous erupts over the pretty teenager. Soon the abuse and tortures begins. Gertrude and her da......more

Como todos los true crime no se asispira a que sea literario. Para esta cuarentena el libro cumplió su función. Es aterradora esa parte de la naturaleza humana y la psicología de masas.......more

The Indiana Torture Slaying: Sylvia Likens' Ordeal and Death by John Dean 189pp Borf Books 0960489479 After hearing of the story, and watching the movies, The Indiana Torture Slaying was a hard book to pick up and start. This book is the interpretation of the torture, and eventual murder of a young girl......more

A very interesting and informative look at the Sylvia Likens case that rocked America in the 1960's. The book's author, who was a journalist covering the case at the time, was also present in court as a witness on the stand. The book is laid out in a straightforward and factual manner, with none of......more