An American Crime~ This is a very sad movie about a true story that happened in Indiana in October 1965.
16 year old Sylvia and her younger sister Jenny stayed in the care of Gertrude Beniszewski while their parents worked the carnival..But then Gertrude began abusing Slvia…She was tortured and beaten to death by Gertrude , her son Johnny, and the neighborhood kids.
Three days b4 her death of a brain hemorage and shock, Gertrude and Ricki (a neighborhood boy) carved the words, “I’AM A PROSTITUTE AND PROUD OF IT!” on her stomach with a hot needle.
Gerturde, her daughter Paula and son Johnny, Ricki and Coy all went to jail for the death of Sylvia, even though the other neighborhood kids participated in abusing Sylvia, none of them got punished. Sylvia’s case was the first crime of child abuse brought to light, hopfully preventing further crimes similar to hers…..
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February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
well im almostt 13, …
well im almostt 13, and i really wanna c this film but meh mum dont relly wanna c it cos of ellen pagez torture scenes and cos it child abuse, does any1 have an reveiws of it?
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
i saw this when i …
i saw this when i was 9!! cause i always yelled at meh mum..
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
you can rent it any …
you can rent it any where really, do you have netflix? Just Netflix it! XD
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
where can you get …
where can you get the movie at??????
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
forget the dumb*ss …
forget the dumb*ss horror moives, this was THE scariest thing I have ever seen. I watched it on this site a little while ago and couldn’t even watch the whole hting. I watched like the first 3 parts and then the last 2. SCARIEST THING EVER!! ESPECIALLY since its based on a true story!
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
She may have said ” …
She may have said “can”, but when Syvlia’s sister refused, she slapped her.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
i cant believe the …
i cant believe the coke bottle scence and the basement scence with skin carving omg
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Agreed. That’s the …
Agreed. That’s the really gross thing about it, is that they wanted and chose to do it..8|
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
and what makes me …
and what makes me mad is that the mom said the kids could do it meaning they can but they dontt have to and those fckers chose to hurt her
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
its so sad. if they …
its so sad. if they were me i wouldnt been got them in jail before she did any thing really harsh
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
this movie is the …
this movie is the saddest i have ever seen. gertrudde is awful and she got out of jail not long after being sentanced so sad and cruel what she did to her. R.I.P. Sylvia Likens
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
no one deserves to …
no one deserves to be treated likethe was she was
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
May you rest in …
May you rest in peace Sylvia.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
What me off …
What me off is that the f****rs eventually all got out of jail!
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
I was just a baby …
I was just a baby when this happened. Unfortunately CPS never seems to stick its nose in when needed, only when it suits them.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
i watched this …
i watched this video for the first time yesterday….i cant believe how cruel some people can be
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Whats the name of …
Whats the name of the music this movie.. The most horrible movie ever!
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
I’m with you. I …
I’m with you. I have no mercy for people who do things like this either. Every single person involved in torturing her should’ve spent the rest of their lives in prison. that would’ve been the least of what they deserved.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
oh man……i cant …
oh man……i cant believe stuff like this happens……watching this my fist was balled up, anything like this happens to people i know…..i swear i will have no mercy for those who have cause this…..im so sorry for this girl……..its really hard watching this
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
So true. It really …
So true. It really sucks how alot of the time, the abuse goes unnoticed until too late. And yeah, it was much worse in reality what happened to her, they sort of sensored it for us.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
This unthinkable, …
This unthinkable, and horrific abuse-toture-murder happened in Oct, 1965. Approximately 2months before my birth. It is a reminder,stark tho it is, that crimes like this , occur in society due to people not wanting to be nosy or stick their noses in. If child abuse is suspected our society must stop protecting the abusers (are u listening CPS?) and look at the abused. I too was shocked to my very core by this movie and story. To think that the reality was a lot worse? Too terrible to think.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
i read an ariticle …
i read an ariticle about this movie, and it says it not really as brutal than the true story is. that really scared me. i dont want to watch this movie. i read though whole and real story about sylvia l., and boy, i wanna cry!!!!! im pretty sure they will all burn to (those who’s responsible of the crime). it happened long time ago, so, maybe some are already swimming in the pits of right now..!!!!!!!! lol!!! i cant just get it off my mind. that kind of brutality is just pure evil.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Thank you! I just …
Thank you! I just watched the movie and I cried a lot, it was very sad :’(.. Too bad that the rest of those kids didn’t go to jail or anything
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Even though it’s …
Even though it’s horrible to see some of the things done to her, I think it’s a great movie to watch….for the least part, it raises alittle awareness on the subject.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
WOW… this is the …
WOW… this is the first time i hear about this story and I’m speechless. I cant believe it. I would like to watch the movie, but I’m not sure if I’m gonna be able to watch all that horrible stuff they did to her. Thanks for the info!!