Hi crime junkies, welcome back to another episode. I'm Ashley Flowers and I'm

Britt and today we have another really famous Indiana case for you that

everyone has been requesting. But before we jump in I want to ask you if

you're listening on Apple podcasts please go leave us a five star review. We are

dangerously close to having 2005 star reviews which is insane. So insane. But it's

also like 70% of our listeners are on Apple podcasts and the fact that we don't

even have 2000 is crazy. So I'm looking at you guys. I know you're listening and

I know you haven't left us a review. So if you like the show we're on what

episode 28 now 29 29 I think. Yeah so leave us a five star review if you like what

we're doing. It helps other people find the show. It really helps us out and

it's totally free for you. So please go do that show us some love.

Britt I am starting to wonder about our twisted listeners because this case that

I'm about to cover today is probably the second most requested one and probably

one of the most messed up ones in my opinion. Yeah I've never really dived too

deep into this case. So I'm excited to clear all the details because it's probably

at least in the top five of Indiana's most notorious cases right. Right and

this is the case of Sylvia Likens. Sylvia was born to a very large very poor

family. They all lived in Boone County which is basically northwest of Indian

apolis where I am now. Sylvia's dad only had an eighth grade education so by the

time our story begins in 1965 he had held many jobs. He had a laundry route. He

worked in factories and for a while he even worked with traveling carnivals

selling food from a concession cart. So in the summer of 1965 basically he and

...