10-minute murder contains depictions of actual crimes.

What you are about to hear is real and violent in nature.

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This is 10-minute murder.

Welcome to another spooky month edition of 10-minute murder,

the brief and bingeable true crime podcast.

I'm Joe, and thanks for being here.

Today, you're going to hear about the case that was called

The Single Worst Crime Perpetrated Against an Individual in Indiana's History.

It's sick, it's vile, And you're going to be disgusted.

And trigger warning, the abuse in this case is genuinely disturbing and cold.

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Now, let's talk about the

torture mother, Gertrude Banecheski.

I won't bore you with the unimportant details of the early life of Gertrude Bannicheschi.

So here are the highlights.

She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and as a 10-year-old, watched her father die of a heart attack at age 50.

She dropped out of school at 16, married Stephen Benicheski at 18 years old, had four kids with him. He beat her up. They divorced

after 10 years. She then married a man named Edward Guthrie that lasted a whole three months before

they divorced. Gertrude, or Gertie, then remarried Stephen, having two more kids and divorcing him

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