Cruel Sacrifice
by Aphrodite Jones
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On a freezing January in 1992, five teenage girls crowded into a car. By the end of the night, only four of them were alive. The fifth had been tortured and mutilated nearly beyond recognition. Her name was Shanda Sharer; her age - twelve. When the people of Madison, Indiana heard that a brutal murder had been committed in their midst, they were stunned. Then the story became even more bizarre. The four accused murderers were all girls under the age of eighteen: Melinda Loveless, Laurie show more Tackett, Hope Rippey, and Toni Lawrence. Here, for the first time, veteran true crime journalist Aphrodite Jones reveals the shocking truth behind the most savage crime in Indiana history - a tragic story of twisted love and insane jealousy, lesbianism, brutal child abuse, and sadistic ritual killing in small-town America...and of the young innocent who paid the ultimate price. show lessTags
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I am extremely aware of this in humane story, both on a personal level and through professional relationships with people involved in this case,
This is the second book written about the murder of Shanda Sharer, and the teenage girls responsible for her murder. Unfortunately, this is the lesser if these two accounts,
This is the second book written about the murder of Shanda Sharer, and the teenage girls responsible for her murder. Unfortunately, this is the lesser if these two accounts,
Very sad and gruesome story. I believe that the girls deserved their sentences, but even so I feel sorry for them as well as the victim. The two main perpetrators had horrible family lives, The other two merely didn't have the strength to say no to the torture and/or extricate themselves from the situation. This story makes me wonder ow parents can better watch their children (even as teens) and at the same time instill basic values. Very, very sad.
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- People/Characters
- Shanda Sharer; Steven Sharer; Melinda Loveless; Laurie Tackett; Hope Rippey; Toni Lawrence
- Important places
- Indiana, USA
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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