All four girls had troubled backgrounds, with claims of physical or sexual abuse committed by a parent or other adult. While Tackett did have a hand in killing Shanda Sharer, she was released from prison in January 2018. Age at death: 12 years old. Furthermore, Melinda had a rough childhood, with her father being accused of sexual abuse. In 1994, Tackett and Loveless appealed their sentences, citing their difficult childhoods. I didnt go into that evening knowing anything was gonna happen, wanting anything to happen I didnt. "I had many times said, "If you want to see as close to a person that has absolutely nothing inside of them, look into Melinda's eyes 'cause there's nothing there,'" Vaught said. Marjorie later described him as a sexual deviant who would wear her and her daughters' underwear and makeup, was incapable of staying monogamous, and had a mixture of jealousy and fascination with seeing her have sex with other men and women. Tackett further taunted Sharer, claiming that the Witch's Castle was filled with human remains and Sharer's would be next. Thereafter, Minato and Miyano, then aged 15 and 18, respectively, and two other youths took her to a residence in the Ayase area of Adachi Ward . My child would want this., Loveless, for her part, feels as if Vaught is helping her to overcome her past. Shanda Sharer was an ordinary Indiana teenager in 1992 until four girls tortured her for hours before finally killing her. Florida Grandma Takes Out Dentures To Scare Off Naked Intruder, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. That'sall it was. It was a crime of passion and peer pressure committed by four teenage girls. Sharer was tortured, beaten and burned in a rural area of Jefferson County, Indiana. It was also found that the victim's face and hands were burnt in an attempt to keep her unrecognizable and unidentifiable. Sharer was tortured, beaten and burned in a rural area of Jefferson County, Indiana. "I was really taken aback," said Jacque. Next, Loveless repeatedly slammed Sharer's face into her knee, which cut Sharer's mouth on her own braces. But Tackett also explained how after beating Sharerthey locked the injured but still-living girl in the trunk of her car and drove her to the spot where she was set on fire. "[38], The girls drove to a gas station near Madison Consolidated High School, pumped some gasoline into the car, and bought a two-liter bottle of Pepsi. After her parents got divorced and her mother remarried . When they heard Sharer screaming in the trunk, Tackett went out with a paring knife and stabbed her several more times, coming back a few minutes later covered with blood. Shanda Sharer Murder: Where Are Her Killers Now? In a new twist to the case, police have now arrested a man named Johnny Lee Sharer for . They then strangled Sharer with a rope until she was unconscious, placed her in the trunk of the car, and told the other two girls that Sharer was dead. [41], A friend of Loveless, Crystal Wathen, came over to Loveless's house, and they told her what had happened. Finally, in the early morning hours, the torturers stopped at a gas station and bought a two-liter bottle of Pepsi, which they quickly emptied and refilled with gasoline. However, what was in store for them was much darker. Hope was released on parole in April 2006. [56], Tackett was released from Rockville Correctional Facility on January 11, 2018, the 26th anniversary of Sharer's death, after serving nearly 26 years, and has completed an additional year of parole.[57]. An unlikely alliance formed between the ringleader of the murder and Shanda's mother. In 1965, Larry became a probationary officer with the New Albany Police Department, but was fired after eight months when he and his partner assaulted an African-American man whom Larry accused of sleeping with his wife. At this point, Sharers mother transferred her to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School in order to protect her. She was sentenced to 60 years in prison but has served the required time for her release. Then, the three girls drove to pick up Heavrin and take her back to the Loveless home, where they told Heavrin the story. Vaught reported that she had endured criticism over the decision, but defends it saying, "It's my choice to make. Unfortunately, that did nothing to stop the horrific events that would soon unfold. Sharer was born on June 6, 1979, in the small town of Pineville, Kentucky, to Steve Sharer and Jackie Vaught. Join us as we discuss the motive that turned teenage girls into killers and the aftermath of Shanda's murder. During her sentencing hearingin 1993, Tackettconceded that she let opportunities to save Sharer's life slip awayand that she was too afraid to stop it. They drove north of Madison, past Jefferson Proving Ground to Lemon Road off U.S. Route 421, a place known to Rippey. They initially thought it was a mannequin of some sort, but upon exiting the vehicle realized that it was clearly the burned body of a child. par ; mai 21, 2022 Washington, Vine Grove man accused of trying to kill a police officer, Baxter Avenue Theatres in the Highlands reopens after brief closure due to water main break, Crestwood man facing more than 100 child pornography charges, Prospect sues to stop low-income apartment development, Construction progressing for outdoor game yard at riverfront near downtown Louisville, 1 killed in collision with semi tractor-trailer on I-264 near Brownsboro Road early Tuesday, Kentucky's largest accounting, advisory firm relocating downtown Louisville office to PNC Tower, WDRB FCC Applications & Related Materials. The girls, who were all between the ages of 15 and 17, lured Shanda out of her home in the middle of the night and took her on a drive around southern Indiana. The foursome drove to where Sharer was spending the weekend with her father. [68], "Mean", an episode from the fifth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, is based on the murder. Jacqueline made her daughter switch schools, and that seemed to work. "Ididn't know Shanda at all. Melinda Loveless, now 43, left the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis after serving nearly 24 years of a 60-year sentence for the brutal murder of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer in 1992. Furthermore, Shandas grades were getting affected. The four girls who took place in the events that occured that night are Melinda Loveless, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey and Toni Lawrence. Loveless immediately grew jealous of Heavrin and Sharer's relationship. Rippey came out of the car to hold down Sharer. The incident attracted international attention due to both the brutality of the murder and the young age of the perpetrators, who were aged . The cause of death was smoke inhalation. That's all I've ever said.". [17] Loveless, often described as the ringleader in the attack,[50] had the most extensive history of abuse and mental health issues. As of September 2019, all four had been released from prison at various times. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. Mary, who was interested in the occult, even talked about holding a seance to ask Shandas ghost how it felt to be burned alive. [54], Lawrence was released on December 14, 2000, after serving nine years. Shanda was the kind of girl you wanted to be friends with; she was bubbly, outgoing and a lot of fun. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Shanda Sharer. [47] Loveless and Tackett were arrested on January 12. Wikimedia Commons Shanda Sharer In 1991, Shanda Sharer was a bubbly 12-year-old attending Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind. Its something that should have never happened., Furthermore, in an interview on Dr. Phil, the convicted killer explained why she thinks people kill. In 1992, four teen girls tortured and killed 12-year-old Shanda Sharer. Loveless explained to the two other girls that she disliked Sharer for being a copycat and for stealing her girlfriend.[28]. Shanda Renee Sharer (19791992) was a young girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana by four teenage girls. Her case attracted nationwide attention due to its gruesome nature. [72], The murder of Sharer was covered in the first of two segments in the Lifetime series Killer Kids, episode "Jealousy", aired: July 2014. The Abduction. They became lost, so they stopped at a gas station and covered Sharer in a blanket. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. [66], The poem The Whole World Is Singing by Daphne Gottlieb, is told from the point of view of Shanda Sharer and includes lines from notes written from Shanda Sharer to Amanda Heavrin. Shanda endured hell and was later put in the trunk of the car, only in her underwear. [12], In November 1990, after Larry was caught spying on Melinda and a friend, Marjorie attacked him with a knife; he was sent to the hospital after he attempted to grab it. Melinda Loveless, now 43, was released from the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis on Thursday, according to a spokeswoman for the Indiana Department of Correction. The fund planned to provide scholarships to two students per year from Prosser School of Technology in New Albany; one scholarship to a student who is continuing his or her education, and the other scholarship to a student who is beginning his or her career and must buy tools or other work equipment. In October 2007, Loveless's attorney, Mark Small, requested a hearing to argue for his client's release. She was discharged on April 12. Tackett told people in one interview that, I didnt know Shanda at all. The authorities learned that while Shanda was in middle school, she befriended an older teenager named Amanda. She convinced three other teens Hope Rippey, Laurie Tackett and Toni Lawrence to participate in the crime because she believed Sharer stole her girlfriend. [19], Hope Anna Rippey was born in Madison on June 9, 1976. She went into counseling after the incident but did not follow through. The ringleader and jealous lover soon leapt out from under the blanket and threatened to slit Sharers throat if she didnt confess to stealing Heavrin away from her. For nearly eight hours, the girls sexually assaulted and tortured Shanda Sharer, except for Toni Lawrence which refused to participate in the heinous act. Most of the crimes occurred from 1968 to 1977. Loveless admitted abducting Sharer, torturing her and burning her to death in Madison. Lastly, Loveless was released from Indiana Women's Prison on September 5, 2019. Upon further appeal, the judge reduced her sentence to 35 years. He sent letters to her for a while, playing on her emotions, but eventually severed all contact with her, and in December 1998, he died. MADISON, Ind. One of the dog breeders who supplies Indiana with pups is a burn victim, much like Shanda Sharer was. Copyright 2022 The Washington Times, LLC. Thats all it was. Then, on the night the body was found, a 15-year-old girl, Toni Lawrence, walked into the police station claiming to know about the murder. Hope and Toni met Mary, their friend, on January 10, 1992, believing they would go to a concert. [67], The poem In God's Arms by author Lacy Gray dedicated to the family of Shanda Renee Sharer. Death of Innocence - The Murder of Young Shanda Sharer BY David Lohr Autopsy On Sunday morning, Dr. George Nichols conducted Shanda's autopsy. Her father was a boilermaker. [17], Tackett stayed in Louisville in October 1991 to live with various friends. At 2:30a.m., Lawrence and Rippey stayed behind as Tackett and Loveless went "country cruising", driving to the nearby town of Canaan. Tackett claimed that she was molested at least twice as a child at ages 5 and 12. The killers looked no different than girls I knew in school who walked around, wreaking havoc and completely out of control. Published on May 20, 2011. [35], The girls drove to Tackett's nearby home and went inside to drink soda and clean themselves. 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[PREVIOUS STORY: Judge denies Loveless' request for earlyrelease in torture-killing]. After that incident, she refused him sex for a month, until he raped her as their daughters overheard the event through a closed door. The four girls crossed the river to Louisville and attended a punk rock show by the band Sunspring[30] at the Audubon Skate Park near Interstate 65. [63] A documentary produced by Episode 11 Productions, titled Charlie's Scars, captured Vaught's decision to allow Loveless to train dogs in Shanda's name. Shanda Renee Sharer was born June 6th 1979 in Pineville, Kentucky. The foursome drove to where Sharer was spending the weekend with her father. This description of how the investigation unfolded . Loveless then threatened Sharer in public and soon even talked about killing the 12-year-old. All rights reserved. The girls drove around for the next few hours as they tortured Shanda. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. After another divorce, she moved her family to New Albany, Indiana. The fifth had been tortured and mutilated nearly beyond recognition. Sharer told the girls to return after her parents were asleep, which they did. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. They told her that Amanda wanted to meet her, and they were there to pick her up. She dropped out of high school in September 1991. Loveless and Tackett made Sharer strip down to her underwear; then, Loveless beat Sharer with her fists. [6] In 1988, Larry briefly worked as a mail carrier, but quit after three months and did very little work, having brought most of his mail home to destroy it. The former was released in 2000 after serving nine years while the latter served 14 and got out in 2006. Everyone involved had been sworn to secrecy. Various court testimonies claimed he fondled Melinda as an infant, molested Marjorie's 13-year-old sister early in the marriage, and molested the girls' cousin Teddy from age 10 to 14. I've given her medicine, her baths. She donated a puppy named Angel for Loveless to train in prison. She had been stabbed, strangled, beaten and burned alive. Shanda attended fifth and sixth grades in Louisville at St. Paul School where she was on the cheer leading, volleyball and softball teams. Loveless instructed Rippey and Lawrence to go to the door and introduce themselves as friends of Heavrin (Loveless's former and Sharer's current girlfriend), then invite Sharer to come with them to see Heavrin, who was waiting for them at "the Witch's Castle", or Mistletoe Falls, a ruined stone house located on an isolated hill overlooking the Ohio River. Tackett poured out the Pepsi and refilled the bottle with gasoline. Sharer continued to make crying and gurgling noises, so Tackett stopped the car. Amanda. She's like my kid," said Loveless. Shipley then started the paperwork to get warrants for the arrest of Laurie Tackett and Melinda Loveless. [36][37], Loveless and Tackett returned to Tackett's house just before daybreak to clean up again. It was published February 8, 1993 and May 11, 1995 in the Jeffersonville, Indiana-based newspaper, The Evening News. In seven years, Loveless has become one of the most trusted and competent trainers in the Indiana Canine Assistance Network (ICAN) program. Again driving to a remote location, the girls hauled their still-alive victim now only able to whimper mommy out of the trunk, wrapped her in a blanket, and poured the gasoline on her. As the year progressed, Loveless's relationship with Heavrin deteriorated. State trooper David Camm and Jefferson County Sheriff Buck Shippley and detectives began an investigation, collecting forensic evidence at the scene. [39][40], The girls went to a McDonald's restaurant at 9:30a.m. for breakfast, where they laughed about Sharer's body looking like one of the sausages they were eating. I couldn't thank her enough. [15] Tackett began to engage in self-harm, especially after early 1991 when she began dating a girl who was involved in the practice. Veteran journalist and host of Investigation Discovery's "True Crime with Aphrodite Jones", Jones reveals the shocking truth behind the most savage crime in Indiana history-the torture, mutilation, and murder of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer by four teenage girls. Jacque saw something she had never seen before. Lawrence then phoned a friend and told her about the murder. She convinced three other teens -- Hope Rippey, Laurie Tackett and Toni Lawrence -- to participate in the crime because she believed Sharer stole her girlfriend. August 19, 2022 by Vim Buzz Local Correspondent American girl Shanda Rene Sharer (June 6, 1979 - January 11, 1992) was murdered in Madison, Indiana, by four teenage girls after being tortured and set ablaze. Itspiraled out of control way too fast. Lawrence and Rippey younger, less involved in the torture, and more forthcoming with authorities received lighter sentences, with Lawrence getting 20 years and Rippey getting 50 (shortened to 35 on appeal). Shanda's parents divorced when she was young, and she ended up . Lawrence refused. And also don't understand your outrage. Once they had her in their car, they beat and tortured her for hours before finally setting her on fire. Her parents discovered the self-mutilation and checked her into a hospital on March 19, 1991. [8], The Loveless parents would often visit bars in Louisville where Larry would pretend to be a doctor or a dentist and introduce Marjorie as his girlfriend. Shanda Rene Sharer (June 6, 1979 January 11, 1992) was an American girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana by four teenage girls. You have permission to edit this article. Loveless ordered Sharer to slip off her bra, which she then handed over to Rippey, who slid off her own bra and replaced it with Sharer's while steering the car. MADISON, IND. To avoid the death penalty, the girls accepted plea bargains.[48]. One of the four women convicted of beating, burning and killing 12-year-old Shanda Renee Sharer in 1992 was released Thursday from prison on the 26th anniversary of the girl's body being found.. Heavrin promised she would not before entering her house. Jacque never wanted contact with any of Shanda's killers. She was compassionate. The breeder convinced Vaught to watch a video of Loveless grown up and see what she does in prison for the program. The crime was documented in two true crime books, Little Lost Angel by Michael Quinlan[30] and Cruel Sacrifice by Aphrodite Jones;[64] Jones's book on the case became a New York Times Bestseller. Parents: Jacqueline Vaught, Stephen Sharer. Phil." The incident attracted international attention due to both the brutality of the murder and the young age of the perpetrators, who were aged between 15 and 17 years old. But 20 years later, something no one expected happened. Loveless is the last of the four to be released from prison. Pretty much, they'd been a group of strangers who came together in order to murder an innocent 12 year old stranger. :confused:--If that's the book by true crime author Aphrodite Jones, I remember it very well Melinda was released in September 2019, and while in prison, she trained service dogs for those living with trauma and disabilities. INDIANAPOLIS The last of four women charged as teenagers with the 1992 torture murder of a southern Indiana 12-year-old has been released from prison. [23], In 1990, 14-year-old Loveless began dating another young girl named Amanda Heavrin. After phoning neighbors and friends all morning, he called his former wife, Sharer's mother, at 1:45p.m.; they met and filed a missing person report with the Clark County sheriff. Court testimony indicates that the four girls lured Sharer from her home the night of Jan. 10, 1992, on the pretense that she was being taken to meet her new girlfriend. I was really taken aback, Vaught said after watching. 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She told Heavrin that they had killed Sharer and arranged to pick up Heavrin later that day. The same morning, a hunter found a badly burned body out in a field in Madison and called the authorities. Loveless, the one angry with Sharer and the ringleader behind the murder, naturally received a longer sentence than the two younger girls, but why would Tackett take so much to the killing and earn herself the longer sentence as well? To further threaten Sharer, Tackett then retrieved a shirt with a smiley design from the car and lit it on fire, but immediately feared that the fire would be spotted by passing cars, so the girls left with Sharer. An Indiana Department of Correction spokeswoman says 44-year-old Melinda Loveless was released from the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis on Thursday after serving 23 years and eight months . While the four decided never to talk about it, Toni couldnt take it anymore and confessed to the police. Murderpedia Shanda Sharer's killers. As the four girls ate breakfast at McDonalds just after the killing, the four girls laughed as they compared their sausage breakfast to Shanda Sharers burnt corpse. While at Hazelwood, Shanda had met Amanda Heavrin. People were even more shocked when it was revealed that four teenage girls were responsible for the brutal murder. Sharer's mother, Jacque Vaught, told WAVE 3 News in 2007, when Loveless sought an early release, that Loveless was the mastermind of the crime. Tackett beat her with a tire iron until she was silent, claiming that she felt the victim's head caving in, and then told Loveless to "smell it". Slaughter 35,000 Civilians During One Korean War Massacre Or Is It North Korean Propaganda? And Im doing it for her.. [10], The extent of Larry's abuse of his daughters and other children is unclear. Rippey asked about Sharer, and Tackett laughingly described the torture. INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WTHR) - In January 1992, 12-year-old Shanda Sharer was lured from her home in Jeffersonville, tortured throughout the night and burned alive. Tacketts motives aside, what would drive 16-year-old Loveless to mastermind such a brutal murder? She said her goal is to make Shanda proud of her, and she believes Angel would do that. In today's video, we talk about 1992 torture and murder of 12 year old Shanda Sharer where she was kidnapped, beaten, tortured, and then burned alive by four. At that point, Amanda was in an on-and-off relationship with another teenager, Melinda Loveless. While Tackett, Rippey, and Lawrence had never met Sharer prior to that night, Tackett had already known of the plan to intimidate the 12-year-old girl. They returned to the car but became lost again and pulled up to another gas station. It's something that should have never happened.". All four girls were tried as adults and accepted plea bargains in order to avoid the death penalty. Watch the YouTube video part one and part two that tell about the grisley torture murder of young innocent 12 year old Shanda Sharer by teenage young women. In the end, Melinda and Mary pleaded guilty to murder, arson, and criminal confinement, receiving a 60-year sentence in January 1993. Jacque has faced criticism over her decision to let Shanda's killer honor her name. "Angel is in good hands. In November, 1988, Minato (then using the first name Nobuharu) and Hiroshi Miyano (now using the surname Yokoyama), worked together to abduct Junko Furuta as she commuted home from a part-time job. Below read an excerpt from the book and delve into the tragic . [7], Mary Laurine "Laurie" Tackett was born in Madison, Indiana, on October 5, 1974. She currently goes by a different name and works for a trucking company based out of Madison. The Shanda Sharer Murder has forever changed my life. Shanda Renee Sharer (June 6, 1979 - January 11, 1992) was an American girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana by Melinda Loveless, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey, and Toni Lawrence. Tackett then dropped off Lawrence and Rippey at their homes and finally returned to her own home with Loveless. They drove towards Utica and the Witch's Castle. The Killing Field. [3], Melinda Loveless was born in New Albany on October 28, 1975, the youngest of three daughters, to Marjorie and Larry Loveless. Sharer's body was found the morning of Jan. 11, 1992. She was sincere. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A classmate of a southern Indiana girl murdered in 1992 said the Indiana justice system should be ashamed of itself. According to the show, Shanda began spending much time with her, and the two became romantically involved. By the end of the night, only four of them were alive. 'Wow.'". On the morning of January 11, 1992, 2 hunters found Shanda's beaten and burned body. 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