However, Jacqueline forbade her daughter from seeing Amanda because of some letters she had written that were sexual in nature. One of the four women convicted ofbeating, 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. [67], The poem In God's Arms by author Lacy Gray dedicated to the family of Shanda Renee Sharer. [17] Loveless, often described as the ringleader in the attack,[50] had the most extensive history of abuse and mental health issues. Hope Rippey was one of four girls convicted of murdering Shanda Sharer luring her from her home in the dead of the night and pouring gasoline on her body. It is alleged that Loveless, Tackett, Rippey and Lawrence came from troubled or abusive . She enlisted the help of her friend Laurie Tackett, 17, and the latter's childhood friends Hope Rippey, 15, and Toni Lawrence, 15. WARNING: This article contains graphic content related to physical and s*xual violence and murder. Rippey was released on parole on April 28, 2006, from Indiana Women's Prison after serving 14 years of her original sentence. [42], Later on the morning of January 11, 1992, two brothers from Canaan were driving toward Jefferson Proving Ground to go hunting when they noticed a body on the side of the road. Court testimony showed Loveless wanted Sharer killed because the two competed for the affections of the same girl. [17], Tackett stayed in Louisville in October 1991 to live with various friends. So, lets find out more about this case then, shall we. [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. Photos: Kent's killers; Then-Now - Sun-Sentinel Vaught did something remarkable after seeing her daughters killer at work. Jacqueline made her daughter switch schools, and that seemed to work. 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. Be the first one to comment on this story. When they opened the trunk, Sharer sat up, covered in blood with her eyes rolled back in her head, but unable to speak. Tackett further taunted Sharer, claiming that the Witch's Castle was filled with human remains and Sharer's would be next. "I've loved her, I've cried on her. Clockwise from top left: Melinda Loveless, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey, and Toni Lawrence. 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.. After her parents divorced, her mother re-married and moved to Louisville, Kentucky. Loveless was released in September 2019. Shanda was born on June 6th, 1979, and was born in Pineville, Kentucky. 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. She served over 26 years in prison and will continue to serve parole in Jefferson County, Kentucky. She donated a puppy in her daughter's honor to the Indiana Canine Assistance Network program, where Loveless had taken to training dogs for the disabled. [3] When her mother divorced again, the family moved in June 1991 to New Albany, Indiana, and Sharer enrolled at Hazelwood Middle School. Larry became a marriage counselor with the church and acquired a reputation for being too forward with women, eventually attempting to rape one of them. Stephen resettled in Jeffersonville, Indiana with his wife, Sharon. She was sentenced to 60 years in prison but has served the required [] MADISON, Ind. Larry became a Baptist lay preacher and Marjorie became the school nurse. While at Hazelwood, Shanda had met Amanda Heavrin. Toni was released in 2000 after serving almost nine years in prison, remaining on parole until late 2002. 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. Please logout and login again. Her family has long suspected that her killer is someone she knew, but they have never been able to prove it. 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. Loveless then sprang out from the back seat, put the knife to Sharer's throat and began interrogating her about her sexual relationship with Heavrin. Vaught reported that she had endured criticism over the decision, but defends it saying, "It's my choice to make. 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. Two days later, with her girlfriend and Toni Lawrence, Tackett cut her wrists deeply and was returned to the hospital. At the Witch's Castle, they took a sobbing Sharer inside and bound her arms and legs with rope. [75], American artist Marlene McCarty used the Shanda Sharer murder as one of the subjects for her Murder Girls series of drawings about teenage female murderers, their sexuality and their relationships. All four girls had troubled backgrounds, with claims of physical or sexual abuse committed by a parent or other adult. But a dog named Angel is a dog like no other -- a four-legged conduit to Melinda's victim, Shanda Sharer. Eventually, they took her to another abandoned location and beat her mercilessly before stabbing her in the chest repeatedly. 12-year-old Shanda Sharer was murdered in 1992. I think the ICAN program allows her to have something in her life that shows her unconditional love, that she can show that love back to, and there's a result. While Tackett went inside to ask for directions, Lawrence called a boy she knew in Louisville and chatted for several minutes to ease her worries, but did not mention Sharer's abduction. Small stated that he would seek to have jurisdiction over the case moved to the Indiana Supreme Court. 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. She was reunited with friends Tackett and Toni Lawrence, whom she had known since childhood, although her parents saw Tackett as a bad influence. It was published February 8, 1993 and May 11, 1995 in the Jeffersonville, Indiana-based newspaper, The Evening News. 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. She remained on supervised parole for 5 years until April 2011. She confessed to her involvement and said three others were involved: Hope Rippey, then 15, Mary Tackett, then 17, and Melinda Loveless, then 16. And I'm doing it for Shanda.". I wish I had the time to re-record. It was a crime of passion and peer pressure committed by four teenage girls. [65] The play was published by Samuel French, Inc. in September 2009. In October 2007, Loveless's attorney, Mark Small, requested a hearing to argue for his client's release. And also don't understand your outrage. But the Indiana Supreme Court upheld their sentences. At 2:30a.m., Lawrence and Rippey stayed behind as Tackett and Loveless went "country cruising", driving to the nearby town of Canaan. If you don't let good things come from bad things, nothing gets better. Shanda Renee 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. In 1991, Shanda Sharer was a bubbly 12-year-old attending Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind. My child would want this." The four girls who took place in the events that occured that night are Melinda Loveless, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey and Toni Lawrence. Jacque said she still has no plans to meet face-to-face with her daughter's killers. 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. Toni pleaded guilty to criminal confinement and received a 20-year sentence due to her cooperation. But the hands that once took life, now nurture it. Why 12-Year-Old Shanda Sharer Was Tortured And Killed By Four Teenage Girls. Shanda Sharer, a 16-year-old girl from Missouri, was murdered in 1998. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. Everyone involved had been sworn to secrecy. As they got in the car, Rippey began questioning Sharer about her relationship with Heavrin. She remained on parole until December 2002. Melinda Loveless has a new lease on life as a trainer of service dogs for the disabled. They then tried to slit Sharers throat, but the knife was too dull. Date of birth: 6 June 1979. Shanda Sharer. [55], On April 28, 2006, Rippey was released from Indiana Women's Prison on parole after serving 14 years of her original sentence. Her father, a Vietnam veteran, sexually abused her and her siblings when they were younger and experts have attributed her anger to that abuse (for which he was later arrested and convicted). Tackett and Loveless were sentenced to 60 years in the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. 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. My child would want this., Loveless, for her part, feels as if Vaught is helping her to overcome her past. In an interview with Shanda Sharer's mother, Jacque Vaught, on the Investigation Discovery series Deadly Women, Vaught stated that Sharer's father was so destroyed by his daughter's murder that he "did everything he could to kill himself besides put a gun to his head" and that he "drank himself to death. [25], After Heavrin and Sharer attended a festival together in late October, Loveless began to discuss killing Sharer and threatened her in public. Tackett poured out the Pepsi and refilled the bottle with gasoline. In tears and fearful for her life, Sharer tried to respond but to no avail. Just to be sure their work was finished, Loveless had them return a few minutes later to pour some more gasoline on her, watch her writhe in agony, and finally confirm that she was dead. As of September 2019, all four had been released from prison at various times. The whole episode I refer to Shanda as Shandra. The details of her murder shocked the area. Online records list the earliest possible release date forLoveless as Sept. 5, 2019. Her name was Shanda Sharer; her age--twelve. And I know what my child would want. Age at death: 12 years old. Her parents would eventually divorce, and Shanda's mother Jacque would move the family to New Albany, Indiana in June 1991. After an inter-county investigation, Shippley contacted the Clark County sheriff and was finally able to match the body to Sharer's missing person report. After reading about the murder of Bobby Kent that inspired the film "Bully," learn about . Died: 11 January 1992. State trooper David Camm and Jefferson County Sheriff Buck Shippley and detectives began an investigation, collecting forensic evidence at the scene. Melinda has groomed Odle as a courtroom dog for abused and traumatized children. Craig Schoonover made that statement after Melinda. They removed her jewelry and began threatening to cut off all Sharer's hair before they eventually lit a fire. 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. She remained on parole until December 2002. There, Sharer and Heavrin were confronted by 16-year-old Melinda Loveless, who had previously been dating Heavrin for more than a year and was now extremely jealous of this new pairing. 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 . During the episode, Tackett said that if she could go back, she wouldn't have been there that nightand she would have done everything in her power to stop it. [11], For two years, beginning when Melinda was five, the family was deeply involved in the Graceland Baptist Church. 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. Derek Kaufman,21, the tough gang leader who was found guilty of first-degree murder. And I know what my child would want. The foursome drove to where Sharer was spending the weekend with her father. But in prison, it seems as though Loveless has found some measure of escape from the cycle of violence and abuse. "If you don't let good things come from bad things, nothing gets better. Four teenage girls lured 12-year-old Shanda Sharer to the witch's castle at midnight on the pretense that another friend was in desperate trouble. All four girls who perpetrated the assault and murder of Shanda Sharer were tried as adults. They beat her, sodomized the 12-year-old with a tire iron, choked her with a cord, and sliced her legs with a knife. After her parents got divorced and her mother remarried . However, what was in store for them was much darker. She's my child," said Jacque. [21] As with the other girls, Rippey began to self-harm at age 15. Lawrence refused. Loveless and Tackett were sentenced to 60 years in prison at the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. Your login session has expired. That'sall it was. Her death is notable due to the torture she endured for more than 10 hours, and subsequently being burned alive. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The last of four teenagers convicted of the kidnapping, torture and murder of a 12-year-old girl has been released from prison. At some point, Rippey had taken Sharer's Mickey Mouse watch and danced to the tune it played. And Im doing it for Shanda. [13] Tackett and her mother came into periodic conflict; at one point, her mother went to Hope Rippey's house after learning that Rippey's father had purchased an ouija board for the girls. They drove north of Madison, past Jefferson Proving Ground to Lemon Road off U.S. Route 421, a place known to Rippey. par ; mai 21, 2022 Witnesses also testified that Tackett, who was obsessed with the occult and the notion of killing someone, had proposed asking Sharer's ghost during a seance how it felt to die by fire, according to IndyStar archives. In May 1989, her mother discovered that Tackett was changing from a dress into jeans at school, and, after a confrontation that night, attempted to strangle her. Sharer moved to New Albany with her mother in 1991 and developed a romantic relationship with Amanda Heavrin, a 15-year-old she met at school. Jacque never wanted contact with any of Shanda's killers. But it was one such dance that set in motion a chain of events that would soon bring Shanda Sharers life to a gruesome, torturous end at the hands of four teenage girls. Ralph's first thought was that the object was a body, though logic dictated that it were something else. This tire-iron assault was off and on for hours as the girls went on a joyride through the countryside. Sharer would have been 40 years old this year. 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. Melinda Loveless, the mastermind behind the cruel gang rape torture-murder of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer in 1992 was released on Thursday, Sept. 5, after serving more than 26 years in prison. My opinion is that they [kill] to feel superior, or high on the victims fear, and theyre thirsty for the spill of blood.. Her parents resumed their relationship in Madison in 1987. [PREVIOUS STORY: Judge denies Loveless' request for earlyrelease in torture-killing]. Loveless then convinced the other girls to take Sharer to a remote location where there would be no one else around for miles. Its my choice to make. When they divorced; Jacqueline remarried and moved to Louisville, Kentucky. Melinda is training Angel to help someone in need, but Angel is already helping her. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Shanda Sharer. Once they had her in their car, they beat and tortured her for hours before finally setting her on fire. Sharer was tortured, beaten and burned in a rural area of Jefferson County, Indiana. Social workers became involved, and Tackett's parents agreed to unannounced visits to ensure that child abuse was not occurring. The Abduction. Authorities quickly narrowed in on the killers four teenage girls, three of whom had never met the victim until . [73][74], The Investigation Discovery series The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade, episode "The New Girl" interviews Sharer's mother along with lead police officers, aired: November 2018. MADISON, Ind. She even showed Amanda the bloody trunk and Shanda's bloody clothes. 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. She was kidnapped, tortured and burned alive by four teenage girls. Catch the episode of The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade, titled The New Girl, on Investigation Discovery on August 19, 2022. Mary, Hope, and Toni drove to Shandas fathers place to lure her out sometime after 11:30 pm. Laurie Tackett, now 43, was one of four women convicted in the 1992 death of Shanda Sharer. But, that night, Lawrence and Rippey went straight to the Jefferson County Sheriffs office with their parents and spilled the whole story. [36][37], Loveless and Tackett returned to Tackett's house just before daybreak to clean up again. She was abused by a relative at age 9 and was raped by a teenage boy at age 14, although the police only issued an order for the boy to keep away from Lawrence. Upon further appeal, the judge reduced her sentence to 35 years. Investigation Discoverys The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade: The New Girl chronicles what happened to Shanda and how four girls were responsible for her death. Two other defendants, Toni Lawrence and Hope A. Rippey, were sentenced to 20 years and 50years respectively, according to IndyStar archives. Loveless then threatened Sharer in public and soon even talked about killing the 12-year-old. By the end of the night, only four of them were alive. 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. "Ididn't know Shanda at all. She passed away when she was 12 years old. Later that morning, two hunters found the body. The perpetrators were four teenage girls who committed unspeakable crimes under the influence of teenage jealousy and peer pressure. Loveless ordered Sharer to tell the truth about stealing the girlfriend or have her throat slit. Shes my child. Shipley felt his heart sink as he read the description - blonde hair, five feet tall, around 100 pounds. Shanda Sharer's mother and murderer form unlikely alliance, 1 dead in crash on I-264 West in Brownsboro Road area; all lanes reopened, 18-year-old killed in west Louisville hit-and run identified; police searching for suspect, PREVIOUS STORY: Judge denies Loveless' request for earlyrelease in torture-killing. For several months, the prosecutors and defense attorneys did not release any information about the case, giving the news media only the statements by Lawrence and Rippey. People were even more shocked when it was revealed that four teenage girls were responsible for the brutal murder. Loveless told Heavrin and another friend the whole story but had them promise to keep their mouths shut. After another divorce, she moved her family to New Albany, Indiana. After treatment of her wound, she was admitted to the hospital's psychiatric ward. The Events Leading to the Murder At the time of her murder, Shanda Renee Sharer was the 12-year old daughter of divorced parents, attending school at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic school in New Albany, Indiana, after transferring the previous year from Hazelwood Middle School. In Dec. 1992,Loveless pleaded guilty to the Jan. 11, 1992 murder of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer of New Albany. An Indiana program called ICAN, or Indiana Canine Assistant Network, has been helping Loveless. There had been just three other murders in the previous 12 years in the County, and none of them were as gruesome. "Angel is in good hands. Lawrence, Rippey, and Tackett all had histories of self-harming behavior. More: Part 2: How fake witnesses, exposed surveillance operation unravel Grundy murder investigation, More: Burger Chef murder victim's mom had surprising thing to say after 1978 killings. 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. Shanda Sharer was born on June 6, 1979 in Pineville, Kentucky to Steve Sharer and Jacqueline Vaught. She was compassionate. The next episode of Investigation Discovery's The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade will explore the horrifying torture and murder of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer in 1992. She had been stabbed, strangled, beaten and burned alive. Turning cloudy, a shower possible after 3pm. Both older girls said he molested them, though Melinda did not admit this ever happened to her. All rights reserved. Larry and Marjorie gave full confession and renounced drinking and swinging while they were members. [46], Detectives obtained dental records that positively identified Sharer as the victim. She was sentenced to 60 years for murder. The girls then drove to the field near Madison, covered her with a blanket, and poured gasoline on her. People were even more shocked when it was revealed that four teenage girls were responsible f After this incident, Larry filed for divorce and moved to Avon Park, Florida. The killers looked no different than girls I knew in school who walked around, wreaking havoc and completely out of control. She convinced three other. Sharer's mother and sister were also guests on the show. Sharer's body was found the morning of Jan. 11, 1992. Ultimately four teenage girls would be arrested and charged for the murd. She told Heavrin that they had killed Sharer and arranged to pick up Heavrin later that day. That same day, the girls started talking. Witnesses said thatLoveless plotted to kill Sharer because she believed Sharer had stolen her 15-year-old girlfriend from her. 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". Sharer continued to make crying and gurgling noises, so Tackett stopped the car. The film also has three interviews with Loveless. A burn victim like Shanda, Charlie Petrizzo convinced Jacque to watch a videotape of the new Melinda. Her death has been the subject of much speculation and debate over the years. Follow him on Twitter: @justinlmack. She was released on December 14, 2000 after serving nine years in prison. The murder of Shanda Sharer occured in Madison, Indiana early in the morning on January 11, 1982. Shanda was born in Pineville, Kentucky on June 6th, 1979 to Stephen Sharer and his wife Jacqueline, who was later known as Jacqueline Vaught. Shanda Renee Sharer was born June 6th 1979 in Pineville, Kentucky. I couldn't thank her enough. Loveless admitted abducting Sharer, torturing her and burning her to death in Madison. Tackett let Rippey drive the four girls to Jeffersonville, where Sharer stayed with her father on the weekends, stopping at a McDonald's restaurant en route to ask for directions. The 12-year-old seemed to have things working for her, and when she went missing, she was enrolled in a Catholic school. During the ride, Loveless said that she could not wait to kill Sharer; however, Loveless also said she just intended to use the knife to frighten her. Itspiraled out of control way too fast. William DeLong is a freelance wordsmith. Sharer entered the car, not knowing Loveless was hiding in the back seat under a blanket, according to IndyStar archives. At that point, Amanda was in an on-and-off relationship with another teenager, Melinda Loveless. After more than seven hoursof torture, the girls ended itby soaking Sharer with gasoline and burning her alive alongside a country road, evidence revealed. Loveless was not convinced Sharer was dead, so they returned a few minutes later to pour the rest of the gasoline on her. In exchange for her cooperation, Lawrence was allowed to plead guilty to one count of criminal confinement and was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years. Lawrence remained in the car while Tackett and Rippey wrapped Sharer, who was still alive, in a blanket, and carried her to a field by the gravel country road. Oops, this content can't be loadedbecause you're having connectivity problems, Stay always informed and up to date with our breaking news alerts, By Associated Press - Thursday, September 5, 2019. In 1992, four teen girls tortured and killed 12-year-old Shanda Sharer. She was sentenced to 60 years in prison but has served the required time for her release. Slaughter 35,000 Civilians During One Korean War Massacre Or Is It North Korean Propaganda? The prosecution immediately declared its intention to try both Loveless and Tackett as adults. shanda sharer killers where are they nowtransfer function of capacitor and resistor in parallel. Then they lit Shanda Sharer on fire and drove off. Shanda endured hell and was later put in the trunk of the car, only in her underwear. [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. [49] Tackett was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and suffering from hallucinations. [23], In 1990, 14-year-old Loveless began dating another young girl named Amanda Heavrin. Known as one of the youngest serial killers ever, Mary was just 10 when she murdered two boys, age four and three, both by strangulation. "I was the monster. Sharer was born on June 6, 1979, in the small town of Pineville, Kentucky, to Steve Sharer and Jackie Vaught. Loveless tried to slash Sharer's throat, but the knife was too dull. After she washed, Tackett told the girls' futures with her "runestones". For nearly eight hours, the girls sexually assaulted and tortured Shanda Sharer, except for Toni Lawrence which refused to participate in the heinous act. I was only 10 years old when she was killed, but her death has impacted me more than anyone could have imagined. All four of them were tried as adults and received lengthy sentences instead of the death penalty due to the plea bargain they entered after pleading guilty to their crimes. 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. They called the police at 10:55a.m. and were asked to return to the corpse. Sharer was twelve year old girl from Indiana, USA. 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