It was published February 8, 1993 and May 11, 1995 in the Jeffersonville, Indiana-based newspaper, The Evening News. Rippey sprayed Sharer with Windex and taunted, "You're not looking so hot now, are you? Two days later, with her girlfriend and Toni Lawrence, Tackett cut her wrists deeply and was returned to the hospital. She claimed that living with her family in Michigan was somewhat turbulent. Social workers became involved, and Tackett's parents agreed to unannounced visits to ensure that child abuse was not occurring. 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. Everyone involved had been sworn to secrecy. The girls drove Sharer to Witches Castle in Utica where they bound her legs and arms and began their torture of the twelve-year-old girl. They told her that Amanda wanted to meet her, and they were there to pick her up. The three other girls assumed Loveless was simply going to scare Sharer into breaking up with Heavrin. Shanda was best friends with her mom, and close with her father and stepmother, Sharon. On the cold winter night of Jan. 10, 1992, Loveless enlisted three friends Laurie Tackett (17), Hope Rippey (15), and Toni Lawrence (15) to help her take her revenge on Shanda Sharer. The Abduction. As per the show, Hope and Mary poured the accelerant over Shanda, who was set on fire while she was still alive. The whole thing happened around the jealousy stemming from lesbian relationships. Jun 20, 1992 at 12:00 am. 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. Loveless pleaded guilty to the one count of sexual battery. The case was covered on national news and talk shows and has inspired a number of episodes on fictional crime shows. They drove towards Utica and the Witch's Castle. 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. Melinda almost immediately found Amanda (the same day Shanda's body was found) and told her the whole story. 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. [24], Heavrin met Shanda Sharer early in the fall semester at Hazelwood Junior High when they got into a fight; however, they became friends while in detention for the altercation, and later exchanged romantic letters. They initially suspected a drug deal gone wrong and did not believe the crime had been committed by locals. Shanda was born in Pineville, Kentucky on the 6th of June 1979. Shanda endured hell and was later put in the trunk of the car, only in her underwear. People were even more shocked when it was revealed that four teenage girls were responsible for the brutal murder. Tackett grew up in a strict religious household where normal teenager things were not welcome behaviors. Below read an excerpt from the book and delve into the tragic . Loveless served more than 26 years in prison for murder and criminal confinement. Call IndyStar reporter Justin L. Mack at (317) 444-6138. 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. Hope and Toni met Mary, their friend, on January 10, 1992, believing they would go to a concert. Furthermore, Melinda had a rough childhood, with her father being accused of sexual abuse. "If you don't let good things come from bad things, nothing gets better. April 25, 2016. She was sentenced to 60 years for murder. And I would thank her. Rippey was released on parole on April 28, 2006, from Indiana Women's Prison after serving 14 years of her original sentence. Dr. Phil asked Lauries mother and sister if they agreed with that statement, and they said yes. Loveless was released from Indiana Women's Prison on September 5, 2019. Shanda would stay with him on . 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. What followed was a shocking story of deceit and torture. After Loveless's father left the family and her mother remarried, Loveless behaved erratically. Part 2: How fake witnesses, exposed surveillance operation unravel Grundy murder investigation, Burger Chef murder victim's mom had surprising thing to say after 1978 killings, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Laurie Tackett, now 43, was one of four women convicted in the 1992 death of Shanda Sharer. Small stated that he would seek to have jurisdiction over the case moved to the Indiana Supreme Court. Witnesses said thatLoveless plotted to kill Sharer because she believed Sharer had stolen her 15-year-old girlfriend from her. This tire-iron assault was off and on for hours as the girls went on a joyride through the countryside. But the Indiana Supreme Court upheld their sentences. They lived in or near New Albany throughout Melinda's childhood. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. 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. Some of Shanda's friends have put up a wonderful blog that discusses all the many issues surrounding this horrific crime. Vaught reported that she had endured criticism over the decision, but defends it saying, "It's my choice to make. 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. 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. Larry remained in prison for over two years awaiting trial; however, a judge eventually ruled that all charges except one count of sexual battery had to be dropped due to the statute of limitations, which was five years in Indiana. Nationality: American. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Loveless and Tackett made Sharer strip down to her underwear; then, Loveless beat Sharer with her fists. [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. [25], After Heavrin and Sharer attended a festival together in late October, Loveless began to discuss killing Sharer and threatened her in public. January 1992- New Albany, Indiana- 12 year old Shanda Sharer is abducted, tortured and killed by 4 teenage girls.I feel like I have done a huge disservice to Shanda and her family. They then went to Tacketts house to clean up and drink sodas before realizing that their victim, now screaming in the trunk, was still alive. That's all I've ever said.". "We bring our challenges, many times, to Melinda because she's able to figure out what their strength is," said Sally Irvin of ICAN. All four girls were tried as adults and accepted plea bargains in order to avoid the death penalty. 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My opinion is that they [kill] to feel superior, or high on the victims fear, and theyre thirsty for the spill of blood.. 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. 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Shanda Sharer, 12 years old, had been reported missing by her parents some eight hours earlier. "[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. Her parents would eventually divorce, and Shanda's mother Jacque would move the family to New Albany, Indiana in June 1991. The bulk of the evidence for the arrest warrant came from the statements made by Lawrence and Rippey. The teens then bound, bludgeoned, choked, cut and sodomized Sharer at a remote location. Shes my child. She even showed Amanda the bloody trunk and Shanda's bloody clothes. ""All I've ever said is, 'I just want them to serve their sentence.' Wikimedia CommonsA small memorial to Shanda Sharer in the field where she died. At the Witch's Castle, they took a sobbing Sharer inside and bound her arms and legs with rope. Tackett and Loveless were sentenced to 60 years in the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. Thats all it was. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A classmate of a southern Indiana girl murdered in 1992 said the Indiana justice system should be ashamed of itself. 'Wow.'". All four girls who perpetrated the assault and murder of Shanda Sharer were tried as adults. Derek Kaufman bids his mother Joan Esposito farewell as he kisses her hand in court after his sentencing. Jacque said she still has no plans to meet face-to-face with her daughter's killers. (Sun. They beat her, sodomized the 12-year-old with a tire iron, choked her with a cord, and sliced her legs with a knife. Image of Melinda Loveless, taken in Dec. 2007. Melinda Loveless has spent more than 7,000 sunrises and sunsets -- half her life -- behind razor wire. The church later arranged for Melinda to be taken to a motel room with a 50-year-old man for a five-hour exorcism. "Peer pressure. [60], Sharer's father, Steven Sharer, died of alcoholism in 2005 at the age of 53. After that incident, she refused him sex for a month, until he raped her as their daughters overheard the event through a closed door. She was released on December 14, 2000 after serving nine years in prison. For nearly eight hours, the girls sexually assaulted and tortured Shanda Sharer, except for Toni Lawrence which refused to participate in the heinous act. 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. [2] After Sharer's parents divorced, her mother remarried and the family moved to Louisville. Melinda is training Angel to help someone in need, but Angel is already helping her. They entered plea bargains to avoid the death penalty. 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. Instead, Loveless would be eligible for parole in 15 years, thus maintaining the original guilty plea. [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. She got into fights at school and reported being depressed, resulting in her receiving professional counseling. The man definitely died from a broken heart".[61]. "They're going to have that.". According to the show, Shanda began spending much time with her, and the two became romantically involved. Peer pressure. 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. While at Hazelwood, Shanda had met Amanda Heavrin. There had been just three other murders in the previous 12 years in the County, and none of them were as gruesome. In January 1992, a horrifying discovery out in a field near Madison, Indiana, led the authorities on a shocking inquiry that ultimately led to the conviction of four teenagers. Its something that should have never happened., Furthermore, in an interview on Dr. Phil, the convicted killer explained why she thinks people kill. Be the first one to comment on this story. Loveless and Tackett stripped off Sharers clothes and proceeded to punch her repeatedly. [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. Shanda was born in Pineville, Kentucky on June 6th, 1979 to Stephen Sharer and his wife Jacqueline, who was later known as Jacqueline Vaught. The film also has three interviews with Loveless. Rippey asked about Sharer, and Tackett laughingly described the torture. Shanda Sharer was an ordinary Indiana teenager in 1992 until four girls tortured her for hours before finally killing her. 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. 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. Vaught stated that she hoped to donate a dog every year in honor of Shanda Sharer. That same day, the girls started talking. Co-defendants Laurie Tackett, Toni Lawrence and Hope Rippey were earlier released from prison. Sharer said that she could not go because her parents were awake, and she told the girls to come back around midnight, a few hours later. Shanda Sharer. In January 1992, Shanda Sharer was brutally tortured and murdered by four teenage girls, led by Melinda Loveless, a 17-year-old girl from Louisville. The former was released in 2000 after serving nine years while the latter served 14 and got out in 2006. She currently goes by a different name and works for a trucking company based out of Madison. 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. Court testimony showed Loveless wanted Sharer killed because the two competed for the affections of the same girl. [68], "Mean", an episode from the fifth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, is based on the murder. Furthermore, Shandas grades were getting affected. 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. The four teenagers were eventually arrested, and initially, Melinda and Mary pointed the finger at each other for the torture-murder. 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. To avoid the death penalty, the girls accepted plea bargains.[48]. Shanda Renee Sharer was an American girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana, by four teenage girls. The same morning, a hunter found a badly burned body out in a field in Madison and called the authorities. Lastly, Loveless was released from Indiana Women's Prison on September 5, 2019. Toni pleaded guilty to criminal confinement and received a 20-year sentence due to her cooperation. My child would want this.". Once they had her in their car, they beat and tortured her for hours before finally setting her on fire. Wikimedia Commons Shanda Sharer In 1991, Shanda Sharer was a bubbly 12-year-old attending Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind. As a way of rebelling against her parents, the youngster shaved her head and started to engage in occult practices. 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. 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. Photos: Kent's killers; Then-Now - Sun-Sentinel Loveless told Heavrin and another friend the whole story but had them promise to keep their mouths shut. [59][60] A few weeks following his release, Larry unsuccessfully sued the Floyd County Jail for $39 million in federal court, alleging he had suffered cruel and unusual punishment during his two-year incarceration. Loveless trained dogs for the program for several years. That said, Loveless did have a difficult childhood. But 20 years later, something no one expected happened. I've given her medicine, her baths. Tackett, who was 17 at the time of the killing, was charged as an adult and sentenced to 60 years in the Indiana Women's Prison in 1993 alongside co-defendantMelinda Loveless of New Albany. Full name: Shanda Rene Sharer. 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. Lawrence refused. [46], Detectives obtained dental records that positively identified Sharer as the victim. Loveless and Tackett took turns stabbing Sharer in the chest. Shanda Sharer was a 12 year old girl living in the idyllic town of Madison, Indiana. Pretty much, they'd been a group of strangers who came together in order to murder an innocent 12 year old stranger. Catch the episode of The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade, titled The New Girl, on Investigation Discovery on August 19, 2022. Upon arrival, they borrowed some clothes from Loveless, and she showed them a knife, telling them she was going to scare Sharer with it. On a freezing January in 1992, five teenage girls crowded into a car. She's my child," said Jacque. [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. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Shanda Sharer. [72], The murder of Sharer was covered in the first of two segments in the Lifetime series Killer Kids, episode "Jealousy", aired: July 2014. In the end, Melinda and Mary pleaded guilty to murder, arson, and criminal confinement, receiving a 60-year sentence in January 1993. That torture wasnt enough to satiate the older girls. Like Mary, Melindas last known location is Indiana. [32], Rippey told Sharer that Heavrin was still at the Witch's Castle. She remained on parole until December 2002. The Shanda Sharer Murder has forever changed my life. In March 1991, Loveless revealed to her mother that she was a lesbian. Unfortunately, that did nothing to stop the horrific events that would soon unfold. [35], The girls drove to Tackett's nearby home and went inside to drink soda and clean themselves. Shanda attended fifth and sixth grades in Louisville at St. Paul School where she was on the cheer leading, volleyball and softball teams. Shanda was born on June 6th, 1979, and was born in Pineville, Kentucky. Loveless then threatened Sharer in public and soon even talked about killing the 12-year-old. It is alleged that Loveless, Tackett, Rippey and Lawrence came from troubled or abusive . She took up Charlie, the breeder, on his idea to donate a puppy in Shanda's honor, and she let Melinda loveless train her. I didnt go into that evening knowing anything was gonna happen, wanting anything to happen I didnt. 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. At a remote trash dump in a densely overgrown area, Loveless and her gang stripped the clothes from Sharer's body, punched her repeatedly, sprayed window cleaner into her eyes. Although Heavrin and Loveless had never formally ended their relationship, Loveless started to date an older girl. When they pulled up in front of her house, Loveless kissed Heavrin, told her she loved her and pleaded with her not to tell anyone. She confessed to her involvement and said three others were involved: Hope Rippey, then 15, Mary Tackett, then 17, and Melinda Loveless, then 16. Shanda Sharer moved to New Albany with her mother in 1991. 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.. Larry became a Baptist lay preacher and Marjorie became the school nurse. On this particular weekend Shanda had been staying with her father, Steve Sharer, and Melinda knew it. And I'm doing it for Shanda.". After her parents divorced, her mother re-married and moved to Louisville, Kentucky. 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. He said that Loveless had been "profoundly retarded" by childhood abuse. She was sincere. Sharer was tortured, beaten and burned in a rural area of Jefferson County, Indiana. They arrived at Sharer's house shortly before dark. If the judge accepted these arguments, Loveless could have been retried or released outright. 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. 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