She was close friends with Rippey from childhood. The two. She became promiscuous, began to self-harm, and attempted suicide in eighth grade. When they opened the trunk, Sharer sat up, covered in blood with her eyes rolled back in her head, but unable to speak. 12-year-old Shanda Sharer was murdered in 1992. Small stated that he would seek to have jurisdiction over the case moved to the Indiana Supreme Court. An unlikely alliance formed between the ringleader of the murder and Shanda's mother. Moreover, she had not been represented competently by counsel during her sentencing, which caused her to accept a plea bargain in the face of exaggerated claims about her chances of receiving the death penalty. 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. [9] When Melinda was nine years old, Larry had Marjorie gang raped, after which she tried to drown herself. "[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. "Ididn't know Shanda at all. Lawrence was released from prison in 2000, and Rippey was released in 2006. 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.. Then, discover the story of teenage serial killer Harvey Robinson. 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. [67], The poem In God's Arms by author Lacy Gray dedicated to the family of Shanda Renee Sharer. Jacque saw something she had never seen before. Online records list the earliest possible release date forLoveless as Sept. 5, 2019. 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. In 1991, Shanda Sharer was a bubbly 12-year-old attending Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind. Melinda was released in September 2019, and while in prison, she trained service dogs for those living with trauma and disabilities. She demanded that the board be burnt and that the Rippey house be exorcised. 28 Pins 4y K Collection by Kim Hickey Similar ideas popular now True Crime Books Mens Skin Care Country Music Pure Products Youtube Books Quick Libros Book Book Illustrations Facts About People [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. All rights reserved. Melinda felt crushed, especially when Larry remarried. And I know what my child would want. 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. [2] After Sharer's parents divorced, her mother remarried and the family moved to Louisville. The girls then took Sharer into their car and told her they were going to drive her to the meeting place at the Witchs Castle, an isolated and abandoned house that served as a local teen hangout. You have permission to edit this article. Vaught stated that she hoped to donate a dog every year in honor of Shanda Sharer. The four girls who took place in the events that occured that night are Melinda Loveless, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey and Toni Lawrence. 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. There had been just three other murders in the previous 12 years in the County, and none of them were as gruesome. -- The two bird hunters who found the body of 12-year-old Shanda Renee Sharer on that cold, sunny morning in January, said it looked at . Derek Kaufman bids his mother Joan Esposito farewell as he kisses her hand in court after his sentencing. Mary also grew up in a sheltered environment and was rebellious. And also don't understand your outrage. [20] Her father was an engineer at a power plant. In October of that year, the pair attended a school dance together. They became lost, so they stopped at a gas station and covered Sharer in a blanket. The four girls abducted Sharer from her house at midnight on the pretext of driving her to meet Amanda in an abandoned building, where they tied her up and taunted her. At the Witch's Castle, they took a sobbing Sharer inside and bound her arms and legs with rope. Melinda was someone who had learned to nurture something, love it, then let it go, as she did with Odle last March. Toni was released in 2000 after serving almost nine years in prison, remaining on parole until late 2002. It is alleged that Loveless, Tackett, Rippey and Lawrence came from troubled or abusive . Loveless served more than 26 years in prison for murder and criminal confinement. Her parents divorced in February 1984, and she moved with her mother and siblings to Quincy, Michigan, for three years. Loveless hid under a blanket in the back seat of the car with the knife. Toni pleaded guilty to criminal confinement and received a 20-year sentence due to her cooperation. Her parents would eventually divorce, and Shanda's mother Jacque would move the family to New Albany, Indiana in June 1991. 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. Image of Melinda Loveless, taken in Dec. 2007. 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. Instead, they spent seven hours torturing Shanda, who would later suffer one of the worst deaths in history. The whole episode I refer to Shanda as Shandra. 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. 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 . ""All I've ever said is, 'I just want them to serve their sentence.' [31], Eventually, the four girls left for Sharer's house. "It's my choice to make. Melinda Loveless was the ringleader responsible for the murder of Shanda Sharer, along with her three accomplices, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey and Toni Lawrence. Sharer was born on June 6, 1979, in the small town of Pineville, Kentucky, to Steve Sharer and Jackie Vaught. "Peer pressure. Shanda Renee Sharer was an American girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana, by four teenage girls. [44][45], At 8:20p.m., a hysterical Lawrence and Rippey went to the Jefferson County Sheriff's office with their parents. [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. Rippey was sentenced to 60 years, with 10 years suspended due to mitigating circumstances plus 10 years of medium-supervision probation. Her death has been the subject of much speculation and debate over the years. Photos: Kent's killers; Then-Now - Sun-Sentinel Loveless was released from Indiana Women's Prison on September 5, 2019. Ligature marks were found on her wrists, and she had several lacerations on her head, neck and legs. Laurie Tackett, now 43, was one of four women convicted in the 1992 death of Shanda Sharer. She even showed Amanda the bloody trunk and Shanda's bloody clothes. 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. [22], Toni Lawrence was born in Madison on February 14, 1976. The perpetrators were four teenage girls who committed unspeakable crimes under the influence of teenage jealousy and peer pressure. 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. Murderpedia Shanda Sharer's killers. Sharer was tortured, beaten and burned in a rural area of Jefferson County, Indiana. [76] McCarty's drawing titled Melinda Loveless, Toni Lawrence, Hope Rippey, Laurie Tackett, and Shanda Sharer January 11, 1992 (1:39 am) (20002001) is now in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Loveless admitted abducting Sharer, torturing her and burning her to death in Madison. The procedure revealed that she had suffered multiple injuries. Copyright 2022 The Washington Times, LLC. "They're going to have that.". Shanda was born in Pineville, Kentucky on the 6th of June 1979. As Shanda Sharers mother, Jacque Vaught, said in a 2012 interview, I had many times said if you want to see as close to a person who has absolutely nothing inside of them, look into Melindas eyes because theres nothing there.. Co-defendants Laurie Tackett, Toni Lawrence and Hope Rippey were earlier released from prison. They left soon after, fearing they had drawn attention to themselves. 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. After reading about the murder of Bobby Kent that inspired the film "Bully," learn about . She was reunited with friends Tackett and Toni Lawrence, whom she had known since childhood, although her parents saw Tackett as a bad influence. Loveless pleaded guilty to the one count of sexual battery. Vaught donated a dog named Angel in Shanda's name to Loveless to train for the Indiana Canine Assistance Network program (ICAN) through Project2heal, which provides service pets to people with disabilities. Upon further appeal, the judge reduced her sentence to 35 years. Heavrin was horrified and asked to be taken home. Her parents resumed their relationship in Madison in 1987. Larry, who was violent and abusive, did not usually share his income with the family and impulsively spent any money he earned on himself, especially firearms, motorcycles and cars. Unfortunately, that did nothing to stop the horrific events that would soon unfold. Craig Schoonover made that statement after Melinda. 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. In the back seat, Melinda Loveless was hiding under a blanket with a knife. They returned to the car but became lost again and pulled up to another gas station. Melinda almost immediately found Amanda (the same day Shanda's body was found) and told her the whole story. Jun 20, 1992 at 12:00 am. 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. She then attempted suicide again, and her daughters called authorities. 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. [32], Rippey told Sharer that Heavrin was still at the Witch's Castle. The breeder convinced Vaught to watch a video of Loveless grown up and see what she does in prison for the program. There she met Loveless; the two became friends in late November. [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. She claimed that her mother beat her often. 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. Heavrin promised she would not before entering her house. Consequently, he was arrested in February 1993 on charges of rape, sodomy, and sexual battery. MurderpediaClockwise from top left: Melinda Loveless, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey, and Toni Lawrence. Please logout and login again. 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. Her prediction was partly true. First, Melinda and Laurie stripped Shanda naked near a remote trash dump while Hope and Toni waited in the . 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. "I was really taken aback," said Jacque. Loveless and Tackett were sentenced to 60 years in prison at the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. [26] Heavrin states she gave letters Loveless sent her containing death threats towards Sharer to a "youth prosecutor", but the youth prosecutor never did anything about it as far as she knew. Witnesses said thatLoveless plotted to kill Sharer because she believed Sharer had stolen her 15-year-old girlfriend from her. Furthermore, Melinda had a rough childhood, with her father being accused of sexual abuse. 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. [1], Shanda Sharer was born in the Pineville Community Hospital in Pineville, Kentucky, on June 6, 1979, to Stephen Sharer and his wife Jacqueline, who was later known as Jacqueline Vaught. Everyone involved had been sworn to secrecy. Shanda Sharer, a 16-year-old girl from Missouri, was murdered in 1998. 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. She passed away when she was 12 years old. At present, all of them are out of prison, much before the end of their sentences. People were even more shocked when it was revealed that four teenage girls were responsible f And Im doing it for her.. Vaught reported that she had endured criticism over the decision, but defends it saying, "It's my choice to make. Loveless then threatened Sharer in public and soon even talked about killing the 12-year-old. In 1994, Tackett and Loveless appealed their sentences, citing their difficult childhoods. As per the show, Hope and Mary poured the accelerant over Shanda, who was set on fire while she was still alive. But once Shanda got into the car, Melinda got out of her hiding place and held a knife to Shandas throat, and grabbed her hair. She remained on parole until December 2002. [53] On November 14, 2008, Loveless's appeal was denied by the Indiana Court of Appeals, upholding Judge Todd's ruling. [14], Tackett became increasingly rebellious after her 15th birthday and also became fascinated with the occult. Lastly, Loveless was released from Indiana Women's Prison on September 5, 2019. [7], Marjorie had worked intermittently since 1974. What followed was a shocking story of deceit and torture. Like Mary, Melindas last known location is Indiana. 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. State trooper David Camm and Jefferson County Sheriff Buck Shippley and detectives began an investigation, collecting forensic evidence at the scene. Below read an excerpt from the book and delve into the tragic . Follow him on Twitter: @justinlmack. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. Larry was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and although horribly emotionally scarred, he was treated as a hero upon his return. 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. They lived in or near New Albany throughout Melinda's childhood. [5], Larry worked irregularly for the Southern Railway after his military service; his profession allowed him to work whenever most convenient for him. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. The murder of Shanda Sharer occured in Madison, Indiana early in the morning on January 11, 1982. Lawrence then phoned a friend and told her about the murder. [69][70], The Cold Case second-season episode "The Sleepover" is loosely based on this crime. Tackett was released in 2018, and served probation for one year. Shanda endured hell and was later put in the trunk of the car, only in her underwear. [68], "Mean", an episode from the fifth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, is based on the murder. There, Lawrence and Rippey spotted a couple of boys and talked to them before once again getting back into the car and leaving, arriving some time later at the edge of some woods near Tackett's home in Madison. They drove towards Utica and the Witch's Castle. 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. However, Amanda was in an on-and-off relationship with Loveless, who could not handle the jealousy and made public threats to kill Sharer. "You know what, I didn't believe it," said Loveless of the gesture. Shanda Rene Sharer (June 6, 1979 - January 11, 1992) was an American girl who was murdered by a group of girls in early 1992. [77], "Shana Sharer's mother to appear on Dr. Phil", Sharer murderer Rippey to be freed from prison, "Amanda Heavrin Speaks About Shanda Sharer - In Cold Blood: A Daughter's Brutal Murder", "Death of Innocence - The Murder of Young Shanda Sharer", "Thinking the Unthinkable: What Led 4 Teens to Torture, Murder Child? "If you don't let good things come from bad things, nothing gets better. In the summer of 1986, after she would not let him go home with two women he met at a bar, Larry beat Marjorie so severely that she was hospitalized; he was convicted of battery. Loveless served more than 26 years in prison for murder and criminal confinement. 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. Tackett was released from Rockville Correctional Facility on September 11, 2018, after serving nearly 26 years in prison and completing a year of probation. The girls used the pretense that they were taking Sharer to see Heavrin as the excuse for their visit. My child would want this." Small also argued that Loveless, who was 16 years old when she signed the plea agreement, was too young to enter into a contract in the state of Indiana without consent from a parent or guardian, which had not been obtained. For seven hours, the four girls brutally tortured Shanda Sharer before ultimately killing her. 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. Loveless is the last of the four to be released from prison. My opinion is that they [kill] to feel superior, or high on the victims fear, and theyre thirsty for the spill of blood.. She will now serve parole in Jefferson County, Kentucky, according to the Kentucky Department of Corrections. [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. All four girls who perpetrated the assault and murder of Shanda Sharer were tried as adults. Sharer was reluctant to go with them, yet agreed after changing her clothes. Loveless explained to the two other girls that she disliked Sharer for being a copycat and for stealing her girlfriend.[28]. Shanda Sharer was born on June 6, 1979 to her father Stephen, and her mother Jacqueline. [35], The girls drove to Tackett's nearby home and went inside to drink soda and clean themselves. Shanda was the kind of girl you wanted to be friends with; she was bubbly, outgoing and a lot of fun. 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? [11], For two years, beginning when Melinda was five, the family was deeply involved in the Graceland Baptist Church. The incident attracted international attention due to both the brutality of the murder and the young age of the perpetrators, who were aged . Two days later, with her girlfriend and Toni Lawrence, Tackett cut her wrists deeply and was returned to the hospital. 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. By the next day, all four girls were in custody. Melinda Loveless, 17, Laurie Tackett, 17, Hope Rippey, 16, and Toni Lawrence, 16, plotted to murder Shanda as retaliation for Shanda dating Loveless's ex-girlfriend, Amanda Heavrin. She was kidnapped, tortured and burned alive by four teenage girls. They then tried to slit Sharers throat, but the knife was too dull. Loveless immediately grew jealous of Heavrin and Sharer's relationship. 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. While she was furious at first, she accepted her daughter's lifestyle. The Killing Field. She convinced three other teens -- Hope Rippey, Laurie Tackett and Toni Lawrence -- to participate in the crime because she believed Sharer stole her girlfriend. It was a crime of passion and peer pressure committed by four teenage girls. [51] Rippey was sentenced to 60 years, with 10 years suspended for mitigating circumstances, plus 10 years of medium-supervision probation. Ididn't," Tackett said. Shanda attended fifth and sixth grades in Louisville at St. Paul School where she was on the cheer leading, volleyball and softball teams. And I would thank her. 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. Shipley then started the paperwork to get warrants for the arrest of Laurie Tackett and Melinda Loveless. Your login session has expired. After another divorce, she moved her family to New Albany, Indiana. Wikimedia Commons Shanda Sharer In 1991, Shanda Sharer was a bubbly 12-year-old attending Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind. Next, Loveless repeatedly slammed Sharer's face into her knee, which cut Sharer's mouth on her own braces. Previous 12 years old, Larry had Marjorie gang raped, after which she tried to slit Sharers,... 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