Small stated that he would seek to have jurisdiction over the case moved to the Indiana Supreme Court. From what we can tell, she chooses to keep a low profile and spends time with her children and father. The 1992 . 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. Shanda was born in Pineville, Kentucky on the 6th of June 1979. On this particular weekend Shanda had been staying with her father, Steve Sharer, and Melinda knew it. Loveless was 18 when she planned the crime. Age at death: 12 years old. 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. Sharer was tortured, beaten and burned in a rural area of Jefferson County, Indiana. [5], Larry worked irregularly for the Southern Railway after his military service; his profession allowed him to work whenever most convenient for him. Photos: Kent's killers; Then-Now - Sun-Sentinel Loveless hid under a blanket in the back seat of the car with the knife. 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. It was a crime of passion and peer pressure committed by four teenage girls. That torture wasnt enough to satiate the older girls. Loveless is the last of the four to be released from prison. 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. Shanda Sharer moved to New Albany with her mother in 1991. Shanda was best friends with her mom, and close with her father and stepmother, Sharon. Be the first one to comment on this story. 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. A sleepy Indiana town awoke one chilly morning in the winter of 1992 to discover the lifeless body of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer in an open field. [55], On April 28, 2006, Rippey was released from Indiana Women's Prison on parole after serving 14 years of her original sentence. I've given her medicine, her baths. Meanwhile, Lawrence and Rippey stayed behind in Tacketts car. Lawrence, Rippey, and Tackett all had histories of self-harming behavior. "She was compassionate. 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, 12 years old, had been reported missing by her parents some eight hours earlier. When they returned to Tacketts house, she laughingly described what had just happened to Rippey. 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. In January 2018, Mary was released from prison and was on parole for a year after that. par ; mai 21, 2022 The whole episode I refer to Shanda as Shandra. [20] Her father was an engineer at a power plant. 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. [36][37], Loveless and Tackett returned to Tackett's house just before daybreak to clean up again. 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. Hope and Toni met Mary, their friend, on January 10, 1992, believing they would go to a concert. There, Loveless taunted that she had pretty hair and wondered how pretty she would look if they were to cut it off, which frightened Sharer even more. Tackett claimed that she was molested at least twice as a child at ages 5 and 12. The 12-year-old seemed to have things working for her, and when she went missing, she was enrolled in a Catholic school. Amanda. [21] As with the other girls, Rippey began to self-harm at age 15. Loveless was not convinced Sharer was dead, so they returned a few minutes later to pour the rest of the gasoline on her. Tackett then dropped off Lawrence and Rippey at their homes and finally returned to her own home with Loveless. [7], Mary Laurine "Laurie" Tackett was born in Madison, Indiana, on October 5, 1974. They entered plea bargains to avoid the death penalty. 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.. 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. Dr. Phil asked Lauries mother and sister if they agreed with that statement, and they said yes. And also don't understand your outrage. 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. For nearly eight hours, the girls sexually assaulted and tortured Shanda Sharer, except for Toni Lawrence which refused to participate in the heinous act. First, Melinda and Laurie stripped Shanda naked near a remote trash dump while Hope and Toni waited in the . After more than seven hoursof torture, the girls ended itby soaking Sharer with gasoline and burning her alive alongside a country road, evidence revealed. [11], For two years, beginning when Melinda was five, the family was deeply involved in the Graceland Baptist Church. 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. It is also to be noted that her body was posed in a suggestive position, very obviously meaning that this was done on purpose and with intention. He would also "share" her with some of his friends from work, which she found disgusting. Her father was a boilermaker. I was only 10 years old when she was killed, but her death has impacted me more than anyone could have imagined. Larry was verbally abusive to his daughters and fired a handgun in the direction of Melinda's older sister Michelle when she was seven, intentionally missing her. Loveless and Tackett were sentenced to 60 years in prison at the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. Shanda would stay with him on . It's something that should have never happened.". [72], The murder of Sharer was covered in the first of two segments in the Lifetime series Killer Kids, episode "Jealousy", aired: July 2014. I had never heard of Shanda Sharer before she was killed, but her murder has made me a fervent advocate for the prevention of crime. [35], The girls drove to Tackett's nearby home and went inside to drink soda and clean themselves. Lawrence and Rippey were frightened and stayed in the car. [53] On November 14, 2008, Loveless's appeal was denied by the Indiana Court of Appeals, upholding Judge Todd's ruling. The 12-year-old began to cry and tried to answer Loveless' questions, testimony showed. 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. He thanks you for reading his content. In court, Teddy described an incident in which Larry tied all three sisters in a garage and raped them in succession; however, the sisters did not confirm this account. 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. Image of Melinda Loveless, taken in Dec. 2007. She was sentenced to 60 years in prison but has served the required [] MADISON, Ind. Instead, they spent seven hours torturing Shanda, who would later suffer one of the worst deaths in history. The fifth had been tortured and mutilated nearly beyond recognition. Toni pleaded guilty to criminal confinement and received a 20-year sentence due to her cooperation. Nationality: American. In 2012, Shanda Sharer's mother Jackie Vaught made headlines when she publicly forgave Melinda Loveless. Wikimedia Commons Shanda Sharer In 1991, Shanda Sharer was a bubbly 12-year-old attending Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind. What followed was a shocking story of deceit and torture. She was, by all accounts, a normal girl who made friends easily and had fun at school dances. At 2:30a.m., Lawrence and Rippey stayed behind as Tackett and Loveless went "country cruising", driving to the nearby town of Canaan. Lawrence was released from prison in 2000, and Rippey was released in 2006. In October of that year, the pair attended a school dance together. During the car ride, Sharer continued begging them to take her back home. In March 1991, Loveless revealed to her mother that she was a lesbian. But a breeder who supplies dogs to the ICAN program at the prison forged an unexpected connection. In 2012, Jacque Vaught made her first contact with Melinda Loveless since the trials, although indirectly. 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. "That's the one Jacque had touched, had held, had named. Sharer's mother and sister were also guests on the show. Ididn't," Tackett said. Shanda Sharer, a 16-year-old girl from Missouri, was murdered in 1998. Tackett proceeded to stab Sharer several more times before driving off once more with Loveless to beat and sodomize Sharer with a tire iron. They became lost, so they stopped at a gas station and covered Sharer in a blanket. Shanda Renee Sharer (19791992) was a young girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana by four teenage girls. Sharer entered the car, not knowing Loveless was hiding in the back seat under a blanket, according to IndyStar archives. Melinda was someone who had learned to nurture something, love it, then let it go, as she did with Odle last March. Ultimately four teenage girls would be arrested and charged for the murd. 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. He filed for bankruptcy in 1980. 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. So I get it," said Loveless from the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. She currently goes by a different name and works for a trucking company based out of Madison. If you dont let good things come from bad things nothing gets better. "You know what, I didn't believe it," said Loveless of the gesture. 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 . Loveless and Tackett stripped off Sharers clothes and proceeded to punch her repeatedly. They then tried to slit Sharers throat, but the knife was too dull. Known For: Being Tortured and killed by 4 teenage girls. 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. 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. [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]. She convinced three other. 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. Some of Shanda's friends have put up a wonderful blog that discusses all the many issues surrounding this horrific crime. It was only when the puppy, Angel, ran into her arms the first time they met in a crowd of people that Loveless believed it. Rippey was released on parole on April 28, 2006, from Indiana Women's Prison after serving 14 years of her original sentence. This tire-iron assault was off and on for hours as the girls went on a joyride through the countryside. They initially suspected a drug deal gone wrong and did not believe the crime had been committed by locals. It was published February 8, 1993 and May 11, 1995 in the Jeffersonville, Indiana-based newspaper, The Evening News. Her case attracted nationwide attention due to its gruesome nature. She remained on supervised parole for 5 years until April 2011. Behind bars, she trains puppies to be assistance dogs for disabled people. Sharer told the girls to return after her parents were asleep, which they did. 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. The killers looked no different than girls I knew in school who walked around, wreaking havoc and completely out of control. In 1992, four teen girls tortured and killed 12-year-old Shanda Sharer. Below read an excerpt from the book and delve into the tragic . 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. 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 And I know what my child would want. The bulk of the evidence for the arrest warrant came from the statements made by Lawrence and Rippey. Heavrin promised she would not before entering her house. Sharer moved to New Albany with her. 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. At the Witch's Castle, they took a sobbing Sharer inside and bound her arms and legs with rope. I wish I had the time to re-record. [68], "Mean", an episode from the fifth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, is based on the murder. Shanda Renee Sharer was a 12 year old who was brutally murdered and tortured by 4 teenage girls (between the ages 15 and 17) in January 12, 1992. "I was the monster. As per the show, she was jealous of Shanda and had written angry letters to Amanda about killing her perceived competition. William DeLong is a freelance wordsmith. 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". For hours, they tortured a barely conscious Sharer by assaulting her with a tire iron before ultimately taking her to a field and burning her alive. "I liked it because it wasn't planned," said Loveless. There were also reports of the victim being sexually assaulted with the same weapon. Loveless began taking off Sharer's rings and handed each to the girls. He said that Loveless had been "profoundly retarded" by childhood abuse. [71], In May 2011, Dr. Phil aired a two-part series on the crime, which featured Shanda Sharer's mother and sister Paige, who both harshly confronted Hope Rippey on the show, and an interview with Amanda Heavrin. 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. Court testimony showed Loveless wanted Sharer killed because the two competed for the affections of the same girl. Loveless was released from Indiana Women's Prison on September 5, 2019. During an orgy with another couple at their house, Marjorie tried to commit suicide, an act she would repeat several times throughout her daughters' childhoods. In 1992, 12-year-old Shanda Sharer was brutally murdered by four other girls. "Ididn't know Shanda at all. Derek Kaufman bids his mother Joan Esposito farewell as he kisses her hand in court after his sentencing. Investigation Discovery's ' The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade: The New Girl' chronicles what happened to Shanda and how four girls were responsible for her death. I think the ICAN program allows her to have something in her life that she can show love back to and theres never betrayal on either side.. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. At that point, Amanda was in an on-and-off relationship with another teenager, Melinda Loveless. The cause of death was smoke inhalation. The perpetrators were four teenage girls who committed unspeakable crimes under the influence of teenage jealousy and peer pressure. Unfortunately, that did nothing to stop the horrific events that would soon unfold. After that incident, the Loveless parents left the church and returned to their former professions and drinking. The film also has three interviews with Loveless. Murderpedia Shanda Sharer's killers. I read the book about the case. Although Heavrin and Loveless had never formally ended their relationship, Loveless started to date an older girl. Shanda Sharer. The conversation woke up Tackett's mother, who yelled at her daughter for being out late and bringing home the girls, so Tackett agreed to take them home. Like Mary, Melindas last known location is Indiana. Lawrence then phoned a friend and told her about the murder. Derek Kaufman,21, the tough gang leader who was found guilty of first-degree murder. 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. Social workers became involved, and Tackett's parents agreed to unannounced visits to ensure that child abuse was not occurring. Date of birth: 6 June 1979. Despite a desperate search, there was no sign of Shanda, and the family filed a missing person report. Larry became a Baptist lay preacher and Marjorie became the school nurse. Jacque has faced criticism over her decision to let Shanda's killer honor her name. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the murder of Shanda Sharer. 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. Both older girls said he molested them, though Melinda did not admit this ever happened to her. Catch the episode of The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade, titled The New Girl, on Investigation Discovery on August 19, 2022. [60], Sharer's father, Steven Sharer, died of alcoholism in 2005 at the age of 53. An unlikely alliance formed between the ringleader of the murder and Shanda's mother. Hope was handed down a 40-year sentence for her involvement, and she was supposed to serve 17-and-a-half years of it behind bars. Concerned about the effects of their daughter's relationship with Heavrin, Sharer's parents arranged for her to transfer to a Catholic school in late November. Her death has been the subject of much speculation and debate over the years. 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. 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. [4] Early in the school year, she transferred to Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, a Catholic school in New Albany, where she joined the girls' basketball team. April 25, 2016. [14], Tackett became increasingly rebellious after her 15th birthday and also became fascinated with the occult. -- 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 . And I said. If the judge accepted these arguments, Loveless could have been retried or released outright. [23], In 1990, 14-year-old Loveless began dating another young girl named Amanda Heavrin. 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. "Peer pressure. After this look at the murder of Shanda Sharer, read about the disturbing killing of James Bulger. [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. [44][45], At 8:20p.m., a hysterical Lawrence and Rippey went to the Jefferson County Sheriff's office with their parents. On appeal, a judge reduced the sentence to 35 years. As they got in the car, Rippey began questioning Sharer about her relationship with Heavrin. She passed away when she was 12 years old. Follow him on Twitter: @justinlmack. 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. Loveless trained dogs for the program for several years. After she washed, Tackett told the girls' futures with her "runestones". "I was the bad person.". Upon further appeal, the judge reduced her sentence to 35 years. At some point, Rippey had taken Sharer's Mickey Mouse watch and danced to the tune it played. 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. [2] After Sharer's parents divorced, her mother remarried and the family moved to Louisville. There she met Loveless; the two became friends in late November. Loveless hit the victims face with her knee until she bled profusely from her mouth. After her parents got divorced and her mother remarried . I was really taken aback, Vaught said after watching. Co-defendants Laurie Tackett, Toni Lawrence and Hope Rippey were earlier released from prison. She told Heavrin that they had killed Sharer and arranged to pick up Heavrin later that day. Please logout and login again. As per the show, Hope and Mary poured the accelerant over Shanda, who was set on fire while she was still alive. 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 . 'Wow.'". That same day, the girls started talking. Then they lit Shanda Sharer on fire and drove off. 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