An American Crime
Trigger Warning – This episode contains references to physical, mental & emotional abuse.
Eat a hearty breakfast and get those Kleenex ready! We get dark this week with a thoughtful, mostly serious and extra detailed (i.e. long-winded) analysis of the 1965 Gertrude Baniszewski/Sylvia Likens case as detailed in 2007’s An American Crime. This true crime story stars Elliot Page of The Umbrella Project and we wanted to give it the gravitas it deserves, since it’s a family relationship that is ACTUALLY worse than ours.
We harken back to when Sylvia was living an idyllic life in a carnival setting UNTIL SHE DIDN’T! Due to family financial misfortunes, Sylvia and sister Jennie end up under the care of the Baniszewski family and oof this did NOT work out! Family and friends gaslight, falsely accuse and ultimately punish Sylvia in horrible fashion. (And yes despite our comments, we know Trump isn’t President anymore…shuuuuuuut it) Weird dreams!! Trashy boys AND girls!! Indiana at its finest!!! Will justice win out for Sylvia? Did Evan Winters have a 4-day “chubby” look that is generally overlooked by society? Why isn’t smoking and drinking while pregnant still cool? Can you bear to hear a SECOND true crime story as well?!?! Ultimately, just know that we are taking a hard stance against murder and we DARE other podcasts to do the same!
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