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. 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. Rippey sprayed Sharer with Windex and taunted, "You're not looking so hot now, are you? [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 said her goal is to make Shanda proud of her, and she believes Angel would do that. Jacque never wanted contact with any of Shanda's killers. [17] Loveless, often described as the ringleader in the attack,[50] had the most extensive history of abuse and mental health issues. Sharer was twelve year old girl from Indiana, USA. 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. 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. Sharer would have been 40 years old this year. 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. 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. [23], In 1990, 14-year-old Loveless began dating another young girl named Amanda Heavrin. "I had many times said, "If you want to see as close to a person that has absolutely nothing inside of them, look into Melinda's eyes 'cause there's nothing there,'" Vaught said. [63] A documentary produced by Episode 11 Productions, titled Charlie's Scars, captured Vaught's decision to allow Loveless to train dogs in Shanda's name. She remained on parole until December 2002. Mary also grew up in a sheltered environment and was rebellious. Shanda Sharer, a 16-year-old girl from Missouri, was murdered in 1998. 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 [55], On April 28, 2006, Rippey was released from Indiana Women's Prison on parole after serving 14 years of her original sentence. Extended family members often described the Loveless daughters as visiting their homes hungry, apparently not getting enough food at home. [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. 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. 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. 12-year-old Shanda Sharer was murdered in 1992. On the morning of January 11, 1992, 2 hunters found Shanda's beaten and burned body. [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. Next, Loveless repeatedly slammed Sharer's face into her knee, which cut Sharer's mouth on her own braces. My child would want this., Loveless, for her part, feels as if Vaught is helping her to overcome her past. 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. Eventually, they took her to another abandoned location and beat her mercilessly before stabbing her in the chest repeatedly. They both gave very rambling statements, identifying the victim as "Shanda", naming the two other girls involved as best as they could, and describing the main events of the previous night. She even showed Amanda the bloody trunk and Shanda's bloody clothes. [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. Did The U.S. [46], Detectives obtained dental records that positively identified Sharer as the victim. She currently goes by a different name and works for a trucking company based out of Madison. Small stated that he would seek to have jurisdiction over the case moved to the Indiana Supreme Court. My child would want this.". Shanda Rene Sharer (June 6, 1979 - January 11, 1992) was an American girl who was murdered by a group of girls in early 1992. The bulk of the evidence for the arrest warrant came from the statements made by Lawrence and Rippey. She did a good thing. As a way of rebelling against her parents, the youngster shaved her head and started to engage in occult practices. He thanks you for reading his content. Mary, Hope, and Toni drove to Shandas fathers place to lure her out sometime after 11:30 pm. Tackett grew up in a strict religious household where normal teenager things were not welcome behaviors. At present, all of them are out of prison, much before the end of their sentences. Lawrence then phoned a friend and told her about the murder. Her parents were Stephen Sharer and Jacqueline Vaught. WARNING: This article contains graphic content related to physical and s*xual violence and murder. 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. 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. 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. On appeal, a judge reduced the sentence to 35 years. 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. [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]. Investigation Discoverys The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade: The New Girl chronicles what happened to Shanda and how four girls were responsible for her death. On this particular weekend Shanda had been staying with her father, Steve Sharer, and Melinda knew it. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A classmate of a southern Indiana girl murdered in 1992 said the Indiana justice system should be ashamed of itself. However, what was in store for them was much darker. Her mother was a fundamentalist Pentecostal Christian and her father was a factory worker with two felony convictions in the 1960s. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. Some of Shanda's friends have put up a wonderful blog that discusses all the many issues surrounding this horrific crime. She drove to the burn pile, where they opened the trunk to stare at Sharer. Loveless was released in September 2019. She still spent most of her time in Louisville and New Albany, and, by December, spent most of it with Loveless. The killers looked no different than girls I knew in school who walked around, wreaking havoc and completely out of control. 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. Dr. Phil asked Lauries mother and sister if they agreed with that statement, and they said yes. Melinda felt crushed, especially when Larry remarried. [5], Larry worked irregularly for the Southern Railway after his military service; his profession allowed him to work whenever most convenient for him. Stephen resettled in Jeffersonville, Indiana with his wife, Sharon. Copyright 2019 by WDRB Media. The Abduction. The fifth had been tortured and mutilated nearly beyond recognition. "Ididn't know Shanda at all. 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". Later that morning, two hunters found the body. Heavrin was horrified and asked to be taken home. I couldnt thank her enough. The Shanda Sharer Murder. To avoid the death penalty, the girls accepted plea bargains.[48]. But a dog named Angel is a dog like no other -- a four-legged conduit to Melinda's victim, Shanda Sharer. That same day, the girls started talking. Shanda moved around a few times due to her parents divorcing. 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. As of September 2019, all four had been released from prison at various times. Shanda Sharer. The church later arranged for Melinda to be taken to a motel room with a 50-year-old man for a five-hour exorcism. Lawrence and Rippey younger, less involved in the torture, and more forthcoming with authorities received lighter sentences, with Lawrence getting 20 years and Rippey getting 50 (shortened to 35 on appeal). She remained on parole until December 2002. [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. Itspiraled out of control way too fast. Melinda is training Angel to help someone in need, but Angel is already helping her. "[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. ""All I've ever said is, 'I just want them to serve their sentence.' The 12-year-old began to cry and tried to answer Loveless' questions, testimony showed. Two days later, with her girlfriend and Toni Lawrence, Tackett cut her wrists deeply and was returned to the hospital. par ; mai 21, 2022 Melinda Loveless has a new lease on life as a trainer of service dogs for the disabled. It is alleged that Loveless, Tackett, Rippey and Lawrence came from troubled or abusive . During Loveless's sentencing hearing, extensive open court testimony revealed that her father Larry had abused his wife, his daughters, and other children. Its my choice to make. She confessed to her involvement and said three others were involved: Hope Rippey, then 15, Mary Tackett, then 17, and Melinda Loveless, then 16. 125 miles away, Shanda's mother, Jacque Vaught, still endures shockwaves from her daughter's brutal murder. [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. 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. The fund planned to provide scholarships to two students per year from Prosser School of Technology in New Albany; one scholarship to a student who is continuing his or her education, and the other scholarship to a student who is beginning his or her career and must buy tools or other work equipment. 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. Tacketts motives aside, what would drive 16-year-old Loveless to mastermind such a brutal murder? [60], Sharer's father, Steven Sharer, died of alcoholism in 2005 at the age of 53. [9] When Melinda was nine years old, Larry had Marjorie gang raped, after which she tried to drown herself. The grieving mother said she did it to honor her little girl, who she still thinks about every day. 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. Her parents would eventually divorce, and Shanda's mother Jacque would move the family to New Albany, Indiana in June 1991. But the Indiana Supreme Court upheld their sentences. What followed was a shocking story of deceit and torture. It was Shanda, and the investigation revealed that she had been burned alive after being tortured for hours. 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. Hours later they took Shanda to another remote location and continued brutalizing her. Call IndyStar reporter Justin L. Mack at (317) 444-6138. Melinda almost immediately found Amanda (the same day Shanda's body was found) and told her the whole story. 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. The murder of Shanda Sharer occured in Madison, Indiana early in the morning on January 11, 1982. Loveless explained to the two other girls that she disliked Sharer for being a copycat and for stealing her girlfriend.[28]. [20] Her father was an engineer at a power plant. Tackett was released from Rockville Correctional Facility on September 11, 2018, after serving nearly 26 years in prison and completing a year of probation. A burn victim like Shanda, Charlie Petrizzo convinced Jacque to watch a videotape of the new Melinda. 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. After reading about the murder of Bobby Kent that inspired the film "Bully," learn about . My child would want this." 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. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. 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. Wikimedia Commons Shanda Sharer In 1991, Shanda Sharer was a bubbly 12-year-old attending Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind. Photos: Kent's killers; Then-Now - Sun-Sentinel Shipley felt his heart sink as he read the description - blonde hair, five feet tall, around 100 pounds. It was a crime of passion and peer pressure committed by four teenage girls. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. In Dec. 1992,Loveless pleaded guilty to the Jan. 11, 1992 murder of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer of New Albany. Ididn't," Tackett said. 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. There she met Loveless; the two became friends in late November. In January 2018, Mary was released from prison and was on parole for a year after that. 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. Shipley then started the paperwork to get warrants for the arrest of Laurie Tackett and Melinda Loveless. 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. Age at death: 12 years old. I didnt go into that evening knowing anything was gonna happen, wanting anything to happen I didnt. [25], After Heavrin and Sharer attended a festival together in late October, Loveless began to discuss killing Sharer and threatened her in public. That's all I've ever said.". But 20 years later, something no one expected happened. Sharer's body was found the morning of Jan. 11, 1992. "I've loved her, I've cried on her. Death of Innocence - The Murder of Young Shanda Sharer BY David Lohr Autopsy On Sunday morning, Dr. George Nichols conducted Shanda's autopsy. A small memorial to Shanda Sharer in the field where she died. During the car ride, Sharer continued begging them to take her back home. :confused:--If that's the book by true crime author Aphrodite Jones, I remember it very well 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 was discharged on April 12. 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. Amanda. Melinda was released in September 2019, and while in prison, she trained service dogs for those living with trauma and disabilities. After this look at the murder of Shanda Sharer, read about the disturbing killing of James Bulger. Shanda Sharer was an ordinary Indiana teenager in 1992 until four girls tortured her for hours before finally killing her. [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. When the group of girls drove up to the house, Toni and Hope knocked on the front door; the girl's Daddy answered . But in prison, it seems as though Loveless has found some measure of escape from the cycle of violence and abuse. Shanda Renee Sharer was born June 6th 1979 in Pineville, Kentucky. Shanda attended fifth and sixth grades in Louisville at St. Paul School where she was on the cheer leading, volleyball and softball teams. 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. But, that night, Lawrence and Rippey went straight to the Jefferson County Sheriffs office with their parents and spilled the whole story. [35], The girls drove to Tackett's nearby home and went inside to drink soda and clean themselves. He would also "share" her with some of his friends from work, which she found disgusting. If you dont let good things come from bad things nothing gets better. She helped me to heal, forgive and grow, whether she wanted that or not. They beat her, sodomized the 12-year-old with a tire iron, choked her with a cord, and sliced her legs with a knife. She's like my kid," said Loveless. If you don't let good things come from bad things, nothing gets better. Loveless served more than 26 years in prison for murder and criminal confinement. Wikimedia CommonsA small memorial to Shanda Sharer in the field where she died. 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. At that point, Amanda was in an on-and-off relationship with another teenager, Melinda Loveless. Sharer continued to make crying and gurgling noises, so Tackett stopped the car. The details of her murder shocked the area. She got into fights at school and reported being depressed, resulting in her receiving professional counseling. 12-year-old Shanda Sharer was murdered in 1992. All rights reserved. She had been stabbed, strangled, beaten and burned alive. 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. But 20 years later, something no one expected happened. Loveless immediately grew jealous of Heavrin and Sharer's relationship. 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 1994, Tackett and Loveless appealed their sentences, citing their difficult childhoods. She was 12 years old at the time of her death. Shanda was the kind of girl you wanted to be friends with; she was bubbly, outgoing and a lot of fun. 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. 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. Sharer was reluctant to go with them, yet agreed after changing her clothes. Lawrence and Rippey were frightened and stayed in the car. Furthermore, Melinda had a rough childhood, with her father being accused of sexual abuse. Shanda's parents divorced when she was young, and she ended up . MADISON, IND. Everyone involved had been sworn to secrecy. Most of the crimes occurred from 1968 to 1977. [52], On January 8, 2008, Loveless's request was rejected by Jefferson Circuit Judge Ted Todd. "I saw someone who was almost reborn.". She dropped out of high school in September 1991. Lawrence refused. An Indiana Department of Correction spokeswoman says 44-year-old Melinda Loveless was released from the Indiana Womens Prison in Indianapolis on Thursday after serving 23 years and eight months of a 60-year sentence for the murder and criminal confinement of Shanda Sharer in 1992. 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. Vaught did something remarkable after seeing her daughters killer at work. In 1991, Shanda Sharer was a bubbly 12-year-old attending Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany, Ind. MADISON, Ind. In the back seat, Melinda Loveless was hiding under a blanket with a knife. 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. Lawrence and Rippey quickly lost interest in the music and went to the parking lot outside, where they engaged in sexual activities with two boys in Tackett's car. Loveless pleaded guilty to the one count of sexual battery. Sharer was tortured, beaten and burned in a rural area of Jefferson County, Indiana. Loveless hid under a blanket in the back seat of the car with the knife. She took up Charlie, the breeder, on his idea to donate a puppy in Shanda's honor, and she let Melinda loveless train her. [16] Tackett was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and confessed that she had experienced hallucinations since she was a young child. Jacque saw something she had never seen before. Loveless was not convinced Sharer was dead, so they returned a few minutes later to pour the rest of the gasoline on her. By the end of the night, only four of them were alive. And I'm doing it for Shanda.". She was prescribed an anti-depressant and released. People were even more shocked when it was revealed that four teenage girls were responsible for the brutal murder. 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. She remained on supervised parole until April 2011. (Sun. Shanda endured hell and was later put in the trunk of the car, only in her underwear. Shanda was best friends with her mom, and close with her father and stepmother, Sharon. Ligature marks were found on her wrists, and she had several lacerations on her head, neck and legs. People were even more shocked when it was revealed that four teenage girls were responsible f Nationality: American. She then attempted suicide again, and her daughters called authorities. Among his complaints were that he was not allowed to sleep in his bed during the day or to read the newspaper. In 2012, Shanda Sharer's mother Jackie Vaught made headlines when she publicly forgave Melinda Loveless. Jacque said she still has no plans to meet face-to-face with her daughter's killers. The Killing Field. Tackett told people in one interview that, I didnt know Shanda at all. Heavrin promised she would not before entering her house. Mary Laurine "Laurie" Tackett, 43, of Madison, was released shortly after midnight, according to officials from the Indiana Department of Correction. Loveless served more than 26 years in prison for murder and criminal confinement. Sharer told the girls to return after her parents were asleep, which they did. 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. 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. Loveless was 18 when she planned the crime. Two other defendants, Toni Lawrence and Hope A. Rippey, were sentenced to 20 years and 50years respectively, according to IndyStar archives. The girls then drove to the field near Madison, covered her with a blanket, and poured gasoline on her. Tackett further taunted Sharer, claiming that the Witch's Castle was filled with human remains and Sharer's would be next. 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 . Shanda would stay with him on . When they divorced; Jacqueline remarried and moved to Louisville, Kentucky. The description matched his Jane Doe. Rippey was sentenced to 60 years, with 10 years suspended due to mitigating circumstances plus 10 years of medium-supervision probation. 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. The three other girls assumed Loveless was simply going to scare Sharer into breaking up with Heavrin. Murderpedia Shanda Sharer's killers. [54], Lawrence was released on December 14, 2000, after serving nine years. And I would thank her. Loveless was released from Indiana Women's Prison on September 5, 2019. Full name: Shanda Rene Sharer. Loveless and Tackett were sentenced to 60 years in prison at the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. She has chosen to keep her life private since then, and not much is known about what she currently does; her last known location remains to be Indiana. [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. 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