An American Crime

[Shawn]

I just saw this trailer and it made me squirm.

This actually happened in 1965 to a teenage girl.

It's considered one of the worst crimes to ever hit this country.

http://www.firstlookinternational.com/Film...BB9D6084%7D.wmv

[Shawn]

Here's the movie synopsis:

Based on a true story that gripped the nation in 1965, An American Crime recounts one of the most shocking crimes ever committed against a single victim. The daughters of traveling carnival workers are left for an extended stay at the suburban Indiana home of single mother Gertrude Baniszewski and her seven children. Times are tough, and Gertrude's needs force her to accept this arrangement before understanding how the burden will push her already-fragile nature to a breaking point. What transpires is both riveting and horrific, leaving one child dead and the rest scarred for life.

[Bree]

Check this link out, it describes the crime in detail:

http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murd...g/likens/1.html

This is why parents should never leave their kids with people they hardly know. Heck, you can't even leave your kids with people you do know anymore.