On January 11, 1992, 12-year-old Shanda Sharer was brutally tortured and murdered by four teenage girls in small-town Indiana, but the backstory of the girls and their reasonings for killing Shanda is what aids in this case being so horrifying. Not gonna sugarcoat it, Allison and Katie get real pissed and real sad in this one. 

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SOURCES:

Books:
Cruel Sacrifice. Aphrodite Jones. 1994.
Little Lost Angel. Michael Quinlan. 1995.

Articles:
https://www.wdrb.com/news/melinda-loveless-mastermind-of-1992-murder-of-shanda-sharer-released-from-prison/article_994b41c4-d00e-11e9-8e56-9b9b497efced.html

https://www.wave3.com/story/18573121/shanda-sharers-mother-and-murderer-form-unlikely-alliance/

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/01/11/woman-convicted-1992-slaying-12-year-old-shanda-renee-sharer-released-prison/1023879001/

https://www.wave3.com/story/4829494/early-release-for-woman-who-took-part-in-12-year-olds-1992-torture-killing/