56 Torture Mom of the Year, Gertrude Baniszewski, AKA Satan
What can we say? This is the most brutal and disturbing case we've covered. There's only one victim, but she was put through immense amounts of hell and torture. CORRECTION: In the episode, we say that this took place in the 70's. We didn't math very well. It took place in 1965.
Gertrude, AKA Satan had a traumatic childhood that effected her for the rest of her life. She took in 2 sisters, a teenager and a kid, whose parents were traveling for work. What she did to the older of the two girls is horrific, but she also got multiple neighborhood kids in on this sick train of abuse. Not to mention, her own kids who were also active participants. This is the type of horror movie script where in the movies, the victim comes back and kills everyone. Sadly, that's not what happened here.
Its brutal, disturbing and heartbreaking. Todd tapped out in the episode, and Bill was coming close. Don't listen with kids around, please.
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