The Gertrude Baniszewski story is so crazy. Basically a real-life Cinderella's stepmother who succeeded. I heard when word got out she was going to be released from prison early it caused such a public uproar that she went right into witness protection until she died of cancer in the '90s.
I was a toddler when Sylvia Likens was murdered, but my parents remember it vividly. My mom said the whole city wanted Gertrude to receive the same punishment she gave Sylvia.
Yah some part of me can't help but wonder if, the killer (I will not acknowledge that monster as either a person nor a woman,) wasn't some sadistic child predator who got off on that in some way... sorry too many psychology classes 😅
I'll never forget what happened to Sylvia Likens. That's a story that you really don't forget. It's really sad. Edit: I didn't expect so many reactions to my simple comment, so I'll beef it up a little more xD; That poor girl didn't deserve to be tortured and killed and it infuriates me that some of the people behind it didn't get the appropriate punishment. I will NEVER forget about her. Her suffering and her story will forever be inside my head. It shows how horrible people can be because of jealousy and hatred and how cruel people can be to someone who did nothing wrong.
Honestly in Puerto Rico where i'm from what Sylvia did is considered acceptable parenting. Children and spouses die weekly due to family members abusing them for any number of reasons. And I come from a family that practices child abuse for generations. I refuse to fall in love and start a family since I genuinely fear that I would kill my wife and children in a fit of rage. Something that my family does not understand or wish to understand calling me lazy and girly even though they were the ones who chased off and nearly killed my father who had a wife and kids on the side when he seduced and impregnated my mother.
@@mammyewok And like I said in Puerto Rico there's been 500 reported cases of similar situations this year alone. News reporters are essentially being told to raise awareness that murder is wrong regardless of gender and age. Because like I said beating up women and asserting dominance on those of a lower station is a cultural sign of masculinity. And its passed down thru generations. My mother tried to force that mentality on me. And her mother succeeded on doing so destroying her dreams and turning her into a bitter hag that let's herself be pushed around by other men and really doesn't realize that I hate her for it. The only reason why I haven't reported her is because my father really is worse and I hate him even more. And she uses that knowledge to get away with all her abuses.
Yes, it certainly sticks in the brain. For more nightmares one should look at the horrific things done to young girls like Junko Furuta, Suzanne Clapper, Kelly Anne Bates, Suesan and Shelia Knorr, just to name a few. Every single one of the girls I mentioned was a teenaged minor who was tortured to death just for living and breathing. No one deserves to be forgotten or thrown away like so much trash.
Had she _aborted_ a single baby, she would have got more than that. We don't know the reason for that sentence, like missing evidence (not easy to determine cause of death if there are no injuries and no poison), or responsibilty shared by several perpetrators.
The Japanese courts aren't known for making a lot of sense in homicide cases. A lot of murderers proven guilty there were still either let go or given short sentences.
It's bananas. I guess it was seen as a failure to act instead of a pattern of intentional murder (but like....c'mon, it was def intentional), and infants had almost no legal rights or protections. They were so disposable :( What a cruel thing to do.
No doubt, especially way back in the day. Sexism at it’s finest. “It couldn’t have been a woman. No woman could do such a thing. They’re so delicate blah blah blah”
anywhere outside of America someone would likely get less than 30 yrs. I imagine she didn't live out her sentence. People didn't live as long back then. No antibiotics yet...
Yeah... See, your average Southern slave owner liked to think of their slaves as akin to a dog, or a horse. Sure, they might "put down a dog that bit them, or smack the horse to get it to move the way they wanted it to go," but they didn't like to think it was a CRUEL thing. Oh no. Slaves were commodities to the white Southernors in the same vein as their livestock. They'd be furious to lose a valuable commodity in such a way, and likely looked down on people who delighted in torturing slaves in the same way your average butcher would look on with disgust at someone who delighted in torturing animals. The amount of mental gymnastics they had to jump through must have been crazy. Not to mention her cruelty likely gave those 'pesky' abolitionists a lot of ammo to load into their arguments.
@@wordforger Louisiana was different from other slave states. I am not endorsing or defending any slave owners but the history of Louisiana and its cultures are very unique. If you study black history of Louisiana youd be surprised that many slaves were "freed" from their owners. Living on their own and working in different areas. There's a long history of mixed aka creole people. New Orleans was diverse and you would be surprised by the number of white men who fell in love with black women. Some going as far as trying to marry them. Of course it was illegal but they would live together and have a family. Some married white men would live separately from their wives and have black mistresses. But they had to be very careful. I think new Orleans was far ahead of its time. Lots of White people there genuinely cared for slaves. Not because they were thought of as property but because they were people. You have to remember that new Orleans and Louisiana were part of France for years. Spain also owned Louisiana for some time too. Cajuns were descended from Canada. Particularly Arcadia. All these culturals and many more were all mixed.. new Orleans being a huge port city with several heritage and cultural traditions. Please research Louisiana and its history. You'd be surprised how different it was from other southern states.
"You'll know which ones are mine by..." is especially chilling to me. She's specifying how to distinguish only her own murders-her own as opposed to other similar murders, surely. I wonder how many baby killers were really out there and never caught.
@Mildred Cady , so when she said all the babies she killed had tape around their necks, it was probably ribbon as we know it. I don't know why, but that part stood out to me for some reason. Interesting...thanks for that tidbit of info. 🙂
Yup! I grew up calling the cotton twill ribbon stuff tape. My mom always loved the aesthetic of Victorian era sewing and fashion, and sewed a lot herself. I’m guessing she just decided she liked the way tape sounded better and I picked it up when she taught me how to sew. She still sneaks some old timey words in 🥰
@@bifurious7828 Lol the rate of teen motherhood has gone way DOWN in recent times not up. The only difference is that back then people liked to hide things away and now we like to talk about them.
people were more stupid & brainwashed back then. I remember my mother saying "what will the neighbours think?" & "get her inside, hide her hair! don't let the neighbours see!" when I visited them with a bleached white mohawk in 1979. 😅😅😅 I was sent interstate when I got pregnant at 16 😀 so no one would know, I told everyone when I came back! all the stuff we get up to now is stuff that's been going on ever since we crawled out of the slime, we're becoming more open at last.
Anne Wilkinson Well, it pobably means what you mean by “in recent times.” Compared to Victorian England or the US prior to the 1960s, I can’t believe that the rate of teen preganancy is lower now. Do you have any stats to back up that claim?
There seems to be a lot of concern about the pronunciation of Gertrude's last name. Are you afraid he is not showing her proper respect or something? She tortured and murdered a girl for no reason and only served a few years for it. Who cares how you say her damned name?? I cannot believe THAT is what you people are taking away from this video
WOW... I knew it I f-ing knew it, you women don't need men what so ever, well after that you don't need men LMAO and that's why men in general love women cuz y'all just as crazy as us. Funny funny, oh wait I've got a $500,000 life plan.
@@steveno3141 I feel like Typhoid Mary doesn't qualify as a killer since she was wholly unaware (as was society) about a) germ theory and b) the ability to be a carrier without active illness. Even after she was educated about the topics and secretly returned to baking, I wouldn't say her intent was to kill. She just wanted to do something she enjoyed.
The house where Sylvia Likens was tortured to death on New York St was demolished in 2009 and is now a church car park. A granite memorial dedicated to Sylvia is in nearby Willard Park. I lived in Indy about a mile from that place in the early 2000s. People often broke in the abandoned house to explore the basement. Everyone was relieved when it was finally demolished.
Tubmaster 5000 pretty sure it’s “Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother 40 whacks, once he’d seen what she had done, she gave her father 41” or at least that’s how I heard it.
@deekat3279 I had never realized that her step mother treated the girls badly. Everything you hear about this case says that the girls treated Abby badly. It's funny how these things get twisted around. Do you think that the maid was in on it? It would be interesting to see how this case would have been looked at in modern times.
Slavery was illegal in France already. I’m sure if that’s where she ended up she just picked another pool of victims she decided weren’t people. I always kind of hoped she was offered refuge by a kind seeming person who then tortured her for decades.
Man or woman, it does not matter we are capable of the greatest acts of kindness and the darkest depths of depravity. Love the channel, easiest place to get my random knowledge fix.
strontiumXnitrate You sincerely dont know enough about this topic to be saying that women are most often forgiven than men. That makes absolutely no sense. Maybe you were brainwashed by incel websites and forums, but real life is not like that at all. I should know, Im a lawyer and I have plenty of experience about this.
@strontiumXnitrate Example of men doing this: It's proven that men make up the vast majority of murderers, yet you're trying to point your finger at women in order to garner sympathy for the male killers. You're a hypocrite.
@@LadyWhinesalot Ok. So, I exaggerated (my bad). My point is that he portrayed us women as much more violent creatures than we really are. Don't get me wrong, there are some pretty bad psycopathic female killers out there.
Fun fact: the Indiana Women's prison where Gertrude Baniszewski was held is less than one mile from the house where Sylvia Likens was murdered. The house was torn down in 2015, and is now a parking lot.
The Baniszewski case was the subject of a recent movie called "An American Crime." I think there was a fictionalized version of the story in another film called "The Girl Next Door."
@@michaelpalmieri7335 When mentioning "An American Crime", I feel it's important to note that the film was made over the objections of the Likens family, who did not want Sylvia's death to be exploited for "entertainment" and profit. "Our pain is their gain", they said. The filmmakers were aware of their feelings and made it anyway. For this reason, I think people should choose not to watch the film, and I'm saddened that artists like Ellen Page and Catherine Keener would choose to be a part of it. Now, no one should see "The Girl Next Door" because it's just trash.
@@moonlily1 I wasn't aware of the fact that the Likens family didn't want the film made, and under the circumstances, I don't blame them. As for telling people not to watch "An American Crime," I regret to inform you that I already saw it (I borrowed a D.V.D. of it from the library). But, if it will make you feel better, I won't watch that other film, "The Girl Next Door."
@@michaelpalmieri7335 I already saw the film too Michael, and only became aware of that after the fact. I don't blame people for having a bit of morbid curiosity, I did too. I just don't think it should be promoted, but if people are interested in the movie, I think they should at least know of the objections and have the ability to make a choice whether they think it's worth participating in given that knowledge. I'd say no, because it isn't such a great film that not experiencing it is going to cause regret, and also many people would be perturbed by Banishewski being portrayed sympathetically. As for the Girl Next Door, I saw it in a social setting where it just happened to be playing while I was there; I did not know anything about the film going in. But having seen it, I then wished I could bleach it out of my brain, it made me feel nasty and unclean for having seen it. It's one of those films like "I Spit On Your Grave" that nobody needs to see.
That first one. Newborns starving to death. Can you imagine being there for that week+ ?? Beside those tiny babies crying out for love and nurture??? Not knowing why they're in so much pain.. and just walking by??? My heart.
My mom knew Gertrude when she was a kid in Indianapolis.Gertrude’s younger children were around the same age as my mom and they used to walk to school together. My mom said that she knew them before the murder of Sylvia, which occurred after the family moved away. She said that she was surprised about what happened because she was nice to her and the other neighborhood kids.
Victor Baez I'm not a native Spanish speaker, but I do have a minor in Spanish. It grates on my nerves when people who are narrating stuff mispronounce words - even if they're not in the narrator's native tongue. I guess it's because my mother, who was an English teacher, didn't cut me any slack when it came to pronunciation...or grammar. So I grew up to be a language Nazi. : < )
Gertrude (or even Sylvia) deserve their own Biographics episode. It's supremely messed up that Getrude and her family did that to Sylvia. Honestly, this goes to show you that true evil are real and these it can't change or be reasoned with. All I can say is rest in peace to Sylvia Likens. She deserved to live a full life. It also sickens me that some of Getrude's still living children (now all grown up) are living as free people under new identities.
Thank goodness they didn't have any of those women and Elizabeth Bathory Its not that I want there to be more - just some we haven't heard which I can say this included.
@@z.s.7992 given that there's still debate as to whether or not she did what she did because of schizophrenia and/or rape trauma syndrome, I kinda get why she wasn't on the list. Yes, she was a female serial killer, but it is debatable whether or not she was 'Depraved' or 'evil', or just very very sick
WOW!!! I had never heard of the last one. I am just suggesting an add on to Your list. Although that will make it more than ten. The addition is Elizabeth Batthory, the blood countess. Anyway, You did an AWESOME NARRATION AND RESEARCH IN YOUR LIST. I look forward to More of Your lists. Thank You for sharing this list with Us.
@@Brandyalla I don't recommend it because the Likens family objected to the film because they didn't want Sylvia's murder to be the subject of "entertainment" or to be used for profit and personal gain. The filmmakers knew their feelings and ignored them. For that reason, it is a selfish and immoral film.
@@moonlily1 I did watch it but more because I felt Sylvia's story deserved to be told. It was in no way entertaining for me. I still get a bit sick thinking of that film all these years later. I just don't see how not one of those kids objected and turned her in. I know her sister tried to tell their parents, but they ignored it.
Aileen Wuornos only murdered grown men, and most of those were guilty of whoring. And if you had been through all that she had gone through growing up, you probably would've murdered highly immoral men, too. I'm not saying Aileen Wuornos was necessarily an angel, but at least she wasn't anywhere near as demonic as the C U Next TuesdayS who made this list!
@@DrT0705 It was a fluke. really. I happened to have watched some re-runs of 'Criminal Minds' recently, and that was one of the episodes. It's weird, how sometimes these things just 'click'. :)
Theresa Knorr was seriously deranged. The Deadly Women Countdown didn't list her because she was mentally ill while Gertrude Baniszewski was determined to be legally sane. She is still in prison but will be eligible for parole in 2027.
*I lived right around the corner from Sylvia Likens and although i was not friends with them i knew all the people involved in her brutal murder, this was horrible what they did to her*
I was trying to think of whom your thumbnail for this video reminded me. Then it struck me - the picture of the hateful Gertrude Baniszewski, looked exactly like the well known, and truly dreadful action figure of 'Aunt May' from the 'Spiderman' comic book. It really does look that bad.
I would've called social services to pick Sylvia and her sister up if I couldn't care for them anymore due to neglect of their own parents. That's what she should've done.
@@kayceequesadilla was the answer I know, early term abortion at 8 weeks would have stopped starving mothers to give their kids away or like in Roman times literally leave them at the city dump or just sell them for a few meals to any taker.
Rip silvia likens I have watched alot about wat gertrude did to this poor girl. They all should have had electric chair. Silvia musta been so scared I can't even fathom. Silvia's sister died later in life when a pizza boy rang her doorbell. Scared her to death. Wat germy did stuck wit her. Horrifying and absolutely cruel person.
I was living in a nearby neighborhood when the Sylvia Likens torture and murder became public. I was 11 at the time. It was terrifying that this poor girl was being abused in such a sadistic manner. We both went to the same high school, although not overlapping years since she was 5 years older. The home this happened in was torn down with only an empty lot there now. It was such a sad and heartbreaking story, being forced to live in this environment that would eventually take her life.
1:50 mexico city murders - witness: we saw a heavy-set person in dress/nurse outfit leaving the victim's house... police: OMG what a despicable man! let's round up some transvestites and grill them for clues!
Surprised that you didn't mention that Nicolas Cage owned Delphine LaLauries torture mansion for a few years. Also that would've been a perfect factoid for the video you did on his crazy spending habits.
After the story about the woman who killed her landlord I remembered the SNL Eddie Murphy skit where he is Mr. Rogers in the the "hood he says 'we gonna learn the letter"C" Ci is for kill as in I'm gonna Kill my landlord Maybe Im too old I watched it with Jane Curtain and Jon Belushi Bees buzz off LOL
When I first heard 90%, my brain said, “If I get murdered, there’s a 9/10 chance the murderer would be a man.” But then I realized that’s JUST the people caught. Who knows how many women have gotten away with murder, especially since for so long it was assumed impossible for a woman to be a murderer. To this day still, while it takes ~4 years average for a male to be caught and convicted, the average for females is ~8 years. It’s freaky how few people you can really trust.
Alex Larson That probably has something to do with the methods that they use to kill people. When a man kills someone, they’re more likely to use a gun, a knife or their bare hands. A woman will more often use poison. Also a woman will target people in her care who are babies or old or very sick. All this means that a man is more likely to be seen leaving the scene of a murder covered in blood, while the woman is more likely to be seen as an innocent caregiver who lost a patient through no fault of their own.
The Gertrude Baniszewski story is so crazy. Basically a real-life Cinderella's stepmother who succeeded. I heard when word got out she was going to be released from prison early it caused such a public uproar that she went right into witness protection until she died of cancer in the '90s.
I was a toddler when Sylvia Likens was murdered, but my parents remember it vividly. My mom said the whole city wanted Gertrude to receive the same punishment she gave Sylvia.
Yah some part of me can't help but wonder if, the killer (I will not acknowledge that monster as either a person nor a woman,) wasn't some sadistic child predator who got off on that in some way... sorry too many psychology classes 😅
Shame nobody took it upon themselves to get rid of her, or even the participating kids. I hope they ALL rot in hell. Yes the kids too.
lmao she is mad man
I'll never forget what happened to Sylvia Likens. That's a story that you really don't forget. It's really sad.
Edit: I didn't expect so many reactions to my simple comment, so I'll beef it up a little more xD;
That poor girl didn't deserve to be tortured and killed and it infuriates me that some of the people behind it didn't get the appropriate punishment.
I will NEVER forget about her.
Her suffering and her story will forever be inside my head.
It shows how horrible people can be because of jealousy and hatred and how cruel people can be to someone who did nothing wrong.
True. Gertrude should have had to serve her whole sentence. To release someone this depraved back into society is lunacy.
Honestly in Puerto Rico where i'm from what Sylvia did is considered acceptable parenting. Children and spouses die weekly due to family members abusing them for any number of reasons. And I come from a family that practices child abuse for generations. I refuse to fall in love and start a family since I genuinely fear that I would kill my wife and children in a fit of rage. Something that my family does not understand or wish to understand calling me lazy and girly even though they were the ones who chased off and nearly killed my father who had a wife and kids on the side when he seduced and impregnated my mother.
@@aliastheabnormal whats sad is basically the whole town killed her..
@@mammyewok And like I said in Puerto Rico there's been 500 reported cases of similar situations this year alone. News reporters are essentially being told to raise awareness that murder is wrong regardless of gender and age. Because like I said beating up women and asserting dominance on those of a lower station is a cultural sign of masculinity. And its passed down thru generations. My mother tried to force that mentality on me. And her mother succeeded on doing so destroying her dreams and turning her into a bitter hag that let's herself be pushed around by other men and really doesn't realize that I hate her for it. The only reason why I haven't reported her is because my father really is worse and I hate him even more. And she uses that knowledge to get away with all her abuses.
Yes, it certainly sticks in the brain. For more nightmares one should look at the horrific things done to young girls like Junko Furuta, Suzanne Clapper, Kelly Anne Bates, Suesan and Shelia Knorr, just to name a few. Every single one of the girls I mentioned was a teenaged minor who was tortured to death just for living and breathing. No one deserves to be forgotten or thrown away like so much trash.
4 years total for allowing 100+ newborn babies to starve to death. Wow.
Had she _aborted_ a single baby, she would have got more than that. We don't know the reason for that sentence, like missing evidence (not easy to determine cause of death if there are no injuries and no poison), or responsibilty shared by several perpetrators.
The Japanese courts aren't known for making a lot of sense in homicide cases. A lot of murderers proven guilty there were still either let go or given short sentences.
Probably because back then they believed babies couldn't feel pain. So maybe they didn't consider it that cruel.
It's bananas. I guess it was seen as a failure to act instead of a pattern of intentional murder (but like....c'mon, it was def intentional), and infants had almost no legal rights or protections. They were so disposable :( What a cruel thing to do.
the fact that a considerable amount of people find this bad, should there be some change that is made?
How many unsolved murders are unsolved because the police don't suspect women?
Right! Think about how many "accidents" happen..
todaystarr Too many, most likely. :(
No doubt, especially way back in the day. Sexism at it’s finest. “It couldn’t have been a woman. No woman could do such a thing. They’re so delicate blah blah blah”
The girl who can’t game lol!
Lol oh please the amount of killers are overwhelming men and women are still seen a suspicious aid or suspect
Simon: a baby farmer
My overtired brain: that’s where cabbage patch kids come from
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RaHaHaHaHa - your comment Hope Gallows is funny as! Thanks for the laugh!
Logical .
i laughed way too hard
@The Lone Tourist OMG I love this show!!! My youngest son has me hooked!
*_She’s cute until she stabs you in your sleep_*
Volition do you think you could beat me in a fight??
Yep Nope probably not
Volition It was the time of my time with you and I wanna grab your coffee and I will thank you for your birthday
Volition - PLEASE stop talking about my ex-wife like that! I survived, however her next... (jk)
Yep Nope - Me, leave my back door unlocked so you can come in and shower? (Evil laugh) O.K. Done! But I don’t like to shower alone...
Turning people into soap and tea cakes got her only 30 yrs? Shortfall of justice.
I'm still trying to wrap my unfairly large head around that one.
She probably made more than just soaps and cakes with humans. She probably made leather goods from human skins
No blankets or lamp shades. Perhaps she got those 30 for wasting resources.
anywhere outside of America someone would likely get less than 30 yrs. I imagine she didn't live out her sentence. People didn't live as long back then. No antibiotics yet...
Depends how fresh the soap was
RIP ALL THE VICTIMS :(
You know it is bad, when an angry mob forms in slavery era New Orleans, wanting you punished for torturing & killing slaves.
New Orleans was always a bit different
Yep,
Takes a special kind of evil fir that to happen.
Yeah... See, your average Southern slave owner liked to think of their slaves as akin to a dog, or a horse. Sure, they might "put down a dog that bit them, or smack the horse to get it to move the way they wanted it to go," but they didn't like to think it was a CRUEL thing. Oh no. Slaves were commodities to the white Southernors in the same vein as their livestock. They'd be furious to lose a valuable commodity in such a way, and likely looked down on people who delighted in torturing slaves in the same way your average butcher would look on with disgust at someone who delighted in torturing animals.
The amount of mental gymnastics they had to jump through must have been crazy. Not to mention her cruelty likely gave those 'pesky' abolitionists a lot of ammo to load into their arguments.
The abuse was some of the most extreme you could ever imagine including physical and sexual. The fact she allegedly fled to France is gobsmacking.
@@wordforger Louisiana was different from other slave states. I am not endorsing or defending any slave owners but the history of Louisiana and its cultures are very unique. If you study black history of Louisiana youd be surprised that many slaves were "freed" from their owners. Living on their own and working in different areas. There's a long history of mixed aka creole people. New Orleans was diverse and you would be surprised by the number of white men who fell in love with black women. Some going as far as trying to marry them. Of course it was illegal but they would live together and have a family. Some married white men would live separately from their wives and have black mistresses. But they had to be very careful. I think new Orleans was far ahead of its time. Lots of White people there genuinely cared for slaves. Not because they were thought of as property but because they were people. You have to remember that new Orleans and Louisiana were part of France for years. Spain also owned Louisiana for some time too. Cajuns were descended from Canada. Particularly Arcadia. All these culturals and many more were all mixed.. new Orleans being a huge port city with several heritage and cultural traditions. Please research Louisiana and its history. You'd be surprised how different it was from other southern states.
"You'll know which ones are mine by..." is especially chilling to me. She's specifying how to distinguish only her own murders-her own as opposed to other similar murders, surely. I wonder how many baby killers were really out there and never caught.
@@taliesinhalliday many men who kill children dont get investigated, they dont even stop them molesting the children. Neither sex cares it seems.
like the church?
Note: in Victorian times the word “tape” was also used for ribbon (usually gross-grain ribbon) that was used as seam binding and channels for hoops.
Ta. I kind of wondered if sticky tape was even around in the Victorian era!
@Mildred Cady , so when she said all the babies she killed had tape around their necks, it was probably ribbon as we know it. I don't know why, but that part stood out to me for some reason.
Interesting...thanks for that tidbit of info. 🙂
thanks.
Yup! I grew up calling the cotton twill ribbon stuff tape. My mom always loved the aesthetic of Victorian era sewing and fashion, and sewed a lot herself. I’m guessing she just decided she liked the way tape sounded better and I picked it up when she taught me how to sew. She still sneaks some old timey words in 🥰
I'm thinking that Hungarian Countess Elisabeth Bathory was even worse than the woman at #1 here.
My guess is she wasn't included because the charges against her were dubious and likely entirely fabricated for political reasons.
Scott Amundsen most of her story is most likely legend.
He has done an entire video just on her elsewhere on UA-cam
Ah old Elizabeth 'Bath In Virgin Blood' Bathory, yeah she most defo should have made num 1
(Average old person) - oh modern life is so terrible, that never happened in my day.
FACTS - yes they really did
Thank you!!! Thought that many times!
an old lady told me once 'when i was young we didn't have teen-mothers'....
@@bifurious7828 Lol the rate of teen motherhood has gone way DOWN in recent times not up. The only difference is that back then people liked to hide things away and now we like to talk about them.
people were more stupid & brainwashed back then. I remember my mother saying "what will the neighbours think?" & "get her inside, hide her hair! don't let the neighbours see!" when I visited them with a bleached white mohawk in 1979. 😅😅😅 I was sent interstate when I got pregnant at 16 😀 so no one would know, I told everyone when I came back! all the stuff we get up to now is stuff that's been going on ever since we crawled out of the slime, we're becoming more open at last.
Anne Wilkinson Well, it pobably means what you mean by “in recent times.” Compared to Victorian England or the US prior to the 1960s, I can’t believe that the rate of teen preganancy is lower now. Do you have any stats to back up that claim?
There seems to be a lot of concern about the pronunciation of Gertrude's last name. Are you afraid he is not showing her proper respect or something? She tortured and murdered a girl for no reason and only served a few years for it. Who cares how you say her damned name?? I cannot believe THAT is what you people are taking away from this video
LOLed when he said “if your guessing she had a life insurance on him as well” (snaps and points) “your correct”! Bwa haha! That was awesome!
"You're correct" lol
Exactly 😂😂😂
@@hiko73 You missed the first one. "If you're guessing..."
@@candice_ecidnac DAMN! lol
WOW... I knew it I f-ing knew it, you women don't need men what so ever, well after that you don't need men LMAO and that's why men in general love women cuz y'all just as crazy as us. Funny funny, oh wait I've got a $500,000 life plan.
Elizabeth Bathory didn't make the list?
And Ilse Koch missing is another shocker
@@christopherrhodes3228 And Irma Grese
What about Myra Hindley, of the Moors murders?
Typhoid mary?
@@steveno3141 I feel like Typhoid Mary doesn't qualify as a killer since she was wholly unaware (as was society) about a) germ theory and b) the ability to be a carrier without active illness. Even after she was educated about the topics and secretly returned to baking, I wouldn't say her intent was to kill. She just wanted to do something she enjoyed.
Wow... it's interesting how many of these people were health- or childcare providers. It's chilling to think about.
🤷♀️ the fields women have historically been relegated to. Also makes for easy targets.
The house where Sylvia Likens was tortured to death on New York St was demolished in 2009 and is now a church car park. A granite memorial dedicated to Sylvia is in nearby Willard Park. I lived in Indy about a mile from that place in the early 2000s. People often broke in the abandoned house to explore the basement. Everyone was relieved when it was finally demolished.
As someone who lived In indiana until he was 18, I'm glad I didn't date until I moved. Christ Indiana is crazy.
I read the book on the Silvia Likens case. She died a horrific death. That woman should have been burned at the stake.
"Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her father forty whacks. And when at last that she was done, she gave her mother forty-one".
Tubmaster 5000 pretty sure it’s “Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother 40 whacks, once he’d seen what she had done, she gave her father 41” or at least that’s how I heard it.
@@jadentorres2379 Yeah. I think your right. Plus I think she killed her mom first.
@@jadentorres2379 .
@deekat3279 I had never realized that her step mother treated the girls badly. Everything you hear about this case says that the girls treated Abby badly. It's funny how these things get twisted around. Do you think that the maid was in on it? It would be interesting to see how this case would have been looked at in modern times.
@@peggypeggy4137 she did...but she wasn't her mother..she was her step mother.
LaLaurie was never heard from again after fleeing? What’s up with THAT?!?! That is a mystery that needs exploring. WTH happened to her?
it's is believed she went to France
Nicole Tunis WOW! I wonder if she continued with her behavior somewhere else? Sick woman.
@@doriangraye1971 I hope not. Different situation may not have provided the same opportunity
Slavery was illegal in France already. I’m sure if that’s where she ended up she just picked another pool of victims she decided weren’t people.
I always kind of hoped she was offered refuge by a kind seeming person who then tortured her for decades.
I read that she ended up in France-, Paris, to be specific
Man or woman, it does not matter we are capable of the greatest acts of kindness and the darkest depths of depravity. Love the channel, easiest place to get my random knowledge fix.
Pretty true, I reckon. Funny how men and women do these mass-murders differently.
@strontiumXnitrate are you nuts? Men never try and excuse or justify murder? Get out more.
strontiumXnitrate You sincerely dont know enough about this topic to be saying that women are most often forgiven than men. That makes absolutely no sense. Maybe you were brainwashed by incel websites and forums, but real life is not like that at all. I should know, Im a lawyer and I have plenty of experience about this.
@strontiumXnitrate Example of men doing this: It's proven that men make up the vast majority of murderers, yet you're trying to point your finger at women in order to garner sympathy for the male killers. You're a hypocrite.
@strontiumXnitrate
women phobia 😂
@11:25 it’s pronounced Bani-shefski
Gertrude Banisezwski was a monster.
I'm not convinced juana barraza isn't a man in drag.
@@LadyWhinesalot A man that hates women? Unless you have an updated definition of the word that I don't know about?
@@foureyedchick well, Simon is definitely not a misogynist
@@LadyWhinesalot Ok. So, I exaggerated (my bad). My point is that he portrayed us women as much more violent creatures than we really are. Don't get me wrong, there are some pretty bad psycopathic female killers out there.
@@foureyedchick Us, women? Don't generalise like that, you'll get hurt.
@@straightedge7124 I should be afraid of you? Lmao, I am afraid of men, but not women! Lmao
You forgot Elizabeth Bathory, Myra Hinley, Rose West, Karla holmoka and Karla Faye Tucker
RIP to all the victims! Prayers to your families and friends. So very sad about the babies. She only got four years...omg
Fun fact: the Indiana Women's prison where Gertrude Baniszewski was held is less than one mile from the house where Sylvia Likens was murdered.
The house was torn down in 2015, and is now a parking lot.
The Baniszewski case was the subject of a recent movie called "An American Crime." I think there was a fictionalized version of the story in another film called "The Girl Next Door."
@@michaelpalmieri7335 When mentioning "An American Crime", I feel it's important to note that the film was made over the objections of the Likens family, who did not want Sylvia's death to be exploited for "entertainment" and profit. "Our pain is their gain", they said. The filmmakers were aware of their feelings and made it anyway. For this reason, I think people should choose not to watch the film, and I'm saddened that artists like Ellen Page and Catherine Keener would choose to be a part of it. Now, no one should see "The Girl Next Door" because it's just trash.
@@moonlily1 I wasn't aware of the fact that the Likens family didn't want the film made, and under the circumstances, I don't blame them.
As for telling people not to watch "An American Crime," I regret to inform you that I already saw it (I borrowed a D.V.D. of it from the library). But, if it will make you feel better, I won't watch that other film, "The Girl Next Door."
@@michaelpalmieri7335 I already saw the film too Michael, and only became aware of that after the fact. I don't blame people for having a bit of morbid curiosity, I did too. I just don't think it should be promoted, but if people are interested in the movie, I think they should at least know of the objections and have the ability to make a choice whether they think it's worth participating in given that knowledge. I'd say no, because it isn't such a great film that not experiencing it is going to cause regret, and also many people would be perturbed by Banishewski being portrayed sympathetically.
As for the Girl Next Door, I saw it in a social setting where it just happened to be playing while I was there; I did not know anything about the film going in. But having seen it, I then wished I could bleach it out of my brain, it made me feel nasty and unclean for having seen it. It's one of those films like "I Spit On Your Grave" that nobody needs to see.
@@moonlily1 Yes, I guess you have a point.
its pronounced BaniChefski not banizewski.
That first one. Newborns starving to death. Can you imagine being there for that week+ ?? Beside those tiny babies crying out for love and nurture??? Not knowing why they're in so much pain.. and just walking by??? My heart.
Oh these cookies are so delicious! What's your secret Leonarda!
Fluffy sweet elderly lady...
*barrrrrrrrrff*
I love the way you just get on with it, no rabbiting 🤗🤗
Simon was really KILLING IT this episode
Except for his pronunciation of Danish names when he spoke about Dagmar Overbye 😅😅
I just pray that Silvia got some justice in the next life when she didn't get it in this one
All these women on here look extremely creepy
Because they were.
My mom knew Gertrude when she was a kid in Indianapolis.Gertrude’s younger children were around the same age as my mom and they used to walk to school together. My mom said that she knew them before the murder of Sylvia, which occurred after the family moved away. She said that she was surprised about what happened because she was nice to her and the other neighborhood kids.
Her name is pronounced like: Gertrude Banish-Shef-Ski
Also. How cute is Simon trying to pronounce "mata viejitas"
Thank you for clearing that up.
How cute are you trying to spell "ceiling"
Victor Baez I'm not a native Spanish speaker, but I do have a minor in Spanish. It grates on my nerves when people who are narrating stuff mispronounce words - even if they're not in the narrator's native tongue. I guess it's because my mother, who was an English teacher, didn't cut me any slack when it came to pronunciation...or grammar. So I grew up to be a language Nazi. : < )
Yo también
Why do I keep watching these videos?
Ikr?? I really don't know why i do.
Maybe you get a kick out of it.
morbid curiosity?
Curiosity, yes. Also making myself aware of how warped people are so as not to become a victim.
Why no hindly or west? Truly sick and twisted
INDEED
West indeed
The book The girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum is based on the Sylvia Likens story. If you want a scary read.
Gertrude (or even Sylvia) deserve their own Biographics episode. It's supremely messed up that Getrude and her family did that to Sylvia. Honestly, this goes to show you that true evil are real and these it can't change or be reasoned with. All I can say is rest in peace to Sylvia Likens. She deserved to live a full life. It also sickens me that some of Getrude's still living children (now all grown up) are living as free people under new identities.
He recently covered her on his casual criminalist Channel
Most of these have their own episodes on Casual Criminalist.
How about Putli of India? Responsible for 325 known murders.
Well, you know what they say. Well behaved women rarely make history.
BRB, robbing bank.
Same for men.
@@DNTMEE ...but they do, all the time. Lol.
I don't think that's supposed to mean to encourage this kind of BEHAVIOR
Nzr and I think that the OP’s comment wasn’t meant to be taken SERIOUSLY
I'm Surprised Elizibeth Bathory or Irma Grese or Ilse Kochn or Myra Hindley aren't mentioned
William Morgan Or Rose West or Magdalena Solís
batory wa the most scary killer ever wasent it 400 plus virgin maids she tortured to death n bathed i thir blood?
He’s already done a full video on Elizabeth Bathory on his Biographics channel.
Maybe because Erzebet Bathory and Myra Hindley are so well known. There's loads about them on UA-cam already.
Or even Rosemary West
If my English teacher isn't in the top 3 im gonna be mad
s dude a women who expects you to do your homework, is not a murderer.
what did she do
wow humans never cease to amaze at their cruelty of one another. so evil
Talking “Slay, girl! Slay!” to a whole new level. (Sorry, I had to make the joke.)
Yaaasssss
Hahhahaha best comment on here
We appreciate it though! Had to be done
😂😂😂😂😂
The "Fairer Sex" indeed.
Interesting stuff. However I was most surprised you didn't have Rosemary West on there.
Or Myra Hindley, Kathrine Birney or Karla Hamolka for that matter!
Eileen wournos
Thank goodness they didn't have any of those women and Elizabeth Bathory Its not that I want there to be more - just some we haven't heard which I can say this included.
@@z.s.7992 given that there's still debate as to whether or not she did what she did because of schizophrenia and/or rape trauma syndrome, I kinda get why she wasn't on the list. Yes, she was a female serial killer, but it is debatable whether or not she was 'Depraved' or 'evil', or just very very sick
WOW!!! I had never heard of the last one. I am just suggesting an add on to Your list. Although that will make it more than ten. The addition is Elizabeth Batthory, the blood countess. Anyway, You did an AWESOME NARRATION AND RESEARCH IN YOUR LIST. I look forward to More of Your lists. Thank You for sharing this list with Us.
Gertrude looks just like the witch my father married after leaving my mother for her! Same personality!
There's an extremely graphic movie about #3, starring Ellen Page.
Name?
@@rolltideroll8458 An American Crime. It's extremely graphic and brutal. I don't recommend if you're squeamish
@@Brandyalla I don't recommend it because the Likens family objected to the film because they didn't want Sylvia's murder to be the subject of "entertainment" or to be used for profit and personal gain. The filmmakers knew their feelings and ignored them. For that reason, it is a selfish and immoral film.
@@moonlily1 I did watch it but more because I felt Sylvia's story deserved to be told. It was in no way entertaining for me. I still get a bit sick thinking of that film all these years later. I just don't see how not one of those kids objected and turned her in. I know her sister tried to tell their parents, but they ignored it.
@@jenniferwells2291 I don't know that it was really Sylvia's story, though.
Is it me or does Gertrude Banizewski look like Fanny Craddock??
You are so right, I was looking at her and thought that she looked familiar.
@@slytheringingerwitch Let's just hope that her doughnuts turn out like Fanmies. (Actual quote. Look it up 😁)
I feel like not only should Elizabeth Bathory be on this list, she should be in the top 5. Aileen Wornos as well.
Aileen Wuornos only murdered grown men, and most of those were guilty of whoring. And if you had been through all that she had gone through growing up, you probably would've murdered highly immoral men, too. I'm not saying Aileen Wuornos was necessarily an angel, but at least she wasn't anywhere near as demonic as the C U Next TuesdayS who made this list!
'Leonarda Cianciulli'... Tyler Durden's grandmother?
Number 2 was on American horror story.
big mike and number three had a movie made based on the events of the murder she committed
@@jakealter5504 So did Leonarda Cianciulli.
The name 'Overbye' is a pretty damning giveaway. It's over, bye.
omg... I didn't even notice that during the video. lol
Juana Barraza was fictionally portrayed in an episode of 'Criminal Minds', although in that episode, the killer was a man in women's clothing.
THANK YOU! As Simon was describing the story I knew I had seen a fictional version somewhere, but couldn't remember more than that.
@@DrT0705 It was a fluke. really. I happened to have watched some re-runs of 'Criminal Minds' recently, and that was one of the episodes. It's weird, how sometimes these things just 'click'. :)
I had no idea. I've seen that episode a million times
Delphine LaLaurie sounds like the woman in the American Horror Story series
@Robert Coutinho You aren't wrong! Kathy Bates's character in "AHS: Coven" was portraying the actual Delphine LaLaurie.
She was the character from AHS
Did you forget Countess Bathory or intentionally leave out the most depraved female killer EVER?
I think bc it is not confirmed if she was a real person or not
Theresa Knorr has always been a creepy case to me simply due to the callousness of the crimes.
Theresa Knorr was seriously deranged. The Deadly Women Countdown didn't list her because she was mentally ill while Gertrude Baniszewski was determined to be legally sane. She is still in prison but will be eligible for parole in 2027.
*I lived right around the corner from Sylvia Likens and although i was not friends with them i knew all the people involved in her brutal murder, this was horrible what they did to her*
Somehow I just knew that an American Horror Story Villian would show up on this list!
How did Bathory not make the list?
There is still doubts as to her guilt ie the accusations may be false to claim her vast fortune
I was trying to think of whom your thumbnail for this video reminded me. Then it struck me - the picture of the hateful Gertrude Baniszewski, looked exactly like the well known, and truly dreadful action figure of 'Aunt May' from the 'Spiderman' comic book. It really does look that bad.
Eh, it made me think of Angela Lansberry. 😅
Amelia Dyer slightly looks like Harry Houdini in the face of that one photo, first shown here. lol 3:15
Vera Renczi aka The Black Widow - Romania
I would've called social services to pick Sylvia and her sister up if I couldn't care for them anymore due to neglect of their own parents. That's what she should've done.
Omg, I instantly started crying at newborn babies! You cant even get more evil than that! I cant watch this
*abortion*
@@kayceequesadilla was the answer I know, early term abortion at 8 weeks would have stopped starving mothers to give their kids away or like in Roman times literally leave them at the city dump or just sell them for a few meals to any taker.
Pronounced "Ban-es-chef-ski."
Who else knew #2 before they started?
Constant Chaos 2 and 3 whew
Rip silvia likens I have watched alot about wat gertrude did to this poor girl. They all should have had electric chair. Silvia musta been so scared I can't even fathom. Silvia's sister died later in life when a pizza boy rang her doorbell. Scared her to death. Wat germy did stuck wit her. Horrifying and absolutely cruel person.
I was living in a nearby neighborhood when the Sylvia Likens torture and murder became public. I was 11 at the time. It was terrifying that this poor girl was being abused in such a sadistic manner. We both went to the same high school, although not overlapping years since she was 5 years older. The home this happened in was torn down with only an empty lot there now. It was such a sad and heartbreaking story, being forced to live in this environment that would eventually take her life.
She looks a lot like Nancy Pelosi?
1:50 mexico city murders -
witness: we saw a heavy-set person in dress/nurse outfit leaving the victim's house...
police: OMG what a despicable man! let's round up some transvestites and grill them for clues!
She's a Killer Queen
Gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime
I love the Queen reference. One of my all time favorite groups.
I like this kind of dark humour
Surprised that you didn't mention that Nicolas Cage owned Delphine LaLauries torture mansion for a few years. Also that would've been a perfect factoid for the video you did on his crazy spending habits.
Well, or that she was a major character American Horror Story: Coven, played by Kathy Bates.
After the story about the woman who killed her landlord I remembered the SNL Eddie Murphy skit where he is Mr. Rogers in the the "hood
he says 'we gonna learn the letter"C"
Ci is for kill as in I'm gonna Kill my landlord
Maybe Im too old I watched it with Jane Curtain and Jon Belushi Bees buzz off LOL
That was one of the best skits ever on SNL! Maybe we're both too old--I watched SNL at the same time you did. It was a great show then!
That was one of the best skits ever on SNL. What a great show it was back then!
@@kajiramela46 back when there was no such thing as political correctness destroying comedy, LOL🧡😄
Spitting and waving a stick at people forever lol.
Fight Club and Hannibal rolled into the same lady. Classy.
Had a hard time listening. Maybe talking slower would better.
As you may know, in the settings you can change the speed. I do that sometimes, so I have more time to make a mental picture :)
Where is the witch of buchenwald?
Rotting in her grave and serving as the devil's fireplace kindling.
Australia - Katherine Knight
New Zealand - Minie Diver
Canada Karla Homolka.
Life 4 Fire Forever Vera Renczi (The Black Widow) - Romania
Minnie Dean?
@@dianamckerchar6167 nz first known serial killer
Life 4 Fire Forever yea I grew up in the area where Minnie dean was. It's a interesting story!
You forgot Beverley Gail Allitt, the nurse that poisoned almost every child/baby in her care.
Why not Elisabeth Bathory?
The Bible tells us that the heart is desperately wicked which is why we need a savior. After watching this I believe it.
didnt know some of these ones - but ... what about elizabeth batheron ( spelling) the blood countess
700 years? Man , I never knew that was even a possible sentence.
Only in Mexico
People frequently get multiple life sentences in America which can take their sentences into the 100s of years at times.
Why does Mexico have so many serial killers? Because it's just so hard to stop at Juan.
I really enjoyed this video, but I feel like you're speed reading.
I lived on a side street off Vesterbrogade for years, I never knew about Dagmar Overbye until recently, neat
Woman! Woe Man. Whoaaaaa Man!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...😐
Just watched that movie with my fiance. Classic
Hahaaaa nice ☕️
😂
Amanda Plummer. Always the psycho.
When I first heard 90%, my brain said, “If I get murdered, there’s a 9/10 chance the murderer would be a man.” But then I realized that’s JUST the people caught. Who knows how many women have gotten away with murder, especially since for so long it was assumed impossible for a woman to be a murderer. To this day still, while it takes ~4 years average for a male to be caught and convicted, the average for females is ~8 years. It’s freaky how few people you can really trust.
Alex Larson That probably has something to do with the methods that they use to kill people. When a man kills someone, they’re more likely to use a gun, a knife or their bare hands. A woman will more often use poison. Also a woman will target people in her care who are babies or old or very sick. All this means that a man is more likely to be seen leaving the scene of a murder covered in blood, while the woman is more likely to be seen as an innocent caregiver who lost a patient through no fault of their own.
Google Elizabeth Bathory
So this is where the yandere/yangire/yandeguire term originated.
Evil can be found in any gender male or female
Well that was a very pleasant, enjoyable and entertaining video. I will have to bookmark it into my favourites
How come Hillery Clinton isn't on this list? 🇺🇸