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In this podcast episode, we discuss the tragic case of Shanda Sharer, a 12-year-old girl from Indiana who was brutally murdered in January 1992 by a group of vicious teenage girls. This case gained national attention due to its shocking and extremely disturbing nature, made even more shocking due to the fact that the killers were 4 teenage girls. This episode explores the events that led up to Shanda’s death, including the bullying and jealousy that she faced from her killers, not to mention their twisted obsession with her, the unfortunate night itself, as well as the aftermath.

Extreme Trigger Warnings for: Child-on-child murder by immolation (the act of killing or destroying something or someone by burning), torture murder, stabbing, beating, ligature strangulation, sexual assault, kidnapping, arson.

References:

The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade, “The New Girl,” Discovery+, released November 12, 2018

Dr. Phil: In Cold Blood: A Daughter Murdered, Part 1 of 2, Season 9, Episode 158, released May 20, 2011

Dr. Phil: In Cold Blood: A Daughter’s Brutal Murder, Part 2 of 2, Season 9, Episode 159, released May 23, 2011.

Shanda Sharer’s mother and murderer form unlikely alliance, Wave, May 21, 2012, retrieved from: https://www.wave3.com/story/18573121/shanda-sharers-mother-and-murderer-form-unlikely-alliance/

The Hate-Fueled Murder of 12-Year-Old Shanda Sharer, January 5, 2023, Beth Braden, retrieved from: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/the-hate-fueled-murder-of-12-year-old-shanda-sharer