{"product_id":"evil-in-plain-sight-jacobson-p-stewart-9798273617223","title":"Evil in Plain Sight: The True Crime Story of Gertrude Baniszewski and Sylvia Likens","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1965, a quiet Indianapolis neighborhood hid one of the most horrifying crimes in American history. Sixteen-year-old Sylvia Likens was held captive, tortured, and murdered by Gertrude Baniszewski, a mother of seven who turned her home into a house of terror and no one stopped her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with chilling clarity and compassion, Evil in Plain Sight uncovers how ordinary people became complicit in unthinkable cruelty. Through court transcripts, eyewitness accounts, and historical records, this book pieces together the shocking true story that stunned the nation and forever changed child protection laws in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did no one intervene? How could such horror exist in a normal Midwestern home? This haunting account explores psychological manipulation, bystander silence, and the fragility of human morality reminding readers that evil doesn't hide in the shadows; it thrives in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of true crime, psychological nonfiction, and real-life justice stories, this book will leave you questioning how far ordinary people can go when cruelty becomes routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacobson P. Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798273617223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Jacobson P. Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437585248511,"sku":"9798273617223","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9659c99e-1b67-4356-9ed1-228653cc670f.jpg?v=1777162730","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evil-in-plain-sight-jacobson-p-stewart-9798273617223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}