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Four Teens Torture and Burn a Child to Death, Then Have Breakfast at McDonald’s
The murder of Shanda Sharer was a tragic event that occurred on January 11, 1992, in Madison, Indiana, where the 12-year-old girl was brutally tortured and burned to death by four teenage girls. The incident gained national attention and sparked widespread outrage due to its heinous nature and the ages of the perpetrators and their victim.
Shanda’s murder has since become a prominent case study in the fields of criminal justice and psychology, highlighting the devastating impact of peer pressure, adolescent aggression, and social media on young people’s behavior.
Shanda Sharer was a 12-year-old girl who was brutally tortured and burned to death by four girls, most of whom she didn’t even know. The devious teens had lured Shanda out of her house and into a car, where they then drove her to a remote location and attacked her.
The young girl was beaten, stabbed, and burned alive. The perpetrators were eventually apprehended, and all of them were charged with murder.
