Aphrodite Jones, author of the 1994 true crime book Cruel Sacrifice, which takes an in depth look at the Shanda Sharer case, dubs the 4 girls ‘The Original Mean Girls’: Melinda Loveless, 16 The Original Mean Girlsīefore I go into the events of January 10th 1992, I’m going to look a little into the backgrounds of the people involved. What appeared to be just a jealous lover’s spat in the last section spiraled into something much more sinister and malicious it would result in an evil act that would massively alter the lives of 4 people and end the life of another. This is where this story takes a very dark turn. However, a lot of the time when we look back on our high school days, experiences that seemed like the end of the world at the time have faded away. For many, high school is where you experience your first relationship and make friends you think you’ll be close to forever. The people we met there played a central role in our lives at the time. You never really mean it though.įor most high school students, school life is their whole world. You might say you hate someone maybe even go as far as to say you wish they were dead. Having been a teenage girl myself not that long ago, I do remember emotions such as jealousy, anger and sadness feeling ten times stronger than they do now. Shanda, however, was distracted with her new school and not as responsive as Amanda would have liked. Amanda continued to write letters to Shanda and call her at home. Shanda and Amanda had not broken up when Shanda transferred schools. By the end of November, Shanda enrolled in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School. On discovering Amanda’s letters to Shanda, many of which were of a sexually explicit nature, Jackie and Stephen decided to have Shanda transferred to a different school. In the weeks following, Melinda threatened Shanda in public and began to write letters to Amanda saying she wanted Shanda dead. At the dance, Melinda tried to fight Shanda, but Amanda stopped her. The sight of Shanda and Amanda together made Melinda furious. In October, they attended a school dance where they encountered Amanda’s ex-girlfriend, 16-year-old Melinda Loveless. The friendship soon developed into more and the two girls began exchanging love letters. Since it began, Shanda’s grades were slipping and she was getting into trouble. Jackie, Shanda’s mother, was unsettled by the friendship. The two ended up in detention together, where they resolved their issues and became friends. Early on in the school year, she got into a fight with 14-year-old Amanda Heavrin. There is so much more to the story, that I encourage all of you to research Shanda Renee Sharer.Shanda started at Hazelwood Middle School in New Albany. Please sign and share this petition, time is of the essence! Shanda never got to live her life, she was snuffed out at 12 year's old as most of you know. Not get outta prison in their early 40's with a chance at a new life. They need to walk out of prison in their late 70's, or die in prison. She, nor Melinda Loveless deserve anything less. Laurie Tackett is a predator that needs to stay locked away and made to serve out in Rockville Women's prison in Terre Haute Indiana. Toni Lawrence was released in 01, Hope Rippey in 05, both early on their 25 year sentences. Unfortunately she is up for early release on Jan 12th of 2018, a day after they found Shanda dead in 1992, 5 year's shy of serving half of a 60 year sentence.Īll of the sentences handed down by I.D.O.C to each of the girl's were a joke to say the least, and 2 of the girl's are already free. The bottom line for this petition is to keep Laurie Tackett behind bars until she serves out. Melinda Loveless, Laurie Tackett, Hope Rippey, and Toni Lawrence.įor more in depth information on the story, YouTube search "Melinda Loveless Documentary". This heinous act was carried out by four teenage girls. Shanda was lured out of her father's home, she was beaten, sexually assaulted, tortured, then set on fire, over the course of 9 hours. On Jan 11th 1992, in Madison Indiana, the charred remains of Shanda Renee Sharer were found, near an old gravel road.
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