Shanda Renée Sharer (June 6, 1979 – January 11, 1992) was an American girl who was tortured and burned to death in Madison, Indiana, by four teenage girls. She was 12 years old at the time of her death.

Aug 19, 2022 · As per the show, she was jealous of Shanda and had written angry letters to Amanda about killing her perceived competition. Then, on the night the body was found, a 15-year-old girl, Toni Lawrence, walked into the police station claiming to know about the murder.

Mar 23, 2024 · She had recently begun dating her classmate Amanda Heavrin, and life was good — until Amanda’s ex, 16-year-old Melinda Loveless, grew jealous. In October 1991, Melinda publicly threatened Shanda at a school dance, saying she was going to kill Shanda. Then, she actually followed through with it.

Feb 23, 2023 · Shanda Sharer met classmate Amanda Heavrin at Hazelwood in 1991, soon after moving to the area with her recently divorced mother from Kentucky. Sharer and Heavrin became fast friends and then romantic partners. In October of that year, the pair attended a …

Jan 5, 2023 · The only link between the girls in the car and Shanda was the fact that Shanda and Loveless had both dated the same person — 14-year-old Amanda Heavrin — and Loveless was jealous and seeking revenge because she felt like Sharer had taken Heavrin away from her.

Jun 5, 2024 · While Shanda was at Hazlewood Middle School, she met a female named Amanda Heavrin, who was 14. At first, she and Amanda did not get along and they had a fight. Both girls received a detention for the altercation.

Jan 31, 1993 · Melinda Loveless, then 16, suspected Shanda had stolen her lesbian lover. During the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 11, 1992, the young girl was sodomized with the tire tool and repeatedly beaten...

Sep 5, 2019 · In Dec. 1992, Loveless pleaded guilty to the Jan. 11, 1992 murder of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer of New Albany. Sharer was tortured, beaten and burned in a rural area of Jefferson...

Dec 18, 2023 · In 1990, 14-year-old Loveless began dating another 14-year-old named Amanda Heavrin, but the relationship with her deteriorated over time. Heavrin met Shanda Sharer early in the fall semester at Hazelwood Middle School when they got into a fight.

Jul 11, 2020 · In 1991, 12-year-old Shanda Sharer had just moved to New Albany, Indiana from Kentucky after her parents divorced. She and her mother Jacque were trying to figure out a new normal, and Shanda was trying to make friends. Shanda met Amanda Hearvin in …