Hope asked about Shanda and Laurie and Melinda laughingly explained the torture they had inflicted upon Shanda. They returned to Laurie’s house just before daybreak. ![]() Laurie then turned to Melinda and told her to “smell it” pointing the tire iron at her. Laurie then began to beat her relentlessly with a tire iron until she stopped making any noise. She was covered in blood and her eyes were rolled back she was unable to speak. Her and Melinda went to the trunk, when they opened it, the nude Shanda sat up straight. Shanda continued to make gurgling sounds and she was also crying in the trunk. She returned to the house covered in blood.Īt 2:30am, Melinda and Laurie decided they wanted to go out driving. When they heard Shanda screaming from the trunk of the car, Laurie went out with a paring knife and stabbed Shanda a bunch more times. They went to Laurie’s house to get something to drink and to clean themselves up. Melinda told Toni and Hope that Shanda was dead. They then placed her in the trunk of the car. They then strangled Shanda with a rope until she was 4unconscious. Melinda and Laurie then took turns stabbing Shanda in the chest. ![]() Hope then got out of the car to help hold Shanda down. Melinda attempted to cut Shanda’s throat but the knife was too dull. It caused Shanda to bleed profusely because her braces had cut the inside of her mouth. Then moved on to repeatedly slamming Shanda’s face into her knee. Melinda began beating Shanda with her firsts. Laurie and Melinda made Shanda get out of the car. Toni and Hope became frightened and stayed in the car. Laurie drove to a dark garbage dump which was off a logging road in a densely wooded area. They ended up in Madison, Indiana which was close to where Laurie lived. They covered Shanda with the blanket in the backseat. They got lost and had to stop at a gas station for directions. They made her remove her bra which Hope stole and put on. They were scared that someone might hear them there and they would get in trouble.ĭuring the car ride, the frightened Shanda begged them to take her home. Hope took Shanda’s Mickey Mouse watch off her wrist and danced around to the little tune the watch played.Īfter threatening, taunting and terrifying Shanda, they decided to leave the Witch’s Castle. Melinda removed Shanda’s rings from her fingers and distributed them to the girls. Melinda taunted her and threatened to cut off her hair. Once at their destination, they took a sobbing Shanda into the ruined stone structure and bound her arms and legs with rope. She put the knife to Shanda’s throat and began interrogating her about her sexual relationship with Amanda. At that point, Melinda jumped up from under the blanket. Once in the car, Hope started questioning Shanda about her relationship with Amanda. Shanda was reluctant to go with them, but she did. Hope told Shanda that Amanda was still waiting for her at the Witch’s Castle. Melinda hid in the backseat under a blanket, with her knife, ready to jump out once Shanda was in the car and she couldn’t get away. Laurie and Hope went to retrieve Shanda when they got back to her dad’s home. On the way Melinda said that she couldn’t wait to kill Shanda, however she also said she was just going to scare her. The girls left for Shanda’s house after the concert. The four girls went to a concert to take up time until they could get Shanda. Melinda had even brought her own knife for the occasion. Melinda was angry at first but Hope and Toni assured her that they would come back to complete the plan. She told them to come back around midnight and she would sneak out and go with them then. Shanda told Toni and Hope that she couldn’t go right then because her dad was still awake. The Witch’s Castle was a ruined stone house on an isolated hill overlooking the Ohio River. They were then to invite Shanda to come with them to a local hangout called “the Witch’s Castle” to meet up with Amanda. When they arrived, the plan was for Hope and Toni to go up to the door and introduce themselves as friends of Amanda’s. Hope drove the four girls to Jeffersonville, Indiana, where Shanda stayed with her father on weekends. She was also mad that Shanda was a “copycat”. She was angry at Shanda because she believed that Shanda had stolen Melinda’s girlfriend Amanda Heavrin. That night, the girls knew that this was the night they were going to scare Shanda. These girls were 16-year-old Melinda Loveless, 17-year-old Laurie Tackett, 15-year-old Hope Rippey, and 15-year-old Toni Lawrence. ![]() On the night of January 10,1992, four girls got together. Shanda Sharer was on 12-years-old when four girls decided to end her life in the most brutal of ways. The Case of Shanda Sharer 12-year-old Shanda Sharer This one however is pretty rough, so you’ve been warned. Welcome back! I’m not one to put a warning because this isn’t a place for the faint of heart.
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