num_pages: 352
description: Probes the brutal torture and death of sixteen-year-old Sylvia Likens who was victimized and killed in the basement of Gertrude Baniszewski, with whom she was boarding--her tormentors being Gertrude and a group of teenagers
language: English
title: Basement: True Story of Violence in an American Family
titlecomplete: Basement: True Story of Violence in an American Family
genres: True Crime, Crime, Feminism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 178
publisher: Touchstone