Where Is Melinda Loveless Now?
On January 11, 1992, four teenage females brutally burned and tormented a young American woman called Shanda Renée Sharer until she died in Madison, Indiana. She passed away when she was just 12 years old. Melinda Loveless was born in New Albany, the youngest of Marjorie and Larry Loveless’ three daughters. Larry was greeted like…
On January 11, 1992, four teenage females brutally burned and tormented a young American woman called Shanda Renée Sharer until she died in Madison, Indiana. She passed away when she was just 12 years old.
Melinda Loveless was born in New Albany, the youngest of Marjorie and Larry Loveless’ three daughters. Larry was greeted like a hero when he returned, despite the fact that his stint in the Vietnam War left him with significant emotional scars.
Later, Marjorie painted Larry as a sexual misfit who would take her and her daughters’ cosmetics and underwear, couldn’t keep a monogamous relationship going, and was both attracted and envious of her having sex with other men and women. Melinda Loveless was raised entirely in or near New Albany.
The murder’s severity and the perpetrators’ youth (between 15 and 17) caught the attention of people all around the world. Major news outlets and talk shows covered the case, and several episodes of fictional crime dramas were based on it.
The culprits were Melinda Loveless, Hope Anna Rippey, Mary Laurine “Laurie” Tackett, and Toni Lawrence. All four of the girls, who were charged as adults and faced the death penalty, agreed to plea deals.
Where Is Melinda Loveless Now?
Melinda was released from Indiana Women’s Prison on September 5, 2019. After serving more than 26 years in jail, she will carry out her release in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
