Ten Hours of Hell: The Murder of Shanda Sherer

Ten hours of hell: The murder of Shanda Sherer: The torture homicide of Shanda Sherer in Madison, Indiana. A charred body in a boxer’s position. Four teenagers have breakfast at McDonald's, mocking, comparing a sausage to the remains of their twelve-year-old victim. How did four girls with histories of abuse and trauma become torturers capable of laughing while a girl burned? In this episode, we explore the night of January 10, 1992, when teenage jealousy, structural abuse, and the absence of adult protection converged in ten hours of deliberate torture. We examine the impossible contradictions: the host who stabs her victim, showers, and reads runes; the confession to an ex-girlfriend who does not report it; the rings distributed as trophies. What do the dental records and the premeditated gasoline bottle reveal about who planned each phase of the crime? Victim: Shanda Sherer Date: January 10-11, 1992 Location: Madison, Indiana Status: Case solved; multiple convicted released - Melinda Loveless arrived with a visible knife on her neck, but they all agreed "just a scare" - Laurie Tackett stabbed Shanda at her doorstep, showered, and read runes with friends two minutes later - Shanda was doused with gasoline from a Pepsi bottle bought that morning; Melinda returned with more gasoline after the initial fire - The autopsy confirmed that Shanda survived multiple attacks but died from burns; her wrists and ankles were deliberately tied Shanda Sherer, Madison Indiana 1992, murder, torture, minors, true crime, forensic investigation, judicial truth, childhood trauma, criminal minds, true crime SpanishTo listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie