1. Child Abuse
None of her four children were exempt from the abuse she inflicted on them which was committed emotionally, physically, psychologically and verbally. She insulted them, kicked them mercilessly, and meted out harsh punishments of not having to eat and burning a cigarette on their skin.
2. Horror Movie Spinoff
Due to the horror of his crimes, the account of his abuse of his children and the eventual death of his first two daughters served as fodder for the horror film; The afflicted
3. Girls prostitutes
One of the many ways Theresa Knorr abused her child prostitution was by turning her first two daughters, Suesan and Sheila, who were underage at the time of prostitution. Knorr was on state welfare because she had no work and thus earned more money from the sex trade she forced her daughters into.
4. Murder
Theresa Knorr killed her daughters – Suesan and Sheila – out of a place of jealousy because she felt they were becoming more beautiful than her. For Suesan, whom she accused of witchcraft, she tied her in a trash bag and set her on fire while she starved Sheila.
5. Jail sentence
As a result of her crimes, Theresa Knorr was sentenced to life imprisonment, the sentence is two life sentences for murder, conspiracy to murder and murder committed under torture. The sentence was handed down in October 1993 and as of 2019 she is still alive in prison. His first parole eligibility would be in 2027.
