This story contains themes and elements that some readers may find distressing. Please review the following content warnings:

BLOOD IN THE CRADLE

- Murder/Kidnapping of minors, including an infant

- Childhood Trauma (emotional and physical)

- Adoption Trauma

- Grief

- Religious Trauma and Manipulation

- Cults

- Undiagnosed Mental Health Struggles

- Toxic Relationships

- Infidelity

- Drug Usage

- Detailed Autopsy

- Corpses/Decomposition

- Taxidermy and Wet Specimens

- Unsettling Sensory Imagery

- Entomophobia

SINS IN THE DARK

- Gunshot wounds

- Detailed crime scenes

- Detailed autopsy

- Kidnapping/trafficking of children

- Mention of pet death (off page, not graphic)

- Graphic scene involving a toddler

- Religious imagery