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Troubling encounters become more frequent as menacing figures burgeon within the narrative. As authorities fail to act decisively, residents build their own ideas of what might be happening with the missing girls. Whispers of a 'Southwest Slayer' circulate, hinting that dark deeds befall those on the fringes of society, their lives tragically unvalued. This might resonate with the notion that there is something sinister hiding beneath the surface, showing the way predators lurk in overlooked places.