“The Almost Birthday Girl”

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Across
  1. 2. Marks that read like a code more than a signature
  2. 3. The written breadcrumbs that connect cases across time
  3. 5. The unseen force behind the messages and timing
  4. 6. The agency trying to map the pattern before it completes
  5. 9. The repeating structure investigators can’t ignore
Down
  1. 1. Childlike stand-ins that feel like evidence and omen
  2. 4. Belief and iconography used to frame what’s happening
  3. 7. Dates that turn into a pattern instead of a celebration
  4. 8. The kind of place horror loves to hide its “why” in
  5. 10. A structured act that makes violence feel orchestrated