At an apartment complex, officers came across a chilling discovery: a suicide note. The note was smeared with blood and carried only two first names: the writer’s, and that of their child. With no last name, no clear address, and almost no information to help, time was slipping away, and the risk of tragedy grew heavier with every passing moment.

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