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\u201cAre there any other adults in the house? Maybe grandparents?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo\u2026 just Mom and Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlright, then listen to me. Tell me your address.\u201d He motioned to his partner to get the patrol car ready as he wrote down the girl\u2019s words.<\/p>\n

Before hanging up, he spoke firmly:<\/p>\n

\u201cStay in your room and wait for us. Don\u2019t go anywhere, do you understand?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes\u2026\u201d came the small reply.<\/p>\n

Ten minutes later, the patrol car pulled up in front of a small two-story house on the edge of town. The little girl herself opened the door.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re in there\u2026\u201d she pointed toward the bedroom door.<\/p>\n

The officers exchanged glances and stepped inside. What they saw made both men stop in silence.<\/p>\n

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