This week we discuss Leonarda Cianciulli, whose tragic childhood caused her to seek solace in superstition and rituals. In order to spare the life of her favorite child, she began sacrificing people, then making them into soap and tea cakes which she ate with her son and other people in the neighborhood. 

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LEONARDA CIANCIULLI LINKS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonarda_Cianciulli
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/leonarda-cianciulli-21548.php
Meet Leonarda Cianciulli, The Serial Killer Who Turned Her Victims Into Soap And Teacakes

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE LINKS:
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
https://victimsofcrime.org/help-for-crime-victims/get-help-bulletins-for-crime-victims/bulletins-for-teens/bullying-and-harassment
http://stompoutbullying.org/
http://www.ncadv.org/
http://www.crisistextline.org/textline/?gclid=CjwKEAjw9MrIBRCr2LPek5-h8U0SJAD3jfhtHplx6Ibc8Ov7oG79YLibo1TubSfQrumNc-WnXJixDxoCKafw_wcB
https://www.mentalhelp.net/meeting-finder/ca/woodland-hills/