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throughout her childhood. The circus murders were attempts to eliminate the people who consumed Monica's time and attention. She then tries to kill her mother but is stopped. While trying to escape capture, she is electrocuted by a live wire outside the circus tent during a rainstorm. Monica sobs inconsolably over her daughter's body.
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