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everyone. Please be advised. Some stories break your heart, no matter how many times you hear them. In William Shakespeare's

tragedy, Hamlet, no character is sadder or more misunderstood than Ophelia. Uniquely haunting,

Ophelia wandered the halls speaking in riddles. She gave out flowers, each one, a symbol.

She sang lullabies to no one, laughed at nothing, and wept over everything. And when she went

missing from Elsinore Castle, no one went looking

until it was too late. They found her floating in a brook, with her dress billowed out like a

shroud. Young, fragile, and so clearly unraveling, Ophelia had drowned. Some said it was an accident,

but others were convinced it was a suicide. But everyone agreed. The signs were there.

Centuries after Shakespeare brought that tragic figure to life and death,

a real tragedy of an unfathomable nature would occur in a small brick home in Texas.

And like Ophelia, the signs were there, too.

Profoundly strong delusions.

Multiple suicide attempts.

Repeated psychotic breaks.

Multiple psychiatric hospitalizations.

And five children, all under the age of eight.

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