Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

The only clue to find a killer was some footprints in the snow

Beneath the brightly wrapped gifts lay a grim and heartbreaking discovery

She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price

Reading Laura Mauro’s “Japanese Toilet Ghosts” [FT459:30-35], reminded me of a less well known fear in the Western world, which –according to the modern rabbinical Internet resource site TheTorah.com

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