Place the child in a cage with a cuddly animal for several days. Dark, and all alone except for the animal they will bond with it. Then several days later during a ceremony, they will remove the child and animal from the cage, kill the animal and force the child to eat its heart. That's damage the child will never recover from...
These people doing the bidding of the evil, need to die to save future victims.
The book was her reward.
You are so right! The book and the short-lived NBC talk show.