Bloody mannequins have been found in various parts of the city of Los Angeles; all dressed in the clothes of missing women, and wearing flower crowns. No bodies have been found, but Homicide Detective, Adrian DeWitt, is the lead investigator on the case. The Doll Collector, is a lonely man, who stalks his victims before luring them to his cabin in the woods, where he murders and stuffs them like animals. He turns them into beautifully dressed dolls he keeps in his private collection. They're his life, his young ladies, his most prized possessions. Maria Gonzalez is a young girl down on her luck in the dating world. When her best friend convinces her to join a dating app, just as she's about to give up, she meets a mysterious man named Bud. Their paths are about to cross in the worst way. Based on the original, 2017 Watty Award Winning Tap story! Image credit: Getty Images Originally Published June 11th, 2017 Originally Finished October 13th, 2017 This story is being reposted after being taken down due to being plagiarized too much.

Six months have passed since Maria disappeared, and without her bloody mannequin to convince everyone she's dead, the search for her continues. But something is brewing in the darkest corners of Los Angeles. The Doll Collector has fallen dormant, but The Admirer has awoken, and is finally fulfilling his deepest and deadliest desires. After bloody bodies start getting delivered to the police station, addressed to Kristopher Marner, the FBI finally steps in and takes control. As the presents get bloodier and the creepy texts start rolling in, Marner realizes that keeping his identity hidden will be harder than he thought. After all... you can't hide from your admirer. WALL OF SHAME *The following people have plagiarized The Admirer* Acidfairys on Tapas - 2019 Published 12/22/17 Finished 7/6/18

It's only been 6 months since the true identity of The Doll Collector has been revealed. It rocked the city of Los Angeles, and left Maria picking up the pieces of her life. But 6 months has been enough time for her to set the ultimate goal, be reunited with the one person who did this to her. When Maria arrives at White Crest Psychiatric Hospital for the Criminally Insane, her little plot seems to have worked, but there is a killer lurking behind those walls, that is slowly killing off the dregs of society. How long before it's the one person she can't live without? Published August 25th, 2018 Finished January 27th, 2019

One year has passed since Maria almost died and lost her baby girl at the hands of the man she trusted most. Now, with a new husband and a baby boy on the way, Maria thinks she's got it made. But life doesn't work that way. When Maria finds a mysterious note addressed to her with no return address and no name, she knows her troubles are just getting started. Kris always promised he'd never let her go, and as far as he's concerned, she's a loose end he has to tie. Maria faces her final showdown with Kris to prove that she's not the weak woman he thought he'd left behind. She's learned from the best, and she's ready to fight for her life, after all, she is The Doll Collector's Wife.

25 years ago, The notorious Doll Collector died at the hands of the only woman he failed to kill. He left behind a son, Jordan, who was shielded from the truth of his crimes. Now an FBI agent, Jordan is working to catch serial killers and is on a lifelong mission to get away from his father's bloody legacy, but the past never stays buried. After finding a note addressed to The Doll Collector's Son, Jordan realizes someone has figured out who he is and is trying to make him fall into his father's shadow. With the work of a new serial killer leaving bodies for him, he fears this killer won't rest until he picks up where his father left off. After all, when you're the son of a notorious serial killer, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.