I’m perusing the headlines today and I stumbled across possibly the most horrible, terrible story I’ve ever heard of. This girl will need years of therapy to recover from this event. I think if this ever happened to my family, I’d call and immediately put my house on the market. Who wants to live in a world like this?

Two weeks ago, a gift-wrapped box was left at the house Crystal shares with her grandmother. The box had batteries on top, and a note that said “Congratulations Crystal. This side up. Batteries included.”

Crystal opened the box and found her dog’s head inside. The box also contained Valentine’s Day candy.

Crystal screamed when she saw her dog’s face.

“She was just hysterical,” said Crystal’s grandmother, Shirley Brown. “She was screaming. She said, ‘Grandma, it’s my dog’s head!’

“I said, ‘no it can’t be!”‘

Authorities say the case is an isolated incident and the suspect likely knew the family. A motive is unclear.

“This was so cruel,” Crystal said. “This is one sick, twisted person.”