While I don´t have statistics on this, I came across a few cases in which women were working in organized crime searching for suitable victims of kidnapping for either extortion, human trafficking or worse.
From the tactical perspective of OC it makes sense as women are seen as less threatening and are more likely to gain trust of children on average.
Conclusion: I´d react protective regardless of gender.
And I agree, the first thing I thought of was cannibalism. The second coincidence pointed towards a cannibal cult or a cannibal couple stalking you but that´s just my "professional paranoia" ;-)
The mental health or drug side effect explanation is the most likely cause.
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