Within hours, strangers were arguing beneath it.

Some called Teresa irresponsible.

Others claimed to have known for years that something was wrong inside the Linden Street house.

A woman who had never met her said she had seen Teresa “partying” at a restaurant on the night she disappeared.

Lena read the comments with a growing ache in her stomach.

She knew how quickly rumors could interfere with witnesses and frighten families.

She also knew she could not simply announce Teresa’s private medical condition to silence an online crowd.