Kaelin Moore

It's a place where about a quarter of the population is living well below the poverty line.

And Teresa was described as being somewhat of a latchkey kid growing up.

Her parents left her to her own devices a lot.

And typically, you know, latchkey kids can get into trouble.

But Teresa really didn't in her childhood.

She always had really good grades.

She didn't really mess around with drugs or alcohol.

However, she did get pregnant when she was 17 years old.

And she was faced with this really tough choice that a lot of teenagers in that position have to make.

Does she stay in school or does she drop out and work to support her baby?

And ultimately, she decided that she was going to drop out.

Over the years, Teresa continued living in Baden.

She gets a job in downtown St.

Louis.

But at some point in her 20s, it seems like she really started to struggle.

And it's, I mean, doing the research on this, it's kind of hard to read about.

But at some point, Teresa began using cocaine and she developed this really devastating addiction to it.

And this was happening at the height of what was known as the crack epidemic.

And cities like St.

Louis were hit especially hard during this time.