Sydney Sumner

She was supposed to be back in school with her special ed class, very devoted, and she didn't show up.

I mean, according to the sister, we hear that they're in constant contact, she and her sister.

right there tells me something is very wrong, because that is routine evidence.

The fact that she's not calling or texting the sister or responding to the sister, you can start the timeline right there if you don't have a better starting point.

I mean, we've seen timelines start when a dog barks, and I'm referring to the Nicole Brown murder of Nicole and Ron Goldman.

The neighbors heard the dog, Akita, in a, quote, plaintive

howl and we believe that's when the dog discovered Nicole's body in the front yard.

So timelines can start based on a lot of different things but when she stops responding to her sister I would say the timeline starts at least right there.

What do you think?

point about her not showing up to work on Monday back to Dr. Janie Lacey joining us licensed psychotherapist and author and star of a hit podcast Dr. Janie a lot of times it's SOP standard operating procedure that a husband and a wife they argue boyfriend girlfriend any partners they argue and one will storm off

That's not unusual.

But when you then miss work, that's another layer of red flag activity.

Explain that.

You know, when I think about this particular case, Nancy, this is important because special education teachers, they are a unique breed, right?

They're caregivers at their core, they're patient, they're selfless, they're deeply committed to the vulnerable population.

And Linda's family said helping kids was her main thing and she loved it.

So people like Linda often put others' needs before their own.

They show up

Even when they're struggling, the fact that she never missed a day of work tells me she had a strong sense of duty and identity tied to her role.

So when someone like this suddenly disappears, doesn't show up for work, doesn't call, doesn't follow her routine, it's a major red flag that something is very wrong.