Teague's killing thrust the Barrhaven community into a sense of shock. For 10 months, residents explained how they lived in fear because they did not know which one of their neighbours could have killed the 18-year-old girl. Residents were scared for the lives of their children and their friends during these months the killer was running free. Several individuals living in the Barrhaven area told news channels that they did not let their loved ones walk home alone during the night. They would offer them drives or walk with them themselves.