Media
The media got a hold of the story when Tracie reached out to them to try and get some public support for her case. Even the people down at the news station were in disbelief upon first hearing of the crazy story. They interviewed Tracie and Myles and played it on the morning news.
Everyone in the state of California woke up to watch the short segment about the couple and what they were going through. All of a sudden, their house was famous and people were even visiting it to watch the drama unfold. A man and his family had, after all, barricaded themselves inside.