However, from the moment the story broke, Connecticut mainstream media and democrats like State Rep. Liz Linehan painted the tragedy as a homeschooling failure, saying, "another child supposedly being ‘homeschooled’ to cover up her abuse and murder." But that didn't stop Hearst-owned newspapers Connecticut Post and CT Insider from sharing a petition on October 19th started by Los Fidel of Bridgeport that demands "accountability" and calls for the creation of “Mimi’s Law” to crack down on homeschooling families.