Hi all I am very new to all this so please be gentle

I live in MLT, in fact, my home is almost in the center of all three points of interest in this case! I work at a neighborhood grocery store where the whole family has shopped at one time or another, in fact I was made aware of the fact that Cheryl had gone missing on the Monday she went missing by a family member who was shopping for groceries! It was very sad and surreal to say the least. I mean I have smiled at her more than once and ran into her at various stores in our area! In regards to this whole insane sad mess is that she was the type of person who would help a stranger without thinking twice, give them her last dollar or the shirt off her back! She was loved and liked by all and would never hurt a fly or plan an evil plot, so I find it hard to believe she planned her own suicide or any insurance scamming plot! This type of crime is a new one for my community and I'm sure the LE is doing the best job he can while trying to ease the communities minds without throwing out TMI! That being said, in regards to them saying that the public has no reason to be worried or concerned and then retracking that to say the public needs to be aware of their surroundings and be watchful, careful and attentive! Walk with a purpose and carry your panic button! I spoke with a retired Seattle detective who shops at my store and he told me that they had to retract prior statement in order to #1- give the illusion that they are looking for someone even if they are not and #2- if there is a sicko killer on the loose and people are told not to worry and another person ends up with the same fate they won't be held liable! Yesterday I spoke with a local area policeman who told me he knows stuff but no matter how much I asked he could not tell me but what he did let loose was they have no POE they are not "looking" at any individuals in depth and he has not seen any alerts or be on the lookouts! Basically he told me they are really just waiting on the toxicology report end of story!!
Which now brings me to the article I found on Sunday- let me know what you think 
has anyone else seen this? It is an article posted on the Herald.net Sunday Feb 21st in the opinion section and it is called- we must fund mental health? I really need any and all opinions on this cuz it seems I am the only one who found it?? Also when I mentioned it to the policeman he said really as in maybe she had mental health issues?? He walked away and said just keep alert it takes time????
http://201-dhwebvarnish.newscyclecloud.com/article/20160221/OPINION02/160229964