Syracuse.com
29 January 2018
By Elizabeth Doran
WHITESBORO, NY - A cruel prank that morphed and spread
through social media resulted in a living nightmare for an Oneida County parent
Beth Pappalardo and her son Leo Tesmer.
Some students at Whitesboro High School this fall
spread a rumor that the 16-year-old boy was going to shoot everyone on
Halloween who wasn't wearing an orange shirt, according to his family and state
police. […]
Just before Halloween, a parent contacted Pappalardo
to tell her a rumor was being shared on social media saying her son would shoot
anyone not wearing yellow on Halloween. That soon changed to anyone who wasn't
wearing orange, she said. […]