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Originally Posted by Alumiyum
ETA: I'm sure the fact that she was cute, blond, white, smart, nice, etc. helped her get the media coverage she did. We see that same pattern in the news all the time. The fact that she disappeared in a tropical location on a trip to celebrate high school graduation after achieving above a 4.0 makes a sellable story.
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Yes.
For every one person who went to school with her and kinda knew her, there are 20 people who say the same thing that you said but didn't know her.
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Originally Posted by Alumiyum
But her family did make enormous efforts to make sure she wasn't forgotten before the story blew up.
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And like you said the sellable story doesn't hurt.