Missing People- The Question "WHY" by- tomevans

It's evening and all we have to do is flip on the television set, put the t.v on Fox News, Headline News, America's Most Wanted, or MSNBC- and we will hear news about the high profile missing/murdered cases that happen to be grabbing the headlines for this week. It was Natalie Holloway and Aruba, until the well appeared to be running dry and then the camera's and reporters move to the next town and the next missing/murdered victim. It wasn't long ago that most of these cases involved missing children who were abducted- but with thanks to the Amber Alert system, this has changed dramatically. Now when a child is taken by some wierdo- the entire country becomes aware of the circumstances and there are very few places the predator and child can hide. For me- the sensationalism of Cable news covering missing adults began with the Chandra Levy case, involving Gary Condit. As we all recall she disappeared without a trace and Condit couldn't go anywhere without a camera in his face or someone shouting questions at him. Eventually she was found, scattered in a Washington Park, and no-one was ever charged with her murder- although Condit looked guilty and according to those who ran him out of the nation's capital- he still looks that way. In his defense- the parents of Jon Benet Ramsey seemed guilty at first in connection with her Christmas death a few years ago- especially when they lawyered up immediately, but recent discoveries seem to show that everyone involved was wrong in that assumption. There are suspects now, as well as other cases that seem eerily similar to the beauty-queen's homicide, it's still a case that may never have any answers or resolution. The Laci Peterson case was a year-long infatuation created by Fox News and MSNBC. Of course a beautiful, vibrant, and pregnant woman who disappears on Christmas Eve- and who's husband is the only real suspect- has all the ingredients of a fascinating case, add in Amber Frey and the subsequent trial- and it seemed to have the entire nation 'riveted'. Unfortunately while these high-profile cases keep certain victims faces plastered on our t.v. sets- many, many other cases fall through the cracks with hardly a mention. Every state has their missing people and intruiging cases- but only a handful grab the attention of the media. Chandra Levy, Laci Peterson, Natalie Holloway, and now Taylor Biehl are just 4 names, what about the hundreds of others. I've heard it said that in 95% of missing person cases- the people who are considered missing return or are located- I have trouble believing there's a 95% success rate among those who are reported as missing, but then again- I have alot of trouble believing any statistics concerning these matters. The Government has been known to lie as opposed to alarming the public.

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