Sad ending to a difficult story

Before I left on wisdom-teeth hiatus, I posted about the inequity in coverage for two-year-old cases like Natalee Holloway and new cases that desperately needed media attention to bring the missing persons case to resolution, like that of Latasha Norman. I even penned a piece for Pajamas Media on the subject:

"...Are the media on the constant hunt for the next Lindbergh baby, that sensational case that they believe best captures public sympathy and stirs maximum outrage? Do the media jump toward the victim with the top connections, the best-oiled P.R. machine?

Or is selective media coverage of missing and murdered women a vestige of institutional racism that also discriminates on socioeconomic standing?

It’s a disturbing question, but cases like Latasha’s make the query too important to ignore. Consciously or subconsciously, the media are playing favorites on crime stories, and poor or minority victims of  foul play pay the price as fewer people even know about the case in order to provide that crucial tip to law enforcement."

I was truly crushed to hear that Latasha's body was found last Thursday. Her ex-boyfriend reportedly led police to the body, and he's been charged with murder. Sure enough, this didn't make many headlines, either.

My thoughts and prayers are with the Norman family.

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[WorldJOURNIER]

To receive exposure about anything, which includes exposure to help anyone who is missing, it requires, first, quickly pro-actively seeking and finding family, friends, acquaintances, centers of influence and contacts in the media.... which, if you pro-actively read the documented facts, is exactly what the Loved Ones of more publicised missing persons have successfully, and quickly, accomplished.

Lose the "victimized again," "racial," self-defeatist, blame-instead-of-pro-actively-take-action mentalities, and it will happen.