There is one thing that makes this case different from most and that is that the media has access to an unusual amount of video footage to exploit. There’s video that Petito shot herself showing a too good to be true existence and the video the police shot when questioning the couple about the domestic violence incident, showing the sad truth of her last few days

Laundrie is still at large, so the manhunt aspect is also fascinating to the public. We must remember these news reports are only 10% public service and 90% entertainment. We live in a very sick society.