The Washington Post has done a 12-part series on the unsolved murder of Chandra Levy, which was big news unti 9/11 pushed everything off the front pages back in 2001.
As a true-crime fan, I am sure I will read this (it sounds like they all but name her murderer, and no, it ain't Gary Condit), but I can't help but sympathize with the many readers who point out it's a lotta words to use on a seven-year-old murder. If she were unattractive or a minority...would she be getting a 12-part series in one of the nation's premiere newspapers?
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Normally I agree, attractive white people get more media coverage than their minority or less attractive counterparts. However, her relationship w/Gary Condit and suspicion about the role he played definitely helped keep this story on the front page, don't you think?
But she wasn't pretty, she just dressed like a trashy bimbo. She just has pushy-as-hell parents who have threatened lawsuits at every damn turn. That's why this stayed in the press as long as it has.
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