Why do they figure this information was important?
the guy is dead.
It makes for good gossip and grist for the newspapers.
Relevance? Absolutely none.
But since the reporters can't
get the family to talk beyond
Oprah (for which the kid's folks
probably received a generous "appearance
fee" from Madam Winfrey), the
media is digging up what it
can. This kind of humiliating
"reporting" with all its innuendos
about the "family facts" will
certainly put a damper on future
victims coming forward to testify
about abuses.