Well, coulda; shoulda. . .woulda; it has not happened.
Salman Rushdie; 'celebrity author'. . .Van Gogh; celebrity film maker. . .both nationally profiled; media could not help itself; and of course, both men, are/were 'one of their own'. And as you said; could have been another 9/11. . .and/or Scott Peterson.
But is not. . .and Greta Van Sustern has moved on to safer homicides to highlight her program.
In any event, this New Jersey town has deliberately avoided public scrutiny; they obviously do not want the 'flames' fanned on this one; do not want their town profiled as well and more hate/agitation/threats/massacres. . .might not be able to control the consequences of hate/fear etc. . .or so this MO seems to indicate. (?)
And of course, the Lib media is more than happy to accomodate; does not work for them; they prefer 'we' be the enemy; not the real perps. . .the are not interested in the authentic 'enemies within' . . .
I think it is a mistake; and the 'low profiling' of this; favors those who commit the crime and further alienates the community of the victims as it offers little reassurance to the religious community; who have all been violated by these threats.
.OTOH. . .maybe the police are in fact, keeping them informed. . .and showing them; at least; that they are making progress on what should be. . .a number one priority for Justice.
Re Van Gogh; this story has not resolved itself . . the media did not linger too long on this one, actually - all things considered.
We will have to wait to see just how the Dutch finally put real closure on this.