[OldNavyVet]

"Until convicted by a court of law, the press has to refer to him as the “alleged” or “suspected” killer. . ."

That is modern-day doublespeak. Newspapers, etc., worried about taking heat over reporting factual truth aren't worth reading.

[a fool in paradise]

The media ran with the original names for the anthrax murders and the Atlanta Olympic park bomber. Hounded those people.

One lived to clear his name. The other is still blamed with no evidence even after his death.