It would be a fascinating demonstration of media spiraling if the case just falls apart and he’s innocent in the end. You could take hours of MSNBC coverage and show the path.
It was local channel 9 here in Orlando that got the whole thing going. They did their own investigation and "Interviewed" witnesses on camera. Turns out some of the so called witnesses didn't see anything but wanted their 15 minutes of fame.
It was a slow news cycle and the national news picked up on it Channel 9 is a ABC station. ABC ran with it an the race baiters licked it up like a bear eating honey.