[xsmommy]

she is/was pregnant. that tugs at heartstrings. there is overwhelming public interest, and so the news will continue to cover it. didn't you read about how many hits the laci peterson website has been getting, from all over the world?

[Russ]

The same thing happened when Elizabeth Smart and Chandra Levy diappeared. I can't explain it but it must be of high interest to the public at large. People love mysteries and playing amateur detective. These type stories play to that.

[el_texicano]

I understant the point about her being pregnant and all, but she's not the only person ever to have this happen to her. How many other women in recent months who were pregnant and met a nefarious end have had this sort of coverage? Very few if any I might add.

It just seems way overwrought.

[Space Wrangler]

Add to that that she was a gorgeous woman, who disappeared on Christmas Eve and 7 mos pregnant. It's also looking like the husband was involved. I think it has more to do with that little bit of voyeur that's in all of us. Kind of like rubbernecking an accident on the freeway. Here was what on the surface appeared to be the perfect couple, and as details emerge, it turns out life wasn't so perfect. It's an interesting story to many, and that's why it's on the news so often, even with a war looming.