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Speaking of the VD's PR crew, I've never seen any explanation of how or WHY they got involved. As I recall, they were from one of the major national PR firms. Why the heck would they want to get involved in a case like this? Their bread and butter is corporate and celebrity PR (and in the case of the celebrities, it's usually paid for by the celebrities corporate employers -- movie studios, record labesls, etc.) Maybe the PR firm does this sort of thing as pro bono work, to help their own slimy reputation? But it seems risky to get involved with people you don't know anything about, in the context of a type of case where, as history has shown, the victim's relatives fairly frequently turn out to be the perpetrators.

I was under the impression they were advised to do that because of the media spectacle...and to relieve their tension and stress. I'm not saying that it's a good or bad thing... I have no clue what I would do under the same circumstances at this point.