[RMDupree]

It does happen often, although not usually by strangers.

However, nothing the media does is by accident. The Van Dam case was not the first high-profile kidnapping that the media swarmed over.

All kidnapping cases should be covered in an effort to find the child quickly, but it has become the latest news de jour and that means there is an agenda in the works.

[ksen]

All kidnapping cases should be covered in an effort to find the child quickly,...

I think most child abductions have been covered adequately by stations local to the crime. But you're right, for some reason these crimes are starting to get national attention. Why?