Does the fact that this same article was in the newspapers at the beginning of this case affect what you think? That they same tactic, trying to make it sound as if DW KNEW where the body was, was used before, and debunked back then.
A reporter is told by his manager to come up with followup pieces. He goes back and researches material that seems applicable now that DW has been convicted and sentenced. Anything that will apply and sell papers. TADA! Old article, new release, more literary license used. No direct lies, just a case of what they didn't say. One of the best techniques for leading the sheeple around by the nose.
(sorry, correction) That they used the same tactic.
Another technique would be to have second-rate disc jockeys harp on the victims of the crime, and try to take attention away from the fact that Westerfield raped and murdered a child. Then have some sycophant plaster the forum with graphically intense threads, where he demonizes the victims, and deifies the pedophile.
It worked with many, and I see it's still working with some.