Why do only some murder cases get national attention when murders happen ever day?

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Like the Stacy Peterson murder case, it was a huge national story but these type of cases happen all the time and are unheard of nationally.
 
Assume you are talking about murders that are recognized as murders. Those that are published are those that will inflame the populace the most. Routine murders are reported locally. Those that are sensational or involve well known people are published widely because they get the most interest from the most people. Also, like Stacey, the press can evoke interest by pushing it in your face hour after hour.
 
Because there's not enough time in a 30 minute news cast to feature all the murderers that occur in a single day.
 
Simply watch the news stories about murders that get national attention and you will figure out which ones tend to get the most attention. Those involving children make the list, especially if the murder itself is particularly gruesome. Those involving children of rich people seem to make the list quite often, especially if the parents have enough money to buy their own air time. Murders involving well known people always get major attention, as do those committed by well known people. And, of course, if the murder victim happens to be white, female, good looking, under the age of 30, and from a well-to-do family there is a very good chance it will get some level of national attention.
 
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