Missing girl - how long before the media/public care?

[scenario8]

(With apologies to Tonker)

So a 14 year old girl goes missing in mid December and as of yet the case has attracted approximately 0.001% of the attention of the Clifton case.

So why's that then? Not white enough? It took a week to find a body in the Bristol case during which time the case was awarded an awful lot of public attention so it can't be due to the unresolved missing person element of the case.

Funny how some stories "make it" and others don't have the legs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-121134...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-121076...

Let's hope she's found safe and well soon.

[Eric Mc]

It's a bit of a mystery, isn't it. Four five people go missing in the UK every day.

Single-white-female (preferably blonde) always seems to move a story up the media interest list.

[KrazyIvan]

Not meaning to start and agrument, and above all else I hope she is found alive and well.

But could it be that 14 year old girls generally run away from home, where as mid 20's profesionals tend not too. I am not saying its fair that one gets more media attention then the other, but imagine if there was a mass media hysteria (sp?) for every teenager that goes missing.

[badgers_back]

Shes run away to be with her boyfriend who her parents don't like.

Oh and to avoid school

[scenario8]

badgers_back said:

Shes run away to be with her boyfriend who her parents don't like.

Oh and to avoid school

If only the authorities/her parents/her friends had thought of that! I'll send the Met a link to your post so they can knock off early.

[rover 623gsi]

The thing is – lots of people go missing. Quite often they do attract local media attention, but a case generally has to be very noteworthy to garner national coverage. Usually, a missing person case becomes a bigger story when it becomes a murder and/or there are particular mysterious elements of the case.

A quick trawl on google reveals many missing person cases in the news – this first one is very unusual I think.

Police re-appeal and release CCTV to help trace missing Sheffield woman
http://www.southyorks.police.uk/news/15122010/4835...

North Wales Police have called off the search for an Anglesey teenager missing from Menai Bridge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wale...

Police are attempting to trace a 28-year-old man who went missing in Coventry on Tuesday
http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/20...

Family of missing man in call for DNA system
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/20...

A family is appealing for help to find a man missing from his Glasgow home for nearly two weeks.
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/216842-fa...

Police have renewed their appeal for information about a missing man from Harlech, Gwynedd who was last seen on Boxing Day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12100517

THE body discovered on Christmas Day has been confirmed as that of a missing Stourport woman.
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/8758636....

Police have found the body of a 21-year-old who went missing in freezing conditions five days ago.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341055/Mi...


Links fixed

Edited by rover 623gsi on Tuesday 4th January 18:18

Edited by rover 623gsi on Tuesday 4th January 18:22

[thinfourth2]

Not Blond

Not Rich

No interest

No sales

[Kaelic]

rover 623gsi said:

The thing is – lots of people go missing. Quite often they do attract local media attention, but a case generally has to be very noteworthy to garner national coverage. Usually, a missing person case becomes a bigger story when it becomes a murder and/or there are particular mysterious elements of the case.

A quick trawl on google reveals many missing person cases in the news – this first one is very unusual I think.

Police re-appeal and release CCTV to help trace missing Sheffield woman
http://www.southyorks.police.uk/news...heffield-wo...

North Wales Police have called off the search for an Anglesey teenager missing from Menai Bridge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-n...wales-12085...

Police are attempting to trace a 28-year-old man who went missing in Coventry on Tuesday
http://www.newmarketjournal.co.uk/ne..._man_1_2218...

A family is appealing for help to find a man missing from his Glasgow home for nearly two weeks.
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-cen...d-missing-m...

Police have renewed their appeal for information about a missing man from Harlech, Gwynedd who was last seen on Boxing Day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12100517

THE body discovered on Christmas Day has been confirmed as that of a missing Stourport woman.
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/...ourport_wom...

Police have found the body of a 21-year-old who went missing in freezing conditions five days ago.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341055/Mi...

Family of missing man in call for DNA system
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/te...#ixzz19noAB...

Dunno about missing people but your links are all not found either

[rufusgti]

rover 623gsi said:

The thing is – lots of people go missing. Quite often they do attract local media attention, but a case generally has to be very noteworthy to garner national coverage. Usually, a missing person case becomes a bigger story when it becomes a murder and/or there are particular mysterious elements of the case.

A quick trawl on google reveals many missing person cases in the news – this first one is very unusual I think.

Police re-appeal and release CCTV to help trace missing Sheffield woman
http://www.southyorks.police.uk/news/15122010/4835...

North Wales Police have called off the search for an Anglesey teenager missing from Menai Bridge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wale...

Police are attempting to trace a 28-year-old man who went missing in Coventry on Tuesday
http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/20...

Family of missing man in call for DNA system
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/20...

A family is appealing for help to find a man missing from his Glasgow home for nearly two weeks.
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/216842-fa...

Police have renewed their appeal for information about a missing man from Harlech, Gwynedd who was last seen on Boxing Day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12100517

THE body discovered on Christmas Day has been confirmed as that of a missing Stourport woman.
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/local/8758636....

Police have found the body of a 21-year-old who went missing in freezing conditions five days ago.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341055/Mi...


Links fixed

Edited by rover 623gsi on Tuesday 4th January 18:18

Edited by rover 623gsi on Tuesday 4th January 18:22

whats unusual about the first one? Or do you know more than whats in the link. Just says she's missing.

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

It's a bit of a mystery, isn't it. Four five people go missing in the UK every day.

Single-white-female (preferably blonde) always seems to move a story up the media interest list.

The good looking ones seem to get priority as well. Sadly it would seem (at least in the media's world) that nobody cares if mingers disappear.

[rover 623gsi]

I just think it seems odd - certainly no less odd than the disappearance of Jo Yeates

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Missing-Have-you-see...

Lee Webster, aged 50, told the Star his wife Sally, aged 48, of Laird Avenue, Wadsley, went missing last Saturday while he was working on the roof of their home.

When he came back inside he said he discovered the mum-of-two had vanished and she was not seen all weekend.

The alarm was raised when she did not turn up for work at interiors shop Within Reason on Devonshire Street on Monday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshi...

[98elise]

Its Missing White Woman Syndrome.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_s...

[okgo]

Symbolica said:

Eric Mc said:

It's a bit of a mystery, isn't it. Four five people go missing in the UK every day.

Single-white-female (preferably blonde) always seems to move a story up the media interest list.

The good looking ones seem to get priority as well. Sadly it would seem (at least in the media's world) that nobody cares if mingers disappear.

The current one in Bristol is hardly a bombshell.

[Galsia]

okgo said:

Symbolica said:

Eric Mc said:

It's a bit of a mystery, isn't it. Four five people go missing in the UK every day.

Single-white-female (preferably blonde) always seems to move a story up the media interest list.

The good looking ones seem to get priority as well. Sadly it would seem (at least in the media's world) that nobody cares if mingers disappear.

The current one in Bristol is hardly a bombshell.

She ain't now.

Thank you, I'm here all night.

Edit: Where the hell has that drumkit smilie gone?

Seriously though, look a Madeline McCann compared with Shannon Matthews.

Edited by Galsia on Tuesday 4th January 20:12

[JagLover]

thinfourth2 said:

Not Blond

Not Rich

No interest

No sales

Or rather she is the common age for a runaway.

In contrast the recent disapperance of a mid twenties professional and further back the dissaperance of two 8 year old girls in Holly and Jessica was far more unusual.

In the past year can you imagine how many fourteen year olds have run away from home.

[marky1]

The thing I don't understand is how the media were all over it when it was just a "missing person" case, did they somehow know it would become a murder? It was a huge amount of coverage to give someone that was only missing. Almost like they knew it was a murder. Weirdddddddddd

[elster]

marky1 said:

The thing I don't understand is how the media were all over it when it was just a "missing person" case, did they somehow know it would become a murder? It was a huge amount of coverage to give someone that was only missing. Almost like they knew it was a murder. Weirdddddddddd

Are you claiming that the real murderers were the journalists?

It is like Carver Industries in reality?

[Jasandjules]

marky1 said:

The thing I don't understand is how the media were all over it when it was just a "missing person" case, did they somehow know it would become a murder? It was a huge amount of coverage to give someone that was only missing. Almost like they knew it was a murder. Weirdddddddddd

Well because a missing person might well vanish due to say debts or drugs or alchohol problems. Chances are they have not been shopping and left a Pizza in their flat just before "going missing"...

[marky1]

elster said:

marky1 said:

The thing I don't understand is how the media were all over it when it was just a "missing person" case, did they somehow know it would become a murder? It was a huge amount of coverage to give someone that was only missing. Almost like they knew it was a murder. Weirdddddddddd

Are you claiming that the real murderers were the journalists?

It is like Carver Industries in reality?

No, not claiming that. The point I am making is hundreds must go missing everyday yet the press do not turn up on their doorstep. Yet in this case they did, and before a body was even found. I just find it odd that they turn up to a missing person that DOES become a murder, despite the obviously slim chance of that being the conclusion given the number of people that go missing everyday and are subsequently found. Hard to explain but hopefully you get what I am trying to say!

[elster]

marky1 said:

elster said:

marky1 said:

The thing I don't understand is how the media were all over it when it was just a "missing person" case, did they somehow know it would become a murder? It was a huge amount of coverage to give someone that was only missing. Almost like they knew it was a murder. Weirdddddddddd

Are you claiming that the real murderers were the journalists?

It is like Carver Industries in reality?

No, not claiming that. The point I am making is hundreds must go missing everyday yet the press do not turn up on their doorstep. Yet in this case they did, and before a body was even found. I just find it odd that they turn up to a missing person that DOES become a murder, despite the obviously slim chance of that being the conclusion given the number of people that go missing everyday and are subsequently found. Hard to explain but hopefully you get what I am trying to say!

I got it, I was perhaps a little bit jokey.