Where is Gabby Petito?

[Pat Mustard]

@ Digital culture

Gabby Petito's disappearance shouldn't be an internet true crime thriller
The 22-year-old van lifer went missing, and her fiancé returned home without her. True crime enthusiasts are eating it up.

https://mashable.com/article/gabby-petit...am-youtube

Here is an article well worth reading.

Re the bit you quoted, it's a simple fact that humanity's a bunch of inverterate rubberneckers, and the more salacious and risqué the story, the better. This type of story's always been popular, and is not a recent phemonenom.