Looks Matter When You Kill

So now we've got this Neil Entwistle character. A handsome fellow if I do say so myself. And he's got that charming English accent to go with those looks. A one time stranger in the world is now a media star for blowing away his wife and 9-month old daughter.

Is it just me or do you have to be good-looking to get national recognition for killing family members? I'm sure that people are killing their spouses and children on a daily basis but if they're not white, young and handsome no one ever hears about it. Think about it. Why on earth did Scott Pederson get so much coverage? I'm sure there were at least 20 other guys who killed their pregnant wife in the same year as him but we didn't hear a thing about them. But he was hot and his wife was hot (oh my god, did I just called a guy "hot"?) and that is clearly why these cases make the news. Face it: Unfortunate looking people are killing and dying every day. If I can't hear about these "ugly" murders well then I don't want to hear about any at all. CNN wouldn't cover such a story if the murderer and/or victim looked like people in this blog's pictures. (apologies to the people in the pictures)