Originally posted on 07/16/2015:
This story uses what I call the "Natalee Holloway effect." It has legs because the victim is an attractive female. Just like the advertising industry uses models to sell product (think Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition) the news business uses this story because they can keep showing pictures of a good looking girl, like when Natalee disappeared in Aruba.
In this case Fox can go with it because it supports the notion that illegal immigration is wrong while the other networks can't because they believe that illegal immigration is good.