Episode 1644 • • 1:52:13 - 1:56:18
1644: Shock Opera
Missing Student Riley Strain and National Media Coverage
The disappearance of college student Riley Strain in Nashville, Tennessee, has garnered significant national media attention, including the deployment of the United Cajun Navy. Strain was last seen on surveillance footage stumbling after being asked to leave a downtown bar. The intense focus on this specific case is contrasted with the 600,000 people who go missing in the United States annually, raising questions about how news editors select human interest stories.