The news media which is owned by straight white men have always been thororughly fascinated with stories about the degradation and victimization of ( preferably pretty and blond) white women and girls, and are willing to disseminate hundreds of stories about them missing, being murdered, or abused. I don't think they care about white women's lives either ( I think people interpret all this coverage as caring) but stories of their victimization can be monetized very well, it seems.