Good question. I think it has to do with media attention. I thought the JFK, Jr. saga would never end. Hours and hours of video on nothing but a coastline of where the plane may have gone down. I was starting to lose it on the unearned idolatry. I did hear Fox justify the news on the ratings in JFK Jr.'s case, but it is beyond my comprehension.
The media can be likened to teen-age rock star fans.
Oh, it's not over yet!
CNN just showed the hearse on the way to the King Center; we'll be treated to her burial tonight, no doubt.