Elena

Now, this was the moment that it became clear that the press was going to be a massive figure in this case. Okay. And they are. Yeah. A big figure. Probably the biggest, to be quite honest.

Now, this was the moment that it became clear that the press was going to be a massive figure in this case. Okay. And they are. Yeah. A big figure. Probably the biggest, to be quite honest.

Not in this case. And so, so hurtful. Not in this case. Yeah. Bobby's disappearance coincided with a strange period in American journalism, actually. It was guided way more by, like, how much you could sell and how much readership you could gain than any kind of, like, journalistic ethics code or anything like that. Any kind of integrity. Any kind of, like, seeking out the truth kind of situation.

Not in this case. And so, so hurtful. Not in this case. Yeah. Bobby's disappearance coincided with a strange period in American journalism, actually. It was guided way more by, like, how much you could sell and how much readership you could gain than any kind of, like, journalistic ethics code or anything like that. Any kind of integrity. Any kind of, like, seeking out the truth kind of situation.

It was... That's big business. That is big business. Numbers, numbers, numbers. Exactly. It's never like, can I actually give you the truth or dig something up? It's like, this is the most salacious version of the story. Who gives a shit if it's real? Let's make money off it. Because it's going to get people to pick it up.

It was... That's big business. That is big business. Numbers, numbers, numbers. Exactly. It's never like, can I actually give you the truth or dig something up? It's like, this is the most salacious version of the story. Who gives a shit if it's real? Let's make money off it. Because it's going to get people to pick it up.

So as a result, newspapers frequently contradicted one another, embellished stories, and in some cases just flat out lied in articles they published because it sold. That's insane. They were tabloids. That's crazy.

So as a result, newspapers frequently contradicted one another, embellished stories, and in some cases just flat out lied in articles they published because it sold. That's insane. They were tabloids. That's crazy.

Way back then.

Way back then.

Be like, yeah, this is what I think happened. And you're seeing all these newspapers contradicting themselves because this one's saying, it's just who, which story the different newspaper grabbed onto and said, I think that our readers will grab this one. Yeah, exactly. They didn't care, like, should we check the sources? Nah. Like, let's just go with this one. That's good.

Be like, yeah, this is what I think happened. And you're seeing all these newspapers contradicting themselves because this one's saying, it's just who, which story the different newspaper grabbed onto and said, I think that our readers will grab this one. Yeah, exactly. They didn't care, like, should we check the sources? Nah. Like, let's just go with this one. That's good.

Now, for example, in early reports, Bobby had disappeared from the camp in the middle of the night while Percy and Lessie were asleep, which is what happened. Days later, though, a new story appeared in several of the papers. And in this story, Bobby had attempted to follow his father down to the lake, but Percy had turned around and told him to return to camp, which was a mile away.

Now, for example, in early reports, Bobby had disappeared from the camp in the middle of the night while Percy and Lessie were asleep, which is what happened. Days later, though, a new story appeared in several of the papers. And in this story, Bobby had attempted to follow his father down to the lake, but Percy had turned around and told him to return to camp, which was a mile away.

And he was last seen wandering alone back to the campsite. It's like, why make that up? Well, this distinction, like, to some people at first might seem like kind of trivial and just like, okay, that's stupid. But the latter account of this story, it opens the door to many more scary possibilities, first of all. But it also kind of attempted to place some of the blame. On the dad.

And he was last seen wandering alone back to the campsite. It's like, why make that up? Well, this distinction, like, to some people at first might seem like kind of trivial and just like, okay, that's stupid. But the latter account of this story, it opens the door to many more scary possibilities, first of all. But it also kind of attempted to place some of the blame. On the dad.

Even vaguely on Percy for sending his four-year-old a mile back to the campsite by himself. Right. And it's like, that's fucked up. It is fucked up. Because it's like these people are going through a hell that you can't.

Even vaguely on Percy for sending his four-year-old a mile back to the campsite by himself. Right. And it's like, that's fucked up. It is fucked up. Because it's like these people are going through a hell that you can't.

even comprehend right like what the now while many among the search party and in the press had given up bobby for dead at this point there were still those that hung on to hope that he could still be alive somewhere in opelousas a small group of residents actually fundraised a thousand dollars as a reward to anyone who returned bobby alive and unharmed to his family And think, that's 1912.

even comprehend right like what the now while many among the search party and in the press had given up bobby for dead at this point there were still those that hung on to hope that he could still be alive somewhere in opelousas a small group of residents actually fundraised a thousand dollars as a reward to anyone who returned bobby alive and unharmed to his family And think, that's 1912.