eileenhawkeye
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The reward has gradually been increased since Hannah's disappearance - the initial amount was $10,000 and UVA and local citizens, businesses and agencies have increasingly contributed pledges to the award fund. The case has not left the news - certainly not the local news which is where it is important that it stays - the likelihood of a tip coming in from out of state that will lead to finding Hannah is pretty slim. The "reward" doesn't need to be increased in order to make the story relevant in the news. And as a UVA alum, I can assure you, if a tip came in that led to the safe return of Hannah, the tipster would have no problem collecting on the reward because the UVA community would make sure that the funds are available.
They do not expect to find Hannah alive, they do not expect to pay out 100k to anyone. They might as well raise the reward to $1 million. If someone does know where Hannah is, and she is alive, there is a big chance that person is going to jail, and I doubt there would be any controversy to pay him or her. And if the person is completely innocent and has no involvement, I am sure they could raise the $1 million reward for them.