I've noticed that this poor girls disappearance/now presumed murder has received relatively little coverage in national news and media, even today, with the horrible revelations, it was second story on BBC news at 1. I know this has been alluded to by other posters previously.
The cynic in me thinks that the police have had a fair idea what's actually gone on for quite some time, certainly well before the first arrests, and there has been a news blackout of sorts, as not to 'spook' suspects.The very bare minimum has been reported. I can remember other cases which have had Sky rolling news on air pretty much all day.
Just my observations from coverage, or lack of, I've seen. Or maybe the media has adopted a new found compassion for the families of victims?