But is this story stimulating our intellectual curiosity, or our morbid curiosity? I'd say it's the later. Any news coming out now will be shallow and repetitive. If, after more research and reflection a long-form story is written exploring the event's social, political, and statistical relevance then perhaps it will be suitable for HN.

But right now, context-free sound bites, unconfirmed rumors, and banal opinions are just noise that you can read everywhere else on the internet.