I was like Stim, but I've figured it out. If this were the only report on the story, I'd be 'appalled' as well - but it's not; it's only one of the more recent of God-knows-how-many. The focus of this installment was the sentencing - seems natural enough to me that the two young men would be at the centre of this bit. What I get from it is: they were two students who seemed to be full of promise; they committed a horrible crime; now they're paying the price - and it's sad to see such a waste (isn't it?). There is little mention of the victim in this report; is this not because it is assumed that viewers are familiar with the crime; that is to say, what happened to the victim?

Seems to me it's the same impulse that inspires 'good-night songs' like Sam Hall or Tom Dooley - a person who perhaps could have done better turns to crime, possibly kills someone, is sentenced to death, repents or does not repent on the gallows, sentence is carried out. The listener has a bit of a thrill of horror and a twinge of regret, then goes on with their life.

Or did I miss something?