I had no idea who Meredith Kercher was, but I had always known exactly who Amanda Knox was due to constant media coverage.

As I sat watching Netflix's latest documentary masterpiece: Amanda Knox, I found myself questioning the coverage of horrific crimes in the media. Aside from the obvious issues with the way suspects are portrayed, I wondered what the morbid fascination with the perpetrator was?

Meredith Kercher was the 22 year old British exchange student who was found sexually assaulted and murdered in her flat in Perugia, Italy. The 2007 murder quickly became worldwide news as the British media painted a false image of Kercher's roommate, Amanda Knox.

Knox quickly became a household name as her and her five-day-long relationship with then boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito were both arrested for the slaying of Meredith Kercher. Media outlets were in a frenzy as Amanda was painted as a sex-crazed lunatic, calling her "Foxy Knoxy" and even referring to her as a "manipulative sex devil". As the Italian police force was under international spotlight to identify a suspect, Knox and Sollecito were the most attractive and interesting pair. As the world became fascinated with the personal life of an American college student who was accused of murder, the world completely forgot about Meredith Kercher, the real victim of the story.

And this isn't the first time. Media outlets everywhere cover horrific events with nothing but the coverage of those guilty. I bet you can name some people accused of mass shootings but you probably can't name even one victim of those shootings.

The media spends hours of time and money covering the life, the motive, and the daily activities of the shooter, murderer, or the terrorist. But with all these hours focused on the the perpetrator, there is virtually nothing about the life and memory of their victims.

Although Amanda Knox was found not guilty of murder (after being charged, appealed, charged AGAIN, and then finally appealed as not guilty by the Italian supreme court in 2015), she has become a household name because of the crime she was wrapped up in. The media fascination made Knox a famous figure in today's society. Just like the media fascination made Dylan Klebold, Adam Lanza, and Omar Mateen household names. But why aren't their victim's name's as widely known?

Tell me something to remember the lives of the victims by, give me more than a three minute tribute on the news. Because I have no interest in remembering the horrific crimes of someone else.