Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius was awarded bail Friday in the case where he’s been accused of murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.

People are murdered every day! Why do certain trials catch national media attention and others don't? Maybe we'll never know, but the famous ones seem to have the same elements in common: the murderer, or the victim, or both, are attractive. Here are some top examples from history:

I'm sitting in the studio when a female coworker comes in and asks why I'm not talking about Oscar Pistorius missing bail. Another male coworker and I look at each other: "Why would I?" She says the first thing she does every morning is hops onto a laptop and reads the newest stories about the trial.

Olympic star Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears as he stood before magistrate Desmond Nair. Pistorius is being charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.