Missing White Woman Syndrome refers to a situation where a white woman or girl is given more attention when she goes missing.

When Gabby Petito went missing in 2021, it garnered nationwide headlines about her disappearance and her death, and many believed her boyfriend killed her. Three years later, her father ...

It was founded by the father of Gabby Petito whose disappearance in 2021 received extensive media coverage. Researchers define the inequality of coverage as “missing white woman syndrome.” ...

The family of Gabby Petito filed an appeal last week with the Utah Supreme Court, seeking to overturn a lower court’s dismissal of their wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab City Police Department.