Why is robert hawkins not as big as news as cho from virginia tech?

It's all over the news local and national , I live in Omaha and I'm sick of hearing about it, I turn on cnn and they are even talking about it, and look you even asked a question about him! He was a child who fell through the cracks! no one wanted to hear him when he was alive now everyone wants to know what happened well it's too late now to understand him!!!!!! Peace be with all his victims and even him he was a victim too!