Mollie Tibbetts
Mollie Tibbetts was a 20 year old college student living in rural Iowa. She went out for a jog on the evening of July 18 and her body was found August 21. The search for her had become national news. When the police arrest an undocmuented imigrant as the suspected killer polititions take over her narative.
#milesformollie starts on Twitter. Runners from all over the country start useing the hashtag to show they are not afraid to run outdoors. Women use this tag to also show frustration or to express fears they have when they run.
When Mollie disappears there isn't just a local search. The national and international press hang onto every second of the missing young white jogger who is nowhere to be found. In fact there are updates almost every hour in the life and times of Mollie. Female runners are urged to be on guard as no one is sure what has happened to her.