By Dave Begel Contributing Writer Published Oct 24, 2013 at 5:02 AM

It’s not often that I am surprised by the television media. Generally speaking I think both the local and national media are pretty predictable.

That’s why I am stunned that CNN, Fox News, big Chicago stations, and you can also throw in a few of those tabloid newspapers aren’t camped out in Milwaukee covering the case of Kelly Dwyer.

Dwyer has been missing since Friday morning, Oct. 11. This story has all the elements of a big national story.

It’s got a good-looking 27-year-old girl who, it appears, was a bit of a social butterfly. She worked at a pretty high-end fashion store, Lululemon, a Third Ward standout. It’s got a boyfriend who was questioned about the disappearance and who was then arrested on drug charges. You can see the criminal complaint here.

Here is the first paragraph of the police report.

"Detective Tammy Tramel-McClain reports that on October 14, 2013 she interviewed the defendant regarding the disappearance of Kelly Dwyer. The last time Ms. Dwyer was seen was on October 10 at the defendant’s apartment. The defendant is the sole occupant of the apartment. The interview took place inside of the defendant’s apartment ... The defendant stated that he was friends with Ms. Dwyer and that she would come over to his apartment a couple of times a week to 'do lines.' The defendant indicated that this meant they would snort powder cocaine together. The defendant did not indicate that Ms. Dwyer ever came to his apartment and did not use drugs. The defendant stated that he would always pay for the cocaine. The defendant stated that on the evening of October 10, Ms. Dwyer came to his apartment; he provided her with $300 to buy an 'eight ball' (3.5 grams) of cocaine; they met an unidentified individual and purchased the cocaine; and they returned to the defendant’s apartment where they used cocaine together."

The guy who was arrested and charged is Kris V. Zocco, who lives on Prospect Avenue on the East Side.

Dwyer’s mother, Maureen Dwyer, said she had been worried about her daughter for a while.

A website called TheLost Missing quotes the mother as saying "Kelly has been acting recklessly lately" and she believes Dwyer has been meeting guys on a website called OKCupid. Dwyer’s mother worries that her daughter may have met someone through that site that she couldn’t handle.

If you watch the national news you see stories now about whether the Republican Party can survive after the government shutdown, a pair of gypsies in Europe who may have kidnapped a little girl and a doctor in Utah who may have killed his wife so he could be with his mistress.

All salacious stories, but I don’t think they come close to the missing Kelly Dwyer story. So, come on CNN, send Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Piers Morgan our way. You won’t be sorry.

Dave Begel Contributing Writer

With a history in Milwaukee stretching back decades, Dave tries to bring a unique perspective to his writing, whether it's sports, politics, theater or any other issue.

He's seen Milwaukee grow, suffer pangs of growth, strive for success and has been involved in many efforts to both shape and re-shape the city. He's a happy man, now that he's quit playing golf, and enjoys music, his children and grandchildren and the myriad of sports in this state. He loves great food and hates bullies and people who think they are smarter than everyone else.

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