re the ben needham case, i watched news programme where the mother and sister (not conceived when ben was 3 )
go to kos and speak to a lady and her daughter who were the last folk to see ben apparently, the girl was at work in the familys (garage i think,) and she reacted with fury when questioned by ben's mum shouting at her in v bad english "you were bad mum, you neglected him, you didnt deserve him" then ushered the mum sister and camera crew out her shop. shouting obsenities from behind the door.
so make of that what you will, why had she been so angry ? this made me think what is there we dont know about this case. not unlike the present madaline case.
the difference is ben needhams mother never created the media awareness, alerting people to their childs disaperance, unike the mccanns , it seems she placed all her faith in the greek police.