of the thousands upon thousands of missing children worldwide, why did this particular incident garner so much MSM interest?  I was about to post the same question.. They have been in the news constantly since her disappearance. I've always thought they were pretty stupid leaving their kids alone in a foreign country while they went out to dinner (so they say) but I've never seen a case that got so much financial support despite their negligence. If this had happened in the UK, they probably would have been arrested for negligence in the first place. If she was taken by traffickers and given the lengths they would likely go to protect their 'empire', perhaps the McCann's were advised to stay as visible as possible, especially as there's a possible link to the infamous Podesta twins via a photo fit.