Personally if I lost a child, l would NEVER stop looking, or want anyone else to stop. I'd do anything-ANYTHING. It's only natural. However and sadly, it is so long ago now and regardless of questionable circumstances, perhaps it is time to reduce these horrendous investigation costs. YES the McCanns did leave the children alone but in a place they were in a position to watch. Does that mean they don't deserve to know what has happened to their child? Will they be judged and punished forever? Their personal misery will be never ending. I do think that costs should be scaled down but I do believe the investigations only continue because they are close to findings which could destroy the core of this hideous and growing child abduction.