I have been following this case from the beginning.
Spent way too many hours on it.

I was thinking at this time that if this thing is a white wash it can only be for one reason.
Not to protect a politician (the press love to bring them down) not to protect a celebrity - likewise.
The only person of influence who would afford such an atrocity of justice would be a member of the royal family.
So if they have scrapped the timelines and hold to the abduction theory then we know A ROYAL IS INVOLVED.
Also the Express, until I repeatedly mentioned it everywhere, put a story of the Royals whenever there was a story of Maddie.
The British Royal family have the power to block stories.