Much depends on from whom Amaral was sourcing his information on Madeleine's case. There is a report here which refers to crying on the Wednesday.
https://joana-morais.blogspot.co.uk/2008/05/several-witnesses-are-ready-to-help-pj.html *snipped*
Pamela Fenn was heard by PJ on Monday for 4 hours, and her deposition shows some important details. The most relevant one is in the difference of 40 minutes between the moment when she offered to call the police for Kate McCann, who then said she had already done so, and the registered time of the call to GNR, informing of Madeleine’s disappearance. This witness, who was counseled by PJ not to make any statements to the media, also said she heard the child crying for her father, on the eve of her disappearance.
There is much information on that page which is not reflected in the public files yet seems to have leaked its way out of Portimao to Levy & Morais. How much of it is accurate relative to the evidence gathered?
I truly do not know how much authenticity should be placed on the contents of Mrs Fenn's alleged statement, bearing in mind whatever she originally may have revealed within her community, but not to the police, led to the myth of Chaplins.