Eleven years on, has Maddie been given up for dead?

[Vertigo Swirl]

There should be a hyperbole award.  Classic.   

Who was the guy who decided the body was buried under Murat's drive?

There is no hyperbole in my post.  Please try not to deflect and kindly address the point.  Police often act on tip-offs, is this an unknown concept to you? 

[Vertigo Swirl]

I have no problem with anyone who speaks to the correct authorities.

So nothing to do with the length of time to remember important details then.

[G-Unit]

There should be a hyperbole award.  Classic.   

Who was the guy who decided the body was buried under Murat's drive?

Stephen Birch. Somehow he's managed to slip under SY's radar.

[Robittybob1]

Stephen Birch. Somehow he's managed to slip under SY's radar.

And slip over Murat's fence!

[Angelo222]

Stephen Birch. Somehow he's managed to slip under SY's radar.

And ground piercing radar at that.

[Angelo222]

Possibly true, IMO its but a rumour after all the girl was abducted.

I disagree, the word is used to describe something which is a doubtful or unlikely truth.  At the end of the day, what happened to the child falls within two possibilities imo, she was either abducted from the apartment or the street outside or she fell into a trench and was covered over.  If anything I find the latter the doubtful explanation.