I don't know. It would seem pretty tragic either way to me. In fact, I would have thought wandering away would have made a better cover story -- no pesky suspects or crime scenes to be scrutinized. Just an overwhelming mystery. I mean, they couldn't have known right at the first that the police would be incompetent and not secure the room. BTW, I have been searching and searching to find out what it was that the McCanns were doing with their time besides publicly praying and making media appeals and setting up funds. I can't find anything saying that they were actually out looking for her. I think I remember reading somewhere that they walked around looking for her every night, but of course I can't find that when I need it. Still it's not the same as helping the official searchers and volunteer searchers in some way. Handing out bottles of water if nothing else. What about their tapas friends? Did they volunteer as searchers?