Greece Greece - Ben Needham, 21 mos, Isle of Kos, 24 July 1991

[dotr]

"When Kerry Needham held her newborn granddaughter in her arms for the first time her overwhelming joy was tinged with a small but distinct jolt of pain.

Little Hermione was everything she could hope for in her first grandchild. But with her tiny face and dark hair she was the image of Kerry’s long-lost son Ben.

He’s the boy who mysteriously vanished on a Greek island when Kerry, now 42, was only 19 and he was a toddler of 21 months.

Kerry, who was present in the labour room when her daughter Leighanna gave birth, says: “It was so emotional. My own experiences of labour came flooding back. Hermione looked very much like Ben with tufts of dark hair just like his."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-l...needham-sister-welcomes-3421867#ixzz2zfvXqvXx
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[Ellmau]

The government has given S Yorkshire Police £700,000 to help with the investigation: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-30700887


Apparently they're going to look at various leads the family has flagged:

http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/news/national/home-office-funds-for-needham-probe-1-7036332

The work will start in April: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ben-needhams-mum-over-moon-4930261

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Good. About time too!

 

[PrimeSuspect]

In chilling echoes of the Madeleine McCann case, 21-month-old Ben Needham vanished during a holiday with his parents on the Greek island Kos in 1991 — but now his mother Kerry, 42, of Sheffield, England, has issued an extraordinary appeal on a website set up to find him.

“This is a direct appeal to anyone who is around 25 years old and possibly living with a family who you look nothing like, I beg you to get in contact with me.
“I promise to cause no problems for your family who you live with, I just want you to know the truth about what happened to you and to know you are healthy and happy.”
“A simple DNA sample can be taken from you without causing any distress to anyone,” she writes in her appeal.
“So if you think you were born in 1989 and you have blue/grey eyes and a possible birthmark on your leg, YOU could be Ben!!!

http://www.news.com.au/world/you-co...n-is-still-alive/story-fndir2ev-1227223873328

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

A new search will be done in April!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ben-needham-missing-detectives-returning-5256877

British detectives are planning to return to the Greek island of Kos in a fresh search for Ben Needham who vanished as a tot nearly 24 years ago.

The team is expected to start its investigation in April, but Ben's family has not yet been told when it will travel to Kos.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Another lead ends in heartbreak for Ben's family. It seems this time they thought they'd found him after a man contacted them who suspected he might be Ben. He isn't

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/st...mily-have-travelled-to-greece-after-new-lead/

 

[shadowdancer]

How sad for both the Needham family and this poor man who doesn't have any answers about his past.

 

[Ellmau]

Kerry Needham is making a new appeal on Greek TV:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-32719023

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ing-Ben-Needham-Mother-to-make-TV-appeal.html

 

[Ellmau]

And a man has come forward thinking he might be Ben (though we've been here before, so I'm not that optimistic). It does show how important it is to get cases in the public eyes, though.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-32763397

 

[DippyBlonder]

I think I'm Ben Needham: Man who claims he is British toddler who disappeared on Greek holiday in 1991 will be DNA tested by police following family's desperate TV appeal

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-case-Ben-Needham-vanished-holiday-1991.html

 

[Ellmau]

Discounted - turns out this was the guy who came forward earlier. But they are looking at a few leads:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-pursuing-new-leads-following-TV-appeal.html

 

[Ellmau]

Seven new lines of enquiry as a result of the TV appeal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-32763397

 

[skibaboo]

https://www.facebook.com/helpfindben/posts/1032601643434910

There will be a live Press Conference with Kerry & her detectives tomorrow morning at 11am at South Yorkshire Police Headquarters

 

[dotr]

Seven new lines of enquiry as a result of the TV appeal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-32763397

Crossing my fingers that one of those new leads bring results, Ben's Mum could well be right on target!
From Ellmau's link..

"Kerry Needham has always maintained her son, who would now be 25, is still alive.

"It is just a feeling I have inside myself," she said.

"It feels like he is saying 'come on I am here, come and get me'. I believe he's out there, I don't think its going to be long, we are going to get somewhere. I am hopeful anyway.

"I want him to know, as his mum, I love him as much today as the day he was born. I will never never stop looking for him."

 

[skibaboo]

Ben Needham Appeal Prompts Dozens Of Calls


South Yorkshire Police have received 85 calls with potential information about missing Ben Needham following an appeal on Greek TV.

The British toddler vanished in 1991 on the Greek Island of Kos aged just 21 months.

 

[skibaboo]

'Very strong leads' in Greece in Needham appeal


Kerry live this morning on 'Good Morning Britain' (Video at link)

 

[Pisces Cloud]

Ben's mum has said that a military witness has come forward claiming to know about her son’s disappearance.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ben-needhams-mum-says-witness-5732599

 

[Ellmau]

None of the leads have led to anything.

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/up...nk-greek-family-to-ben-needham-disappearance/

Disappointing, though not entirely surprising.

 

[jashrema]

Some good info and surprising news regarding little Ben...finally, cops are talking!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ben-needham-british-cops-quiz-6126420?ICID=FB_mirror_main

 

[jashrema]

Perhaps with this new news, this thread can become active again since named POI...I wonder who this family is, and why do they have such a stranglehold on the island?