Almost two decades ago, little Ben Needham was abducted -or suddenly went missing- on the island of Kos and the incident became one of the longest-running missing person’s cases in British history. Recently, British police officers investigating the case, flew to the island to continue the search.
Ben Needham vanished on the island in 1991. Despite several possible sightings and theories about what happened, there's been no trace of him. Officers from South Yorkshire will use specialist equipment to examine a mound of earth at the property where he went missing. Ben's mother Kerry believes her son was abducted and is still alive - she says this latest development is part of an elimination process.
A team of experts will begin examining the grounds of the farmhouse from which Ben disappeared tomorrow, before deciding whether any areas should be dug up. The search, which is expected to last up to 10 days, will centre on a large mound near the house which is now grassed over.
One theory is that Ben could have been buried beneath building material which was dumped there at the time he went missing.
His mother, Kerry Needham, 41, told the Daily Mirror: "This is an elimination process and that's how I'm dealing with it. "It's one of the most important things to happen in 21 years."
Mrs Needham has previously said she believes the mound was already there when Ben went missing.
Angela Smith, the MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, told BBC Radio Sheffield: "Hopefully they won't find Ben in that rubble and it closes down another line of inquiry and narrows down the possibilities. "I know that she [Mrs Needham] will be very keen for this work to be undertaken and rock solid confident, I'm sure, that they won't find Ben there."
Towards the end of January, Hellasfrappe had featured a story about this case, as well as had announced the news that Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is getting ready to shoot a film on the Greek island centered around Ben's story.
Moved by the incident, Tom Cruise helped spread the word of Ben’s disappearance recently by sending tweets to millions of followers. Others followed including singer Boy George and actress Jennifer Saunders. As a result of the celebrity involvement, Scottish Television (STV) and ITV Calendar both did a story on Ben. Also many UK Tabloid newspapers also ran the story.
We have posted a picture of Ben from the website his parents set up for his search showing how he would look today, but if you want to know more on what happened to Ben and read the timeline, then simply visit http://www.helpfindben.co.uk
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