[two23]

There may be some small truth to your tinfoil speculation...but I also believe that "networking" and getting information out ASAP can help find the perp quickly.
The media combined with the public in the area can lead to a rescue and arrest.

[RMDupree]

There is no denying that "networking", as you put it, is invaluable in any attempted rescue of a recently abducted child, but you have to ask yourself why the media has decided that all of these cases are more newsworthy now than they were a year ago.