Perhaps, but I give a lot of credit to her mother for relentlessly pursuing this and not letting the matter rest. Plus, the fact are that Natalie was part of a group who went down to Aruba with her but had to come home without her. Their voices and efforts made Natalie's disappearance a hot topic.
I think it is their actions that deserve the press scrutiny, the botched investigation, the life of a diplomat's son, and the Dutch police not properly pursuing him as a primary suspect that garnered so much attention.