Madeleine McCann: Suspects Kate And Gerry And The Flight Of Fancy
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
THE SUN front page: “EXCLUSIVE – ‘We’re being set up. I’ve had enough. Let’s go home.’” This is the “ANGER OF MADDIE DAD.”
Gerry and Kate McCann, “the doctors”, are back in their home town of Rothley, Leicestershire.
Pages 4, 5, 6 & 7: A statement from Gerry McCann in which he thanks one and all for the support and adds: “But we would like to ask for our privacy to be respected now that we have returned home.”
But their private grief is public spectacle. Can they be left alone with their daughter still missing and their campaign to find her in progress?
“YOU’LL LOSE THE TWINS.” Portuguese police are said to have told Kate McCann she should confess or face losing her two children.
“FACT OR FIT-UP?” The Sun considers the claims and gives each an “EXPLANATION.”
THE SUN SAYS: “McCanns’ hell”. The McCann’s “torment gets more horrendous by the day.” Where is the “kidnapper who might still have the four-year-old child in his clutches?”
THE TIMES front page: “McCanns fly home to fights their case.”
Mr McCann says the police’s focus on them is “deeply disturbing”.
Portuguese newspapers claim the McCanns failed to answer 40 questions put to them during interviews last week. “They apparently feared that they could wrongly implicate themselves if he [sic] did so.”
Pages 6 & 7: “Puzzles and mysteries at the very heart of the investigation.”
The paper tries to answer some of these questions. It tells us: “Although a small child could be killed quickly it would take time to hide the body so that it was not discovered in the biggest search in Portuguese history.”
The paper’s David Brown does not reveal how he researched this. He just knows.
The window to the McCanns apartment might have been opened from the inside. Brown of the Wapping Yard concludes: “Or was the window opened to make it appear as if an intruder had used it to enter the bedroom?”
Hmmm. What say you Mr Brown?
DAILY MAIL front page: “Police are determined to charge McCanns with killing Madeleine. HOME…FOR HOW LONG?”
Mr McCann is said to have told a friends: “We are being completely stitched up by the Portuguese police. We are completely f*****. We should have seen this coming weeks ago and gone back to Britain.”
Pages 2 and 3: “Madeleine’s parents consult Pinochet’s lawyer.” The McCanns have consulted with Michael Caplan QC, the British lawyer who represented Chilean dictator General Pinochet, who stood accused to torture and human rights abuses. Interesting?
Pages 4 & 5: “Questions the police must answer.”
The paper wonders if Robert Murat was named as a suspect in the hope his presence might “lead the couple into committing an incriminating indiscretion?” Or not.
In attempting to answer the key questions, the Mail produces more questions.
And the evidence..? The paper’s Michael Hanson wonders just how “foolproof” forensic tests are. You can’t argue with the science. Or can you?
DAILY MIRROR front page: “Kate weeps in Maddy’s room.”
The paper’s “EXCLUSIVE” is that Kate McCann sat alone in Madeleine’s “pink-painted room” and “sobbed in despair”.
How does it know this?
A friend says: “They are not running and will clear their names.”
Pages 4 & 5: Four pictures of the McCanns: arriving at Faro airport; boarding a flight,;on the plane getting ready for take off; and walking to their family home in Rothley.
Pages 6 & 7: “40 questions they both ‘refused’ to answer’.” And: “Officers say her replies left a lot to be desired, ‘it was claimed.’”
“McCANNS FACE KILLING CHARGE.”
“WHY COPS THINK SHE WAS NOT ABDUCTED.”
Page 9: Brian Reade has a daughter the same age as Madeleine McCann. Brian, who writes for the Mirror, has found it “impossible to imagine the depth of pain and guilt”. Without a body, says Brian, “They may never be able to prove their total and complete innocence.”
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE ‘WE CAN PROVE PARENTS DID IT.’ Portuguese police make dramatic new claim over evidence.”
Pages 2, 3 4, 5: The paper’s Martin Evans is on flight EZY 6552. He sees the McCanns travel home. He experiences “first hand…Kate’s pain and anguish on that most difficult of journeys”.
The seatbelts sign goes off. A note is passed to Kate. It is from another passenger. Kate reads the “simple message” of support. “A female passenger kneels by Kate and gives her a “tight hug.”
Kate sobs, “tears dripping slowly down her cheeks”.
Page 6: “Questions for the McCanns.” The Express has a go at solving the mystery. It says “Case could hang over us for ever say parents”.
DAILY STAR front page: “Maddie’s parents surprise flight.” Flight?
Pages 6 & 7: “We’re not running away.”
Page 7: More from Martin Evans, who sees the McCanns’ “pained expressions”.
Pages 8 & 9: “Furious donors want cash back as pressure mounts on friends to reveal all. DAD: I’LL USE £1M MADDIE FUND TO CLEAR OUR NAMES.”
DAILY TELEGRAPH front page: “Year-long wait for McCanns to clear name.”
Says Kate McCann: “Portuguese law prohibits us from commenting on the police investigation. Despite their being so much we wish to say we are unable to do so except to say this: we have played no part in the disappearance of our lovely daughter Madeleine.”
Page 4: “Couple facing a ‘life sentence of grief’.”
THE GUARDIAN front page: “Exhausted and under suspicion, Madeleine’s family come home.”
Pages 2, 4 & 5: “Rothley villagers relieved to see family return.”
“Thank goodness. They’re back where they belong and it’s the best place they could possibly be,” says one young mother.
The Rev Mark Chandler adds: “My every sense tells me that Rothley is just pleased and relieved to have them back.”
THE INDEPENDENT front page: “130 days since they left for a family holiday, the McCanns return to Britain without Madeleine. This is “THE HOMECOMING”.
Pages 2 & 3: “A shattered family returns to Britain without Madeleine”. “Portugal’s media clamour for conviction”.
Says one mother holidaying in Praia da Luz: “You don’t want to believe the worst but when you read headlines like these [in Portuguese media], obviously one conclusion seems more likely than another.”
Says the Diario de Noticia: “PJ wait for final examinations to arrest Madeleine’s parents.”
Madeleine McCann: private grief as public spectacle
Posted: 10th, September 2007 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (1,280) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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September 10th, 2007 at 11:56 am
cj, aunti philamina, rubbished the post you made as to the integrity of Mr Amaral creedance.
what says you?
September 10th, 2007 at 11:56 am
cj 224
Do you realise that if Madeleine is found alive (which would be great), then the questions of ‘fake abduction’ for monetary gain would then take over……..
September 10th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Did the Mcs have a nanny? If so , how long is it going to take for the press to turn tack and then go search her out to get a story on homelife McCann style. Only mention I have found on the nanny? is that she left before the holiday to tend to her sick mother in Canada, hence no nanny on holiday. Can’t remember where this came from(McCann camp to answer why no nanny on holiday?). Gerrys mother is quoted as saying something about nanny flying down to help when Gerry is doing weekend on call cover , nanny meaning the name the children used for grandmother. Lady at local Rothley pub/restaurant said they are brilliant parents who only left the children with their nanny or relatives, (she didn,t mention the lack of arrangements they had in place whilst in a foreign country,they must frequent her establishment a lot to know this information, do other people dining/drinking divulge who is childminding their children ).
September 10th, 2007 at 11:53 am
i agree witchhunts are dangerous, i also believe that it would not be right to dunk them in water to see if they drown.
i do think someone should sit them on a pendulum and see if they swing though
September 10th, 2007 at 11:53 am
The Bryan Adams song went off the website at about 1.30am on 8th September, BTW.
post 1045 “Kate Is Drawn And The Scent Of Death”
September 10th, 2007 at 11:52 am
bull dump you are caught up in so much insignificant crap! At the end of the day if my call is wrong i.e the Mcanns are innocent and the investigation and search continues it is a far better outcome than to jump to conclusions that Madeleine is dead and the parents are jailed for her murder dont you think?
The DNAon the fluids in the renault scenic is inconclusive according to reports. It can only be 75% verified to be Madeleines and could have been transferred as a result of Madeleines clothing having been stored with her siblings/family clothing.
When you look at Madeleines picture I hope you remember that you are one of the contributors that wrote her off as having been dead and her parents responsible despite the fact that she is equally likely alive and held in some bastards cellar.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:51 am
well, spotted noseyheffer.
philamina rubbished the claims damning Mr Amaral
lol, the mccann camp are destroying their own cicumstancial defence evidence
September 10th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Did you feel the same about Murat?
September 10th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Yeah good point.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:49 am
mod 210
There is in my mind a very remote chance the McCanns are innocent.
Why do you think the McCanns are innocent. Based on what?
Is it just that your horrified that the parents could be involved?
Do you secretly fear their guilt?
Are you seriously of the view that the media in the uk are impartial?????
Come on, please……..
September 10th, 2007 at 11:49 am
sad state of affairs that our media and public(not all) would gladly watch them burn before being proven guilty or innocent
September 10th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Chopper - i find it very strange that someone who thinks they should be left alone is posting on a site that is all about them??
September 10th, 2007 at 11:47 am
(157) bulldump
No go on…. I really DO wanna know about Rebecca Loos withdrawing her support. Do tell……
September 10th, 2007 at 11:47 am
or wonder whether she believes that justice was done???
September 10th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Wouldn’t it be nice if the GBP and the media could give the McCanns a break and let them get on with their lives for a while.
If they turn out to have killed Maddie then we can crucify them, but until then leave the poor buggers alone.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:46 am
noseycow - yeah, I found that comment strange. I wonder what context it was said in. Its almost as if she is defending PJ detective which makes me wonder about the context
September 10th, 2007 at 11:45 am
cj, as i have said before the friends of the mccans that are agents and publicist are the very lifeblood of the media. any comparable story to put the pj’s series of events in doubt will be dragged up.
I would imagine that is why the pj’s were only to happy to have the british police present and to have the english labs examin the dna
September 10th, 2007 at 11:45 am
omg!! when did kate change her earings? i missed that one!!
September 10th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Will the prosecutor in Portugal have to decide whether to bring charges or not today? How long can this take? Anyone know.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:44 am
CJ, its you, me and King Canute! Oh and Holmes. There were others but sometimes it gets too tiring to answer all the misinformation.
If everyone were to watch the news and read the papers they would get a more balanced picture. And I don’t only mean UK press!
hey Ho. I’m still here sticking to my guns until I have PROOF that McCanns are guilty. And kate changing her ear-rings isn’t proof of guilt!!
September 10th, 2007 at 11:42 am
CJ - interesting thing about that article is the quote from the missing girls aunt - read carefully!!
September 10th, 2007 at 11:42 am
ben, i was not comparing the mccanns to Dr Crippen in any way.
I was commenting on the turning tide of the media.
a month ago they would have shared a sentence with florence nightinggale, now they are shring a sentence with crippen
September 10th, 2007 at 11:40 am
beloving2u
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2005320001-2007411009,00.html
September 10th, 2007 at 11:39 am
cj, there were many people that did not see the reactions of the mccann as genuine long before the pj decided that they were child enemy number 1.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:39 am
195 - I said the same thing when it was reported 5000 other under-16s had gone missing since M.
I don’t think many go missing at an age when they still can’t wipe their own bottom.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:39 am
Terry McCann wouldnt have taken any shit off the PJ, he would have knocked them all out.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:39 am
sss 165
And what are those 5 other nights relevant for pray tell regarding neglect?
Like I said, they will only become relevant if the McCanns are innocent. You cant prosecute for neglect based on the previous admissions of the parents which have now been brought into question following their ’suspect’ status. We dont know lies from truth anymore. Neglect may not have occured on the crucial night in question. Like I say, you cant prosecute an unknown. Time will tell.
And I never said Madeleine was dead.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:38 am
ObberGoober I couldnt give a flying fuck what the vatican or anyone else does. As long as the search isnt not scaled down until there is CREDIBLE evidence that Madeleine is dead! Duh!
September 10th, 2007 at 11:38 am
bulldump- you are reading to much into it-especially the media
September 10th, 2007 at 11:37 am
CJ 194- There are a lot of people buying into what the mccanns have constructed i.e Madeleine was abducted