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 7:44 pm
782 - Oh No. If what you’re text says is valid then this ain’t lookin’ too rosey for the Mccanns. Thousands of pages of emails and intercepted phone calls. Of what???
Once Again, could this be the Portuguese propoganda machine in overdrive again. Seein’ is believin’ in this case.
Hell, there are thousands of pages of posts here on this forum. What does that mean?? NOTHING!!
September 10th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Legend Update
Gerry McCann - The Whining Midget
Kate McCann - The Ice Maiden or Skeletor
Auntie Phil - Mark F (as in one size larger than a Marquee…)
Inspector Sousa - Clouseau
PJ - PJ (formerly The Lying Squad)
Jane Tanner - The Illusionist or Fork Tongue
Richard O’Brien - Doctor Death
Justine McGuiness - Comical Ali
The McCanns & Holiday Friends - Tapas 9
The Whining Midget and the Ice Maiden - Teflon 2 or Tapas 2
Auntie Phil (again) - Tapas 9 Meals
Robert Murat - The Patsy
Daily Express - The Worlds Greatest Newspaper
Distance Between Tapas Bar & Apartment - The Grassy Knoll
The “Abductor” - The Griffin (mythical, fictitious character)
Madeleine - The Worlds Most Famous Child
David Hughes - Lard Man
Find Madeleine Fund - The Booty
Auntie Phil (again) - Eater of Cream Cakes, Doner Kebabs & flame grilled Whoppers
King of the Tabloids - The Sun!!
Cadavar Sniffer Dog - Scooby Doo
Brian Kennedy - The Kennedy They Should Have Shot
September 10th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91210-1283359,00.html
September 10th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
I think your 99% figure is an exaggeration, but yes most sexual assaults, rapes, etc., are committed by men.
And I don’t think it’s getting worse. I think it was always a problem.
Women, I believe, have equal capacity for evil and frequently exercise it. The millions of their children every year that die due to abortion, for example.
And when young children that are murdered by parents (the most common case), half are killed by their mothers.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
as far as i’m concerned..The Mccann’s are Ground Beef
September 10th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
All phone and email!!, they have been watching them, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they have been keeping track on all the others either.
It makes sense, if anyone is a suspect the police would track their every move - as they probably have done Murats too.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
780 -When you FIND or CREATE that forum, make sure you cover one other more disturbing link: The link between MEN and PEDOPHILIA.
99% of rapes and sexual assualts on children are committed by MEN. So study Catholics all you want; but, I think you should broaden your scope to the entire Male population. And ask yourselves, What is going on with men???!!!
And it’s getting far worse with every passing year. Not better.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
I’d say it’s the quality of those pages that matters more than the quantity, Moriarty. Hopefully there’s something there.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Sky reporting FULL dna match found in hire car.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Has anyone got any information that can confirm the things stated by the smell of death character further up the page or is s/he probably talking nonsense? It sounds sort of plausible but then again anyone could make up something similar.
The phone and email information will nail them. I was thinking that this was going to come up at some point.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
(784) Elmer
A pleasure. Your blog has me in fits each day
September 10th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Bullsh*t. And up yours too.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
(781) Trixie again
Sorry.. “And no body, that’s right, no crime”
Rubbish… read the threads from earlier today, yesterday, the day before, the day before etc………..
September 10th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
782.
Told you
September 10th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Moriarty 607 - Thanks for the heads up.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
(781) Trixie
As big a problem as the current situation is I cannot see the Whining Midget and Skeletor transferring the deeds of their house to Auntie Phil. After all she may sell it whilst they are doing hard time to fund her lifestyle of Cream Cakes, Doner Kebabs and flame grilled Whoppers
Incidentally I saw her being interviewed on the news again this evening (good job I have panoramic option)
September 10th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Just reported on Channel 4 News
Apparantly the PJ have “thousands” of pages of evidence which includes intercepted and taped telephone calls and emails. Do I see a giant turd heading towards a whirly wind making machine?
September 10th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
775 - Would YOU feel like blogging if you were up the creek??! No, I think he’s got a few more pressing matters to take care of for the moment. Like transferring the home into Philomena’s name and giving her acess and custodial rights to the children. Should he and Kate be playing yet another visit to the shores of the mediterranean waters.
If Kate loses any more weight, she’s going to be a skeleten. Then what??! How do you put someone in jail who is as thin as the bars holding her in the cell? There are going to be many many difficulties for the Portuguese to prosecute this case. Nothing will be done unless they’ve got a body. And my guess is if they had one, they wouldn’t be taking their time, they’d bring it to the forefront ASAP. They don’t have a body. And no body, that’s right, no crime.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
There is indeed a peculiar and disturbing link between child abuse and Catholicism but I think that’s for another forum.
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I think so too T.West. But among the laity of the RC church there are many decent people who believe in their Deity. The clergy on the other hand may have fewer decent people and not much respect for their cloth
September 10th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
This will all either go very quiet or by the end of this week ot it will all go mad. Kate and Gerry will be charged and have to go back to Portugal, social services will act and remove the twins from their care and we will finally get to know what evidence they all seem to have. As much as the Portuguese police seem to have been slow on the uptake in the beginning, I can’t help but feel they have suspected the parents from the start and all this has been a coverup while they have been under a careful watchful eye.
Hope I’m wrong and Maddie turns up safe and well….but I doubt it
September 10th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Cristoph - Liam’s comment about Catholics hurting their kids is unfounded and out of order but when he calls her the Ice Miaden you can see what he means.
From my professional life and some voluntary work I do (not going into specifics here) I strongly believe from that a person’s character is etched on their face from their late teens onwards. Kate does have a particularly ‘hard face’ as we say round here.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
771 -Christoph Says:
September 10th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Your slur against Catholics, the vast majority of whom are decent people, is off base, Liam, and offensive. I denounce you for it.
Oh my, such dastardly threats! Will you draw swords with Liam and fight for the dignity of your respective clans? Just like Mel Gibson in Brave Heart?
My money is on Christoph, he may not know how to spell his own name but his French prose makes us ladies swoon after him……breathtakingly dashingly debonair and charming…. all the fair Maidens infiltrating the Anorak fourm dream of Christoph swooping down off his white horse and bringing us back to his Medieval castle in the hills of the Laurentian Mountians - singing sweet tunes of “Oh, Canada”……sigh…what a McDreamy…..back to reality. So Be It.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Computer confiscated for examination ? Hope so !
September 10th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Gerry has not updated his Blog…I wonder if he still has access to it, or if it is being investigated, or if he no longer cares what people think since it was all an act knowing all along his daughter was dead
September 10th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
I think that the McCanns must have prepared their ‘if-it-goes-wrong’ plan well in advance and the “Find Madeleine Fund” was designed for just the emergency situation that it is now going to be used for, ie. to try to get them off the hook. Otherwise, how come the clever small print about the money able to be used for the McCanns financial exigencies (or whatever it exactly says). No duped donor would of course have had access to the small print, but the trustees of the Fund are very well equipped to insert such a safeguard for the couple, and know exactly how and when it might be activated. After all there is a lawyer, a former coroner, Mr. McCann’s doctor mate at the hospital, a PR/TV person!! So this possibly means that more people than the McCanns are and were in possession of the truth as the setting up and wording of the Fund indicates forward thinking.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
And all done Under the Cover of the Night.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
758 - Yes, Yes, I got it!! I’m a Stones Fan. “Mother’s Little Helper”
VERY, VERY FUNNY!!! LOL!!!! haaahaaa
Well, if you ask me, Kate’s going to need some Emotional Rescue soon when she gets her Forty Licks. But Wild Horses Couldn’t Drag her Way from her beloved family. Someone better tell her she Can’t Always Get What She Wants. In the Aftermath, Paint it Black, She’s got Sticky Fingers in all of this. Some one should have told her, she should not have Let it Bleed. She may have her 19th Nervous Breakdown and her life may be Shattered, but Going Home and staying home are two completely different things.
The Portuguese may have told the Mccanns to Please Go Home, but that look in Kate’s Far Away Eyes, may be telling everyone that the MCcanns know they are Out of Time now. Kate asks herself is this Just My Imagination? I’m a Down Home Girl.
So, it’s time to turn on the TV and take a break from it all. But there’s no relief from the media frenzy. Right there in front of her eyes is Philomena yacking it up with some talk show host. Kate sighs…Oh No, Not You Again!
September 10th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Your slur against Catholics, the vast majority of whom are decent people, is off base, Liam, and offensive. I denounce you for it.
Many — including the vast majority of the population of Portugal — are Catholic loving family people.
September 10th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
You know, the more I think about it, the more I realize that the PJ are not as dumb as they look (whoever used the Columbo analogy was spot on):
1. By getting the British detectives to meddle, having evidence collected by the British investigators and taken to the UK to be analyzed (in spite of having the technology to do it in Portugal), they were effectively predicting any British suspect’s attempt to discredit procedure.
2. By allowing the McCanns to leave with their entourage of British Press (later followed by journalists from most Portuguese tv-stations), they have effectively been left to pursue investigation in Portugal, quite under the radar, wherever they see fit.
I would be willing to bet big money that there have been PJ people inside Villa McCann in Praia da Luz, from the moment that plane was airborne.
September 10th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
I think the McCanns have murdered their child. What is it about Catholics that makes them want to hurt children, whether it be mentally (all those ridiculous stories about hell and whatnot) or physically (raping them and whatnot)? Look into the Ice Maiden’s eyes. She is a cold-blooded killer.