Madeleine McCann: Amaral Policing, Secrets Out And EastEnders
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE: PORTUGUESE POLICE CHIEF IS SACKED AFTER AMAZING OUTBURST.”
Page 9: “Madeleine detective kicked off case after blasting British police” – Chief inspector Goncalo Amaral says: “The British police have only been working on what the McCann couple want them to and what suits them.”
Says Amaral: “The Ocean Club is in Praia da Luz, not in London…It won’t be an email, and an anonymous one at that, which will distract our line of investigation.”
Mr Amaral is making reference to the email sent to the official website of the Prince of Wales last week claming a vengeful nanny had abducted Madeleine.
Pages 30 and 31: “HAIR-RAISING TRUTH ABOUT THE PSYCHIC BARBER – During the day Gordon Smith cuts hair, at night he claims he communes with the spirits. So does he really think he can help the McCanns find Madeleine?”
THE WORLD’S GREATEST NEWSPAPER confirms that former EastEnders actress Michelle Collins is a “BELIEVER”.
DAILY MAIL page 7: “Off the case. Madeleine police chief demoted after amazing rant against McCanns and British detectives”
Say Amaral: “They [the English] have been investigating tip-offs and information created and worked upon by the McCanns”
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE: CHIEF COP SACKED.”
Page 10: “INSPECTOR CLUELESS GETS THE BOOT”
Page 11: “If Maddie IS dead she will tell me where he body is” – Says Gordon Smith
DAILY MIRROR front page: “Maddy copper is axed”
Page 7: “OFF THE CASE – Boozy cop is demoted after furious outburst against the McCanns”
THE SUN page 7: “MADDIE COP FIRED FOR McCANNS RANT – storm as bungler says family duped Brit police”
Comments Clarence Mitchell: “I can confirm that Kate and Gerry are aware of this development but we cannot comment”
THE GUARDIAN page 7: “Detective leading hunt for Madeleine sacked after blast at UK police” – Mr Amaral is 47. He has been demoted. He is 48 in the Sun. Such are the facts
Carols Pinto de Abreu, the McCanns’ Portuguese lawyer, says: “The McCanns cannot confess to something they did not do and cannot and should not lie to please the police”
THE INDEPENDENT page 8: “Detective leading Madeleine hunt dropped from case after outburst” – Amaral is being investigated over an alleged attack on the mother of a different missing girl. Read about that here
THE TIMES front page: “Detective in charge of McCann case sacked”
Page 9: “Madeleine detective sacked after outburst”
Alipio Ribeiro, Amaral’s boss, says: “The police should be discreet and keep quiet, but there is always someone who talks” – So much for those secrecy laws
DAILY TELEGRAPH page 15: “Madeleine inquiry chief sacked after attack on British police”
A “family friend” of the McCanns says: “What he [Mr Amaral] is saying is just plain wrong. Leicestershire Police are not doing anything on Kate and Gerry’s behalf. They are simply there for liaison. There is certainly no strategy to distract form the Portuguese investigation”
What investigation?
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October 3rd, 2007 at 9:10 pm
819 “when I go abroad the last thing on my mind is their law. The only law that I purposefully make myself aware of before I go abroad is that of the road!” - Then you’re naive. When abroad, you SHOULD be aware that the police may operate in a very different way from what you are used to and you should make sure that you do nothing to get yourself into any trouble (like leaving your kids alone with the door unlocked while you get pissed). Surely, we expect visitors to our country to behave themselves and keep out of trouble. Add latent colonialism to the list of supposedly anachronistic attitudes unearthed by this tragedy (we Brits can do what we like when abroad, but Johnny Foreigner had jolly-well better behave himself in dear old Blightey).
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:07 pm
834. TBS, That’s my wine; your glass is here. Welcome to the party.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:07 pm
835. Well said. That’s what I tend to think, too - unfortunately.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:07 pm
The McCanns have millions of eyes looking for Maddie across the globe. I am beginning to believe that even one hundred million eyes would not be enough to satisfy some here.
The way one finds lost pets is to use the eyes of others - The McCanns are using the eyes of others.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:07 pm
bulldump and others
The Mccanns were most unwise to leave their children unattended even for short periods of time. However, it’s time we stopped beating them up about this. They KNOW that and have suffered unimaginably for that bad judgement. (”Nobody will ever feel more guilty than us…..” were gerry’s words in one interview. “Why did i think it was safe?” Kate has asked countless times.) There is NOTHING to be gained by going over and over this one. They have learned the lesson, surely? So have thousanfs of others.
Untold numbers of people pop out or downor over to the restaurant or bar when they are on holiday, leaving their children asleep. It may be unwise but it happens, or rather, it DID happpen. I suspect it will happen a lot less now. Friends of mine recently stayed in a holiday resort similar to Praia da Luz. They said the restaurant was heaving with kids and the waiter told them that the behaviour of British tourists had changed dramatically since Madeleine disappeared from her bed.
Can we just get clear, a criminal, possibly paedophile, took Madeleine from her bed. In NO WAY is that excused by the McCanns’ error. We can’t say “Well, who can blame him? he just took advantage of an opportunity.” This was a heinous CRIME and the criminal cannot ask for mercy just because the McCanns were careless, unwise, irresponsible, too trusting or whatever.
The McCanns are either directly guilty of killing Madeleine and covering up her death (and there is absolutely no eveidence yet in the public domain for that) OR they are not guilty of anything more than countless holiday-makers have done. That does NOT make their decision right or wise but it does NOT make them guilty of a crime. The kidnapper/abductor/intruder is responsible for the crime.
If everyone was prosecuted who left even small children out of earshot for half an hour at a time, the jail space would need to multiplied by …..how much???
I believe, from a safe distance, and never having been in a that situation, that I would NOT leave my children under similar circumstances but we should be careful about being holier-than-thou. Let the one who is without sin cast the first stone.
If evidence emerges which indicates that the McCanns are guilty, then the situation will be completely different, but for now, there appears to be no evidence. If there were, I assume they would have been arrested and their twins would have been taken away from them.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:05 pm
770 m.e.
Thank you. Precisely so.
Indeed, it is more than probable that the McCanns’ decision to cry ‘frame’, ’set-up’, ’stitch-up’ etc. etc. prompted an increasingly frustrated set of PJ detectives to begin leaking some of their most damning evidence amidst their 4,000-page dossier of evidence (and which some pro-McCanners still maintain is a complete tissue of lies and inventions to cover up their inability to find the abductor who spirited Madeleine out of the apartment (!)) - and, of course, through a window 3 or 4 feet above the ground, carrying Madeleine, having administered a sedative, pausing for a moment to place Cuddle Cat on a high shelf or ledge, and holding his breath behind the door to the children’s room whilst Gerry McCann peeked in to see if the children were still asleep…
Then, when the PJ leaks started coming through, the McCanns were forced to do a complete U-turn and start dealing with powerful evidence of their possible crimes and cover-up
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:03 pm
828 - innocenttillproveninnocent
I have put more effort into finding a missing cat than K&G have done with - Maddy. It is nobody’s fault but their own if some members of the public conclude this is because they know the effort would be a waste of time.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:03 pm
I am going to join the ‘what if party’ for a moment.
The PJ were passed the tip-off about the maid, that had been received via email. They - Amaral - stated that it would be ignored and they would not look into it.
That shows a healthy open minded approach.
Anyway, I digress. Remember the mystery of the open bedroom window, and it being too high to have played a part? Well what if someone who had a key to the apartment let themselves in via the front door - not even knowing the patio door was not locked - went into the bedroom, opened the window to make people think it played a part in how they got in and out of the apartment, gently picked up Madeline making appropriate shushing noises till she went to sleep on their shoulder, then left the apartment locking the door behind them?
The sacked maid would have had a key, maybe she had a spare cut before handing them back.
There was also mention made by someone that there was a suspicion that the spate of robberies were without forced entry so it was suspected the perpetrator had a key.
I hope it doesn’t turn out that the maid did have Madeline, alive and well somewhere, but hearing about the email, did her in.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:02 pm
(820) Anonymous
That is apparently exactly what she did say when questioned about the little Swiss girl.
But the fact is that many, many leads will have been followed up that we know nothing about.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:01 pm
825. Well with global warming the McCanns can soon bask in the glorious Mediterranean sunshine in the charming British Isles with their charming bobbies and gorgeous manicured English gardens (they’re huge!) lovely Scotland Yard and whimsical nannies born and bred in their perfect fairy land.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:01 pm
819
Easy to say when its not you who is suspect of something to do with the disappearance of your own daughter. And to be honest………when I go abroad the last thing on my mind is their law. The only law that I purposefully make myself aware of before I go abroad is that of the road!
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:01 pm
(524)
DeeDeeDee Says:
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Psychic Chloe mentioned a dam near Huelva the other day”
I am rather miffed that you attribute my mention of the possibility of Madeleine’s body being found in a dam, near a wall near to Huelva, to ‘Psychic Chloe’ whoever she is. If you could check the Anorak postings for 29th September you will find my first mention of this at Post 80. I have also referred to this again in subsequent posts. I know I was the person to put forward this possibility because it arose from some research I have been doing and am still continuing with. So either Psychic Chloe thought it was a good enough theory to repeat it herself afterwards or you’ve attributed it wrongly to her.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:00 pm
This is interesting:
“The alleged cretinism of the Swiss police was ignored by the international press, while the von Aesch widow has been spreading in declarations that exceed the understanding without reaction of those who bathe the McCann in suspicions of murder.
Vreni von Aesch reproaches the press a “hate campaign” and to be “far from sensitive”. Ylenia’ abductor would have had a nervous break down, but was not paedophile, according to her. He could not hurt an animal. When he was to cut the throat of hens, he was doing it at night. He seized them calmly, so that they do not panic. He cherished them, before lengthening them the neck, and, for more safety, chopping of their heads-off, she explained to the newspaper “Blick”. She supposes that he would have decided to commit suicide, and of fear to leave this cruel world alone, he would have wanted to save such a horrible existence to a child. He would have stripped Ylenia thinking that if one is born naked, one must die naked.
Showing monstrosity as something banal would presume nothing suspect, whereas it would be clear that the McCann had thread their way under the noses of journalists and police officers, carrying the dead body of their daughter? ”
http://www.droitfondamental.eu/06-Ylena_lead_to_maddie-suite1-GB.htm
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Just thinking…as I have children myself and they are so different… If one of them went missing I’d tell the world every boring detail of her/him and surely would try to get to the abductor to tell him how to take good care of my child in a detailed way. Even if it was a total waste I think I’d feel compelled to do so. Children are all individuals and a parent wants this to be taken into account. Much more reason to do so if the child is ill or disabled and not just allergic to the sun or to milk. Wouldn’t you urge the abductor to return your sick child? You don’t want to test the abductor how long he can keep your child alive without ‘a mode d’emploi’, do you? I don’t think the mcCann’s came even close to sharing essential information with the search team - the public - about their daughter. Why, I have to wonder. It’s not unusual to tell every detail when it’s a dog that goes missing!
On the other hand, maybe all this talk about the charge syndrome etc. is nonsense as no leak (maybe the Strongwood report, though?) mentions it. Maybe there’s nothing wrong with M eye sight or otherwise. But there are enough of curiosities in every healthy individual. Did I learn M just had a big personality - which I think would be accurate but not detailed enough to describe also my little son’s temper and character in case he went missing.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:58 pm
824. Portia, If you like I would be more than happy to send you the link to an excellent thesaurus. Or do Clarence and Gerry prefer your use specific words and phrases?
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:58 pm
(814) Tony Bennet
I fully agree.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:56 pm
812 - No, but then, if you don’t agree with that kind of thing, don’t go on holiday in countries in which it happens. People want a break from the British climate, but want the British bobbies to come and help them if they run into bother. You can’t have it both ways.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:56 pm
The McCann’s can’t win for losing. If they could get their way with the press and get everyone to ignore the DNA, cadaver dogs,… then all they have is:
1. Proof of negligence and child endangerment on the day their daughter was reported missing which places them in a guilty position in relation to this case.
2. Irrational belief based on no evidence that their daughter is alive. Why do they think Maddie is alive? With all that water readily available to consume the body, what makes them think their daughter was taken by a nice old lady who just wants a little girl to dress up?
3. Any chances that a real victim of an abduction would have would be completely eliminated by the heavily advertised deformities - in the Maddie’s case, her deformed eye. Unless of course, it was that bored old lady who was looking for a sweet little girl.
Ludicrous Nonsense. All of it.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:55 pm
816. Thanks to you for your common sense. You’d think Moderation and Maria were talking about a new play whose opening hasn’t gone so well.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:53 pm
812 Will
No
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:51 pm
I really can spell ’scratch’ and ‘where;’ really I can.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:51 pm
800. Chloe I heard she was and deep down I say “So what?” Many wives of paedophiles or straight up psychopaths (whatever illustrious classification Von Aesch belongs to) all make the same claims. “I never knew!” “I had no idea!” “He never even raised his voice!” etc…I’m sorry but I don’t but their innocence schtick. I feel sorry for these people but at the same time believe they knew what was going on and permitted it for whatever delusional reason - although I don’t clearly understand why.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:51 pm
791 - “Sophia Says:Were they neglectful..OF course..DO they show ODD behavior..OF course..I’m sure many of us do..What really kills me is the behavior PJ have demonstrated. They are the ones we should attack..Completely twisting everything..Even forensics admitted to the results being twisted. IT’s such a sad tragedy.”
Sophia, why do Brits vacation abroad? It’s cheaper, sunnier, more sophisticated? I don’t know. I man not as wealthy as Gerry McCann and yet, personally, I’d rather holiday in the British Isles. That’s just a personal preference. However, when I do go outside the British Isles, I realise that I am entering a new, and perhaps, in some ways, strange and alien legal jurisdiction. I must keep in mind that, if I get in trouble, even through no fault of my own, I must be very careful and play by rules with which I may not agree (I don’t necessarily agree with all the laws here!). So why do two intelligent doctors start slagging off and ridiculing (in the British (ie. foreign, if you’re Portuguese) media) the only police force which could legitimately help them. Panic and stress aside, it was deeply offensive, amateurish, childish and clumsy for Team McCann to attack the police in Portugal and clamour for Scotland Yard to become involved. How would Brits feel if a Portuguese citizen on holiday in London demanded that the Portuguese police come over and take over from the Met in a similar case? That the Portuguese have seriously entertained these childish demands strikes me as evidence of greater patience and maturity than displayed by Team McCann.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:50 pm
803 Stig
Blimey!……….just a figment of the old imagination then? lol
Evening Will.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:50 pm
749 Ummmm… very interesting
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:50 pm
810 Maria
“I think Moderation’s idea of a fresh start with completely fresh teams from England and Portugal is excellent.”
I disagree with that idea. Too much valuable information and first-hand knowledge and observation would be lost in that move. Going back to scrach would mean even less evidence could be gathered at this late point in time.
Remember, even though it seems this case is being tried in the court of opinion, it is in the legal courts were evidence is presented and tried. The PJs have not finished with their investigation. I would view replacement of the two existing teams as interference and tampering with justice. I suspect that a lot of other people would also cry foul if this were done. The McCann team already has the appearance of being too well-connected and influential. It would just be seen as another instance of undue influence if this tactic were taken.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:50 pm
812
Not just ok, but often necessary.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:49 pm
790 Jolie
Yes, thank you, your point about blood spots on the wall probably not being Madeleine’s is fully noted.
Like I said, of greater significance IMO is the convoluted and frankly incredible set of explanations the McCanns and/or their sources were coming up with - on a daily basis at one time - in response to all the PJ leaks, when it would surely have been much wiser to say nothing.
Especially if they were innocent.
In the view of many, their far-fethched, even ‘ludicrous’ explanations were perceived as the McCanns digging a bigger hole than ever for themselves
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:48 pm
802 Anonymous
Gemini IS an air sign……..
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Here’s a question for you.
Do you ever think it is ok for a law enforcement officer to slap a suspect about a bit in order to obtain proof / confession?
Sure to be blasted for this question but what the heck.