Madeleine McCann: DNA Jigsaw, Torture And The Twilight Zone
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE DNA PUTS PARENTS IN FRAME. British experts insist their tests are valid”
Page 7: “DNA tests ‘fill in more pictures of jigsaw’” – A source close to the investigation provides the headline quote. But what has been found is unsaid, and how it involves Kate and Gerry McCann
“New police chief is accused of torture” – Chief inspector Tavares Almeida is to face charges of “beating up a robbery suspect in custody”. The Express says this is a “torture scandal”. The alleged victim – who was accused of being part of a gang that sexually abused children and coerced them into violent muggings - was acquitted
Mr Almeida was dubbed “Kate’s Tormenter”, possibly by the Express today
DAILY MAIL page 8: “New DNA tests ‘put the McCanns back under suspicion’”
The McCanns, both “doctors” are said to be “extremely distressed by the claims”
DAILY MIRROR page 7: “COPS GAVE UP SEARCH THREE MONTHS AGO”
“Investigation in tatters as second detective accused of violence”
THE SUN front page: “McCANNS’ AGONY – MADDIE: NEW DNA LINK TO KATE”
British forensic scientists “are said to believe tests on fresh clues support earlier findings that led to the McCanns being declared suspects”
Page 4: “McCANNS ‘LIVING IN A TWILIGHT WORLD’”
Clarence Michelle says: “We had reports that DNA had proved ‘inconclusive’ and even it had put the McCanns in the clear.”
Reports from whom is not reported
“Now there are reports that the DNA is making them look suspect. There are wholly innocent explanations for any material police may or may not have found. This just goes to show what a twilight zone we are operating in”
The Twilight Zone – wasn’t that the name of the TV show with the sting in the tail?
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE: NW DNA DAMNS PARENTS. Brit police find shock evidence”
But they have not been arrested. The McCanns are just suspects. How is this damning?
Pages 8 and 9: “MADDIE: SHOCK NEW DNA CLUE TO PARENTS – Boffins say cops on the right trail”
“Torture rap cop” – Tavares Almeida is 48
DAILY TELEGRAPH page 9: “Portuguese police ‘right to focus on McCanns’”
A British source says “Everything that has emerged indicates that the investigation is focusing where it should”
A British detective says the case is being “done back to front” – the parents should have been looked at first. The mantra is: “Clear the ground from under your feet”
THE INDEPENDENT, THE GUARDIAN and THE TIMES: No Madeleine news today
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October 9th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
So the girl in Morocco is not Madeleine
October 9th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Quick duck the grammar police are standing watch and all is well in blogland:
The verb loan is well established in American usage and cannot be considered incorrect. The frequent objections to the form by American grammarians may have originated from a provincial deference to British critics, who long ago labeled the usage a typical Americanism. Loan is, however, used to describe only physical transactions, as of money or goods; for figurative transactions, lend is correct: Distance lends enchantment. The allusions lend the work a classical tone.
October 9th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Quote:
Helsangel said: “I can ‘t see the post nos, but I thought about this. If the death smell sticks too Kate then Maddie’s stuff why not to Gerry’s? Frankly this cardiologist who surely all his patients are pretty ill, never lost one , and the locum GP says she lost six. Know who I would prefer to look after me
I feel another limerick coming on!”
I would believe that if time and movement coincides with the police searching stuffs and stuff being stolen than a reason for loosing an item with some traces would be really cosy. Don’t you agree? I am not saying that’s the case but an investigator should be looking for an answer. Investigator should “clear the ground under their feet”…
October 9th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
828
The Real Stig
Are you really racist scum?
October 9th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Batman, I like this of yours, it scans:-
Cuddle Cat, Cuddle Cat
Where have you been?
On hols to Praia
And lots have I seen.
Cuddle Cat, Cuddle Cat
What did you there
I witnessed it all
but sadly can’t share.
October 9th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Night night and sleepytime tight all you McCann truth slayers…..
October 9th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
809 Thepervetpervert
“Quick someone loan Gerry some matches!”
LEND Gerry some matches!
October 9th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Sleep well helsangel and ditto.
October 9th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
You people allow me to sleep at night, just knowing I’m not the biggest cynic in the world. For that I thank you
Nightie Night!
October 9th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
I’m a little girl, I’m called Maddie
I really do love mammy and daddy
They went on the drink
They left my life on the brink
And now I am feeling so saddy
October 9th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
Judith C 704 and 746
I’m glad I’m not the only one who is still thinking about the Huelva link. And talking of Orwell, where are Mods and Admin and Tony Bennett today? Have the Ministry of Truth caught up with them and turned them into unpersons?
I’m still thinking of the hire cars too. Putting the rumours together, it seems that in July the forensic cops and cadaver dogs checked out about twelve cars. Most of the posters on here seem to slavishly accept that hard evidence was found in the Renault Scenic only, and that all the other cars came up “clean as a whistle.” But as I’ve said before, it would be unthinkable for the cops then to hand the Scenic back to the McCanns.
Have Paulo Reiss or any other Portuguese journalists actually done any sniffing around in PDL to see whether anyone e.g. a hire firm has had a car impounded recently?
I’m trying to figure out a possible list of cars that were searched:
1. The Renault Scenic
2. Murat’s own car.
3. The car Murat hired when he lent his own car to “the English couple.”
4. The mystery jeep mentioned by Tony Bennett and others
5. The mystery Micra spotted on PDL photos by the Mirror Forum
6. The mystery black saloon car that had been parked earlier at the spot where Portuguese sniifer dogs traced Maddy’s scent on Day 1
7. Murat’s mother’s car
8&9. A couple of dummy cars to test the accuracy of the cadaver dogs.
That still leaves at least 3 cars, and some rumours have said that DNA was found in two cars.
We’ve never been told for sure whether or not any of the Tapas 9 had access to a car on 3 May.
It’s the mystery black saloon that intrigues me. AND MAYBE there were TWO Renault Scenics available for hire. After all, it must be quite a popular type of car with British families out there. That’s why when people read press reports about “evidence found in the McCanns’ Renault Scenic hire car” they automatically assume it to mean the car they were driving the day they left Portugal. But it could mean a DIFFERENT Scenic hired earlier.
Let’s hope this Paulo Rebelo turns out to be as competent as he sounds.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
805 colin
“i hate to say this but if they were muslim or black or chavs the media would have nothing positive to say they would be locked up”
And what is wrong with that?
October 9th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
800 judith c
Possibly your only post I can agree with.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
824. It is all a disgrace. I wonder why? Something oddly strange about this entire affair…..
October 9th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Sometimes children are denied as being their own children, they are relatives……they are something else, sisters (aunts)……etc.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Judith
Colin
Is this the truest comment made by a journalist in the past 5 months?
Matthew Pariss (columnist for ‘The Times’)
“The whole disgusting business, the whole media-driven infatuation with this little girl and her parents, the whole sick, morbid, sensational campaign of news generation and news manipulation, has been a disgrace to the British media. “
October 9th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Cuddle Cat, Cuddle Cat
Where have you been?
On hols to Praia
And lots have I seen.
Cuddle Cat, Cuddle Cat
What did you there
I witnessed it all
but sadly can’t share.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
801 peter o
“it all seems a little surreal!”
Especially when you have to add in the bit where they hypnotise the nanny so that when she gets back to the UK weeks later, she gives an eye witness account that categorically states Madeleine was alive and well at 6pm that day.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
There once was a man called McCann
Who fooled us into his scam
He drafted in the world
To search for his girl
Then waited for both shit and fan.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Last post. Forgot to mention the rest of the deck of cards are of pictures of other families missing children, who also pay a small fortune for this small piece of hope. Bearing in mind there is a one child rule in China. Prove your child is missing and you can have another.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
There was a young woman of Roth
Who dreamt she was sleeping with God
But it wasn’t the Almighty
Who lifted her nightie
It was Roger, the doctor, the Sod.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
Well said Batman, and I salute Carreforre. I just think Maddie continues to deserve our attention as long as the Tapas 9 don’t give a coherent accounts of their whereabouts on May 3rd. How can 9 people with responsible jobs and, presumably brains, tell such disparate stories. These people are the pitts!
October 9th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
815. True, so true. In a flash of anger, a flash of emotion, in a split second.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Batman- you watch that too. I mentioned it last night on the posts and this morning. Those poor people with missing children pay a fortune to have their missing childs picture put on one card in a full deck of cards and live in hope they are spotted.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
On the accident theory I have a true experience - when package holidays became popular in the late 60s I was taken to Spain age 11 with parents, 3 yr old sister and aunt , uncle and cousins.
Parents trying to settle sister to sleep to be babysat by hotel maid - adults and older kids going out. I knocked on door of our hotel room as needed to use toilet and was turned away angrily for disturbing little sister. Toilet in other the other family’s room in use and I was desperate - knocked again. My father opened door and hurled me across the room. marble slippy floor. I collided with a chair and narrowly missed crashing into french windows leading to balcony.
Moral of the story is accidents can happen and a brief moment of frustration can lead to tragic circumstances.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Mr Rebelo made his career at the Central Directory for the Investigation of Drug Trafficking before being appointed one of four associate directors of the PJ. He was head of the Criminal Investigation department in Lisbon when it uncovered a notorious paedophile ring. The “Casa Pia” ring had been abusing boys at state-run children’s homes for decades before being uncovered in 2002. Those alleged to have been involved included senior politicians, a former ambassador, celebrities and wealthy businessmen.
From TimesOnline
The Portuges police makes a paedophillia expert the new head of enquiries.
All the Tapas children were in the same room.
Disturbing.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
There once was a feline called Cuddle
Whose world was all in a muddle
First she’s in bed
Then with a med
And then in the boot in a puddle.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
6,667 going, going, gone!
October 9th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Abducted to become slaves to make cheap world goods - shipped at bed rock prices…..don’t get me started!
October 9th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Judith C
Dont think for one moment my girl that the more the limericks you produce the more likely you are to win. The McCanns have alredy come up with 6,666 explanations for the origin of the smokescreen and still we dont believe them.