Madeleine McCann: Jane Tanner’s eFit, A Spanish Angel And Wearing Pink Pyjamas
MADDY WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE – 70% DON’T BELIEVE McCANNS”
The McCanns are on the TV in Spain. The show is followed by a phone vote. The people vote, at least some of them do; how many, we are not told. One, two, three..? Gerry is a “cardiologist”
Pages 4 and 5: “Police: Parents are hampering probe.” Angel Galan, head of the Spanish National Police’s kidnap, extortion and murder squad says: “There is no real information to indicate that Madeleine could be in Spain although Mr and Mrs McCann might think so. I think the question is why couldn’t she be in France or in the UK? Why does it have to be Spain, Portugal or Morocco?”
“Drawing that could catch her abductor” – an artist’s impression of a man carrying a child in the vicinity of the McCanns holiday complex on May 3. The man is of average height, of average build, with dark hair and with his facial features not filled in. Do you know him?
The artist was commissioned by the McCanns in light of a person their friend Jane Tanner said she saw on the night Madeleine disappeared
THE SUN front page: “PICTURE SENSATION. He took Maddie – MAN SEEN BY McCANNS’ PAL ON FATEFUL NIGHT”
A drawing of a man. The caption: “Hunted…a drawing of man with child in his arms as seen by Jane Tanner”
Page 13: “MADDIE IN ARMS OF SNATCHER. Pyjamas ‘prove it is her’” – The man is 5ft 6. He is 5ft 10 in the Express. He is “slim”. The girl is wearing pink and white pyjamas. The man is in a maroon shirt, camel coloured trousers and black or brown shoes
Says Clarence Mitchell: “We hope this will go a long was to proving the independent eyewitness account that she was taken by someone and the police’s focus on Kate and Gerry as potential suspects is wrong”. See drawing of a man seen by McCanns’ friend
And: “We believe it does show Madeleine in his arms. The description of the pyjamas is accurate enough to believe that is the case.” The McCanns’ friend sees the girl wearing pyjamas like those worn by Madeleine, whom she knows
“GERRY BACK AT WORK” – Gerry McCann is a “cardiologist” – lest we ever forget
DAILY MIRROR front page: “This is the man who took our Madeleine. PARENTS RELEASE SKETCH”
Page 11: “’He was slim with untidy black hair, plastered back. He was hurrying with a child in pink pyjajmaas’” (No songs please)
“’KIDNAPPER’ SEEN BY KATE’S PAL”
Paul Routledge: “All I want to do is put my arms around her and say: ‘there, there’ while she sobs out her grief on my shoulder”
DAILY MAIL front page: “Friends’ fears for ‘increasingly fragile’ Kate”
Pages 8 and 9: “Is Kate at breaking point?” – If she cracks up will the papers like her better? “Friends fear for Maddie’s mother after TV ordeal”
“SPANISH EYES” – The McCanns have launched a private “proxy investigation” in Spain. Under Portuguese law it is illegal to use private detectives while an investigation is ongoing
The mystery man who may have taken her” – Mrs Tanner sees the man. She is later “racked with guilt”
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE PARENTS ‘HIDING TRUTH’ – 70 per cent of TV viewers thinks McCanns are lying”
Pages 4 and 5: “BODY LANGUAGE SPECIALIST GIVES HIS VERDICT ON KATE – ‘MUM WOULD BE VERY GOOD POKER PLAYER’.” Robert Phipps watches the interview with Kate McCann on Spanish TV. She is frowning, and expert Phipps says this is indicative of “pain” and stress. Who knew? We do not know if he then voted in the subsequent poll
THE TIMES front page: “Madeleine ‘abductor’” – The white man is of “medium build”
Page 9: “’This is the man who took Madeleine away’” – The Times says the new picture bears “no resemblance to Robert Murat”. The picture has been handed to the McCanns’ detectives who are operating across Europe and North Africa
DAILY TELEGRAPH front page: “Madeleine ‘abductor’” – This is the man Jane Tanner says she saw at 9:15pm on May 3
THE INDEPENDENT and THE GUARDIAN: No Madeleine news today
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October 26th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
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Ian: “Was the hair cut from the childrens heads or from a hairbrush?”
I think the rule is that such hair samples cannot come from hairbrushes (when testing for drugs and things).
October 26th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Also why not sketch in the background so the direction can be ascertained? Is this to allow ‘flexibility’?
How come he shrunk 4 inches and stopped looking like Murat?
Did she see Murat, opened her gob and O’brien told her later
….’silly cow! Why’d you tell them that! He was the one that got rid of the body’….’Well if you could keep your hands off ‘Hotlips’ we wouldnt be in this mess you bastard’
…ooops sorry, got carried away there!
October 26th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
630 Hi Will
Soothsayer (396) says the same thing today - sadly. Looks like all those who know and who are protecting those in the know are going to stand firm. They seem to have the political clout.
Sadly little Madeleine McCann was only 3 years old and has no clout and no voice in this whole dispicable and revolting mockery.
However, her parents, and friends, may well live to regret hiding behind their cloak of secrecy. If the case is left unresolved, the stench of suspicion will follow these people to their grave.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Yesterday someone put up a link to the interview with Antena3, from Dutch TV:
omnlk33265.wmv
After listening to this tape, at the end of the interview, Gerry McCann says “Do you want to say something to whoever is holding her?”. I didn’t hear anything about not saying more before the microphone was switched off on this tape, or on the BBC version which has now been removed from the site. I wonder where that idea came from?
October 26th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
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Harry Hind Sight:
“It may be that the current PR team will have to stand down - so I can hit the ground running if called to step into the breach, I thought I would take some soundings from Anorak, possibly a tough audience for the McCanns.
What would the view here be if the Doctors McCann agreed to a no holds barred interview by a professional brusier etc John Humphrey’s; Paxman, may be that Jermey Kyle, and wired up to a lie detector - if they came through that, would Anorak thaw and warm tothem?”
First of all, some people would put their minds at rest, others would claim they were coached, someone would be entirely opposed to them possibly paying you.
But Harry, why would you want to get directly involved? Didn’t you say you have a daughter that looks like Madeleine? (I may be mistaken) You may be in the spotlight for other reasons if you and your child walk by Jane Tanner. I don’t suppose you have a maroon smoking jacket? Nah, it’s probably burgundy.
(tongue in cheek)
October 26th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
NEWS FLASHES!!!!
(1)BREAK-OUT, NOT BREAK-IN. CLARENCE MITCHELL PROVES THAT THE ABDUCTOR BROKE OUT OF THE APARTMENT.
(2)AUNT PHILOMENA’S UGLY PERMANENT FROWN IS MENDED BY THE BENEVOLENT AND CONCERNED FAMILY POKESMAN STEVO. (SEE PHOTO)
(3)A MYSTERIOUS MAN CARRIES A LIFELESS CHILD, AND JANE TANNER IS GRADUALLY RECALLING THE DETAILS. STAY TUNED.
(4)KATE MCCANN TELLS HER NEGLECTED TWINS THAT SHE IS STILL TOO BUSY “FINDING MADELEINE” TO PLAY WITH THEM. BEING TWINS, SHE TELLS THEM THIS TWICE DAILY.
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Samuela Says:
“…on the RTE Primetime programme, Clarence Mitchell was asked about the inconsistency about the shutter being variously, “jemmied, smashed etc” and then the official and Mark Warner statement that nothing had happened the window or shutter. he smirked and looked down and away and in a avery patronising manner told the interviewer that he couldn’t go into specifics but Kate and Gerry know that Madeleine was taken out through the window. What could that possibly be and why would someone come in through a door and the struggle out through a window and then presumably pull the shutter back down again? was this mentioned before by the McCann team? That they “know” the window was used to exit?”
Your point is well taken — how is it that they knew abductors left by the window — and in addition I ask what does their leaving by the window have to do with supposedly forced shutters that were not forced? It looks like Clarence is trying to avoid the issue of forced shutters by abandoning the claim that abductors ENTERED through the window, and blithely insisting that they exited that way. But an exit would not require any forcing of the shutters.
Therefore Clarence’s remarks are… LUDICROUS RUBBISH.
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Stevo Says:
“Ok, lots of funny images flying around today. Love it.”
Stevo, that work with Aunt Philomena was nice, but I have a request… can you not do a “before and after” thing with her, fixing her permanent turned-down mouth frown in the “after”, producing a soft gentle smile? Try to show her what her exceeedingly ugly face could look like, free of the repressed hatred resulting from the neglect and abuse she herself experienced.
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Peter O Says:
“As other have noted, it’s quite an odd way to carry a child. A child who is not awake is quite literally a ‘dead weight’ (no, it’s not meant to be satirical!). I always carry my children with them resting/snuggled against my shoulder, one hand under them and one hand around them. But maybe I’m just ‘odd’.”
No, you are not odd. The typical way to carry a child is as you described. The method shown in the picture indicates someone carrying a corpse. So maybe Jane Tanner did see something. LOL
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AgendaWide Says:
“Her reply to their questions ‘We are finding Madeleine’ sounds like SPIN for her own children!. I have said she could be saying -We are FindingMadeline .com and if they do not find her, then will the twins be able to trust them. Surely ‘trying to find’ should be the message.”
Yes, your observation is perceptive. There is no need to say such “spin” to toddlers — this is obviously concocted for the ADULT readers of the news. The natural thing would have been to explain that we are trying to find her. Of course the reality is something else. Too bad Kate can NEVER tell the twins what really happened.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
630 Will Says:
October 26th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
The whole thing is bollox.
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Best summing up of the day!
October 26th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
617 Stevo, I wonder what control was put around such tests? Was it hair from 3rd May or soon after? Why werent the pj allowed to do such tests (I read they had requested that and werent allowed to).
Was the hair cut from the childrens heads or from a hairbrush?
How long does it take for ‘toxins’ do grow out?
Another oddity was when his parentage was challenged Gerry was stung into life, but he didnt take the oportunity to say Kate and I are both the genetic parents’ did he?
IVF can use donated eggs and sperm. How does the catholic church view IVF?
October 26th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
624 Rationalist
I think she said she didn’t see the man’s face either. My main point is that given that it was a child in a blanket and she also had a child of similar age, and there were other toddlers in their group, why would she not do anything about this sighting at the time?
My analogy would be that if you had all parked your cars without locking them and you saw a car drive off in the distance, you’d surely wonder if it was one of your group’s car’s because they were left unlocked.
Tanner’s sighting is about as stupid and incredulous as you can get.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
The whole thing is bollox. No body will be found, no one will be brought to justice. The amount of political pressure being applied is unprecedented. The worst thing of all though is the bullshit PR machine and the various other forms of shit that have attached themselves to it.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
624
For saying the children had been to her house regularly and she was being checked reguarly(not) -to not recognise the whole bottom half of her - as the picture depicts can’t be true then. Because anyone who knows a child that well would think what’s he doing with someone who looks like Maddie. Plus if I saw a dark man with a pale child in comparison I would look twice anyway, especially the way he’s carrying the child and looking so furtive- turning his face away.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
624. Rationalist- If by ‘alarm was raised’ you mean on May 3rd when Kate allegedly yelled “They’ve taken her!” I think you are very wrong. Jane Tanner did not come forward with this information until 3 weeks AFTER Madeleine was abducted. When the ‘alarm was raised’ she said NOTHING about this mystery man.
Anyone know why there is no blanket in the sketch? I thought Jane said the child was ‘bundled up’ in a blanket? Curious if anyone knows why they are rehashing this old news? The McCanns tend to recycle their spin about every 4-6 weeks. They’ve followed this strategy before although it has never made sense to me.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Stig / 615 I don’t speak mccannish sorry
October 26th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
622 MichaelRob
The version I know is probably reasonably accurate is the one by Trish Cameron on May 6. Other versions often have unknown sources. Do you have any verified or quoted source stories about the night in question?
Trish is Gerry’s sister. I think she’s probably more reliable than Philomena. According to Trish, Gerry called her that night and said the window and door was open and the shutter was broken.
Interestingly, it would be good to write down how many people received phone calls from Gerry that night. I find that incredible that you could be so controlled to want to phone all those different people.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
mods and admin
Please send my e-mail address to Stevo
Thanks
October 26th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Stevo 620 She is quoted as having said she didn’t see the child’s face and thought nothing of it until the alarm was raised…
October 26th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
584 m.e.
To make him more Mediterranean you mean?
October 26th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
This is another version
At 2105 Mr McCann went to check on the children, followed by Dr Oldfield at 2130, they said.
Mrs McCann told police that when she went to the apartment at 2200 she found the outside shutter and window to Madeleine’s room had been opened and her daughter was missing.
Mrs McCann said police were called within 10 minutes of finding her daughter gone. Guilhermino Encarnacao, director of the judicial police in the Faro region, said officers arrived within 10 minutes of being alerted, and an investigation unit began work within 30 minutes
Officers arrived within 10 mins
October 26th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
???
That’s criminal profiling, not a separate discipline.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
606 mary
I thought this before but so many times we forget the obvious.
So did Tanner go back to the table and say “I swear I just saw a child that looks like your Madeleine back there!”
Even more preposterous is that she claims she saw a child being carried off but they all left kids alone in the rooms. Didn’t she make the connection…duh!
October 26th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Criminal psychology (CJP) is the study
of crime from a psychological perspective, focusing on the way
in which the criminal/s can be “identified” by his/her actions. Forensic
psychology is, literally, a study of the psychology surrounding specific crime.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
606
Mary
That’s what I think too. what would a dark swarthy person be doing with a child that looks like one of your close friends daughter, outside the appartment, not even at another location.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Tony Bennett
I forgot to add that the McCanns claim to have done their own independent forensic tests to prove that the twins were not sedated.
If they feel they had to do that to put a stop to rumours then why didn’t they go all the way and show the papers those results? Involve the papers. Let the lab who did the tests be shown.
For people who claim to be fighting for their innocence and doing things to that end, it’s all vapourware.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
cooland calm
They advertise it as forensic psychologist.
I can’t help it if they called it something else in Bullwood Hall.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
608 Letsee
MmmmRrrrooooowww - Hissss.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Tony Bennett
What I can’t fathom (amongst other things) is why the PR team don’t publish a definitive, unchanging, cast-in-stone, McCann version of the timeline.
After all, there should only be ONE timeline since May 3 and to publish it is in no way revealing any confidential evidence. It angers me that they selectively refute other evidence (paternity, DNA results etc.) but the timeline is the foundation upon which their involvement rests.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
coolandcalm
Maybe there’s a culture gap between us.
I’m used to having to justify every last syllable of any statement I might make - it’s not considered aggressive, it’s the norm.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
596 Harry Hind Sight
For about 30 seconds, then we would back to every poster bleating about them being ‘guilty’ of neglect, so lets string em up for that.
You have to make it a precondition that if they submit to those strictures, the mob have to undertake to shut up about neglect thereafter.
October 26th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Karen….
I spent several years teaching (EFL) in Bullwood Hall when it was a womens prison. Just one of my many sidelines!
October 26th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
595 ???
I always wondered why so many people in the US have degrees and get good grades in school. It surprised me because I find so much illiteracy in the US and spelling/math is very poor.
I discovered why after I moved here. It’s because virtually all US tests are multiple choice. In other words, multiple choice testing gives you the answers and you just have to pick the right one. That means you’d score 25% or 33% without even trying (4 and 3 choices respectively).