Madeleine McCann: The Tapas 7 Speak, Blonde Children In Morocco And Hashish
MADDY WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
THE SUN front page: “McCANN FRIENDS HIT BACK – FURY OF TAPAS 7. Pals: there is NO pact”
Say the McCanns dining party: “The police told us not to discuss our statement. We’ve always tried to honour this. We wish to state there is categorically no so-called pact of silence – or indeed anything secretive between us. Just the desire to assist the search. It is frustrating that the facts we have done as we were asked is till being looked upon as suspicious”
“COPS IN WINDOW PROBE” – Paolo Rebelo is looking at the window of the McCanns’ holiday apartment. “is this how evil Maddie snatcher struck?”
Four pictures:
1. “Rebelo pushes window
2. Net curtains rustle in breeze as the window swings open
3. Detective leans in
4. Team confer about possible escape route”
“Fund paid mortgage” – Some of the £1million Madeleine McCann “fighting fun”
DAILY MIRROR front page: “NOW THEY BELIVE US – Police finally accept Madeleine was snatched”
Portuguese police are looking at possibilities
Says a friend of the McCanns: “At last, after all these months, Kate and Gerry’s story is being believed. They are very encouraged by the re-enactment of Madeleine’s abduction and the police now accept their version of events”
A policeman climbs through a window. He passes out a “large bundle”
“MADDY ‘SPOTTED 10 TIMES IN MOROCCO’” – Says private detective Francisco Marco: “Several unconnected people have told us of the same girl with the same woman. She has shorter hair than Madeleine. But everything else matches”. Like her name?
“MORTGAGE FUND FURY” – Says Clarence Mitchell: “The fund exists to help them when living costs became difficult”
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE – McCANNS USE FUNDS TO PAY MORTGAGE” – Two mortgage payments on their “£600,000” home
The Express leads with picture of Gerry McCann playing golf. Inset is a picture of Gerry McCann on a bicycle
“We’ve found a kidnapped blonde girl, but it’s not her” – A blonde girl in Morocco. She can speak English. She must have been kidnapped. Right?
Says Francisco Marco: “Blonde children are a valuable commodity in North Africa. They can be sold for huge sums and give prestige to families who buy them”
DAILY MAIL front page: “MADDIE FUND PAYS McCANNS’ MORTGAGE” – Mortgage repayments on their “£500,000” home. (How long before the Express and Mail start a heated debate on the value of the McCanns home and how that value has been affected by the story?)
Page 4: “Is she in the mountains? Investigators scour Morocco in the search for Madeleine”
Says the Mail: “In an extraordinary coincidence the detectives are reported to have already found an English-speaking blonde girl of about Madeleine’s age living with a local family”
How many more blonde children are in Morocco? And can we find them all?
DAILY STAR front page: “Maddie ‘alive in drug den’”
Page 7: “MADDIE’S IN MOROCCAN MOUNTAINS – Ten sightings with rich Arab”
Says Francisco Marco PI of the woman with the blonde child found in the Rif mountains: “My feeling is this woman is some sort of carer who is working on behalf of other people”
Says an “insider”: “It’s a very secretive country and the Rif mountains enjoy official protection because of the importance of the hashish production”
“McCanns in the clear – Portuguese police now believe Madeline was kidnapped”
THE TIMES page 13: “Police return to holiday apartment in attempt to solve Madeleine mystery”
Paulo Rebelo is inside the apartment. He walks to the beach. He passes Sergey Malinka’s home. He is on a road leading to the N125 main road
In Morocco, a 60-year-old woman is seen with a blonde child
“Funds for search used to pay mortgage on McCanns’ house” – The McCanns’ home is worth “460,000”
THE TELEGRAPH front page: “Police re-enact Madeleine night”
Page 17: Paulo Rebelo is at the Ocean Club. Says a source “close to the couple”: “Blonde children are a very valuable commodity in places like north Africa”
Paulo Rebelo is looking
THE GUARDIAN and THE INDEPENDENT: No Madeleine news
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October 30th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
rationalist…are we not all anti-paedophile…. or do you believe it’s limited to a select few ?
October 30th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Can you translate ??
October 30th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
30 JUN 07
Russell, quando as perguntas o cercam, perde a simpatia: «Não tenho mais nada para vos dizer. Não vou desonrar o compromisso que assumi com a Kate e o Gerry. Eles querem ter o controlo executivo sobre toda a informação que é divulgada».
felicia.cabrita@sol.pt e margarida.davim@sol.pt
This is not a Tabloid
October 30th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
59 Garth Says:
It would appear that we are getting somewhere near to what actually happened that night.
Edit.. Who knows?
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You certainly don’t know what happened that night. Nice story though!
October 30th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
TO ALL
Here is the link from June
http://sol.sapo.pt/PaginaInicial/Sociedade/Interior.aspx?content_id=42529&dossier=Madeleine
October 30th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
204
carmen Says:
“A kidnapper worries about a contract being legally binding? Did I understand you correctly?”
At least he might have some reputation to lose in his business. What if a down payment was made already? Kidnapping on demand is very much a matter of trust.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
206 Jacqueline Anyone who is an anti-paedophile activist gets my support..
October 30th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
47 Trismegistus Says:
Edit…. (Peter O Comment – In connection with the ‘Fund’)
Questionable morally, but impeccable legally.
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I wholeheartedly agree with you.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
What ever happened to the legend?
The Metodo 3 = The Three Stooges
Good of them to leave the poor abducted American girl out there, is that because they weren’t on her parents’ payroll?
October 30th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Oh! Thank you Cant say No. That’s interesting.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
209 Ruth, “any ideas to who has recently registered trademarks in this case.”
LOL very preceptive.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
194
Thea
“The McCanns have consulted a communication agency in Lisbon and admitted to paying an amount of 50 thousand euros per month so their image was managed in the Portuguese media. ”
That day , i was told that they had offered the same deal to more 3 Agencies , and all of them refused !
October 30th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
40 Dr. Watson Says:
Edit….
It has been created (Peter O Comment – The Fund) on the premise that M. was ABDUCTED. Edit…..
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And thus far no one has proved that Madeleine wasn’t abducted so it’s illogical to propose therefore that the fund is fraudulent.
I/we contributed. I’m now not convinced of the McCann’s innocence, though I haven’t a clue what they may be guilty of. I may find some of the actions/behaviours of the McCann’s suspect/reprehensible, but the fact remains that Madeleine is still missing, the cause of which is currently unknown, and the fund was intended to help cover their living expenses whilst searching for Madeleine.
The whole ‘use of the fund’ thing is an irrelevant sideshow at the moment. It’s sidetracking the real issue here, what happened to Madeleine?
October 30th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
oh JdC…please don’t appear so naive. What is so special about godaddy com. You mean it was just luck that you and team mccann ended up in the same internet domain bed. wonders will never cease.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
I have save it , because, “they ” are being “censor” sorry my english
October 30th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
2oo. can’t say no,
sorry i’m not following your comment.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Metodo3 are strictly fraud and mainly corporate at that,they have NEVER recovered a kidnap victim and up until this case there is no record of them ever having been involved in a kidnap case.They also investigate piracy of trade marks,any ideas to who has recently registered trademarks in this case.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
202
Peter O
the link
http://sol.sapo.pt/PaginaInicial/Sociedade/Interior.aspx?content_id=63438&dossier=Madeleine
October 30th, 2007 at 11:59 am
190 - impressed
I don’t know what is a “domain proxy”, but it would be very surprising the McCanns have the same. We have been lucky to find a fine anti paedophile American provider. Twelve of our website have been destroyed by hacking and they are helping us very well for that.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:58 am
And I remember that was 1 of the Tapas 9, that told that to the Sol
October 30th, 2007 at 11:57 am
202
Peter
I ‘m going to look, but it’s a Portuguese link
October 30th, 2007 at 11:56 am
30 Can’t say No Says:
there is NO pact - LIE ,they told to aPortuguese Newspaper (Sol) they had Edit….
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I’ve seen that claim made several times. Do you know, if that is a directly attributable ‘quote’, or something from a ‘source’? Better yet, do you have a link to the original article perhaps?
October 30th, 2007 at 11:56 am
Jacqueline de Croy
FreeKateMccann???? Are you kidding??
¡Iros a la mierda! (Spanish bad expression. Cannot translate)
October 30th, 2007 at 11:54 am
194
Thea
Not only 1, but 4 , Iwas told that time. All them refused
October 30th, 2007 at 11:53 am
If the Metodo3 woman is speaking the truth about the 60 year old arab woman, then we should all be pleased for Madeleine because she will probably receiving a level of care, attention and protection that her emotionally retarded parents would never be capable of providing.
Sadly, I suspect that the arab lady (like Tanner’s faceless abductor) is fictitious and has only been created to deflect suspicion away from the person/people responsible for Madeleine’s disappearance (whether that is the McCanns or not).
October 30th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Googled- American girl Morocco. How many news stories came up???
October 30th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Quote #152
carmen Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 11:14 am
“….Methinks Metodo 3 has found themselves a cash cow - but why are the McCann’s prepared to go along with this - apart from it not being their money - what are the McCann’s getting out of it?….”
Could it really be all about keeping the merry-go-round going re: alleged abduction, continuing the “finding madeleine” fund, no stone unturned [but not actually finding her], directing attention elsewhere, while using the fund to maintain a suspects lifestyle & PR front? Nice one! Depending on the outcome could the Proceeds of Crime Act apply in such a case? I am still chilled by Mr McCann’s alleged challenge to Portuguese police, “Find the body & prove we did it”.
As pointed out earlier:
Quote #37
noseycow Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 10:01 am
“Trismegistus - I think the McC’s have been very clever in the administration of this fund - and as you say some people may feel that they have been mislead.
I think that the retraction from Gerry’s blog last week about believing Maddie may be dead was on advice about the fund. The parents have to be seen to believe that she is alive or the stated purpose of the fund ie to find Maddeleine becomes vulnerable and they may find themselves underpressure to use it to focus on other missing children.
It is the fund and its set up etc that has made me question this whole situation. They have / had very good advisors / friends why didn’t they make it a registered charity?”
October 30th, 2007 at 11:51 am
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Logic Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 11:22 am
I am beginning to think that the whole business of K and G wanting to change careers (quite early on in the investigation as well) may have been so that they could keep the Fund for themselves for their future “work”, with the stupid public continuing to donate. I think the money business has been one of the things that has damned them most of all with the sceptics.
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I agree.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Jacqueline de Croÿ/185 We are talking about the little American girl that is a figment of some one’s imagination I presume,much as the abduction theory is a figment of some peoples imagination,what part of the story of the glorious rescue of the American girl is just that a story,or as Soothsayer so politely put it yesterday a load of bollox.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Image worries McCanns
correiodamanha.pt - Correio da Manha - Segunda-feira, 22 de Outubro de 2007
The McCanns have consulted a communication agency in Lisbon and admitted to paying an amount of 50 thousand euros per month so their image was managed in the Portuguese media. CM knows that one of the first companies that were contacted was the firm of Antonio Cunha Vaz, who presently is the image manager of the leader of PSD [political party], Luis Filipe Meneses, but even after discussing the price, and after the couple admitted to paying the amount that was discussed, the company ended up refusing.
The contact was made a few days ago, at a phase when Maddie’s parents have no representative for the media in Portugal. It also coincided with the meeting between English prime minister, Gordon Brown, and Jose Socrates [PT prime minister], during which the former solicited the Portuguese government’s commitment to contain the publicity of facts of the inquiry, namely the analyses’ results. During that approach to the Cunha Vaz Associados firm, the couple’s representatives considered the value to be high - higher than what they are paying their lawyers - but they didn’t close the door. The refusal from this firm led them to consider other possibilities, by making a wider approach to the market of communication companies. Antonio Sousa Duarte, a partner at Communicare, who works with Rogerio Alves, one of the couple’s lawyers and president of the Portuguese bar, told CM that his company “was not consulted” and that the fact that he works with this lawyer is in itself “a factor that prevents any contractual relationship with the case”.
Rogerio Alves told CM yesterday that “no communication firm was hired, nor will any be hired”. The process retreated by the couple’s lawyers, who had established contacts with some other major companies within the communication and image market.
On another front of this case, the PJ’s national director, Alipio Ribeiro, gave an interview yesterday to Spanish newspaper ‘El Pais’, during which he announced that within days a group of policemen and the joint prosecutor of Portimao, Magalhaes de Menezes, will travel to England with the purpose of fulfilling the rogatory letter. During this diligence, the parents and the friends that were holidaying at Praia da Luz on the night that Madeleine disappeared, will be interrogated.
Digitized process is being read by PJ in Lisbon
The team of inspectors that was chosen by Paulo Rebelo to help him in the investigation into the Maddie case is reading the process in Lisbon. The process is fully digitized and the team that includes investigators from the homicides and robberies departments went to Portimao early last week for an initial view of the case and to meet the colleagues that work on it, but immediately returned to Lisbon.
The inquiry’s digitizing was initiated by the investigators at the Criminal Investigation Department of Portimao shortly after the case was opened. This work dismisses the theory that the process was disorganized and needed some “paperwork tidied up”, according to a news report that was published in the latest edition of weekly newspaper ‘Expresso’.
This article, that contained criticism of the team in Portimao that had been working with Goncalo Amaral and Guilhermino Encarnacao on the case, caused some ill-feelings within the Policia Judiciaria but nobody wanted to assume it was unpleasant. The idea that “super cops” had been appointed to the case and that, implicitly, other less qualified agents had been working on it, generated some indirect comments. There are those who remind us that even an experienced and qualified chief inspector like Antonio Teixeira, from homicides, has notorious cases that remain unsolved. The cases of the ‘Lisbon Ripper’ and others that are connected with the night security agents are mentioned. Nevertheless, this debate, according to some sources contacted by CM, is considered to be the worst possible path for a process that is “under the eyes of the world”, as stated by a top officer at the Policia Judiciaria.
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http://www.correiodamanha.pt/noticia…dCanal=181&p=0
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50,000 euros a month (or thereabouts) to influence the Portuguese into liking them? Anyone think this a cruel use of fund money if they paid for it themselves (which perhaps they did not with all their wealthy pals dishing out money left and right for them)? If they did use fund money for PR in Portugal and used fund money I don’t see how that strategy could ever be pereceived as havinig anything to do with finding Madeleine or normal family expenses.