Madeleine McCann: Praia da Luz Calls, Maddy Shunned And Portugal On The Edge
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
DAILY MAIL page 36: “Madeleine: Portuguese detectives trawl thousands of phone records”
Police are looking through phone records of Praia da Luz’a 27,000 residents at the time of Madeleine’s disappearance. They are looking for unusual call patterns. Bugging calls
A local resident of Praia da Luz says the police questioned her, saying: “We are investigating all calls made within Praia da Luz from 9.30pm onwards on May 3″
Says the McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell: “Any information could prove vital”
THE SUN page 15: “Maddie cops seize local phone bills”
“They are using a method of triangulation which pinpoints a person’s location via their mobile and are also checking land-line calls”
Can it work? Says the Sun: “Mobile phone evidence exposed holes in the alibi of Soham murderer Ian Huntley”. And that is similar to this case because..?
DAILY MIRROR front page: “MADDY – Blitz to fined phone clues”
Page 10: “COPS CHECK EVERY CALL ON DAY MADDY VANISHED”
Well, not every call. Just calls made in the area of Praia da Luz by those 1,000 persons on a police list
DAILY EXPRESS page 19: “Now Madeleine police seize all phone records”
The papers says the search is in light of talk of a “massive conspiracy”. The Express is belived to be fond of a conspiracy
Says Clarence Mitchell: “Kate and Gerry are encouraged by this police work because it shows the investigation is now active and thorough…Crucially they also hope it may lead to them being reunited with Madeleine”
DAILY STAR: “PARENTS SHY AWAY FROM NAME ‘MADDY’”
Or Madeleine, for that is her name
The name Madeleine is “now lower than at any time in the past five years”. It is now the 80th most popular name. Says a child psychologist called Ruth: “The majority of people who hear the name Madeleine automatically associate it with her”
What the top girl’s name is readers are not told, nor where Kate features. The Telegraph says it is “Grace”, as in Baby Grace
NEW YORK TIMES: “Portugal Polishes Its Image as the ‘West Coast of Europe’”
Portugal wants to reposition itself. Portugal is exciting, shiny, new and historical.
But: “The unsolved case remains a big story for the British tabloids, and there have been reports of declines in tourism from Britain, an important market for Portugal.
“Over all, though, tourism remains strong, Manuel Pinho, Portugal’s minister for the economy and innovation said. ‘This is a tragic case, of course, but it has not affected the numbers,’ he said. ‘It’s a very peaceful country, a very safe country’”
The demonising of Portugal and the case of Madeleine McCann
Posted: 20th, December 2007 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (547) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
Comments
- HOTWATER on Madeleine McCann: The Media Creates A New Maddie Monster And Twists The Facts
- yampster on Dundee Woman Accused Of Ripping Out Lover’s Testes With Her Bare Hands
- KathyM on Susan Boyle Weeps As The Press Set About Destroying Her
- Desperate Dan on I’m A Celebrity: Joe Bugner’s Career In Pictures
- Desperate Dan on The 14 Ten Most Offensive Google Search Results
December 20th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
330…Salomon ES
So….According to that little scenario…FM only gets approx £700,000 for his
“original contract”.
Yet….CM and GPMcC would have had already “let” him into the “Body” secret.
All this whilst a £2,500,000 Reward was available.
Hmmmm….. If I was FM in that case…..I know which I would have opted
to pick up. 2.5 million and bye bye CM and GPMcC. and long before Xmas
too.
December 20th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
331 Ferdinand
If your child wakes in the night - you go check on them. My guess with star chart nonsense is that as parent’s they wanted to discipline Madeleine effectively for crying and being scared.
That is not what star charts are for. They are a reward system for good behaviour. Not for chastising a child for being scared.
December 20th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
328 Babyjane and stevo
LOL!
Oh, you two…you are obviously unused to dealing with genius doctors like GM!
December 20th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
324
Matt. Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Francisco Marco….please note :
….only 104 hours and 2 minutes until Christmas morning.
Tick tock, tick tock…………..
————————————————-
Never mind Marco, what about his Mummy?
Have you ever tried wrapping Christmas presents whilst wearing handcuffs?
December 20th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
322 Saloman ES
Murat’s a curious character in the case isn’t he?
I can’t help thinking Mr Rebelo’s area of expertise is in conspiracies and that’s why he was brought in. He’s the type of guy that really doesn’t leave any stones unturned and that phrase is going to backfire on the McCanns.
December 20th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
318
Remigius Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
300 Salomon ES
Why fake an abduction?
The money….
——————————–
and
The not going to jail
and
The not being struck off the Medical Register
and
The universal admiration for their determination that others will not suffer as they have
and
The appointment to Unicef
and
Madeleine: The Movie…
December 20th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
313 Salomon ES
Yes, that is my impression. They are waiting for Saturnalia to pass, because if the PJ busted the McCanns etc. over Christmas, then so many millions of people would whine that the PJ had ruined their holidays.
the new phone records news is probably just the PJs’ way of letting the McCanns know that at some point, they worked with a local accomplice/s.
I thought the REAL reason the McCann/Healey clans had cancelled their holidays is that they are struggling to deal with the fact that their loved ones will soon be in police custody in Portugal. How to deal with the shame of that? The encroaching sense of impending dread….
You know, with the Nattalee case in Aruba, they never found her body, but the PJ have WAY more circumstantial evidence in THIS case, imperfect as it may be, than the Aruban police EVER had to go on there. And good circumstantial evidence can result in a conviction without a body. It just has to be put together correctly.
The fact Madeleine’s disappeared for a long time, the fact that she is a very small child and unable to care for herself independently, and the fact that there is no evidence whatsoever of abduction, raises a presumption that she is dead. It would be different if she were a 14-year-old girl, capable of walking some distance on her own two feet, and feeding herself.
December 20th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
326
Tinsel Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
*********************
Yes Tinsel, it’s very odd that “everyone else” was checking the McCann children, yet the other children were not checked by Gerry. What was so important about the apartment that the McCann children were in? ….. apart from a wee bit of useless information that one of them was probably already “missing” and the scene was being set …………
December 20th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
279 Ian Says:
“In my opinion, their attitude to childcare is clearly emphasised through their alleged abusive use of star charts to keep her from their bedroom when she awoke, probably frightened and alone even at home.”
Abusive use of star charts? How would that work?
December 20th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Matt 324
Francisco is not such a fool after all. Just think about it:
- Gerry says: Francisco the plan is you get paid 6 months. Just make sure you find the body around xmas OK.
- Francisco says: Fine I’ll find it just before my contract ends.
Next month: Francisco to the press: “We’ll find her before christmas”.
Next day:
- Clarence to Gerry: That spanish tosser revealed our plan to the world. No way we can produce her body now… it’ll look too suspicious.
- Gerry says: You’re right - let’s just tell the bastard to shut up and pay him another few millions to pretend to be doing some work until May… he could then find the body.
Francisco get’s a few extra bob and no questions asked…
IMHO of course
December 20th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
319 dcb
I think the Tapas bar quiz night is as credible as the timeline i.e. it’s probably always been an invention.
If there really was a quiz taking place that night then where were the other guests? Wouldn’t the place be packed? Wouldn’t there be a quizmaster?
December 20th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
314
Stevo Says:
How can you participate in a quiz night if you’re up and down faster than a whore’s knickers on Friday night on Manningham Lane in Bradford?
—————-
And sending and recieving 14 text messages.
December 20th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
325 Stevo - Trust me, its my pride and joy! not having any dirty nappies or rotting meat in the boot. Wouldnt surprise me if there is McCann dna in it somewhere tho, that stuff gets everywhere lol
December 20th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
259
Julie Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
257
dcb Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Tinsel - in my experience a granny would trample everyone underfoot to help a child. It is so strange.
**************************
Well not this granny … she wanted to stay behind and polish off the dregs …. IMHO of course
***
Yes, she’s an interesting one to analyze. She’s the last person in the frame in the tram video. I think she may have been the one to post it on YouTube in June 2007.
She was the one who stated firmly, “everyone was responsible for their own kids that evening.” Which is the only Tapas to verbally try to separate themselves from the group.
And yet, as someone on this forum pointed out before, the Tapas were checking on the McCann children. However, Gerry, did not, in turn, check on their children in the further away apartments.
She sat at the table when everyone left, as if she didn’t want to be including in the production.
I think she disapproves of what’s been going on.
If this was a mystery novel, she’d be the next to be knocked off.
December 20th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
301 just_me
Ahh…great stuff. I’m pleased for you. Drive carefully in it and no carrying cadavers in the tiny boot ok?
December 20th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Francisco Marco….please note :
….only 104 hours and 2 minutes until Christmas morning.
Tick tock, tick tock…………..
December 20th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
320
dcb - I dont think there ever was a quiz, Tanner said in Panorama interview that they were the only table, makes the quiz a bit too easy to win IMO if there really was one!
December 20th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
312 Stevo
I think you’re probably right that Murat was at chaplin’s on the 2nd but I’m not sure that’s how they met him. Assuming that Madeleine died of an accident and Murat played a role in disposing of her body it would be unlikely that the McCanns would confide on someone that they’d met some hours before.
In fact, I think that the suggestions made by the McCann’s lawyers that digital pictures could be altered came just a few days after news in the portuguese press suggested that the PJ (with the help of the British police) had compiled significant evidence (possibly even PHOTOS) that Murat and the McCanns had met well before the holiday in PDL. (IMO those are the pictures the lawyers will want to challenge in court).
I still think that there’s something a lot more sinister to this. Murat and the McCanns knew each other yet they never admitted it. Yet, Murat is very likely involved in disposal of Madeleiene’s body. What’s in it for him? What’s the gain or the fear that made Murat help out the McCanns?
December 20th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
313
Salomon ES Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
******************
Salomon, IMHO, yes I think that there is enough evidence to charge a few people already, however I think that there are a few loose ends that are busy being tied. Enough to catch every little mouse involved in the disappearance of Madeleine. Somehow I think the net being used to catch all involved is rather bigger than we thought? JMHO!
December 20th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Stevo - I’ve heard about the quiz before but don’t know where it came from - any ideas/evidence?
December 20th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
312
Stevo Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
298 Ian
Their denials are amateurish and almost remind you of children and the way they lie to prevent a telling off. I’ve experienced a few compulsive liars in my time and the way you can confront them with evidence and watch them still talk their way out of it is really unbelievable.
*********************************************
Agree with you on that in the light of Gerry’s infamous ear-tugging denial of sedating the children !! All of the videos which are readily available on YouTube etc, are so incriminating as to be almost laughable, that and the “Clonk - and she’s gone ” one of course !!
December 20th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
300 Salomon ES
Why fake an abduction?
The money…. Did you notice how, in the Corner film footage on Panorama, Gerry points to his poster and metions “J.K. Rowlings?” She sent in the big bucks. That must have really been an eye-opener to the McCanns. And then suddenly, they are flying all over the globe, for free, telling the world how to take better care of children.
You know, I could be wrong on this (so feel free to correct), but I was surprised that GM met with Walsh, the “Most Wanted” guy. I don’t think it was ever proved that Walsh’s son Adam was killed by a pedophile, was it? But Walsh made a career out of this claim. It may seem cynical, and I do pity anyone who loses their child for any reason, but what if Adam had been killed by someone else? Perhaps someone who bore a grudge to the Walshes, or someone who owed them money or to whom they owed money….has the crime of Adam Walsh ever been solved?
My point is that here, you have two doctors who obviously don’t care very much about practicing medicine, or that’s what they would be doing in the first place. Gerry is making political moves long before he goes to PDL, and Kate is switcheroo on her specializations, tangled up in complicated IVF pregnancies, and not working very much at all….
And then suddenly, in the wake of great tragedy, they both find something to do.
Within the confines of their new PDL quarters, they call friends in media and, within hours of Madeleine’s disappearance, have launched new careers for themselves as child-hunting, child-protecting celebrities. And they make millions of pounds in, well, weeks.
Serious docs wanting to do good for children might say, well, let us take off for the Congo and ministrate to the truly destitute….
Instead, the McCanns have truly helped themselves financially, and not only is it odious and unattractive, but it makes the public question their true characters.
December 20th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
313
Salomon ES
Yes, I get that impression. I think Mr Rebelo was brought in because of his experience dealing with large groups of people who conspire to commit crime. I think also that he has tightened everything up to make it watertight.
December 20th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
287
Stevo Says:
282 Saloman ES
“Here’s the Times article talking about the Millenium - it was Tinsel who mentioned that restaurant.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2414796.ece
“At the Ocean Club all four families had apartments in Waterside Gardens Block 5, which overlooked one of two pool and restaurant areas on the resort. It was not a gated site and Gerry’s and Kate’s ground floor apartment, 5a, was on a street corner. The group occupied two of the neighbouring apartments, 5b and 5d, and another on the floor above. ”
I had been led to believe that 4 apartments were ground floor. Whose apartment was on the floor above? THAT must be the apartment from which Kate shouted her warning on the balcony. Seems to me this article mentions 5a (McCanns on the corner) and “neighbouring apartments, 5b and 5d”. What the hell happened to 5c?
This seems like a deliberate attempt to avoid saying that there are FIVE apartments involved. Or am I wrong that other sources listed the 4 apatments as 5abcd?
“On the first night, Saturday, April 28, the adults and children all ate together at the Ocean Club’s other location, some 10 minutes away, the Millennium Restaurant and Terrace.”
10 minutes by car?
“But the next night, and for all the nights thereafter…”
Note the odd phrasing. Why not something like, “but after that…”? Why distinguish “the next night” AND “all the nights thereafter”?
BECAUSE “the next night” was different, that’s why.
“…all four families settled the children in their apartments and then walked down to the nearby Tapas restaurant with its open air tables offering a clear line of sight to the apartments, about 50 metres away. ”
This article is Sept9 2007 and yet it STILL contains the distance lie propagated by Gerry McLiar. The spin is sweet — on the next night they “walked down to the nearby Tapas restaurant” but it is not said that they ate there. It’s just cleverly implied.
Damn, if you want to get some simple straight facts from these people, well, it’s like pulling teeth…
December 20th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Ian - are you from Maidstone?
December 20th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
303
dcb
I don’t think so. Gerry was interviewed on US TV and he said the thing about back gardens.
I do however think the quiz night at the Tapas is bunkum. How can you participate in a quiz night if you’re up and down faster than a whore’s knickers on Friday night on Manningham Lane in Bradford?
December 20th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Does anyone get the impression that the investigation is finished and they already have enough to charge the Doctor’s and a few of their friends?
To me it feels like they are now only giving the final touches ie. who else knew and who else was actively involved in the plan.
Maybe i’m wrong, but early in the new year, we’ll have some marvellous fun . And so will the doctors if the reviews I read about portuguese jails are anything to go by…
All allegedly of course…
December 20th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
298 Ian
Their denials are amateurish and almost remind you of children and the way they lie to prevent a telling off. I’ve experienced a few compulsive liars in my time and the way you can confront them with evidence and watch them still talk their way out of it is really unbelievable.
I don’t think there was a quiz night on May 3. I think that was passed over from Chaplin’s. Also, we never hear about Ms Najova Chekaya do we?
My guess is that Murat was at Chaplins on the 2nd and that’s how they knew him.
December 20th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
310 - Julie - so how far was the apartment from the tapas bar as the fairy flies? lol
December 20th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
307
Ian Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
304 Someones away with the fairies arent they!
**************************
Perhaps that’s where Gerry’s phobia with the “bottom of the garden” comes from?