Madeleine McCann: 4650 Articles, Christian Ridout Was Here And Lawless Morocco
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
DAILY EXPRESS front page: Poster blitz in Morocco”
“More than 11,000 letters and posters have been distributed in remote parts of the North African country to jog the memory of someone who may have seen the little girl”
A spokesman says: “E-mail is great within larger towns and cities, but there are still a lot of people who do not have Madeleine’s picture or the phone contact details to report sightings or information”
Do you have Madeleine’s picture? Do you know the phone number?
DAILY MAIL: “Letter blitz on remote Moroccan mountain villages that Madeleine McCann campaign cannot reach”
“Agents [of Metodo 3] have distributed photographs of the little girl with an appeal in French and Arabic to call with information about her whereabouts. But it has proved difficult to reach all of the isolated communities where a child could have been taken, many of which are in lawless, mountainous regions”
Those lawless Moroccans…
“Madeleine: Private detectives hunt for British barman known as DJ Shifty, accused of grooming an under-age girl for sex”
“Part-time barman and disc jockey Christian Ridout, 32, allegedly sent the British girl obscene text messages when he worked in an expats’ pub 200 yards from where Madeleine disappeared. When the 12-year-old’s mother discovered the explicit messages, Ridout - also known as DJ Shifty - left Portugal in a hurry”
A suspect?
Says the paper: “By coincidence, the Ridout family were next-door neighbours of the family of Robert Murat, the chief suspect in the Madeleine hunt, when the Murats lived in the nearby village of Almadena. The night after Madeleine went missing, a British expat walked into the Plough and Harrow pub in Praia da Luz, still owned by his parents Tony, 57, and Jill, 58, and asked: ‘Where’s Christian then?’ Locals have disparagingly nicknamed the pub ‘The Plough and Paedophile‘ and the missing man is widely disliked in the tight-knit community”
So where is Christian? Well, he left Praia da Luz a few years ago. His mother says she has not seen him for two years. Says the girl’s mother: “I went in to see them just before Madeleine disappeared and they confirmed they’re still looking for him. ‘No one knows where he is, but he could have been back to this area”
Or not…
THE SUN front page: “Publicity blitz for Maddie in Africa”
“Many still don’t recognise her”
Help make Madeleine McCann the world’s most recognisable face
“Despite a massive campaign highlighting the seven-month search for their daughter, experts believe many in the north African country still lack the crucial information they need to help trace her”
Many?
“Now a silent army of volunteers from the Helping To Find Madeleine campaign have given their time over the festive period to flood businesses across the nation with 11,500 letters and posters”
Not so silent
“The initiative comes after the McCanns’ Spanish detective agency pin-pointed Morocco as the most likely place little Maddie may have been taken”
Can you pinpoint a “likely place” to an entire nation? Is this detective work or guesswork?
Kate and Gerry McCann are “doctors”. Fact
Kate pins on badge of hope: “ANGUISHED Kate McCann returned to church yesterday – with a badge of hope bearing a picture of missing Madeleine pinned close to her heart”
A new merchandise push?
One “worshipper” at Kate’s church says: “Every mother wants to cuddle her children at Christmas – it’s heartbreaking that Kate has been denied that. The badge is a symbol of hope that could help focus new eyes on the hunt for Madeleine”
“347 new Maddie calls combed” - The McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell says: “We are pleased with the calls and they are continuing to come in. Every single call is much appreciated and we are going through them with a fine-tooth comb. Any that need to be acted upon swiftly are being acted upon swiftly. We don’t go into detail because if there is any significant information”
DAILY STAR: “TECS: MADDIE BEING HELD IN MOROCCO”
“More than 11,500 posters appealing for information about the youngster have been sent out to the furthest reaches of the north African country”
Francisco Marco, the PI hired by the McCanns, says: “Morocco is the perfect place to hide a kidnapped girl”. He has said this before. Is Morocco the perfect place? Why not Algeria? Or Malta?
DAILY RECORD: “Maddie Poster Blitz In Morocco”
“Schools, supermarkets and medical centres are being blitzed with thousands of photos of the missing four-year-old. And letters written in French and Arabic are being sent to towns and villages in the most remote parts of the country”
Madeleine in Morocco. Or not. Again… Isabel Gonzalez saw her. Mari Pollard saw her
Clarence Mitchell says: “Anyone who puts effort into assisting us in any way, we are incredibly grateful for, and it sounds like they have done a fantastic job. I have no doubt that it is this kind of effort and initiatives that will lead us to finding Madeleine”
Gerry and Kate McCann are “doctors”
THE GUARDIAN: “From Mr Bean to Shambo the bull, the media obsessions of 2007”
A review: “Almost nine months after she vanished, we know a lot about Madeleine McCann and her family. We know the legal implications of being named an official suspect in a Portuguese criminal investigation. What we do not know is who took her, if she is alive and whether any trace of her will ever be found again. A total of 4,650 articles have appeared in British newspapers since she disappeared on May 3”
THE SCOTSMAN: “Madness, badness, hate and heroism - Robert McNeil continues his unique take on the events of 2007 with a look back at the second three months of the year…”
“Hell also visited the parents of three-year-old Madeleine McCann on 3 May when the toddler disappeared from their holiday apartment in the Algarve. In the ensuing months, Kate and Gerry McCann used the media to keep the case in the public eye. The Portuguese police did the same, but their efforts were directed more at casting doubts on the McCanns and their friends. Supposed sightings of Madeleine were reported periodically, but each time hopes were dashed”
THE TIMES: “Hundreds ring hotline after Madeleine plea”
Yesterday in the latest entry on his internet diary, Mr McCann wrote: “Madeleine should not be spending Christmas away from her loving family. The person who took her has it in their power to end our suffering and will be able to appease their conscience that they have done the right thing – especially at this time of year. Kate and I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to write to us and let us know Madeleine and our family are still in their thoughts and prayers. We still have at least one hundred cards to open! As always, every single one will be read and the support expressed helps renew our determination to find Madeleine”
The story, speculation and sensation…
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December 27th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
111 chenier
December 27th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
107
himself
lol
December 27th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
112
Dave Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Brandon flours you still don’t get it do you, you are making the accusations/ statements…….it’s up to you to prove them not me…….how’s your official sources ?
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Er, it was Gerry himself, on camera, who said that they suspected the twins had been sedated.
Brandon flours was simply pointing out the blindingly obvious fact that if this were true the standard medical advice would be to get them to hospital straight away.
December 27th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Dave
Is Gerrys mouth not an official source?
What is exactly then?
December 27th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
107 himself
78 tony bennett
nice one himself
and it links to the bullmonkey page with stevo’s (an other’s) pics
actually i think it was carmen who proposed McCluedo months ago…
December 27th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
76
chenier
This one ?
“When the music’s over
When the music’s over, yeah, when the music’s over
Turn out the lights, turn out the lights
Turn out the lights, yeah”
Since i saw the movie ,i became a big fan
December 27th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
104
chenier Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
What does 8-)_ mean?
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December 27th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Brandon flours you still don’t get it do you, you are making the accusations/ statements…….it’s up to you to prove them not me…….how’s your official sources ?
December 27th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
105
Ade Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
102 chenier
The offspring found a photo of me in a Biba dress which reached to approximately two inchs above the thigh boots….
do you have a scanner?
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Er, no.
Actually, that’s a lie, but the photo has been placed in an extremely safe place….
December 27th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
98 brandon flours
bloody hell
no wonder he’s got issues…
sorry garth
December 27th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Garth
How can it be wholly inocent?
He believed his 2 babies to be sedated by an abductor, and failed to have them checked.
He is an expert.
One kid is missing hes got 2 left who could have been pricked by an unclean needle and sedated with God knows what?
Considering the only people who had the time and the need to sedate the kids that night are an expert and an out of work anaethetist
who are the parents………..
WAKE UP
December 27th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I’m not going to bother with Garth and his dodgy semantics any more.
The pro-McCanners are getting worse. Nobody on Anorak is going to post the definitive evidence which proves this case one way or the other. It is a forum for speculation, amateur sleuthing, and hopefully some good-natured humour.
I doubt if we’ve added anything useful to the investigation which the PJ hadn’t thought of. With one or two exceptions, we don’t have the expertise and we are doing little other than whistling in the dark, albeit in a hopefully entertaining and engaging manner.
I do fear for the proMcCanners IF it turns out that their royal fragrances and their unpleasant chums were involved in the “disappearance” of their daughter. Surely they will completely lose their faith in human nature - or will they accuse all and sundry of a fit-up. I do think the press will want to bury it a.s.a.p. after the conviction, hoping that their own role in beatifying the vile McCs is forgotten.
December 27th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Tony Bennett 78
[I] have wondered if a special McCann version of ‘Cluedo’ could be produced
Reply: It already has been.
http://onlyinamericablogging.blogspot.com/2007/12/gallery-mccann-update.html
December 27th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
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Garth Says:
why are you so bereft of answers to the many suspicions surrounding the McCanns that still after all this time your only responses seem to be to continually ‘rubbish’ the pj? Surely such a ’sharp’ cookie as yourself could do better!
December 27th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
102 chenier
The offspring found a photo of me in a Biba dress which reached to approximately two inchs above the thigh boots….
do you have a scanner?
December 27th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
88
Garth Says:
But speculation is exactly what the ‘link provider’ of this information works on. So why not go with it? Makes sense…..I think. 8-)_
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What does 8-)_ mean?
December 27th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
95 patch
sounds like they could be worth something to a collector
keep ‘em safe
in case you want to sell them
see if similar stuff is on ebay for values
the isle of wight could be 69 or 70 - both biggies
i didn’t make it to 69
December 27th, 2007 at 11:58 am
95
Patch Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Ade and Chenier
I still have many concert programme, found when moving recently. Dylan 1966, Isle of Wight 1969 (or was it 1970? Dylan Family Joe Cocker Marsha Hunt), Bath Festival 1969, Led Zeppelin 1969 and many more.
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Do you hide them from your children?
The offspring found a photo of me in a Biba dress which reached to approximately two inchs above the thigh boots….
December 27th, 2007 at 11:58 am
95
Patch
Are they your Mum’s or your Dad’s
December 27th, 2007 at 11:58 am
94 annie123 says (December 27th, 2007 at 11:51 am):
“Why would John McCann give up a well paid job to work full time on the Maddie fund if Maddie was going to be found soon? Lets face it, if Maddie turned up tomorrow, he would be out of a job, how would he pay his mortgage?”
REPLY: An excellent point, which I’ve not seen made elsewhere. So he *must* be drawing a salary from the Find Madeleine Fund, or hugely generous ‘expenses’
December 27th, 2007 at 11:57 am
90
brandon flours Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 11:48 am
85
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But erm I think your interpretation is crap! Just like agadoo
Anyway, the point being, you can interpret it anyway you like. It might be wholly innocent, it might notbe. So we’ll just have to agree that I’m right and you’re wrong
December 27th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Ade
here it is Garth dancing to cascadia at butlins 2005
http://www.anecdotage.com/pics/oldstripper.jpg
December 27th, 2007 at 11:55 am
92
Ade Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 11:50 am
86 chenier Says:
Bastard.
Try Bath
Waking up to Dr John…
dr john?
not my type
i’d prefer waking up to joni - in the bath
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I’d hazard a guess that your chromosomes and mine offer major differences.
And that, such are the vicissitudes of gender stereotyping, you probably did not wear thigh length boots for the duration of the Bath Festival.
But I did…
December 27th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Just googled it and my Isle of Wight Programme is 1969!
December 27th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Ade and Chenier
I still have many concert programme, found when moving recently. Dylan 1966, Isle of Wight 1969 (or was it 1970? Dylan Family Joe Cocker Marsha Hunt), Bath Festival 1969, Led Zeppelin 1969 and many more.
December 27th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Why would John McCann give up a well paid job to work full time on the Maddie fund if Maddie was going to be found soon? Lets face it, if Maddie turned up tomorrow, he would be out of a job, how would he pay his mortgage? Surely if Maddie turned up, the remaining fund money would go to a charity - as stated by the McScammers? OR would he remain working full time for the fund (or it’s new name)?
Maybe a bit of Annorak focus on the fund will make Gerrykins ‘furious’ and bring the word ‘ludicrous’ back into focus lol. JMO
TTFN
December 27th, 2007 at 11:51 am
89
Aardvarko Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Garth 85 - surely you’re not suggesting that St. Gerry would LIE?
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No chance. Anyway, I said exagerate
December 27th, 2007 at 11:50 am
86 chenier Says:
Bastard.
Try Bath
Waking up to Dr John…
dr john?
not my type
i’d prefer waking up to joni - in the bath
December 27th, 2007 at 11:48 am
For Mods and Admin, this is the first part of ‘The End’ writtedn by Jim Morrison, taken from ‘The Doors’ 1967
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I’ll never look into your eyes…again
Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need…of some…stranger’s hand
In a…desperate land
December 27th, 2007 at 11:48 am
85
Garth Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 11:38 am
74
brandon flours Says:
December 27th, 2007 at 11:27 am
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Brandon
Did it ever occur to you that maybe, only maybe mindyou, that with the lack of support from the PJ into believing JT’s sighting, and, with the arguido status hanging over his head, that he just might have ‘recalled’ that he felt the twins appeared to be more drowsy than normal? If it were me in his position, i would ‘exagerate’ the situation if it meant getting the Police to persue the abduction research, especially if I know my wife and I are innocent!
Just a thought of course.
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No thats erm……….. crap! sorry
Maybe if he was just a billy mitchell type he might
But given his “expertise” on the subject and at the time of the interview he was not an arguido it was (early august) just before they checked the apartment again forensically.
At that time he was a saintly victim and an honourable campaigner for childrens rights not a suspect.
He might have been just laying down an excuse in case traces of sedatives were found and the kids were checked.
Getting in there first with an explanation.
The bastards protesteth too much me thinks!!!