Madeleine McCann: Gerry McCann Talks With Vanity Fair
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY MIRROR front page: “MADELEINE: THE BIG INTERVIEW”
“Our regret”
“GERRY: I wish we have never gone to the tapas bar”
“KATE: I wish I’d seen the stranger watching us”
“READ THEIR HEARTBREAKING WORDS INSIDE”
Voyeurs, campaigners, police and handwringers come see the pain, the suffering the agony. Prepare to be heartbroken!
“Riddled with guilt, the distraught” Gerry will tell all to the Mirror. Well, not to the Mirror, rather to Vanity Fair magazine. Journalist Judy Bachrach spoke with Gerry in October near the family home in Rothley, Leicestershire
And the interview is not with Gerry and Kate. Only Gerry McCann was interviewed, says the Mail. Kate McCann’s words come via friends and family
Pages 4 and 5: “I WISH”.
It reads very much like a prayer, or a camping speech by Barack Obama. Says Gerry McCann:
“I wish I hadn’t gone to the tapas bar.
“I wish I’d have stayed in the apartment that night
“I wish I’d stayed in the room when I checked on her five minutes longer”
A wish…
Says Gerry McCann: “”At the time we did it, it was not irresponsible. Of course we feel guilty about not having been there and that is just something we have to deal with for the rest of our lives. You are not asking anything we don’t think about on a daily basis. We live this 24 hours a day”
Gerry says his world went “all black, with maybe tiny points of light” in the days after Madeleine vanished. “We can’t cry our eyes out every day because that’s not helping. So after three days I picked myself up…quicker than Kate could. Grief washes over you. It’s like a big wave, mostly I was able to beat it back”
And the Madeleine ‘Look into my eyes’ campaign? Says Gerry: “We thought it was possible this could hurt her. Her abductor might do something to her eye. But in marketing terms it was a good ploy”
THE SUN: “Life’s bleak but I cling to hope”
Says Gerry McCann: “People can support you in your darkest hours and in our case the darkest hour was of course when Madeleine went missing. Now it is just bleak”
In next month’s Vanity Fair: “The interview with Gerry came as it emerged GORDON BROWN has snubbed the McCanns’ request for a meeting; furious Kate EXPLODED when cops first told her she was a suspect; and family spokesman Clarence Mitchell has given a university SPEECH on the topic Missing Maddie McCann — the perfect PR campaign
“A pal of the McCanns said Kate, 39, believes the family were STALKED by Maddie’s kidnapper in the days before she went missing”. WOW
COUPLE hit back on film. Says Clarence Mitchell, the spokesperson: “It is not us being greedy. It is us being needy“
DAILY MAIL: “It’s all my fault, admits Maddie’s father”
Well, not quite. Gerry McCann is making no confession. He maintains that the fault lies with a kidnapper. Says the Mail: “Gerry McCann is tortured by guilt that Madeleine’s disappearance is his fault”
Will he tell all? Mr McCann tells Vanity Fair’s Judy Bachrach: “I can’t talk to you about the details of what happened. I live under threat from the Portuguese - if I do talk - of two years’ imprisonment”
“THIRD POLICE SUSPECT BREAKS HIS SILENCE” – Says Robert Murat to Vanity Fair: “All I can say is that I am innocent”
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE - MOTHER IS SHUNNED BY PRIEST”
Page 9: “KATE’S SCREAMS AS POLICE TOLD HER: YOU’RE A SUSPECT – KATE McCann screamed when told by police that she was a suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance, it emerged yesterday. Opening the door of her rented villa to a Portuguese officer the family had come to know, Kate, 39, shouted: ‘Do you honestly believe that I would murder my own child?’”
Gerry McCann is a “39-year-old cardiologist”. Facts!
On the speculation: “Gerry says bitterly: ‘Yes, yes, I know. Kate killed her in a frenzy, Madeleine was sedated by us, she fell down the stairs – in which case you would have thought they’d have found her body. I’ve heard all of that. There are a huge number of theories in the media. But what I want to know is, who told them all that?’”
DAILY STAR: “Anguished and painfully thin, his wife Kate was too upset to answer even a single question during the interview with glossy US magazine Vanity Fair. Gerry revealed in the 7,500-word magazine article he had to be coaxed by a counsellor into talking publicly about his daughter in the days after she disappeared”
DAILY RECORD: “Maddie’s Dad: Slim Chance Of Getting Her Back”
“Distraught Gerry McCann has admitted the chances of him seeing his missing daughter Madeleine again are ‘slim’”
VANITY FAIR: “Unanswered Prayers”
“After three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared on a family vacation in Portugal, her parents pursued a high-stakes strategy: media saturation. It succeeded beyond their wildest imaginings—winning the aid of everyone from J. K. Rowling to the Pope—and failed miserably. Getting the first in-depth interview with Gerry McCann since he and his wife, Kate, were declared suspects, the author re-traces their footsteps to their daughter’s empty bed”
And then a policeman appeared. His name Ricardo. “Because for months they used to have regular weekly meetings with the Portuguese police, and then they stopped,” recalls Gerry’s older sister Trish Cameron
“Do you have something to tell us?” Ricardo asked.
“No,” Kate replied. “Do you have something to tell us?”
“He nodded. “Yes. You are being made arguidos”…
Eight months of talking - read it all…
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January 10th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Mods & Adnin
I meant it in the sense that these warped people will find discussions about parents who are allegedly involved in the death of their own child hugely entertaining. I am aware of Hideki’s posts and he was not alone here. I hope you log the IPs and keep the email addresses ready for checking if need be.
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Mods and Admin
realise what you meant,and that you were not accusing us either, was just making our position clear, and no doubt agw and Paul shall make it clearer still.
Sadly the internet is not only a tool for ordinary people but a podium for the obsessed also.
We were discussing among ourselves what kind of cynical worldly wise bastards we are (in Mand A) and how running this site is making the condition even worse, but we had a glass of wine……
January 10th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=507313&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490
metodo3 getting sack.
i thought they already had some days ago.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
699 Marie Nicholas Says:
“But then, Ferdinand, why do you think is the Government’s interest in hiding us the truth ?”
I wouldn’t say that it’s the Government’s interest. It may be Madeleine’s interest.
Imagine who could have abducted the child. Imagine what could be demanded from the UK government.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
743
man on a hill Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
737 Matt
OB supplied drugs, Mc’s blamed drugs on M’s death(when it wasn’t),Mc’s blackmail OB and JT into helping in cover up.
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OK…If I were OB and supplied drugs….and did not give any to Madeleine…
and she died later….I would know I didn’t give her any…and if she had died
because of the drugs…then the McCann’s must have given them to her.
Supplying drugs doesn’t make me a killer….and thus, relatively a much lesser
crime (depending on which drugs of course)…and I certaintly wouldn’t want
to get involved in a crime of disposing of a body. There has to be something else.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
733
brandon flours Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Firestar
Do you think its possible for that to be involved with this case?
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well going on events so far, i don’t think you can rule anything out.
can’t see half the govt involved, but maybe one or 2, with a fair amount of pull could be.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
721 Matt.
726…lilith
Don’t you just love it when Dr G P is given the opportunity to
dig an even deeper hole for himself…and takes it.
you can take the man out of PaddyLand but you can’t take the paddy out of the man…
fun dig
January 10th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
742…Fair
I would think directly involved…… but how…I just don’t know.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
737 Matt
OB supplied drugs, Mc’s blamed drugs on M’s death(when it wasn’t),Mc’s blackmail OB and JT into helping in cover up.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
737 Matt
The others were either involved or a bit of blackmail? At the start it could even have been as simple as ”you left your kids aswell so are in it too”?? Then things snowballed & got out of hand? Can’t go back now theorie?
January 10th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
739…brandon flours
Perhaps…but still doesn’t convince me as a good reason to get involved
in even more criminal activities.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
matt
It might have been their idea to go to chaplins
they supplied the drugs and their daughter survived
January 10th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
736…Fair
I understand that Buck was advised to attend and instruct by someone
based in London.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
735…man on a hill
I see.
But it still doesn’t fit to me.
If the McCann’s had caused her death…I’d be blowed if I, as a friend,
would even think for one moment of helping them to dispose of her
body. There has to be something else to cause them to help out.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
723 Ade
My money has been on Buck.
I’ve wondered why/how nothing has come out but then I thought if I were there (or anywhere) & someone introduced me & said this is John Buck (or whoever) I would have had no idea who he was. A lot of high up people are not recognisable like celebs are. Therefore I suppose no one else noticed, he/they were just another holiday maker/guest/visitor.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
734 Matt
Yes i know but they thought it was drug related when it wasn’t ( it was a fit of rage from K). In effect blackmailed and suckered into helping dispose of M.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
730
chenier
I would guess quite a few paedos visit this site.
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Mods and Admin
Thanks for the vote of confidence, and you can rest assured we are not paedophiles, just mainstream heterosexual adults all in stable relationships.
The posts by ‘Freddy’ have been removed and recommended he is banned.
We seriously hope there are no paedophiles on here now, but we are aware that we do attract all sorts of undesirables too, as well as mainstream people like most of you.
Now and then we are all away from our pc’s, today was one such day, but some of us are back now and any undesirable elements will be blocked as soon as possible
January 10th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Firestar
Do you think its possible for that to be involved with this case?
January 10th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
723
man on a hill Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
723
Or, JT and OB were told by the MC’s that M died of an overdose (awoke and fell down steps) . They believed them and helped dispose of the body. Now they realize they’ve been shafted.
change that to
TOLD them that she fell over\choked etc while we were ALL in the pub and it may be right.
if the sedation thing is anything other than a red-herring, they were crap sedatives if she was screaming for her dad all night.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
708
brandon flours Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Firestar
post that link about the paedo goverment cover up again
can’t remember where i found it.
it was in the comments page on one of the express stories, so it’s probably gone now.
i found it quite startling actually.never heard anything about it before that.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
719
Freddy Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
‘Nothing unacceptable in that post’
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Really?
Accusing the Mods and Admin of being paedophiles is acceptable?
Being so barking mad that you imagine that Anorak has an ‘official’ position on paedophiles in government is, on the other hand, simply evidence that you are indeed barking mad….
January 10th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
732 Wanderer
729
Ade, maybe he can help manage the fund now?
but that would be passing the buck, surely
January 10th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
534
Garth Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
530
RedRooster Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
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Its only 2:20 luvvy. Whatever anyway, you’re boring and predictable!
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im back sweety pie, and will catch up with you as soon as i,ve got through the important posts
not quite sure what your point is about it being only 2.20. I live out in the sticks garthy boy and its quite some distance to my daughters school. anyway catch you in a bit you closed minded knob
January 10th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
730…man on a hill
If they helped dispose of the body…they weren’t shafted…they were
accomplices in a crime.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
702
man on a hill Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
693 Firestar
Why would JT and OB have so much loyalty to the MC’s if they had nothing to do with M’s death. Somethings not right here. Why are they up to their necks in it too? What’s the connection? I’m getting all dark again.
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lol
yes, but almost any explanation brings us back to that.
if we knew that we’d know why.
even the rumour mill can’t get to grips with that bit, apart from the paedophile ring thing, but i think there’s too many women about for that.
can’t see all the women being involved, bearing in mind one had a baby monitor.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
729
Ade, maybe he can help manage the fund now?
January 10th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
729…Ade
His evidence in Court will be very interesting.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
723
Or, JT and OB were told by the MC’s that M died of an overdose (awoke and fell down steps) . They believed them and helped dispose of the body. Now they realize they’ve been shafted.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
anyone remember ambassador john buck, who showed up with amazing peed to help the wretches…?
i recall he had previous form on iraq or something
was it dodgy drug deals?
he’s left the dipolomayic servive now of course
which is nice
and very convenient
and fun too
January 10th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
726…lilith
Don’t you just love it when Dr G P is given the opportunity to
dig an even deeper hole for himself…and takes it.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
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hannasus Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Chenier,
There are several posters I always read. Every single one of their posts. One because they are well written and two because they stay focussed on the issue at stake.
I did not read what got him banned.
So how can I be in effect of that. What I read I thought was great and that is why you and I will always have a different experience of Hideki.
And although what he said was bad enough to get him banned (and I understand it) it has been repeated despite its badness.
I think Ian has been amazing in his turnround he was like an angry yesterday and I think that is a great, powerful transformation.
That is what I am interested in not going on about something that no longer exists.
Enough on the subject.
It remains a distraction to the thread.
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You are being misleading about the contents of post 619 today.
You know perfectly well that it accused the Mods and Admin on this blog of being paedophiles.
Accusing the Mods and Admin on this blog of being paedophiles is a disgusting abuse of them.
It is obvious that there was no turn around of any kind in the mind of hideki/freddie.
Pretending that post 619 was ethically acceptable simply makes it obvious that you are perfectly prepared to make use of all the work put in by the M&A and then use it to accuse them of being paid paedophiles.
That is what post 619 said.
And you said that there was nothing wrong with that post….