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 9:23 pm
954 Wanderer
Another reminder not to feed the creationists. Sad really.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
949
Totje Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
931 May Says:
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hannasus Says]
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Am not disagreeing with you about Mods and Admin having the right to ban anybody. I haven’t seen the offending posts by Freddy as I gather they were deleted. I was merely judging by the couple I did see a day or two ago, which I still maintain were funny. I do realise it ’s possible for people to sabotage by insidious methods, and I support putting a stop to anything like that.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
951 Sledgehammer
I believe the PJ have a few more people on the top of their list for “withholding evidence”, how thoughtful of you to worry for everyone though. Always looking out for everyone.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
The jibes are infiltrating the footie websites. NUFC sacked Allardyce and now want Gerry McCann for manager as he’s only lost one in Europe!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
May asked:
‘I don’t know how you can tell?’
Well, the lengthy diatribes about the Mods and Admin being paedophiles was a bit of a give away….
January 10th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Very good Twatman, case closed you have presented cast iron evidence of “porkies”, have you forwarded this infallable evidence to the PJ, if not they may want to question you about withholding evidence. +++++++++++Anaheim Flash, I am certain it would not have been a flash of brilliance.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
947
Wanderer Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
937
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Thanks, Wanderer. I shall continue to read and only take offence if any is given which is quite insupportable, no matter who posts!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
931 May Says:
[669
hannasus Says]
Agree with all the above. ‘Freddy’s’ recent postings were very funny and genuinely satirical. I’m not very computer literate and don’t know how these multiple personalities work on here. If Freddy remain in the current persona, it will be good, and I shall try to dismiss the thought that he could be Hideki, as I don’t know how you can tell?
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I disagree. Freddy was slowly paving the way to get in and then showed his true colours. It’s a known tactic to eventually disrupt the board/forum.
Mods and Admin know more then we do, and I don’t question their decision. They didn’t ban him without a cause. They were and are right!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
631
Salomon ES Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Ferdinand
My secret theory is that Madeleine was never in PDL. How about that?
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So is the blood/clean up/DNA/cadaver dogs’ evidence just contrived to support the scam?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
937
May, the original post was deleted I believe. You can see if Mods and Admin can confirm, although, I believe Freddy mentioned it in one of his later posts as well (I’d have to check to make sure that is still there as well).
January 10th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
It is beyond my comprehension that a family of 5 can go on holidy…….. - lose 1 - and essentially continue as normal - except of course their money machine ! - I s that a little strange ?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
If a cover up was carried out just to save peoples careers i think it would be a good advertisement for the universal living allowance (i love this idea) to be introduced nationally then globally. If people always had their food/clothes and shelter guaranteed they might not feel so desperate and start lying when faced with difficult decisions. What do we want? ULA When do we want it ? NOW.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
937
May Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
619 appears to be an innocent enough posting by Ian. How can that be Hideki or Freddy?
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It was deleted because of the abusive accusations against the Mods and Admins.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
934
Grande Finale Says:
It’s Ok, Matt explained a lot earlier about how I had completely missed the point!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
907<<Hello julie…..hows S.A
January 10th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
932
May Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Agree with all the above. ‘Freddy’s’ recent postings were very funny and genuinely satirical. I’m not very computer literate and don’t know how these multiple personalities work on here. If Freddy remain in the current persona, it will be good, and I shall try to dismiss the thought that he could be Hideki, as I don’t know how you can tell?
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Well, if you read on a bit you will discover that Freddy’s scintillating post included accusing the Mods and Admin of being paedophiles….
January 10th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Sledgehammer
Be as rude as you like (water off a duck’s back and usually a weak man’s notion of strength!!).
Haven’t yet met ANYONE who doesn’t have a theory. Hell - even Gerry has one - and he too has no evidence!!
Oh - and any aspersions I am casting on the fragrant ones are as a result of their rather arrogant behaviour - see summary of their documented porkie pies above!!!!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
My grannie had an old saying “You dont need a sledgehammer to crack a nut.” Maybe it should read nuts can be disguised as sledgehammers
January 10th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Final thought then off to bed.
How can the Mccann’s via Mitchell claim that the media is making money off them when almost all if not every, article has a headline driven by their agenda, a quote by CM, Friends, sources close to the McCann’s etc. They drive the machine at the mo.
And by the way, who owns the rights to Corners’ film and still stuff.
Are they taking charge of their celebrity? Some money goes to MF, the rest goes to McCanns
January 10th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
619 appears to be an innocent enough posting by Ian. How can that be Hideki or Freddy?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
932
May
missed that !!!
I’m going to look
January 10th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Tony B I hear that you’ve been requested to organise the entertainment licence for a Valentine Disco at Rothley Manor ? Ade’s getting Soft Cell to play their theme tune “Tainted Love” ,Stevo’s doing the tickets and providing the crack and Nosey Cow is the absentee childminder!
January 10th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
# Slyfox Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
“Where did you hear that? That Tanner reported the holdall missing. Thanks”
G Mccann reported it missing at the same time as maddie went missing, the point is that MISS Tanner missed the fact that the cartoon man had a very large blue sports bag as well.
Unless he found another 2 minute window of opportunity to go back and nick the bag under everyone’s noses.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
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Gloria Smudd Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
thanks for all your comments.
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There are 216 hits for Gloria Smudd on the Anorak google function.
A fine body of work, if I may say so.
It just makes it a bit difficult to find the ones today.
I suspect that my sleuthing powers may not be up to it…
January 10th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
897
Tinsel Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
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delboy Says:
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Alcoholism? Perhaps they were so toasted when it happened they presumed they’d be prosecuted for manslaughter, lose their medical licenses, etc.
I cant disagree with you…… if found out they will loose them anyway,and any credibility they had…………..he could have come out of this a hero so to speak if he had been honest..if he is a qualified doctor all he had to say was he tried saving her and then phone an ambulance,instead …if what everyone is saying,hes dropped himself right in it helping dispose of the body and a cover up….I just cant get my head around it…
January 10th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
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hannasus Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Hi Brandon,
I also liked Hideki.
Now yesterday someone kept saying how good Freddy’s comments were, a real satirist.
And now today everyone is jumping on him.
Excuse me cool and calm but how can you claim Freddy is Hideki.
You should be a yellow card for violent attack on a poster without sufficient notice.
Everyone knows what Hideki was banned for and yet you claim Freddy is this poster.
I think you should apologise and I think you should stop your disruptions.
And if Hideki did choose to post here as a new persona, but refrained from discussing padeohillia, what would that have to do with you?
Unless of course you think there could be something in what he claimed.
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Agree with all the above. ‘Freddy’s’ recent postings were very funny and genuinely satirical. I’m not very computer literate and don’t know how these multiple personalities work on here. If Freddy remain in the current persona, it will be good, and I shall try to dismiss the thought that he could be Hideki, as I don’t know how you can tell?
January 10th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
921
Anaheim Flash
Arabia ???
January 10th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Twatman 926….I don’t as you are well aware have a theory for one simple reason, I have no evidence that allows me to form one.If you are willing to cast aspersions at this couple without ant substantiated evidence, that says more about you than it does about them.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
923
Gloria Smudd
Great posts
didn’t like the ALLEGEDLY ,but f…. we all trying ,not to be brainwash
January 10th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
off to see never mind the buzzcocks
kt tunstall is on one panel
yes please