Madeleine McCann: Tabloid Snap, Metodo 3 PD and McCanns Innocent
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY MIRROR: “I’M NOT GUILTY”
“A loner who looks like a drawing of a ‘creepy’ Madeleine McCann suspect has denied any links to her disappearance”
Joaquim Agostinho says: “It’s not me in the picture. I accept that the drawing looks like me”
The Mirror reports: “The former cockle picker, who lives in Altura, 90 miles from Praia da Luz, added: ‘I did not kill Madeleine and I’ve never been to Praia da Luz. I cannot even drive’”
But still his picture is in the paper in connection with a story about a missing child. Fingers are pointed
MADELEINE in Chile. What news of that? “Yesterday, police ruled out a “Madeleine” sighting in Chile after the girl was identified as American Haylee Dreyer, six”
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE – Amazing lookalike: ‘I did not kidnap and kill her’”
Mr Agostinho looks like an artist’s impression of man whom British tourist Gail Cooper says she saw acting hanging around Praia da Luz. He is the “oddball”
Page 11: “DRIFTER MATCHES NEW MADELEINE SUSPECT”
Matches. Like in a game of snap? Snap! Snap! Snap!
“Investigators want to quiz a Portuguese drifter suspected of involvement in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Detectives working for the youngster’s parents are to question Joaquim Agostinho, 42, in the resort of Altura”
Does he have to speak with the McCanns detectives?
“Mr Agostinho, who lives in Altura, said yesterday: ‘I did not kill Madeleine and I’ve never been to Praia da Luz. I cannot even drive.’ Altura is close to the Spanish border and detectives from Metodo 3 – the agency working for the McCanns – were last night travelling there from their headquarters in Barcelona”
Again, does he have to speak with private detectives?
THE SUN: “McCANN COPS QUIZ SUSPECT LOOKALIKE”
“Detectives are to quiz a drifter who looks uncannily like a mystery suspect in Maddie McCann’s disappearance. Joaquim Agostinho, 42, denies he is the creepy man depicted in a sketch issued by parents Kate and Gerry McCann
“But Metodo 3, the Spanish private investigators hired by the McCanns, are taking the possibility seriously”
Is Metodo 3 now a police force?
A source close to Metodo 3 says: “We are going to be talking to this man as a priority, to establish if he is the one Mrs Cooper saw”
What of the McCanns?
“COPS now accept Kate and Gerry, both 39, may be innocent in Maddie’s disappearance, it has emerged. They have so far clung to just one theory — that Maddie was accidentally killed and her parents disposed of her body. Now they are taking seriously the alternative that she was snatched from the holiday apartment last May — which Kate and Gerry have always insisted must have happened”
DAILY MAIL: “Is this drifter the man in Madeleine drawing?”
Mr Agostinho says no. He delivers newspapers for a living. He says he is innocent
Metodo 3 are looking to speak with him
DAILY STAR: “MADDIE: THREE MEN RULED OUT – McCanns’ new hopes shattered”
It’s not Joaquim Jose Marques – police have ruled him out; and the Star was so certain
It’s not the girl in Chile – she’s a girl on holiday with her family
It’s not Joaquim Agostinho – he says it’s not him
METRO: “Twins play ‘find Maddie’”
“Leading world sex crimes expert Ray Wyre” has met with Kate and Gerry McCann
He sees the McCanns’ twins children. Wyre tells the paper: “They said they were going to go and find the monster that took Maddie. Then they dashed off to play the game. It’s a sad story, but it is healthy that Madeleine remains a real presence in their lives”
“A spokesman for the McCanns denied the story”
Madeleine McCann: No news is still news
Posted: 28th, January 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (1,332) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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January 28th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
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SteveT
January 28th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
837 SteveT
It’s hard to say. There’s several rumours going around that one of the T9 has already been back to Portugal. Esther McVey has removed her references to Madeleine off her blog. I know she resigned but why remove the Madeleine stuff she’d already written back in May?
I got the runaround from Bates Wells and John McCann. Desperate stories are coming out and I spoke to a tabloid reporter last week because my site was brought to the editor’s attention.
As you’re close to London, I’d suggest going to the open meeting this Wednesday if you can. Not sure of the exact location but the venue has been widely reported and CM will be there with the Sun and others.
If I was a betting person I’d put money on something happening fairly soonish.
A cynical view would be that the PJ are going to wait until May 3 and re-create the Pool Photo scene to see if it really was fake!
January 28th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
And i love edited ca 28.20.17
And ya Garth ? I believe ya too
January 28th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
853 can’t say no Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I need help~
I need to know if the person that “biased” dogs is Portuguese or British ????
Thank You
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I suggest you try google!
January 28th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
853
can’t say
Unbiased British dogs - not that Portuguese dogs would be any different.
January 28th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
The mccrabitts must be in despair
January 28th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
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Ferdinand Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
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Absolutely. Circumstances and feelings change. Who the hell are we to judge on that?
January 28th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
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Garth Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
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come on you bleedin baffoon locked/unlocked are you still refusing to answer ?? Was that a lie or not. Cant have it both ways can we garf
January 28th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I need help~
I need to know if the person that “biased” dogs is Portuguese or British ????
Thank You
January 28th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
844 Garth
Yes I agree, the only evidence we have is that which we have heard and seen on videos and on TV or read on Gerry’s blogs - first hand stuff.
So if Gerry types ‘about 09:10′ we have to believe that he believes it was ‘about 9:10′. If Tanner says on Panorama ‘about 9:15′ then we have to believe that she believes it was ‘about 9:15′ (which causes a little issue, but lets not debate that right now
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January 28th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
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RedRooster Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
845
SteveT Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
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is there really any point in trying to debate with a halfwit like garf? I really dont know why i bother as he’s just not capable
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Well you havent even started yet. And stop the name calling ffs. Remember….Grownups!
January 28th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
812 Garth Says:
“Ok the lies.
Lets question the lies.”
So today it’s the lies.
I’ve asked that repeatedly. Noseycow made an extended video research on it.
There are no proven lies, other than changed plans (which I don’t regard as lies). (as “We cannot imagine to return home without our daughter.”)
January 28th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
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SteveT Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
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is there really any point in trying to debate with a halfwit like garf? I really dont know why i bother as he’s just not capable
January 28th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
843
RedRooster Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
841
SteveT Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
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that was going to be my next point but at this bloody rate we’ll be here all bloody night hey garf
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Wooster
Dont get involved with other poster at the mo, its just you and me. I like it that way
January 28th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
831 Stevo
Hi Stevo,
Interesting, I spotted the ‘halo’ around the elbow before you mentioned it then!
If Jerry and Amelie were pasted in, it would have been a very odd picture with just Maddie and a chair!
I see what you mean regarding the hair - it definately looks genuine.
I take your point regarding the skin colours - but people are affected in different ways and at different speeds according to exposure etc. Not much conclusive in that,
I reckon it was a genuine photo but it was taken on a different day - why else make such a fuss of the time difference - the best way to hide something is not to hide it and distract.
January 28th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Garfy
come on FFS
January 28th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
RR,
Sorry, I will leave you to it — 3 x Smiley Face
January 28th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
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RedRooster Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
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Garth Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
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now come on garfy you know as well as i do that they changed the story on the locked/unlocked door. Oh and i apologise for the typo,not something you ever do hey garfy??
come on now stop being a pratt and explain the door or is the “debating” over with you yet again???
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Woosey
Stop resorting to calling names for one bleedin moment and debate like a firkin grown up. Now answer the last question for gawds sake!
The stories you’ve heard are exactly that. They are stories. They are not facts, unless of course you have evidence otherwise, in which, Im all ears…..
And dont worry about the typos., I dDO IT AL the time WIHTout realising it!
January 28th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
841
SteveT Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
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that was going to be my next point but at this bloody rate we’ll be here all bloody night hey garf
January 28th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Want anybody to send a supportive mail to Mr. REbelo?
E-mail: directoria.faro@pj.pt
I do from time to time…
January 28th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
And the shutters.
January 28th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
835
RedRooster Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
833
SteveT Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
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yes he has, how very strange as he didnt have one to start with errrmmm something not quite right there me thinks
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Shall i tell you why wooster?
The picture in the paper was supposedly drawn by a person who owned a shop in PDL. He was stating that it was how he remembered the sketch being presented to him by one of the PJ whilst doing their enquiries. Now without delving in too deeply, on the surface, what does that tell you woosey?
January 28th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Hello, little she-devil is back
Now, where’s that bag?
January 28th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
835
Garth Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
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now come on garfy you know as well as i do that they changed the story on the locked/unlocked door. Oh and i apologise for the typo,not something you ever do hey garfy??
come on now stop being a pratt and explain the door or is the “debating” over with you yet again??? 
January 28th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Stevo,
Do you think there will be any breaking news in the near future?
January 28th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Ian
What’s interesting as well is that on the tennis photo there isn’t a single shadow.
Clearly it’s a warmer day than on the playground photo because Madeleine is wearing a short sleeved t-shirt and shorts.
Does a totally overcast day not cast a shadow at all?
January 28th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
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SteveT Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
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yes he has, how very strange as he didnt have one to start with errrmmm something not quite right there me thinks
January 28th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Wooster
The locked door. hmm. So basically you are believing what you’ve heard through the press about Gerrys comments on the door as fact? Is that right? And do you mean sightings or building sites?
January 28th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
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RedRooster
The egg man has got a face now!
January 28th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
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Garth Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
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ahhh the egg man
now give me a moment to compose myself. OK lets begin with the door, it was locked no it was open no it was locked: explain please ??? Then once you have done that “the sitings??”