Madeleine McCann: Four, Three Men, DNAboost And Risk
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY STAR: “Cops slam pics of Maddie suspects – Innocent people are put at ‘risk’”
“Four” people who look like the drawings inspired by holidaymaker Gail Cooper have now been questioned by police
So says the Star. Although on closer inspection Jose Marques plus Joaquim Agostinho plus a Portuguese builder in Gibraltar makes three, not four
Celebrity criminologist Francisco Moita Flores says: “It is manipulation and propaganda.” No, not the Star’s reporting, rather the sketches
DAILY MAIL: “Fourth man questioned in Maddie e-fit probe”
When is an e-fit a drawing? Compare and contrast
The Mail sees the Portuguese builder questioned and then freed. “At least” three other men have been questioned
THE SUN: “SUPER DNA ‘WILL CLEAR McCANNS – They welcome new-style forensic tests”
A tiny sample is, reportedly, found in the McCanns’ Renault Scenic hire car. How did it get there? From her clothes, say the McCanns. “Another theory was that Maddie’s younger brother and sister may have similar DNA,” says the Sun
And there’s a new test. It’s called DNAboost. DNAboost “can separate or ‘clarify’ profiles and unravel tiny samples”
With DNAboost what you thought had gone comes back with a bang!
DAILY MIRROR (online): “McCann pics fury”
Always the “fury”
Police in Portugal “claim Kate and Gerry McCann are hindering the probe into missing Madeleine by releasing sketches of the possible kidnapper.
One detective says the drawings were too vague and could “identify dozens or hundreds of people”
“But McCann spokesman Clarence Mitchell hinted more sketches could be on the way ‘if we get any more information’”
THE INDEPENDENT: “Alastair Campbell: The Cudlipp Lecture”
“In an era of more pages, more space, more access, more talk, there is less said and done that is truly memorable. Even in Dacre’s apologia he could only draw on Stephen Lawrence – again - as the story where he felt the Mail made an impact and did some good. Similarly, in his Mactaggart Lecture Jeremy Paxman said the BBC constantly pointed to Planet Earth as evidence of good TV combining with good ratings, but did so precisely because it is a rarity. And with every front page screaming headline that doesn’t quite deliver the big story, every exclusive that isn’t, every whooshing breaking news that isn’t really breaking news at all, every new twist in the McCann case that isn’t a new twist at all, the public gets a little wiser every time”
We recognise the spin, says Mr Campbell – “Media spin to fill media space.” And we might even recognise the irony…
Madeleine McCann: A media feeding frenzy
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January 29th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
or even this
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3040094.ece
January 29th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Sledgehammer
Perry Mason (with the assistance of his devoted secretary Della Street and his faithful private investigator, Paul Drake), once embarked on a case, will juggle the evidence using unusual, even bizarre tactics, in order to mislead the police –
This sounds familiar.
Is he related to Clarrie?
January 29th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
415 Michael
I know how you feel.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
406
Stevo Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
382
Garth
Hey…don’t forget Gerry’s comment about dildos in the Tapas Bar.
Bulldump read that in the Portuguese newspaper…it was reported as being overheard by an employee there.
He was going to scan in the paper and post it in here but I’ve not heard from him in weeks.
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Well there’s 3 unreliable sources. Bulldump ( dopehead) a Portuguese newspaper and an employee.
Here’s a good link for all the cynics to digest.
http:/www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3040094.ece
January 29th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
The first time I heard about this case was on Sky News, I was in the kitchen and listening to the TV in the background.
I heard someone pleading for information about their lost daughter.
I’m remember thinking “that sounds like an ugly woman” and I turned to watch the screen.
It wasn’t a woman, it was Gerry McCann.
I listened for about 30 seconds and I had to sit down.
I stared at that screen for several minutes and his strange voice was no longer the reason I was watching.
What I saw was something different.
My instincts told me a completely different story.
I had a feeling then and I still have a feeling now, that my instincts were not in question.
Kids go missing every day, and to be brutally honest, it doesn’t affect me.
That may seem a cruel way of thinking to some people, but it is a sincere and honest measure of how I generally react.
This was different.
This hit me in a way I never experienced before.
Gerry spoke for several minutes but I probably heard no more than 30 seconds.
I just stared at the screen, saw his face and the face of Kate McCann.
I could write a thousand words to try to explain what my instincts told me at that moment, but I don’t think ten thousand would come close to describe to someone the feeling that I felt.
From that day to this, nothing has changed in my mind.
I never caused the media frenzy that followed, the constant coverage on TV and newspapers, but I watched and I read.
I saw the way the media focused everyone to search for Madeleine.
The hype was enormous, something not seen before.
But I saw something different.
I saw guilt.
I saw it then and I see it now.
I can understand why some people cant see it, or refuse to.
That’s their choice.
But this is mine.
Whatever forced me to sit in front of that TV is forcing me to stand up.
But I am not standing up alone.
There are people, and many of them who feel the way I do.
And there is something about these people who are standing up, they are doing it because they have the same feeling as I do.
They are not doing it for financial, political or personal reasons.
They are doing it because they know it is the right thing to do.
In a democratic society it is expected to listen to the views of all before decisions are made.
All views, no matter how weak have a right to be heard.
Sadly in this case some people have taken this right and abused it in a dispical manner.
It doesn’t require much intelligence to see that clearly a cleverly orchestrated campaign is in place to undermine any attempt to portray an equal unbiased view, in fact it is spurned.
The examples are to numerous to mention, but they are clear.
So clear in fact, that any view but theirs is ridiculed and laughed at with unspeakable arrogance.
The mannerisms displayed are so alike only a fool would think otherwise.
Such is the contempt of these people, be it by posting in a way to undermine with sarcastic comments or just plain bad manners, they only fool themselves.
To witness their brazen glee in such a sad case speaks volumes.
Let me tell you what I hope for.
That justice for Madeleine is served and when it is, I will not be laughing, I will not be ridiculing, I will not descend to that lowest level.
I will just shake my head that this has got to a stage where people forgot about that little girl and turned on each other for their own selfish minds.
But that thought will only stay with me for a blink of time.
There is one who deserves more thought than them and are worth a million more,
Madeleine McCann.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Ciara-Louise, no my dear you must be thinking of Perry, I think he stayed in the closet.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Stevo,
glad to catch you, I sent you a mail just now.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
388
Garth Says
Was that you or Maria? Not sure.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Evening Sledgehammer.
I’m confused, I thought you being a mason was a secret.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
401
can’t say no Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Time to dinner
Bye
**********
Bye and why am I not surprised?
January 29th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
403
Now why does Sledgehammer being a Mason not surprise?
John Geraghty is one as well.
As to the 3A site being utter ‘balderdash’, Sledgehammer ….. there is no more balderdash on there than any other forum. One has to sift through plenty of dross on any of them to find anything useful or interesting. Your endless sniping comes top of the list for dross. IMO.
I’m off to plays bowls and enjoy the sunshine. Bye.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Mods &Admin, do you know if Duncan R received a response to the point I raised in post 391.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
405
Stevo Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
394 just_me
Stevie Wonder would have given a better eye witness account than the people Team McCann are scraping up!
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It’s getting ridiculous Stevo, I didn’t think the McCanns could keep adding acts to their circus but with them being the biggest clowns anything is possible.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
382
Garth
Hey…don’t forget Gerry’s comment about dildos in the Tapas Bar.
Bulldump read that in the Portuguese newspaper…it was reported as being overheard by an employee there.
He was going to scan in the paper and post it in here but I’ve not heard from him in weeks.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
394 just_me
Stevie Wonder would have given a better eye witness account than the people Team McCann are scraping up!
January 29th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Saturn
Just catching up on posts from yesterday and today.
Do you have any info re your points about the McCanns having stayed at Ocean Club before May 2007 or is this just speculation?
Ian.
Didn’t get an email from you - I assume you found a hi-res version of the pool pic? Have you checked it out bearing Saturn’s comments?
January 29th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
can’t say no, so what suspicous death is TB refering to, and what “murder” does the 3 Arguidos site refer to, as a Mason an article I have no hesitation as calling complete and utter balderdash.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
cant say no…..
as you seem to spend all your time criticising the Brits/the British Government/The British law / The Britsih police……….. I can’t quite figure out why you’re on a British site?
Could it be because we crappy Brits believe in free speech?
January 29th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Time to dinner
Bye
January 29th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
398
Totje
Then make like i did yesterday with Inc Inc.
Don’t read my posts
January 29th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
396 - Im very well thanks, just popped back on the site for 10 mins while dinner is cooking, so must go again now. hope you are well..take care x
January 29th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
395
can’t say no,
I’ve read this “rumour” of another forum/blog/tabloid now about 5 times, as well as someone’s post who’s copying and re-posting TB’s post about his “meeting” and the results.
It’s getting pretty boooooooooooring!
January 29th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Kate’s guilt
Portuguese TV reporter Sandra Felguiras
That’s 1 more lie ,Sandra never told that ,she has more sense then all the Mccs and their supporters
But you can only live with lies ,isn’t ??
Because the truth would destroy ya
January 29th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
394
just_me
hihihi
Are you well ??
January 29th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
391
Sledgehammer
103% with that and ya are right about most M&A in this forum,wich i’ll clarify and tell to other sites ,that didn’t notice
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Controversy: Impasse in the investigation for bad collaboration
English do not reply
It’s been more than 20 days since the Public prosecution service and the Judiciary received the notice of reception of the rogatory letters, but the CM knows that, since then, there was no answer from the British authorities regarding the interrogations to the four couples friends of the McCanns. There are still personal objects of Kate and Gerry to apprehend and the whole investigation is being delayed.
The dozens of questions to be done to these eight potential witnesses were thoroughly prepared by the persons in charge of the PJ at the head of the case – always in articulation and with the agreement of English investigators. The process was also stalled for months, so that all the legal roads were followed in the sending of the letters, through the General Prosecution Service of the Portuguese Republic.
The documents followed finally in the beginning of the year – and, at the middle of this month, the investigators of the PJ were already finding the silence of England odd, as the CM advanced at the time. Now, almost in February, we know that there is no green light to explore the different and obvious contradictions between the friends of Maddie’s parents, the first time in which they were heard, in what concerns the night of the crime.
The secret of justice is already secured by the judge up to September, but the whole eventual accusation of the Public prosecution service depends on the interrogations, which might be crucial. For the reason that, after the PJ hears the friends, only then they can prepare a series of questions to the couple – in function of what the other four couples will say. And as for the objects – between them is the diary where Kate describes Maddie’s behaviour and the relation at times difficult with her oldest daughter.
Meanwhile, the Spanish detectives employed by the McCanns continue their hunt of persons with similarities to the photo-fit spread more than a week ago. After the false suspect who received the journalists at his home of the Algarve with gun threats, in the last days it was time of the Spaniards of the enterprise Method 3 move the Altura, in Castro Marim, searching for Joaquim Gomes – another man who has resemblance with the portrait but long ago discarded by the PJ.
In Portugal the ’sightings’ of potential suspects did not take place, but this situation happens again in all Europe and in the North of Africa.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
CSN - did you see this?
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/just_meme5/gail.jpg
January 29th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
388
Garth
382
Garth
103% with that
Live with your criminals
in your own Country , because you really deserve it !!!!!!
January 29th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I think Maria misses the point though.
Her argument is that the actions of the McCs in encouraging publicity and pushing for police action are not the action of guilty people.
The counter argument is that it is - if they are creating confusion and ‘trying to get away with it’.
Whatever the rights and wrongs of either argument, I am beginning to think that it is a case of paying your money and taking your choice…
January 29th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
“”Home Secretray Jacqui Smith, urging her to give maximum help to the PJ in their efforts to solve this suspicious death.”"++++I distinctly remember Duncan R requesting for clarification about this statement, has any been forthcoming, about and to whom this statement refers.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Hi Jo
I am finding the lack of movement in the case very frustrating.