Madeleine McCann: ‘Screaming Contradictions’, Scotland Yard And Francisco Marco Interviewed
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
SUNDAY EXPRESS (front page): “MADELEINE – News call for Scotland Yard probe”
Are Scotland Yard for hire? Benazir Bhutto. And McCann? Have the discovered who killed Rhys Jones yet?
“Retired Chief Superintendent Dai Davies, former head of the Yard’s Royal Protection unit, says that if the Yard can send detectives to probe the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan, then they should also fly to Portugal to try and solve the Madeleine mystery”
He says:
“The Portuguese investigation has quite simply not solved the crime and it is now looking increasingly likely that it will be shelved. I would suggest that this is the time to call on the Yard to take the lead and to get them to form a team of detectives to work on the case”
Retired copper suggests his old boys are the best – Read all about it!
GLASGOW SUNDAY MAIL: “Police Ready To Clear McCanns Over Maddie”
“Police in Portugal are set to clear Kate and Gerry McCann as suspects, it was claimed last night”
A fact claimed by “insiders” who say “officers did not have a shred of evidence against the 39-year-old couple”
The McCanns’ spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, says: “This report is extremely encouraging”
SUNDAY PEOPLE: “Kate and Gerry ‘in the clear’”
“Police do not have a shred of evidence against Gerry and Kate McCann and they are set to be cleared as suspects, it was claimed yesterday. The couple’s status as ‘arguidos’ in the case of missing daughter Maddie, four, will be lifted unless they make ‘screaming contradictions’ in a new police quiz, said Portugal paper Expresso”
How does Expresso know? The paper does not say
SUNDAY MIRROR: “McCann cops: No evidence”
“A review of the case by homicide experts from the Judicial Police has turned up no proof that Kate and Gerry McCann played a part in four-year-old Madeleine’s disappearance.
“Attorney General Fernando Pinto Montiero told respected Portuguese newspaper Expresso: ‘The couple’s legal status will be considered at the appropriate moment, depending on various elements still to be obtained’”
Says Expresso: “They will only remain arguidos (suspects) if there are screaming contradictions revealed in the answers to the letters sent to England”
DAILY STAR ON SUNDAY: “MCCANNS TO BE CLEARED”
“Last night the McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell said the sooner they are questioned the better”
He says: “There won’t be any screaming contradictions and hopefully the emphasis can then be put on finding Madeleine, who we believe is still alive”
Says the paper: “Legal letters outlining the 40 questions are to be sent to the Home Office this week. Interviews are then likely to be carried out by detectives from Leicestershire police, the McCanns’ local force”
Says Gerry McCann’s brother John McCann: “Any sensible person realises Madeleine was abducted. We didn’t anticipate being in this position after nine months”
THE SUNDAY TIMES: “Madeleine McCann and Metodo 3: Private eyes, public lies”
“Paid £50,000 a month to find Madeleine McCann, the Spanish detective Francisco Marco said he hoped to have her home for Christmas. He issued this photofit of a suspect last month; it set off a media frenzy, but Portuguese police say it has ‘no credibility’. Christine Toomey turns the tables on a private eye who is anything but…
An interview with Francisco Marco. His company is being paid £50,000 a month by the McCann’s fighting fund
“We won’t answer any questions about Maddie. Maddie is off limits – is that understood?” Marco’s cousin Jose Luis, another of the agency’s employees, warns me sternly”
But they are not the police. What can they not talk about the big case? It was Mr Franciso who told he’d find Madeleine by Christmas – last Christmas
“I cannot ask him to clarify what he did say, or whether talking about an ongoing investigation is potentially detrimental. Instead, I am left to discuss the matter with a handful of other private detective agencies in Barcelona, the private-eye capital of Spain. What they tell me is disturbing”
Marco walks in. Does he bring his Maddy dolly? And:
“Marco slaps on the table a 144-page pre-prepared dossier of articles written in the Spanish press about himself and M-3. He goes on to list some of those in the city he says I have already been speaking to about his company. Had my movements been monitored? If so, why would a private detective agency be interested in this at a time when they were supposed to be tirelessly searching for the most famous missing child in the world?”
Fame.
“In most of the many pictures of himself included in the material he hands me”
Metodo 3 is the most famous private detective agency in Europe
“He seems eager to please. He summons a female assistant on several occasions to bring me material, including a book he has recently written, to illustrate what he is talking about. Even when I make it clear this is not necessary – aware that these distractions eat into the time we have to talk – he insists, partly showing off”
Then:
“When I ask about his background, Marco summons her [secretary] to photocopy the first pages of his doctoral thesis on private investigation: he has a master’s degree and a PhD in penal law”
DAILY TELEGRAPH: “McCanns to be cleared as no evidence found”
Attorney General Fernando Pinto Montiero told Expresso: “The couple’s legal status will be considered at the appropriate moment, depending on various elements still to be obtained.”
Madeleine McCann: Money. Speculation. Sensation. A child is missing…
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February 11th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
903 Saturn
I have always been interested in the IVF aspects of this case–nobody has really sorted through them fully yet. What are you and Stevo on to there? Sorry, I have been busy and unable to get online here as much as I would like.
Are you saying that the outfit that did Kate’s IVF was also conducting some kind of experiment or drug trial?
February 11th, 2008 at 10:26 am
in the paper today…. a 15 month old drowned in the swimming pool next door. Each parent thought the other was looking after her. (In Spain)
Jo… there’s no way the PJ could be here secretly or interviewing secretly, the Brit freedom of press would never let that happen. PJ can only insist on secrecy in Portugal.
February 11th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Very, very sad to see Tony Bennet is lost to this site. Jolly good luck to him and be sure that he has my support infinitively.
TB was a voice of reason amongst some of the most blind and shepherdless products of the Thatcher/Reagan administrations - which built the robotic middle-class oicks that we see before us today.
The ‘me-first’ syndrome was supposed to cure itself when you had your own kids - but sadly having ‘me-first’ is very addictive! This is why young mothers and fathers (without full-time nannies) think it’s OK to bugger off out on the piss and just abandon their kids.
I am off out to a wine-tasting party this afternoon and I am a bit tipsy already. I would like everyone to know that every night for the past week I have left my 3 yr old toddler in charge of my 18mths old twins.
None of my neighbours and friends have reported me because they said they always do it themselves. All the time! And we all live in modest detached houses and have nice professional jobs not to mention well-heeled friends and nice hair-cuts
I interviewed 6 women outside a Stockwell primary school in London last week about leaving their children and they were absolutely horrified at my behaviour and said that what I am doing is very wrong and that I should be ashamed to admit it.
They said that they would not even nip out for cigarettes or food if there was not at least a responsible teenager in their home.
When their under-9yr olds came bursting out of the school, I asked each of the 10 of them - individually - which of my kids they would leave alone without a responsible person in the house. They laughed at me and two of them told me that I was a mental.
Maybe it would be a better justice system if people could be tried in front of children instead of the law courts. In order to get a thoroughly unbiased and unprejudiced view of what is right and what is wrong.
But mainly to give all the pro-McC clan clangers a bit of clarity in their myopic oblivion. Just to encourage them slightly about getting their heads from up their arses.
By using certain examples, Tony Bennet was just helping those of us who have sleletons in our own cupboards to understand things more quickly and to stop jumping down the throats of members of the Commentariat who happen to have an innate sense of how to bring up our young!
I get so f@cked off when people keep asking for the evidence when we try to say what we want on here.
Clanger has been rehearsing in a calm, grave super-smooth fashion this past few days. We will see a more sombre, ‘We mean business’, smouldering and defiant look. A bit like a tired grey hegehog trying to do an impersonation of Rupert Everett or Marlon Brando!
Expect a deliberate dragged out performance anyway.
What a beautiful day to abandon our kids! Why doesn’t everybody do it?
I might just go for a jog before the party to shake off the bugs. It’s the only time I get with my hubbie - with nobody else around. We can talk about us. We can plan. We can organise. I can get things straight in my head that I don’t feel comfortable with talking about in the house. I hate people listening in to my conversations unless I want to be heard. If you get my drift!
February 11th, 2008 at 10:18 am
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brandon flours
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/maddie/article785565.ece
Look up a few days ago.A baby dies after being ran over by his father…how the baby “escaped etc…at least the dad dint set up an international f….circus .POOR people when are parents to understand we simply CANNOT leave little children alone NEVER???
It is beyond my understanding
February 11th, 2008 at 10:15 am
new thread
February 11th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Jo
I was unspammed
Really?
I havent read them yet
February 11th, 2008 at 10:07 am
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brandon
It seems like the head lines are child neglect in the media….POOR children!
Getting public opinion geared up or what?
You are not “lone pigeon” anymore?
February 11th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Where is everybody today ?
February 11th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Blimey this teenager left her 2 babies with her friend to babysit, the babysitter felt unwell and left them with her boyfriend, and he woke up and left them asleep and rang the mother.
Hes lecturing the mother on parenting skills and classes! saying shes responsible!
February 11th, 2008 at 10:02 am
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It would be very much in their line,respecting secrecy etc…. 
noseycow
I know..I know…I am slow aint I?
In front of the absence of news I am wondering if the PJ has started to quiz everybody without public knowledge….
Dont you think?
February 11th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Jo - you getting the idea!!
February 11th, 2008 at 9:58 am
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dcb
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Published later…mmmm to keep the world in suspense?or may like nosey says “it looks too much like G?or soe of the T7??
February 11th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Perhaps it looks too much like gerry???
February 11th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Thanks nosey - it probably will
February 11th, 2008 at 9:53 am
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dcb Says:
February 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am
909 nosey
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Can you see the actual picture - I can’t.
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I cant either.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:53 am
no dcb the picture is not in the article - probably because the pink one doesn’t want us to see it?
i’m sure it will appear on the net at some point today..
February 11th, 2008 at 9:52 am
brandon - good morning - hate JK myself - but used to work with Graham (he was our occy health nusre) and he’s absolutely brilliant… should turn it into grahams counselling show imo
February 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am
909 nosey
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Can you see the actual picture - I can’t.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am
908
Ian
Nosey
February 11th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Jeremy Kyles doing a ‘leaving babies alone’ item???!!!
February 11th, 2008 at 9:46 am
morning all - there is this titbit of news.
remember the ’scientist’ who did the 3d remake of the tapas timings? well they’re back again… winding the pink one up a treat..
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/02/11/bizarre-new-e-fits-of-maddy-suspect-89520-20315658/
February 11th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Regarding Tony Bennett.
Im sure he is fine with the excellent work of the Moderators and fully understands. Many of us like to push the boundaries - how else does one find them and sometimes get them changed?
I’m sure that if he wishes to post here he can reach agreement with editor and return at any point.
Nothing sinister in it at all - in my opinion!
February 11th, 2008 at 9:41 am
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dcb
may be….
I think that since clarrie is not spinning like mad since a week or so, the tabloids have shut up too.They dont even “invent” news now.
I reckon everybody has been told to shut up.
There is a small attempt in The Sun today tho” trying to kindle the interest about a child saving a toddler from being snatched,this time in spain but nothing will come out of it…..
I have noticed a few articles about very small children dying or being injured not being looked after properly by their parents.(UK)
Are the newspapers getting us ready for some being charged for child neglect?
February 11th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Maybe the papers have had enough of it till something definite happens.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:25 am
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just_me Says:
February 11th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Very good morning to you all
bloody slow today isnt it?
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Very slow indeed.
Are some heads going to be rolling soon?
If you are in the uk have you heard from the PJ being there?I recall Cousteau said they were but no news since then…..
There is a complete absence of news everywhere.
Is this a good sign or a bad sign?
February 11th, 2008 at 9:20 am
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Carmen
People like Anorak because they really feel free to comment etc….it seems for what I have read -pasy posts- “nerves” are really high here.
I had an unwanted break and finally did welcome it.
Madeleine”s case is really doing our heads in sort of thing.
I do feel sorry for Tony and I do hope he will come back under his name.I am sure he understand your concern.He might have been carried away as we all do,lawyer or not he is a human being…
Lets hope he will come back (?)
February 11th, 2008 at 9:16 am
425Stevo,
I’m a little busy, but I the Phadia in vitro stuff was interesting, and I noticed a “Galileo LIMS” in a separate article concerning in vitro, from 2002. Momentarily it struck me that maybe they took that name for the “Galileo Brick Limited” transition company. The recent article mentions Jan 2007 as a date connected with in vitro allergy and auto-immune tests. In line with your thinking, there could have been experimental drug treatments as well. It’s quite interesting, but I’ve run out of time for now.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:12 am
No news today.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:01 am
I think it was Tony’s choice to leave. Mods had to stop posts regarding a court case, which is understandable. Just hope Tony does come back!
February 11th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Very good morning to you all
bloody slow today isnt it?
February 11th, 2008 at 8:58 am
882 DuncanR
Thankyou for the information muchly. Sorry to hear it has all gone wrong for Tony Bennett. We will miss him terribly. Maybe he can post under another name! Where is the freedom of speech these days though. The way I see it posting on the internet can always be taken with a grain of salt. What about the press. We have minds and can deduct what we want to believe, that is for sure. See ya Tony.