Madeleine McCann And Shannon Matthews: Pets And Parents, The Sun Raises And A Disco
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann and Shannon Matthews
DAILY MIRROR: “McCanns diver fury”
Always “fury”.
Kate and Gerry McCann reacted with fury yesterday after divers began a second search of a reservoir for Madeleine’s body.
The couple told friends the search - funded by a Portuguese lawyer who they claim is a “fantasist” seeking publicity - is a distraction from the hunt.
Marcos Aragao Correia claims crime contacts told him she was killed and left in the lake two days after going missing.
Says a McCann “source”: “There’s no evidence Madeleine is in that reservoir. They believe she is alive and are concentrating on finding her.”
IRISH INDEPENDENT: “Divers search remote Algarve lake for Maddy.”
Says Mr Aragao: “If I was Madeleine’s parents, I’d want to be helped. It may not be the outcome they want if I find Madeleine, but it’s important for them that they find out what happened to her and recover her body if she is dead. There may be genetic evidence on the corpse that could help the police discover who killed her.”
Indeed. Any more clues? Can the paper help?
A Portuguese lorry driver told Metodo 3 he saw the German girlfriend of Madeleine suspect Robert Murat handing over a child in a blanket to a mystery man in Silves, a five-minute drive from the reservoir, on May 5 last year.
Michaela Walczuch has claimed she is being framed to protect the McCanns and denied any involvement in their daughter’s disappearance. She has never been made an official suspect and has only ever been quizzed as a witness.
So why mention it?
THE SUN: “Stepfather is innocent says Shannon’s dad”
A picture of Craig Meehan, Shannon’s stepfather
Says he: “I’ve never hit Karen (Shannon’s mother) or any of the children. We play about, as you do, but have a brilliant relationship.”
Says Shannon’s father Leon Rose: “I don’t believe it. “I’m horrified anyone would suggest that. They got on really well. I was not around for some years and he has been a real dad to her. If there had been any problems I am sure she would have told me.”
What of mum? “Karen, meanwhile, has told how Shannon’s pet dog Scania is pining for her. She said: ‘Scania won’t keep still.’”
Watching the parents. Watching the family. Watching the pets.
DAILY MIRROR: “I’VE TOLD THE KIDS SHANNON’S GONE AWAY ON HOLIDAY.”
A friend said: “Every time little Courtney sees a picture of Shannon in the paper or on the TV she points at it and says her sister’s name. Karen can’t bear the thought of telling her Shannon has disappeared so she has said she’s on holiday. “She has got so much to worry about already that she just can’t risk upsetting Courtney.”
Watching the parents. Watching the family. Watching the children.
Yesterday, Karen tried going in to Shannon’s bedroom for the first time since the nine-year-old went missing three weeks ago after a school swimming trip in Dewsbury, West Yorks. But she was overcome with emotion.
We are watching the parents. Watching the family. Looking through windows. Looking through walls.
An anonymous donor has given £10,000 to the appeal to find her.
DAILY EXPRESS: “SHANNON REWARD INCREASED TO £50,000”
The Sun has up its reward from £20,000 - to £50,000. But if a reward of £2.5million has not been not enough to find Madeleine McCann, what good is $50,000?
How is the reward amount set? Is consideration given to the victim’s social status, the competition for headlines, exchange rates?
Leon Rose, Shannon’s father: “No-one can imagine the agonies we are going through. She is a wonderful daughter and we need her home. We are desperate to have her back and we thank The Sun for helping.”
An offer from the heart? Or a hollow offer, a PR-induced offer to get the Sun mentioned?
DEWSBURY REPORTER: “SHANNON MATTHEWS LATEST”
4.07pm - A family disco is being held to raise funds for the Shannon Matthews appeal. It will be on Thursday March 13 from 7pm to 10pm at Staincliffe Cricket Club.
A disco for a missing child. Her face at the disco. Her face on the wall.
2.23pm - A sponsored walk to raise money for the Shannon Matthews appeal has been announced. It will begin at 6pm tomorrow (Tuesday) at Moorside Road.
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March 11th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Garth: Please be arsed! Being arsed is very liberating for the mind. It is cleansing and rids one of all previous misconceptions.
I am not having a dig! To not be arsed is too bad. You should not be on here if you cannot be arsed because we the Commentariat lead political opinion.
Anorak is where all the best posters on the Earth come to change the World. I have read Anorak for years but have never left posts since last year as I am crap at writing. CM reads Anorak and I suspect gets buddies to balance the argument for the Clan.
You can spot them. They have f*ck all to say but write it down anyway.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:33 am
257
Garth
+++++
When/if they get credible evidence that the family are involved.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:32 am
254
dbc
NO mention of Madeleine in the article??
The cops using dogs AGAIN? Incredible!
March 11th, 2008 at 11:31 am
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dcb Says:
March 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am
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Just remind us all……………at what point do they stop their searches and accuse the family?
March 11th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Did scarlets mum not leave her with the family of her local boyfriend whom she had known for a couple of weeks????
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1308775,00.html
I love the way certain people on this site make up their own news
March 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Senior police officers in the Shannon Matthews search have admitted the manhunt is now the biggest missing persons inquiry since the Yorkshire Ripper inquiry almost 30 years ago.
As the search for Shannon moved into it’s fourth week today Chief Inspector Graham Armitage of West Yorkshire Police said: “It’s the biggest investigation of its kind now, it’s certainly the biggest missing persons inquiry since the Yorkshire Ripper which I also worked on.”
Chief Insp Armitage was speaking as teams of specialist dogs were gathered at Crows Nest Park in Dewsbury today.
Officers said the ‘victim recovery dogs’ were specialists in finding decomposing bodies, there are only 27 such dogs in the country, 16 of them are now working on this investigation with many of them being brought in from
However, asked if officers are now looking for a body, Chief Insp Armitage said: “We would like to find Shannon alive.”
Woodlands and playing fields in the area around Shannon’s home in Dewsbury Moor have now been thoroughly searched. Senior investigator
Chief Supt Andy Brennan said officers were due to work shifts of up to 14 hours as the search continued to show no real clues to Shannon’s whereabouts.
The full article contains 206 words and appears in n/a newspaper.
Last Updated: 11 March 2008 11:14 AM
March 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Dave
I checked back on your posts last night. Oh, dear - joking with Ciara. Not good.
I’m sure she’s lovely (although I did resort to calling her a tosser) but I think she’s got some kind of victim complex - so one light-hearted remark and you’re stuck with
and RR’s 
till you give up and go do something in the real world. 
March 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am
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jo Says:
March 11th, 2008 at 11:26 am
232
Ian
Parents too stoned for that
I lived in India many many years.You wouldnt believe it what I have wistnessed over and over again especially in Goa.
OMG
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Go on jo…………..were all elephant ears!……………
March 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Ian
March 11th, 2008 at 11:29 am
244, Brandon…..ger away with yer….A dont Believe it for one minute…..haha..
Im A protes a prtestn ….. oh hell …C of E…LOL
March 11th, 2008 at 11:28 am
SEARCH FOR SHANNON: Biggest manhunt since Yorkshire Ripper
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/SEARCH-FOR-SHANNON-Biggest-manhunt.3864614.jp
March 11th, 2008 at 11:28 am
240…brandon flours
Make it 6.
Wouldn’t trust Doc to look after her.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:27 am
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brandon flours Says:
March 11th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Hopefully Madeleine is being looked after by seven dwarves.
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Another one of your fantasies?
March 11th, 2008 at 11:26 am
232
Ian
Parents too stoned for that
I lived in India many many years.You wouldnt believe it what I have wistnessed over and over again especially in Goa.
OMG
March 11th, 2008 at 11:26 am
240
brandon flours
Don’t you think John McCann looks like Doc?
March 11th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Delboy
I am a catholic
BOO !!!!
March 11th, 2008 at 11:25 am
232
Ian Says:
March 11th, 2008 at 11:20 am
They left a 15 year old child with a ‘tour guide’!
What the hell is it with people!
Is it just me being too strict with my kids?
Isn’t 18 the age of majority in the UK?
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He’s been itching to get in on this one!
Answer to your question……………. in words of one syllable…….yes you are!
March 11th, 2008 at 11:25 am
coco, what are you looking for?
March 11th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Karen - just something they said
Actually I am not convinced it wasn’t BF!
March 11th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Hopefully Madeleine is being looked after by seven dwarves.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:24 am
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brandon flours Says:
March 11th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Scarletts mother is catholic too
Brandon I think the moral of the story is stay away from catholics….lol
March 11th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Anything and everything which might be detrimental to the McCanns is a ‘fairytale’ according to some here.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:22 am
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coco Says:
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Coco
You seem to have a lot of common sense……….so anyway…. you wrote…
March 11th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Garth: The Clan are not policemen. They do not know how to run a police investigation. They cannot even look after their own child. It is not up to them to dictate where and when to look anymore. They tried all that in the first few weeks and had the World running ragged. ‘They went thataway’!
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Forget it………..i cant be arsed……….
March 11th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Scarletts mother is catholic too
March 11th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Dave
Mirror mirror on the wall, who has the biggest boobs of all… it was a cheap gag.
How did you know it was an Anorak poster? Did they mention the McCann case???
March 11th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Gandolf: You are very much mistaken here. I personally watched it over and over and sent it to many friends. It was well before last Christmas and I stupidly hoped somebody had saved it. Please believe that this was in existence and as clear as day.
I would put my huse on it and lots of others on here know it was an excellent piece of tv. Brandon flours has already written that it was on you-tube.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:20 am
222…jo
The Pope will endeavour to stay well away.
Not his favourite “Devout Catholics”.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:20 am
They left a 15 year old child with a ‘tour guide’!
What the hell is it with people!
Is it just me being too strict with my kids?
Isn’t 18 the age of majority in the UK?
March 11th, 2008 at 11:19 am
200 Batman
Good Morning to you et al.
I did that Economics as Part of the Institute of Bankers exam. Like, the first pint of beer gives you 100% satisfaction, but after say twenty, you throw up so there is
absolutely no satisfaction and youv”e wasted all your money!!!!!!!
Incidentally, I read your Welsh article, do you live in Wales?
March 11th, 2008 at 11:19 am
216
wigit
They ARE a walking disaster!
The only thing we ALL want and I wil never tire to repeat it is: the TRUTH and JUSTICE for Madeleine.
If they pose as victims this is their problem.
The only victim here is Madeleine.
Not only their big mistake is having left THREE small children unattended but also to make up such a cover up.If they are innocent (WHY NOT) why dont they come forward and say everything they know EVEN if they face 2 years for breaking the portuguese secrecy law?
No.They wont do this.