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.
Posted: 11th, March 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann, Tabloids Comments (980) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
Comments
March 11th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
404 Chloe (myself)
Just looked at Silves in Wikipedia. It looks quite near to PdL. Nowhere near Huelva.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Brandon flours and ALL : They were sat being interviewed and I think she said,’blah blah. ‘Show us the body.’ Have spoken to 4 friends since Christmas who remember it well and they have failed to find it. I have even written to the superb mccannfiles.com site and am waiting for a reply. I don’t like to hurry the guy because it’s an extraordinary site and I am new to it.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
If it’s unmatching sock that you’re after then my washing machine is the place to be. Let’s call it Dam Washing Machine.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Chloe
Thanks
I thought he might have the new annual british farm disease.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Never saw the video, only in a newspaper.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
384 Batman
They aren’t searching in Huelva. They’re searching a reservoir in Silves, Portugal. Don’t know how far it is along the coast but it certainly isn’t Huelva.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Hand Up.
But only for seeing it in print - and not on a blog/forum.
In one of those newspaper things.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I have never seen the “show me the body” footage.
Was it a spoof of Jerry McGuire?
March 11th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I hate to change the subject but re: Maddie lake search and tip from underground… what if the underground person is one of the Tappas ??
March 11th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Can someone PLEASE pick a fight, my ribs are getting really sore here ..
March 11th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
dcb
Maybe we are not talking about the same place!!!
I am talking about the dam in Huelva - not the reservoir.
Still….wonder if there is a Nessie in the reservoir….could account for a lot.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Me too !!
March 11th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Matt
March 11th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Brandon flours: ME! I saw it and watched it over and over. S
March 11th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
381 just_me Says:
“Ferdinand - did they tie it to the other sock on the end of the rope though?”
What else should they do with a single sock?
March 11th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
384
Bâtman
++++++
“I counted 10 divers in - but only 8 divers out!”
March 11th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Ahhh Gilly FLower. They were the days…
March 11th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Hands up who saw the show me the body footage!!!
March 11th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
reservoir of socks…..isnt that a film?
March 11th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
382 Matt. Says:
“I don’t need to trawl a darned reservoir to find two unmatching socks.”
At least if they matched it would be better than nothing.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
369 Dave
Pigs are very clean actually if you look after them properly. People even have Vietnam pigs in the house sometimes. I have one -not in the house because of the dogs- and she’s delightful. Always performs in exactly the same place in her -not sure what it’s called - it’s a dog kennel/run actually- anyway, always exactly in the same place and she keeps the part she “lives” in spotless.
Brandon, no, he wouldn’t have caught anything so quickly and it’s difficult to imagine that he could catch anything at all stroking a pig.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Julie
That reminds me what I was like when Gilly Flower said suppose she died from being hit on the head with a tennis ball.
Remember the day the painting was released with her carrying the tennis balls.
I had tears streaming down my face even though it was really tragic.
I cannot remember why it was so funny ( You would have to read it yourself)
March 11th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
IAN IAN IAN SOS!
Thanks for your reply! I am desperate to find a bit of an interview wherein KM says,’Show us the body! It was the defiance and attitude that she said it with that made me forward it to other people. Unfortunately I deleted my copy and cannot find it anywhwere.
It was desperately popular amongst the Commentariat but now I cannot get it anywhere. Brandon flours kindly told me that it’s in Portuguese on youtube but although KM is obviously speaking in English I still cannot find it. Then I get a mythological Gandolf making out that I dreamt it!
HELP! HELP” HELP” ‘
March 11th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
384
Bâtman
++++++
My god I thought it was a reservoir!!!!
March 11th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Matt - I loved them!!!
Very good..
March 11th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
374…brandon flours
After voiding puke….did he say, “I don’t remember eating that”.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
378 dcb
thought that the water/dam around Huelva was dangerously acidic. Would not be good for dolphins - but may be ideal for dissolving a body.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
awww Brandon hope he feels better soon………….. as for the pig……PMSL
March 11th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
377…Ferdinand
I don’t need to trawl a darned reservoir to find two unmatching socks.
Waste of money. IMO.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Ferdinand - did they tie it to the other sock on the end of the rope though?