Madeleine McCann: Josef Fritzl, Tabloid Bingo And Watching Kate McCann
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY MIRROR (front page): “We’ll find Madeleine ourselves”
It is the McCanns’ “EXTRAORDINARY VOW”.
Any news of Metodo 3, the sleuths who would find Madeleine by last Christmas?
TWINS IN VOW TO FIND SIS - MISSING MADELEINE McCANN: ONE YEAR ON
The McCanns’ three-year-old twins Sean and Amelie have promised their grieving parents they will rescue their missing big sister.
Well, why not let them have a go?
Says Gerry McCann: “Madeleine is everywhere in our lives.” All our lives.
IRISH INDEPENDENT: “’One year on, we’re no closer to finding Maddy’”
Says Kate McCann: “There has been that much speculation in a lot of the media, particularly the written press. It’s taking away people searching for Madeleine.”
Says Kate McCann, and not Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns’ media handler.
POLO SHIRTS (a company selling T-shirts): “T-Shirts can be very valuable tools in helping to find missing children. Think about how many people see you each and every day. If you are wearing a T-shirt with the picture of a missing child on it then all of those people are also seeing the child and, hopefully, watching for her everywhere that they go. In the case of Madeleine McCann, the sale of T-Shirts is also helping to raise money for Madeleine’s fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned.”
Let’s hear it for the T-shirts!
GLASGOW DAILY RECORD: “Tragedy Breeds Tourism”
It is a year since Madeleine McCann vanished.
Madeleine McCann and Josef Fritzl? We’ve already had the McCanns and Elisabeth Fritzl. There’s a link? Joan Burnie sees one..
The apartment from which the then three-year-old disappeared has now become a sick tourist attraction, where people take their own kiddies to be photographed where once Madeleine slept.
Next year, can we expect the Austrian Tourist Board to promote tours of the dungeon in which Josef Fritzl incarcerated and abused his daughter?
THE SUN: “Dungeon rescue gives me hope”
Madeleine McCann and Elisabeth Fritzl? A link?
MISSING Madeleine McCann’s mum told yesterday how the astonishing rescue of Austrian dungeon girl Elisabeth Fritzl has given her fresh hope that her daughter is still alive.
Kate, 40, said that hearing how Elisabeth was saved after 24 years imprisonment renewed her belief that little Maddie may also be held captive somewhere.
It’s Tabloid Bingo! Bingo! Bingo!
METRO: “Dungeon fear for Maddy”
THE GUARDIAN: “Fritzl case proves long-term missing can re-emerge, say McCanns”
The couple had taken hope from the case of Elisabeth Fritzl, the Austrian woman whose father locked her in a cellar beneath his house for 24 years, and fathered seven children with her, said Gerry McCann.
DAILY MAIL (front page): “Kate: one year on: A portrait of torment”
Kate McCann is a “GP”.
DAILY TELEGRAPH (front page): “MADELEINE JUST FEELS VERY CLOSE”
Kate McCann:
It’s a sense, really. Madeleine just feels very close. It’s more of a kind of sensation that she’s there. You try to be objective and think, ‘Is that just because I’m her mum and I want to believe it?’ But it hasn’t changed.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 12:49 pm
277 chenier Says:
” Can you please point us to these repeated and credible assurances? ”
Yesterdays BBC interview
youtube, watch?v=cSaLDWgP6hI (Sorry I still can’t post proper links)
Start at about 2:30 min
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Just popped into McDonalds on my way home - I had a Big whopper and a McFlurrie, just cant get away from it - can we?
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
296…Garth
No Garth….it is what they allege happened.
Which could, of course, be a lie.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
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Lone Pigeon Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
taking you a very long time garth
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Sorry mate. Got to be careful i say it correctly (not very articulate you see) just in case people read it wrongly
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
taking you a very long time garth
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:44 pm
LP
Let me spell it out for your little struggling mind.
Its not a lie…………….. its what they believe happened. And going on the case so far…………………. im incline to agree. Now does that make me a liar to?
So your claim about a lie is just you and others ‘cranked’ view on any and every fuckin thing you listen to.
Numpty in my book matey!
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:43 pm
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Ferdinand Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
270 chenier Says:
“After all, abductions are rare events and I am not aware of any research which has been conducted on this subject.”
Oh… There’s a lot of research about psychical and physical effects of traumatic events on victims of any kind. “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder” might be a good start for a google - ob better PubMed search. Victims of severe crime and their closest relatives are part of that field.
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But Ferdinand, you are omitting the fact that I asked you to cite the research you were relying on to support your claim.
After all, since you are the person making the claim, you are supposed to have the evidence not only at your fingertips but on your keyboard…
And generalised ‘traumatic events’ are nothing to do with the specific claim you made.
Post traumatic stress disorder has nothing to do with guilt.
Consider, for example, a woman in the 36th week of her pregnancy who is blown up.
She is at very high risk of developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
But she sure as hell would not feel guilty about being blown up in the first place…
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
b*******ks I’m no good at this if this dos not work it on page 2 under clarrie on forums sorry
Mods and Admin
Have removed the link thanks Lindy, we don’t even think of stopping people from going to other forums, but we don’t allow links to them
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
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Lone Pigeon Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
come on garth i’m waiting
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Give us a chance ive just got ere. Are we on a timer or summat?
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
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Lone Pigeon Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
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Obviously not enough fresh air where you are.
Think your missing the point a tad.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
come on garth i’m waiting
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:37 pm
According to the book A Estrela de Mdeleine, there was a not used bed under the open window.
There were no feet prints or a foot print on the bed and if the abductor had used the window, he would have to step on the bed and left at least a print.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:36 pm
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Garth Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Bleedin idiots on here with there ho hum usual ramblings Give it a rest and get some fresh air ffs.
I’m outside on my laptop. Plenty of fresh air where I am.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
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Garth Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
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lone pigeon Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
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Don Nurturin Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:03 am
lone pidgeon
When have they lied?
Their biggest lie imo is about an abduction. They are stating this as a FACT. This isn’t a FACT is it. They don’t know at all.
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Oh right!
Not sure what other term you could use really if you kiddie was taken.
Taken for a long holiday? Is that better for you?
Garth - give me one fact taht proves there was an abduction. One credible fact is all I want please.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Bleedin idiots on here with there ho hum usual ramblings
Give it a rest and get some fresh air ffs.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Good morning (briefly).
I’m trying to get my mind round this one that I just read on Sky:
“The cases of Elisabeth Fritzl and Natasha Kampusch in Austria have also given them hope that Madeleine could be alive - and they can even imagine her growing up in a different place, surrounded by different people, and simply adjusting to her new situation.”
I hope it’s just poor journalism, but do they actually think she’s adjusting to living in a cellar?
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
270 chenier Says:
“After all, abductions are rare events and I am not aware of any research which has been conducted on this subject.”
Oh… There’s a lot of research about psychical and physical effects of traumatic events on victims of any kind. “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder” might be a good start for a google - ob better PubMed search. Victims of severe crime and their closest relatives are part of that field.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
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lone pigeon Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
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Don Nurturin Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:03 am
lone pidgeon
When have they lied?
Their biggest lie imo is about an abduction. They are stating this as a FACT. This isn’t a FACT is it. They don’t know at all.
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Oh right!
Not sure what other term you could use really if you kiddie was taken.
Taken for a long holiday? Is that better for you?
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:32 pm
A man that I work for who is not especially interested in the case and impartial passed comment yesterday that he had heard the Mccanns being interviewed on the radio and sounded “so cold and emotionless” that there is something amiss there. As this man is totally blind he does not rely on visual clues or body language to read people-just verbal communication so he is more tuned into voices than most.
How absurd to complain about “nothing was said about it being unsafe to leave children” - bloody common sense would.
So the twins want to find her themselves - are these people real!
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:31 pm
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Ferdinand Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
We have been repeatedly and credibly assured by Kate McCann that there IS evidence of an abduction, but she cannot reveal what it is - and this is perfectly reasonable, not only formally because of secrecy laws, but aso and more important criminologically. It should be kept secret between the McCanns and the police.
Like what? a big note saying We’ve taken your daughter? Per-lease.
They still won’;t admit that leaving the kids was wrong but can you imagine the stink theyd have kicked up if there had been a listening service and M had gone missing then? Or if they]d had a nanny who decided it “felt so safe” and was OK to nip out for a bit of tapas and a few bottles of plongk? They’d be screaming blame and neglect then wouldn’t they?
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Karen
this is what I thought happened back in the summer
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm
What about a White Watch system for amateur wordsmiths?
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
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Ferdinand Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
…We have been repeatedly and credibly assured by Kate McCann that there IS evidence of an abduction, but she cannot reveal what it is - and this is perfectly reasonable, not only formally because of secrecy laws, but aso and more important criminologically. It should be kept secret between the McCanns and the police.
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Where?
Can you please point us to these repeated and credible assurances?
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Sam, seriously, you’re wondering how accurate the, the, the tabloids are?
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Brandon
It means it’s partially their fault for not locking the door…
It’s a good theory.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
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Saul Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
We’ll be getting Don Roamin’ next.
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As long as it’s not Dun Manifestoin’ we should be alright…
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
259 sam Says:
Don: ‘So when cuddle cat was ‘on a high shelf’ or ‘on the bed’ why should I believe they ae accurate?’
sam: “true, we don’t know how accurate the newspapers are.”
Such details of the crime scene should not be made public at all.
It is those tiny details of a crime scene which only the McCanns, the police, and the perpetrator could know, which may finally be used to convict a perpetrator. For example if the perpetrator confessed that she or he put Cuddle Cat to a certain unusual location, and Cuddle Cat was indeed found in this location, this would be highly incriminating. But if it was all in the papers before, the perpetrator could withdraw her or his confession and say she or he made it up under duress.
We have been repeatedly and credibly assured by Kate McCann that there IS evidence of an abduction, but she cannot reveal what it is - and this is perfectly reasonable, not only formally because of secrecy laws, but aso and more important criminologically. It should be kept secret between the McCanns and the police.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I believe what happened on May 3 was that Madeleine woke up, cried for a short while, realised her parents weren’t in the apartment as they had not come in to settle her, so she climbed out of bed and walked around the apartment.
She found the back patio door was insecure and partly open so she walked out, went down the small flight of steps and out of the gate, turning right down towards the entrance to the resort and the Tapas bar.
It was at this point that she was most likely abducted by an opportunistic predatory paedophile.
Interestingly the police dogs first tracked a scent down this exact route. Unfortunately, although it is within range of the supermarket CCTV it was not working.
I don’t believe a paedophile was watching the apartment nor do I believe an offender entered the apartment - this would be too high-risk.
Mark Williams-Thomas
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Why dont the mc canns go with this theory, at all?
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
We’ll be getting Don Roamin’ next.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
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Ferdinand Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:57 am
207 lone pigeon Says:
“But could you just for one second consider that Gerry McCann is looking for someone or something to justify his outrageous decision. He is not thinking rationally. All he knows is that they took the decision to leave the children and it was wrong and it led to Madeleines abduction. I can’t imagine how that feels, the guilt must be unbearable.”
“Don - where are your facts? Please provide the facts that prove that it led to Madeleines abduction?”
It is of course rubbish to say that leaving the children alone “leads” to an abduction. It is still the crime of the abductor, regardless how close the parents are, and how often the parents checked.
But it seems to be well established that parents of abducted children typically tend to feel guilty of “not being there when it happened”.
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Perhaps, Ferdinand, you could tell us where you derive this claim from?
After all, abductions are rare events and I am not aware of any research which has been conducted on this subject.
Presumably you do, so please share…