Madeleine McCann: Email Hoaxes and TV Thrillers
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
THE GUARDIAN: “Beware of the hoax”
Emails that warn of preying rapists and ruthless carjackers are currently doing the rounds, but how seriously should we take them? Viv Groskop reports…
Emails?
Other warnings are born out of the fear generated by a real crime. Shortly after the Madeleine McCann case hit the headlines last year I received a “watch out” email from a friend of a friend about a local mother who claimed the police had told her a “paedophile ring” was operating in the area, after her child was almost snatched from her car. I talked to the police about this and they confirmed that there was a grain of truth in it: a local mother had reported that she had seen two men standing near her car. The police hadn’t been able to ascertain any criminal intent though, and they definitely didn’t mention anything about paedophiles. The story had simply spiralled.
Spreading the fear…
STUFF (NZ): “TV review: Thriller ripples with creepy menace”
No one makes thrillers quite like the English, with their ability to conjure out of the most mundane situations and artefacts the heights of creepiness and menace - exactly the cleverness of Sunday’s two-parter Bon Voyage.
Fact and fiction.
With echoes of the Madeleine McCann affair, this is the story of an English family on a camping trip to France, expecting the typical, rather boring, bickery sort of fortnight the Poms usually have abroad, when the two children are kidnapped.
Echoes of fact in work of fiction? It’s what passes for TV realism. It’s entertainment…
Posted: 11th, June 2008 | In: Broadsheets, Madeleine McCann Comments (333) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
Comments
June 12th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
OK Agw, no prob. I’ve asked them to come over!
June 12th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I believe the McCanns are keeping their heads down to wait and see when and how the PJ make their next move, no doubt pink man has a nice spin ready and waiting for whatever the PJ come up with, but who can blame him it’s his job after all - I think the PJ are enjoying the silence.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:03 am
WTF
New thread
June 12th, 2008 at 9:54 am
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Rasputin
Did you actually read the article?
Yes,the mccanns are FINISHED whatever charges are brought or not,whatever time it takes
Justice will be made to Madeleine,soon or later,whatever YOU like it or not.
I will gently ask you to moderate your tone when you address to me as I could retaliate, away from anorak.
Thank you
Mods and Admin
Jo, no threats to other posters
June 12th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Any idea why the mccanns are not going?
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Any idea why no one has been charged, as you are so sure that the PJ know the order of events.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:48 am
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wtf Says:
June 12th, 2008 at 9:43 am
jo
I dont understand why the uk police would refuse to go. Is this staged kidnapping in relation to the mccs?
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Not related,no, but I would have thought interesting and all.It is actually to make sure that all the police forces work together in such cases.Why not the uk cops?
Strangely,the mccanns are not going
June 12th, 2008 at 9:46 am
“I dont understand why the uk police would refuse to go. Is this staged kidnapping in relation to the mccs?”
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Because the article is unabridged nonsense ?
June 12th, 2008 at 9:44 am
rasputin
If, as you say, there is no evidence, no case to answer, why oh why wont the mccs go back, even for a few days to portugal and participate in the reconstruction if they are so bloody innocent? They have nothing to fear then do they? It was my understanding that they would cooperate fully with the pj, and they havnt
June 12th, 2008 at 9:43 am
jo
I dont understand why the uk police would refuse to go. Is this staged kidnapping in relation to the mccs?
June 12th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Any idea why the mccanns are not going?
June 12th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Such blind desire to see the McCanns finished, without any hard evidence is rather disturbing, maybe the poster requires therapy, or a chat with the reality of the situation.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:40 am
thankyou jo
June 12th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Any idea why the british cops have “declined” the invitation to a child kidnap simulation?
I posted the link yesterday and……. nothing
http://gazetadigitalmadeleinecase.blogspot.com/
M and A
jo, possibly because we are an island, and can seal off airports and harbours very quickly, and most of our abductions are the other parent taking the child. Most paedophile attacks are very very local here
June 12th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Wtf
Read this in english.I wont copy it nor translate because I simply have no feed back/comments whatsoever
http://www.esplendordelaforma.blogspot.com/
June 12th, 2008 at 9:30 am
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wtf
The 3 months extension was necessary for the reconstruction to take place.It obviously did not.It is also a strategy to “break” them and in fact,many things have turned up which are related to their refusal to go
Soon after we had a first court ruling.There are more to come,obviously.
I believe the PJ and the prosecutor have taken a decision
- reconstruction
- or charges
One or the other should come now .The mccanns are finished
Edited jj
June 12th, 2008 at 9:28 am
No news means, no news of charges or no charges no confirming of evidence, and most likely no proceedings. Case shelved.
M and A
The case has not been shelved
June 12th, 2008 at 9:19 am
jo
imo they did not search for her as they may already know what happened to her. Could they be in portugal do you think, would we be told? Why do you think the pj asked for another 3 months on their status?
June 12th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Wtf
Yep!
it means it really is in the cops hands WITHOUT any intereferance from a clarrie for examples.
I mean,life has gone back to normal without their incessant moaning etc…..read the absence of news and work it out
They are not wanting to have their status lifted
They are not spinning
They are not campaining
They are not linking themselves to any abduction or child disaster currently happening
They are not suing anybody
They are not pointing the finger at more people
They are not saying “we have no part in Ms disappearance”
BUT
I agree….: they are not searching and never searched for Madeleine
June 12th, 2008 at 9:06 am
morning jo
No news is good news do you think?
June 12th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Good morning
How are our masters liars today?
The “absence ” of news is very good news
June 12th, 2008 at 9:02 am
306 Katy,
EDIT “Or did a nice stranger give the little one an ice-cream and it was enough to make her go quietly?”
That’s it. A drugged ice-cream. Just like Sleeping Beauty or the Sleeping Princess. And hence the frequent references to her being treated like a Princess somewhere. You’ve cracked it.
All the PJ now have to do is use Google-maps to find the GPS coordinates of the haunted tower in the Magic Castle, scale it using a ladder made from her hair, slay the dragon….
That is obviously what GM was doing for all those hours on his lap top, and why they kept jogging to the top of the cliff to see if they could see it, rather than along the beach to see if her little battered body had been washed up. Too many stones on the beach I suppose.
June 12th, 2008 at 8:57 am
morning, 1st?
June 12th, 2008 at 3:41 am
I have to say, it’s beyond my comprehension how anyone can look at the pictures collected of Madeleine (such as those on McCannfiles.com — which is a great resource!) and think there was anything wrong with this child. I have a daughter who is (was) Madeleine’s age within a month and sometimes these kids do look scruffy. Does not mean they are not loved– I love my daughter just as much when she’s uncombed and wild-eyed. Anyway, it’s too bad this case still is not solved. Unbelievable, really… Someone messed up pretty horribly.
June 12th, 2008 at 1:03 am
Nigh night John boy
June 12th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Anyone there???
June 12th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Hi in case anybody is still around.
We’ve had a birthday party [NO not mine, nor mrT] and it’s late.
I’m happy to see Fair is back, like I said a couple of days ago, I missed you and your observations.
Still no news about Madeleine, nor news from the pj/prosecutor about any charges.
And we’re back to the photoshopping conspiracy plot[s].
Oh and btw I don’t think Garth is a paid troll.
I think he honestly believes in the McC’s innocense and he’s [sometimes] making fun of other posters.
Off to get some sleep, its been a very busy day and the house is a real mess.
Sleep well JohnBoy and or Mary [or Sue] Ellen!
June 12th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Just watched the Mc Canns + the media video on McCannfiles.
Auntie Phil was on - we haven’t seen her for a while and as always she lets something slip.
Before the photo in Donegal Easter 07, where M has an ice-cream she “had never had a Mr Whippy” - K+J adamantly against sweets etc.
Fine.
But when kids like that get a coke they go ballistic, in my experience. Is this what happened? Lots of sweeties at the Creche and then kids would not sleep. Got a bit hyper and something happened?
Or did a nice stranger give the little one an ice-cream and it was enough to make her go quietly?
June 12th, 2008 at 12:59 am
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brandon flours
Can’t sleep!
Good idea. It’s a date!
June 12th, 2008 at 12:49 am
Goodnight Ciara !!!
:-D
Fancy a date
:lol 
June 12th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Goodnight all. xx
June 12th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Good night jass.
Must go myself now.