Madeleine McCann: Police Errors, Kate And Gerry McCann Speak, And Amaral’s Book
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
Portuguese prosecutors have shelved the investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance. Kate McCann, Gerry McCann and Robert Murat are not longer official suspects.
Fernando Jose Pinto Monteiro, Portugal’s Attorney-General, told police to halt the investigation into of Madeleine’s disappearance.
A statement released by his office confirmed that it had decided to “close the file on the investigation concerning the disappearance of the minor Madeleine McCann due to lack of evidence that any crime was committed by the persons placed under formal investigation”.
But it’s not the end of the matter. And Madeleine McCann returns to the nations’ front pages:
DAILY MIRROR (front page): “OUR DESPAIR – OUR FURY – OUR FUTURE”
No not an editorial by the Mirror’s staff wodnering where this story will end, rather words ascribed to Kate and Gerry McCann.
Says “angry” Kate McCann: “It is hard to describe how despairing it was to be named as arguido. It has been devastating to witness the detrimental effect this has had on the search”
Pages 4 and 5: “McCanns vow to keep up search for Madeleine and leave…NO STONE UNTURNED.”
Under the table, out of sight of cameras, her hand trembled as she gripped her husband’s, fighting to keep her emotions in check.
What of Robert Murat, the one the Mirror’s Lori Campbell introduced to the police?
Mr Murat spoke of his joy at being cleared but said he too now wanted the focus to be on finding her. The dad of one, 34, said: “It’s a good feeling but doesn’t take away from the fact there is still a child missing, which is very sad. I was dragged into this because of Madeleine’s disappearance so I would like to know what happened.”
FIONA PHILLIPS: “Let’s hope that they find peace one day”
Any human being with a heart will have felt the same as me - that Kate and Gerry McCann should never have been suspects at all.
If you don’t agree with Phillips then you are heartless, something less than human. Hey, you might not even be a parent:
They are an ordinary family who have lost their daughter and, as a parent, my heart goes out to them…
But as a parent, I know exactly what it’s like to go on a family holiday and be lulled into a sense of security.
DAILY MAIL: “McCanns’ fury - and despair - at Portuguese police as they are finally cleared”
Glasgow-born Mr McCann and his wife, both 40, had not ruled taking legal action against the Portuguese authorities for the way they have been treated.
The dodgy DNA evidence that lead to the McCanns being made suspects
Detectives apparently believed that scientists found Madeleine’s DNA and blood in the apartment and in the McCanns’ hire car, which they did not rent until 25 days after her disappearance.
Armed with that ‘evidence’ and the knowledge that dogs supposedly found the ’scent of death’ on Mrs McCann’s clothes, they decided to name the couple as suspects.
But the final report from the Forensic Science Service in Birmingham several weeks later said that the DNA evidence in the case was inconclusive, and did not support the police’s theory.
The forensic evidence which led to Kate and Gerry McCann being named as suspects was misunderstood by Portuguese police, it was claimed yesterday.
Detectives wrongly believed the work of British experts supported their theory that Madeleine had died in her parents’ rented holiday apartment, when in fact the DNA analysis was inconclusive, it was suggested.
The claims come from leaks from inside the Portuguese investigation, based on an initial British forensic report into the case.
THE SUN (front page): “MADDIE”
Pages 6 and 7: “COPS CLEAR ‘ARGUIDO’ HELL PARENTS”
The couple have fought long and hard to gain access to the documents, which could be available as early as the end of this week for a period of 20 days only.
After the 20-day term, the world’s media will then have the right to apply to view them.
FERGUS SHANAHAN: “TIME TO GIVE KATE A BREAK”
“Having consistently spoken up for Kate and Gerry McCann, I can welcome the official clearing of their names over Maddie without being called a hypocrite”
That’s the important thing. What of Robert Murat, also cleared? Nothing. Not a word.
DAILY EXPRESS (front page): “MADELEINE – Now Kate will see police files at last”
Great news. Now the Express can start featuring our Maddy on its front page again.
THE TIMES: “Kate and Gerry McCann cleared over Madeleine disappearance”
Remember those bungling Portuguese cops?
According to reports yesterday, one key error that led to the McCanns being declared suspects was made by Britain’s own Forensic Science Service.
The report, apparently from the Portuguese authorities and which was leaked to the London Evening Standard newspaper, states that the Policia Judiciaria, Portugal’s criminal investigation department, was told that DNA evidence found in the couple’s hire car, on the window sill of their holiday apartment and in the car park of the apartment complex, belonged to Madeleine.
The document claims that it was given categorically as her DNA and as a result the McCanns were questioned and later made suspects. But, one month later, the forensic service wrote another report saying that it could not be sure that those findings were correct.
THE INDEPENDENT: “Pandora: ‘You can imagine how I felt’ - Max Clifford”
Henry Deedes reads the Anorak.
McCanns finally cleared of blame over daughter’s disappearance
Goncalo Amaral, the detective in charge of the initial inquiry who was removed from the case, will publish a book this week making clear his belief that Madeleine died in her parents’ apartment on the night of her disappearance.
THE GUARDIAN: “Case closed: no leads, no suspects but, say McCanns, the hunt for Madeleine goes on”
“We welcome the news today, although it’s no cause for celebration,” Kate McCann said at a press conference last night.
DAILY TELEGRAPH (front page): “Case closed, but parents’ hunt goes on”
THE HERALD: “McCanns’ anguish: police should be in the dock”
Shame on the Portuguese police force. It emerges from the investigation of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance with its credibility in tatters. Where to begin? It has failed to find Madeleine or even to establish whether she is alive or dead, yet it has shelved her case.
It’s “COLETTE DOUGLAS HOME”. Yeah, those bungling Portuguese plods need to be punished. They’re not like our British coppers. Not like the Forensic Science Service…
Madeleine McCann: The news goes on…
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:37 am
MODS ans ADMIN! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! To the above comments made to Patch.
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Read them. I still have the same opinion.
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I am unaware that I made a complaint. I voiced an opinion. Perhaps an opinion is not welcome on this ‘neutral’ site.
Mods and Admin
Suggest you read Cheryls’ posts for the past few days, she told Chenier on several occasions to ‘fuck off’.
Best to read all posts of all posters before you offer an Opinion on their good or bad manners
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Understand or Overstand? No one wants to understand, it is to dam nauscious and the evil that erupts makes us all feel very unconfortable! THESE so called Parents, are a bunch of irresponsables, and all the actions taken are even making them more guilty onto everybody’s eyes! This situation as reach a scale never seen before, can anyone awnser some questions:
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?
FROM WHOM THEY CAN RETRIEVE THIS POWER?
THEY CAN EVEN SUE BRITSH NEWSPAPERS, HOW?
HOW WERE THEY CAPABLE TO MANIPULATE AND SPREAD VISCOUS RUMORS ABOUT PJ (one of the Wordl’s more reputed investigation police force)?
Poor MADDIE, WHAT HAVE THEY OR OTHERS DONE WITH HER?
……Good Bye and continue to OVERSTAND
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:57 pm
It seems that certain posters are allowed to constantly to tell others to ‘fuck off’ and use ad hominem attacks. I have also noted threats made by one poster on more than one occasion. Gandolf, Garth, Rasputin, Cheryl, Maria and coolandcalm seem to be criticised on a regular basis when they don’t deserve it.
Mods andAdmin
Patch could you explain then why I pulled 3 extremely rude and insulting posts from Gandolf last night.
I suggest you take your complaint to Admin
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 am
Willo you’re a wanker. Now my little ones and windylickers, the excercise for today is, what part of “”no evidence” are you finding hard to understand, Garth that excellent wordsmith shall be along later, to assist those slow to grasp this simple statement.
Administrator: Carry on with unnecessary abuse like that and you’ll not be along for a wee while. Stop yer tickling Jock. -agw
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:25 am
No dating please! We’ve seen enough of that
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:28 am
Gandolf you strike me as being as thick, slow witted and obnoxious as much as chenier seems vibrant, intelligent and pleasant.
I think Gandolf is a bully.
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:52 am
See you for the elections then! I’ve already bought my popcorn! X
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:50 am
Goodnight all who care..xx
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:48 am
Goodnight annie1, hope to meet up with you soon…in another thread or world, take care..xx
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:34 am
Coco, Ciara, Veritable - now I know that you are all well versed on lots of different subjects - we got the US elections in November!!! Anorak will play a blinder on that one - less chance of being Clarrified!! lol - see you all soon - goodnight
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:30 am
annie1,
You are not really gone for good??
I hate goodbyes…please. No…come back.xx
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 am
annie1 …….. I hope something hauls you back soon. I enjoy your contributions. X
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 am
Hi Veritable - I will look in on Anorak - you are all an interesting crowd and it has been interesting and amusing - but no more McCann for me - I dont want to give them the satisfaction of knowing that anyone is remotely interested in them - you surely understand what I mean?? other Anorak subject - great but for me no more of the Rothely duo
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 am
Real Stig ……… You have missed the point.
A parent or responsible cat-owner/dog owner would answer questions freely if they wanted to find their missing loved one.
I would not ask a fucking lawyer to help me trace my movements and actions prior to the disappearance of said loved one.
Any innocent normal person being interviewed in a foreign nick would be only too glad to sit there going over and over the same questions to clarify exactly and precisely what happened.
I would tell any lawyer to shut the fuck up if I wanted my daughter back.
I would then instruct a different lawyer who wanted to help me recover my daughter/cat/dog.
Lawyers only tell you to shut the fuck up if they think that you are going to incriminate yourself further or open a can of worms! Or sardines!
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:16 am
annie, come on now, drop in now and again
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 am
Well - Im off now and I wish you all a McFree life - Best thing now to just leave them to get on with whatever they intend to . I have done with it all - its been interesting on here the past months - everyone had a good argument ( whichever way their thoughts were) and there have been confrontations between perfectly normal human beings - all because of the pair from Rothley. They aint worth a light from a match, in my opinion - especially now that they are free to speak freely - the very few encounters we had when they were sworn to secrecy was nausiating - so God alone knows what crap will be broadcast from now on. Anyway - maybe if something else which hold the imagination comes along - I shall meet all of you interesting and wise folk again - but until then, Goodnight and Goodbye! I shall not be McCannising again
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:03 am
Night all - Stig out.
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:48 am
Well someone did, but the Portuguese attorney gen wouldn’t buy it.
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 am
Gandolf
Nice find.
So where there are traces of nothing more uncommon or unusual than human saliva, you might expect that a cadaver dog - if it has a sensitive nose - could react to it and say to it’s handler ‘that smell you are always so keen to find - there’s some here’
But as Seymor Laws pointed out, you can’t cross examine a dog, so the dog can’t say ‘yes I detected the corpse smells on the toy, but what do you expect, kids suck things. You come across these ‘false’ smells all the time in my line of work, but nobody ever asks me to to go into details, they just want a yes/no answer so that’s what I give’
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:46 am
Gandolf Says:
” What is puzzling me is this, the report that I gave the link for is authoritive and respected, so why didn’t the dogs alert in other areas and flats, it is to pat for them only to have alerted allegedly in McCann situations………….planted ? ”
But who could have both motive and opportunity to shift the investigation towards the theory of parental involvement?
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:40 am
So why do you think that cadaverine is not admisible on it’s own, dogs cannot differentiate between sources of these chemicals only their location, and as the report points out they are found in human saliva.What is puzzling me is this, the report that I gave the link for is authoritive and respected, so why didn’t the dogs alert in other areas and flats, it is to pat for them only to have alerted allegedly in McCann situations………….planted ?
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:38 am
Ferdinand Says:
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:32 am
Gandolf Says:
” Chenny, the point of the report is that living human beings produce the same chemicals as dead humans, a point studiously avoided by many. ”
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Sure, but don’t you think it’s strange that the dogs alerted only on places which are linked to Madeleine or her parents? So bleeding obvious.
**********
Pretty obvious. Cadaver dogs would be completely useless if they would react to every single spot of human saliva.
Good night “all”
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:35 am
Gandolf
So
“I won’t be able to see you anymore
Because of my obligations, and the ties that you have
We’ve been meeting here everyday
And since this is our last day together”
****
promises, promises …
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:32 am
Gandolf Says:
” Chenny, the point of the report is that living human beings produce the same chemicals as dead humans, a point studiously avoided by many. ”
Sure, but don’t you think it’s strange that the dogs alerted only on places which are linked to Madeleine or her parents? So bleeding obvious.
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:32 am
Goodnight Chenier…x
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:32 am
Mrs T
You appear to have an open mind. Be careful, that is usually considered a criminal offence on one of these witch burning threads.
Keep it up!
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:31 am
Rumours of Amaral’s book being delayed or banned.
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:27 am
And on that note- horrible pun but pretty good anyway- I’ll say goodnight all..
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:27 am
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=B1e6RK4aMWI