Madeleine McCann: Portugal Police Search And Eilis O’Hanlon Empathises
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SUNDAY PEOPLE: “Police hunt for Maddie ‘is still on’”
Portugal’s top cop has vowed to search “to the ends of the Earth” for Maddie McCann even though prosecutors have shelved the case. Almeida Rodrigues, head of the Judicial Police, said his detectives will chase up all leads until the 15-month mystery is solved.
No end in sight.
He said: “A case only stops being investigated if there is a successful criminal trial.”
IRISH INDEPENDENT: “Only McCanns know full pain of never-ending story - If you find the ambiguity hard to live with, imagine the trauma the McCanns have to endure, writes Eilis O’Hanlon”
Let’s empathise. Says O’Hanlon:
It’s difficult to know where the story can go from here.
But you’ve got a column to fill. Dig deep.
But it still feels as if an ending of sorts has been reached. The disappearance of Madeleine has become a part of history. That’s probably a shocking indictment of the shortness of our collective memory — but, reprehensible or not, it’s true.
It’s living history. Read about it today’s Irish Indy.
The internet obsessives will keep the flame burning a little longer, having determined long ago not to let a little thing like the facts stop them witch-hunting Kate and Gerry; but even they will give up eventually.
Read O’Hanlon’s column online.
And that’s why there’s still such an unwillingness among many to accept that the McCanns’ names really have been conclusively cleared. Take the Portuguese statement at face value, rather than deciphering it for clues that Madeleine’s parents really were guilty of her murder and are only being exonerated because they have powerful friends who put pressure on the authorities in Praia da Luz, and what it means is that there still isn’t closure and there’s precious little prospect of there ever being so. It means living with ambiguity.
Well, no. The McCanns are no longer suspects because there is no evidence to say otherwise. But hasn’t it all ended, O’Hanlon?
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July 27th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Check out the thongs chenier ….. gone for a cold shower …. I may be some time
July 27th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
MrsT Says:
July 27th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
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Well, that was ‘interesting’.
I bottled out of clicking on the ‘unusual’ tab…
July 27th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
http://www.internationaljock.com/mens-thongs.html
These are even better …… just off for a cold shower
July 27th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
http://www.internationaljock.com/martin-mfg-underwear,8319.html
There you go Duncan …..
July 27th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Besides, I’m still trying to get over the idea that Gandy may be my ‘Da’ !!!
July 27th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
MrsT
At the moment my priority is working to keep cool - I’m running out of articles of clothing to remove without offending the neighbours
July 27th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Thanks for that Duncan!
Oi!!!! … shouldn’t you be working on them smilies?
July 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
chenier Says:
July 27th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
MrsT Says:
July 27th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I see Lori Campbell has produced another ‘exclusive’ in the Sunday Mirror this morning.
According to Ms Campbell, there are 7,ooo homes in Praia da Luz and the Police only knocked on 433 of these.
Their investigation was last night branded ‘pathetic’ by Kate and Gerry McCann, who are ‘furious’ ( when aren’t they) police did not do more to find their daughter.
It seems Ms Campbell is trying to compare the PJ with our own Police who were searching for Shannon Matthews.
‘Number of doors knocked on by British cops hunting missing Shannon Matthews - 5.000′.
I thought Praia da Luz was a small fishing village. 7,000 homes seems a hell of a lot for such a small area.
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Carmen is apparently away, so we can’t enquire of our roving reporter, but Lori seems to be doing her best to stir up a little more hysteria. But then since when did she ever do something which might loosely be defined, on a good day, as journalism?
And all that ‘fury’ really isn’t good for them; I can heartily recommend hitting pieces of metal with a hammer as an excellent way to become cool and calm…
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chenier, how odd that you would type “cool and calm” and I was just about ready to ask you if you’ve heard from Maria.
July 27th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Hey Gandy - or should I call you ‘Da’
Check this out
http://www.anorak.co.uk/forums/topic.php?id=1605
AGW has ‘cut and pasted’ you !!!
July 27th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
DuncanR Says:
July 27th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I would if I could.
July 27th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Matt. Says:
Dammit….Clouds.
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You got clouds? Those white fluffy things in the sky? You lucky beggar !!!
If you don’t want them, I’ll take them off your hands. This f*ckin’ heat is killing me. Send some of those clouds over here to Brum. I’m sat here in the garden in my ‘unmentionables’- the sweat pouring off me
July 27th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
jo
The hot summer days have been few and far between, so we have to make the most of it!
July 27th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Lemme out!
Duncan
I”ll be back
July 27th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Why is Anoraks clock nearly 20 min. fast? The time on posts is nuts!
July 27th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
MrsT Says:
July 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Here, MrsT.
Already got a bit of a burn….but those clouds keep rolling in.
July 27th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
MrsT
Yes! I was right…there is a floating smell of somefink burning
July 27th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
The Smiths did contact the Portuguese police once they had returned to Ireland, but say they have had no contact with the officers investigating the case since May last year.
Amaral’s mind appears to be playing tricks if the above is factual.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20082851299179
July 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Where Matt?
I’ve had to come ‘indoors ‘cos I’m being burnt to a crisp
July 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
“The request to withhold the DNA evidence was refused by the public prosecutor, Jose Cunha de Magalhaes e Meneses”
*Why did he refuse? is there a DNA evidence then?or is it just some other people want it?
“BBC, 21/7/08 “Portuguese prosecutors have shelved the investigation into Madeleine McCann’s disappearance…. It is unusual for missing children cases to be shelved in any country.”
*Well,clarrie dont worry…it is certainely not going to gather dust
Oh..dearme,silly me! thats why they were pulling those long unhappy faces then? they”ve been told the “Famous Solution” in private and wont say a word to anybody?
tut…tut..
“The Sun, 26/7/08 “Lawyers for Kate and Gerry McCann are still waiting to see Portuguese police files on daughter Madeleine’s disappearance.”
*I really wonder why
July 27th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Dammit….Clouds.
The curse of the Sun worshippers.
July 27th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I have every confidence in M3’s ability to knock on doors.
Nothing else, but I’m pretty sure that the raising of the hand, the forming a fist, and then the hitting the door with a fist is within their scope.
And if not they can take a course in it…
July 27th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Of course, the inevitable retired ex-cop was brought into it - where do they find ‘em.
‘ Former chief superintendant Dai Davies, who was head of the Royal Protection Squad, slammed the Portuguese detectives’ efforts as shameful.’
Now for all you doubters out there:
From a source ‘ They will analyse exactly what has and hasn’t been done. If it means going back to the very basics of knocking on doors in Praia da Luz, THEN THEY WILL DO IT ‘.
Course they will ……
July 27th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
You can always tell the British abroad; they are the ones attacking cabin staff with a vodka bottle and fighting to open the emergency exit at 30,000ft, screaming: ‘I want some fresh air.’…
July 27th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
MrsT Says:
July 27th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I see Lori Campbell has produced another ‘exclusive’ in the Sunday Mirror this morning.
According to Ms Campbell, there are 7,ooo homes in Praia da Luz and the Police only knocked on 433 of these.
Their investigation was last night branded ‘pathetic’ by Kate and Gerry McCann, who are ‘furious’ ( when aren’t they) police did not do more to find their daughter.
It seems Ms Campbell is trying to compare the PJ with our own Police who were searching for Shannon Matthews.
‘Number of doors knocked on by British cops hunting missing Shannon Matthews - 5.000′.
I thought Praia da Luz was a small fishing village. 7,000 homes seems a hell of a lot for such a small area.
——————————————–
Carmen is apparently away, so we can’t enquire of our roving reporter, but Lori seems to be doing her best to stir up a little more hysteria. But then since when did she ever do something which might loosely be defined, on a good day, as journalism?
And all that ‘fury’ really isn’t good for them; I can heartily recommend hitting pieces of metal with a hammer as an excellent way to become cool and calm…
July 27th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Naw Dunky, ah mite be yir Da……………………!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 27th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
DuncanR
jajajaja…you torturing me
Looks like agw and elenena are crossing bows and arrows
July 27th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Elena replied:
agw,
It was not my intention to bully or heckle and as you well know Chenier gives long before she gets.In fact …no I won’t be petty, but…no.
In fairness I did invite her to tell me to mind my own beeswax if she thought I was prying. And I wasn’t aware it was against the rules to attempt to guess the mod. It appears I was wrong and if so I apologise.
However chenier does have more than one meaning and surely there is no harm in pointing that out?
As regards the mods being gentle and caring and coming to my defence…oh that makes me feel all warm inside.
Thank you agw your not so bad!
Administrator: I’m afraid you are wrong and I am. Ming the Merciless was bottom of the class two full classification grades behind our bunch of puppy interrogator-torturers . -agw
July 27th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I see Lori Campbell has produced another ‘exclusive’ in the Sunday Mirror this morning.
According to Ms Campbell, there are 7,ooo homes in Praia da Luz and the Police only knocked on 433 of these.
Their investigation was last night branded ‘pathetic’ by Kate and Gerry McCann, who are ‘furious’ ( when aren’t they) police did not do more to find their daughter.
It seems Ms Campbell is trying to compare the PJ with our own Police who were searching for Shannon Matthews.
‘Number of doors knocked on by British cops hunting missing Shannon Matthews - 5.000′.
I thought Praia da Luz was a small fishing village. 7,000 homes seems a hell of a lot for such a small area.
July 27th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
jo Says:
Duncann HI
I did not know you spoke chinese!!!
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Sshh! You and your big mouth. I told you not to tell anyone - to keep your mouth shut
P.S. Am still working on the Smileys
July 27th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
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