Madeleine McCann: Glamour Models, Grabbing Little Boys And Genette Tate
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DAILY MIRROR: “Britons try to snatch Madeleine lookalike”
They tried to snatch her because she looked like our Maddy? The reward is still on offer, right?
Two British tourists tried to take a small fair-haired child from a beach, thinking it was Madeleine McCann, it emerged yesterday.
Protecting the little kiddies from nutters and oddballs…
Convinced it was the girl who disappeared in Portugal last year, they kept a careful eye on the pair and even took some secret photos.
Taking pictures of kids on the beach. Yes, a good idea…
When the woman’s back was turned, they grabbed the child’s arm only to find it was not Madeleine but the son of a Croatian footballer. Leone Drpic is two-and-ahalf and has long blond hair like Madeleine, but there the similarity ends. His dad Dino, 27, plays for Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia and his mum Nives is a glamour model.
Any pictures, for publicity purposes?
Nives said yesterday: “I started getting suspicious when the British woman approached Leone and started chatting with him. Suddenly she grabbed him by the arm, apparently thinking nobody was watching him. However, when I went over she realised her mistake and apologised.”
Grab a kid – any kid – and if caught says “oops! Thought it was our Maddy”.
DAILY MAIL: “British couple tried to ‘rescue’ Maddy lookalike… from a Croatian football star and his model wife”
Dino Drpic, who is a defender for Dinamo Zagreb and has several international caps, and his wife Nives are the Posh and Becks of Croatia. Their son Leone has long blond hair like Madeleine’s, but the similarity ends there - he is even six months younger than the missing three-year-old.
Three. Not four.
DAILY MAIL: “Notorious childkiller won’t be charged as longest-running missing persons case reaches 30th anniversary”
It’s child killer Robert Black:
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall police said: ‘Following the submission of a file to the Crown Prosecution Service, Devon and Cornwall Police has been informed that there is insufficient evidence to justify the institution of criminal proceedings against the individual arrested by the force in connection with the disappearance of Genette Tate.
‘”The force is aware that the 30th anniversary is approaching and would ask anyone with further information concerning this unsolved crime to contact us.”
And Madeleine McCann is connected how?
Genette’s father, John Tate, has prostate cancer and on Monday said his dying wish would be to find the body of his “little girl”. He told the Western Morning News what happened to his family is similar to the case of missing Madeleine McCann. The 66-year-old said: “I have nothing but total sympathy and empathy for the McCanns. What has happened to Maddie is very similar to what happened to ourselves.
“I hope Maddie is found alive and well and reunited with her family. I would have loved nothing more than that for myself with Genette. But, of course, her mum Sheila and myself have known for many years that Genette was murdered.”
Such are the facts…
Posted: 19th, August 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann, Tabloids Comments (500) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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August 19th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
that’s great news wtf
August 19th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
I think Secret got blocked from the site - by accident or something
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Nope.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
julie
You go girl!!!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Garth Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Julie Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
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It always pays to be aware of what your talking about before passing comment or judgement.
Nuff said.
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(Apologies to all other posters for this) Garth FUCK OFF - and keep your fucking nose out of it!!! The joke that I cracked was in response to something that was posted - NOT THAT I NEED TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU!!!!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Julie
I hope no mods will get mad about this…
I think Secret got blocked from the site - by accident or something - but there was a dispute about whose fault that was and then it turned into a sort of fight…
I’ll be cowering behind a chair if anyone wants me…
August 19th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
oooo errrr mrs
August 19th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Julie Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
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It always pays to be aware of what your talking about before passing comment or judgement.
Nuff said.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Karen
Perhaps neither is Carmen
Perhaps the lovely AGW is no more either???
Perhaps you could ask ……no I won’t go there yet.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Karen Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Is Duncan R no longer a mod??????
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I’m also trying to figure this out?
I know I cracked a little joke the other evening about secret, I didn’t realise all hell would break loose? (I hope it’s not that - because I did apologise for it to her)
I’m really, really confused ……. :??:
August 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
August 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Lone
Sorry…..will find out.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Is Duncan R no longer a mod??????
August 19th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
secret Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Lone
Don’t worry you will….
Will what? Find out? Is everything ok?
August 19th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Well well would you believe it? I certainly would.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Lone
Don’t worry you will….
August 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
lone
i was wondering the same, what has happened?
August 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Can I be nosey and ask what has gone on?
August 19th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
m & a
thankyou for your kind wishes
Just noticed your comments at end of post
August 19th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Duncan
Thank you for always being the fair, just & honest person you are, unlike certain others, that shall remain nameless………for now!!
The certain people DO know the truth concerning particular events & they will be reminded at some point & hopefully brought to justice for their dispicable behaviour…..not just to me but to a couple of other very decent people. It would be nice if the certain people could perhaps take a leaf out of their book!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
julie
He is still a tad nervous, but a really happy dog, just going to walk him in a min, we are only a minute away from the beach and he loves it
August 19th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
wtf Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
.. btw, dog is coming on in leaps and bounds, love him to bits
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That is also lovely news to hear … he will repay you for the rest of his life for the love and patience you’ve given him!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
thankyou karen, love your pic, i still cant access the site properly, think its a problem with my computer, its a wind up one you know! First off the production line!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
julie
i find i post better when slurring all over the site
btw, dog is coming on in leaps and bounds, love him to bits
August 19th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Congrats to hubby wtf.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
thankyou chenier, i will, it is much appreciated. Credit crunch hitting our little seaside town badly, so we feared the worst when he was made redundant, so this is really good news
August 19th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
wtf Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
thankyou julie, i shall clink my glass to you across the huge ocean, i dont normally partake in the vile stuff, but i think i should, just to be sociable
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It’s an occasion worth celebrating … so if I arrive here this evening shlurring all over the site …. I can blame your hubby
August 19th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
WTF
That’s wonderful news!
Please pass on my congratulations; I shall raise a glass to you both this evening
August 19th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Karen Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Lone
I wouldn’t dream of eating you. Just sit down here and relax….
ahhhhhhh that’s lovely - keep purring
August 19th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Karen Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Lone
I wouldn’t dream of eating you. Just sit down here and relax….
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LIAR
August 19th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
thankyou julie, i shall clink my glass to you across the huge ocean, i dont normally partake in the vile stuff, but i think i should, just to be sociable