Madeleine McCann: Adopted by Angelina Jolie, And The Changeling
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
DAILY MAIL: “A mother leaves her child while she goes out - and returns to an empty house. No, not the McCann case but the true story behind a gripping new film”
Fact. Fiction. Can you spot the difference?
She was a devoted mother, hard-working, determined and tough. Then, one spring morning, Christine Collins kissed her little child goodbye (leaving him under the eye of neighbours), before returning in the evening to an empty house. Her beloved son had vanished without a trace.
A continent-wide hunt was launched and a shocked nation was kept agog by a string of leads - only for their hopes to be cruelly dashed as each clue led to a dead end.
The child was never seen again, the mother was heartbroken and the community was left divided by suspicion and mistrust.
Terrible. Just terrible. Does it work out in the end?
It could be the tragic story of Kate and Gerry McCann and their three-year-old daughter, Madeleine, who was abducted last year while on holiday in Portugal, and who remains missing to this day.
It could be, albeit with better lighting, a decent cast and a 15 certificate… Gone, Baby, Gone…
But, in fact, it is the plot of Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Changeling, which opens in Britain later this month.
But it’s all false, right? Angelina Jolie is only acting, right? Unless she adopted Madeleine?
It is all the more powerful because it is based on a horrific true story. The so-called ‘Wineville chicken coop murders’ took place on the outskirts of Los Angeles in 1928.
And while they happened 80 years before Maddie McCann disappeared, there are startling parallels between the two.
The McCanns’ grim experience in Praia de Luz - and how they were made suspects by bungling local police - was widely reported.
But Christine Collins suffered even worse treatment at the hands of the LA Police Department. As the investigation into her missing child failed to yield results, she was even locked up in a mental asylum.
It’s enough to drive you maaaaad. Maaaaad, I tell yer…
As in the McCann case, rumour followed rumour.
Each one recorded for posterity…
Posted: 8th, November 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann, Media Comments (853) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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November 12th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
BF… why did you only feed your children until they were two? they must be f****** starving by now.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Pernickity Pamela
I didnt touch the goat!
November 12th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I am in a rage with you pam the ham , re your slagging off of our grammar in a previous post you goat you have half capitals and the rest lower case in the word behaviour , and you have put full stop then And - like this dear .And this is incorrect .
November 12th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
BF,
Impressive! That must have been such a relief for the nanny goat.
(And, of course, it is “they’re” or “they are,” not “there.”)
November 12th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
The email of John Lowe to Stuart Prior.
“Firstly here are the 3 results you are expecting.
An incomplete DNA result was obtained from cellular material on the swab 3a. The swab contained very little information and showed low level indications of DNA from more than 1 person. However, all of the confirmed DNA components within this result match the corresponding components in the DNA profile of M. M….LCN DNA profiling is highly sensitive, it is not possible to attribute this DNA profile to a particular body fluid.
There is no evidence to support the view that MM contributed DNA to the swab 3B.
A complex LCN DNA result which appeared to have originated from at least 3 people was obtained from cellular material recovered from the luggage compartment section 286C 2007 CRL 10 (2) area 2. Within the DNA profile of MM there are 20 DNA components represented by 19 peaks on a chart. At one of the areas of DNA we routinely examine MM has inherited the same DNA components from both parents; this appears therefore as 1 peak rather than 2, hence 19 rather than 20.
Of these 19 components 15 are present within the result from this item; there are 37 components in total. There are 37 components because there are at least 3 contributors; but there could be up to 5 contributors.
In my opinion therefore this result is too complex for meaningful interpretation/inclusion.
Why?…..
Well let’s look at the question that is being asked.
“Is there DNA from MM on the swab?”
It would be very simple to say “yes” simply because of the number of components within the result that are also in her reference sample.
What we need to consider, as scientists, is whether the match is genuine and legitimate; because M has deposited DNA as a result of being in the car or whether M merely appears to match the result by chance. The individual components in M profile are not unique to her; it is the specific combination of 19 components that makes her profile unique above all others. Elements of M profile are also present within the profiles of many of the scientists here in Birmingham, myself included.
It’s important to stress that 50% of M profile will be shared with each parent. It is not possible in a mixture of more than 2 people, to determine or evaluate which specific DNA components pair with each other. Namely we cannot separate the components out into 3 individual DNA profiles.
Therefore, we cannot answer the question: is the match genuine or is it a chance match.
The same applies to any result that is quoted as being too complex for meaningful inclusion/interpretation.
What questions will we never be able to answer with LCN DNA profiling?
When was DNA deposited?
How was DNA deposited?
What body fluid(s) does the DNA originate from?
Was a crime committed?”
November 12th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
pamela
Your so kind ! There all my own and I fed 4 kids till they were 2 too
November 12th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Yeah that should do the trick
November 12th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
shall we leave it half n hour
November 12th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
From whom?
Nice possum.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Wow! Another quick edit.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
brandon flours Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
teaser I had my new cd and everything !
and my oven gloves
it wasn’t my fault! C&C mentioned Tchibo too and well you know ….
November 12th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
teaser I had my new cd and everything !
and my oven gloves
November 12th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
cool they have a website and catalogue
November 12th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
November 12th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I love Tchibo. They closed the local one and I was distraught.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
November 12th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
I have my thermal vest from tchibo on so they will be nice and toasty
November 12th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Artemis,
I know all about him, but not Von Wernher
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M&A
Artemis
The New Anorak will provide editing facilities, so if you reverse a name whilst copying and pasting you will be able to call upon our services.
Actually, you always could but we keep it quiet in case people actually want us to do it…
November 12th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Y,
You mean von Braun?
Wow, Germans and Indians in the same conversation (only nominally about a missing child)! Now, that is ambitious!
Just think, if your guy had been successful in his mission, you could have had LOTS of German names, and all I got out of it is this one civic center. And the acoustics are lousy.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
brandon flours Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
ok the side doors working again
Great! Get the cushions warmed up
November 12th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
you got it wrong so nerr. 0 out of 10 - must try harder.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
ok the side doors working again
November 12th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Just another American ace, I reckon. You’ve gotten it all wrong of course, but surely you’re used to it by now. Perhaps when they can find the thread you’ll have a chance to actually read it.
Petronius seems to have disappeared, and I have to take the car to the garage and go add unnecessary letters to all those papers I’ve just graded, but I had so hoped to talk more about the whole Indian killing thing.
I have, like, two minutes if you’d like to do it for him?
November 12th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
just like the olden days - fancy the bridge in a minute?
November 12th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Who is this Von Wernher?? FFS
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M&A
Artemis
I thought you were up on your Nazi war criminals, Yampster.
Try Wernher von Braun.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
its been good on here today
November 12th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
But clearly you are incapable of understanding what ‘lest we forget’ means.
or moron !!!!
November 12th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
IMO Matt, Amoral is not to be admired and the PJ should never have put him in charge of a case while he was an arguido himself with something to prove and he should never have sold his story before the case ended.
Mayb a better choice of senior officer right in the beginning would have brought about a solution long ago.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
So, you come in on a conversation, without reading the threads, then lambast a poster and upset everyone else and then bleat on about their veterans day without a care in the world for our ‘lest we forget’. Way to go girl. You show em. You’re ace! Whoo! hell yeah!
November 12th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
BF,
Many things about you are remarkable, dear. And I use the word entirely in its British sense.