Comments on: Madeleine McCann And Natasha Richardson For Sale

By: dairy

dairy — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:24:46 +0000

nobody knows, Iola, although everyone seems to have an opinion… however, from the parents point of view, Amaral was definitely anti and therefore it wasn’t surprising that they left Portugal asap IMO..

By: lola

lola — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:13:13 +0000

Cheryl, if he did leak information, was that information incorrect?

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:44:27 +0000

I can understand why they left when they did. It had become quite ugly and unprofessional with Amaral deliberately leaking information and some not true and turning the tide against them.

By: lola

lola — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:17:29 +0000

Follow the money. The remains found by the Gerry in shining Armour (the sardines were of no use)
More photo ops, state funeral, more funds, GB relieved

By: Bat E Bird

Bat E Bird — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:23:45 +0000

IMO, if they are innocent they had nothing to fear. It’s not like PJ were going to stitch them up or anything - there were far too many important people watching events.

Anyway, I would have stayed and searched in the first place and not scarpered back to the UK even if I was made an arguida.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:16:49 +0000

That has always been one of the $64,000 questions - why they refused.

My thoughts were they didn’t go because of the fear they would be retained and not permitted to return to the UK until the investigation cleared them - and at that time it was unknown if they would be cleared from suspicion.

By: Bat E Bird

Bat E Bird — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:51:54 +0000

They should have searched and questioned the locals properly in the first place and I’m surprised they didn’t. They also should have all taken part in the reconstruction they were invited to.

I’m sure some of the locals would have helped out and it could have jogged someone’s memory.

I wonder why they refused.

By: denise

denise — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:59:33 +0000

I only saw local Brits being blamed, but no-one went to the locals..
Several local boys who worked in bars with me in ‘81, were very different people when I met them again in the late ’90’s.. But I don’t think I know anything that would help, wish I did….

By: denise

denise — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:47:28 +0000

I used to live in Praia da Luz in the early ’80s. Years before she disappeared but I also think foreign police, not Portuguese should have checked the locals much further. Must admit have mad dreams about her !

By: June

June — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:47:47 +0000

I think they have resigned themselves that remains may be found, but there was the 3 to 4 months after she went missing that people did search, but I never did understand the foreign searches (other than Portugal).

But most children are found in rough land, usually by dogwalkers, hikers and farmers.

It was such a small entry in the BBC website too.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:39:14 +0000

Thanks for that link! I’m sitting here dumb founded reading that NOW all most two years later they realize that the local people have not been properly asked if they know or heard anything! What do they expect to find out or have happen NOW two years later: they focus back on Portugal, where the focus should have been two years ago, and miraculously someone says ‘oh by the way here is that little blond child I found 2 years ago but no one asked me if I had her’ or are they prepared for that maybe her remains will be found?

With all the advice they took from Day 1 on how to look for their child, and much of that advice they took came back to bite them in the arse, all of a sudden it is realized that somehow focusing an all out search for her in Portugal was overlooked? Leaves me puzzled and an uneasy feeling.

By: June

June — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:08:21 +0000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7961734.stm

By: June

June — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:43:21 +0000

There should be the march which shall drag attention back, as arranged by he whom C&C and Totje call the Chesty one.
But there’s a bit of a brouhaha over a song for Baby P (its in Anorak today) and funds raised go to the NSPCC

BUT on the Jade side, her local priest seems to be setting up a shrine for her, to her? and there’s one week and 4 days to go to the funeral, and as far as I know , no burial plot yet.

I have arranged to go to a dogshow that day.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:33:43 +0000

Good afternoon, June, looks as if it is ‘just us.’ JG has certainly stolen the top spot from the McCanns the past several weeks. However, have no fear once JG is buried and no fun kicking her around anymore, the posters will refocus on the McCanns.

By: June

June — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:45:26 +0000

earlyish bird again?