Madeleine McCann is spotted more often because she’s missing, says detective
WHEN we read that a German tourist has spotted Madeleine McCann on a flight from Ibiza, we wondered why he din’t shout out her name or take a really clear photograph? Still, he did his best. And the Olive Press, which broke the story that was picked up by the Daily Mirror and the Sun, says he did ok. In “Detective praises reporting of ‘Maddie’ sighting in Ibiza”, we read of former Met officer Ian Horrocks. We’ve heard from this expert before. He’s “praised the quick thinking of reader Frank Bode“.
German businessman Bode was so convinced he had spotted the youngster with a German family on the flight from Ibiza to Munich a fortnight ago that he contacted police, the family and the Olive Press, after taking a photo.
Sure. But it wasn’t her. And then we get this belch of logic:
Horrocks believes that the longer Madeleine has been missing, the more likely it is that people will spot her.
The longer she is missing the more likely it is that people will think they have spotted her. No? Because if she’s spotted – get this, detective – she’s no longer missing. He then reasons:
“It has previously been said, ‘Who is going to openly walk out with the world’s most wanted child? This was clearly relevant in the days, weeks and months following her abduction but, as time has gone by, whoever took Madeleine is likely to be more confident about taking her out in public.”
So. What about all those sightings of her in those months? And they have they become less frequent with time? Madeleine McCann’s not been spotted in Morroco for years.
Psychic healer Carol Everett then puts the tin lid on the case:
“I can’t say that it’s her, but it certainly fits. A German family with two other children.”
Is that the same Everett who told us she “saw” Jo Yeates being attacked by two of a group of five men after she rejected their offer of a lift? Could be…
The paper then concludes:
Madeleine’s mother, Kate McCann has previously claimed that no matter how many years go by she would never fail to recognise her eldest daughter. “I know I would, I just know that if she came in here now I would know it was her.”
So. No. Madeleine McCann was not a plane from Ibiza.
Photo: Our Maddie was not in Morocco.
Posted: 4th, September 2012 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (6) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
September 5th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Horrocks? Borrocks.
September 4th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
So, Frank Bode, a German sales manager from Munich, contacts the Olive Press in Spain with his story? Really?
And then it’s picked up by the Sun. Amazing. And fed back through Olive Press? Astonishing.
I’m happy to believe Bode acted in good faith and sent his picture off to the McCanns. But how it got to Olive Press is another story, isn’t it? Perhaps Clarence Mitchell will one day enlighten us.
Let’s not forget how Gerry McCann excoriated the Mail at Leveson for printing the ‘Maddie’s in India’ story, despite Mitchell milking the story at the time.
http://www.anorak.co.uk/288421/madeleine-mccann/madeleine-mccann-spotted-in-india-french-and-belgian-couple-help-police.html/
http://www.anorak.co.uk/305139/madeleine-mccann/madeleine-mccann-viscount-rothmere-fails-to-explain-the-daily-mails-omissions.html/
GM: “we have the issue that if this really was a genuine sighting of Madeleine, then her captors may be alerted and move her. So the story has precedence over the safety of our child. And that’s clear.”
We can only hope Mr McCann will slam this story for putting the daughter of some innocent family on the front pages. Because as we know, Mrs McCann would never fail to recognise her daughter.
September 4th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
THAT’S RIGHT PORTUGAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 4th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
” Madeleine McCann is spotted more often because she’s missing, says detective ”
Elvis Presley is spotted often, we know he is dead but he is till spotted often
September 4th, 2012 at 8:18 pm
Come on Perry lad – Cairo or an isolated Portugese village? Or Anorak’s suggestion of not Morocco maybe?
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September 4th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Here is where I am:- I actually believe that young Madeleine McCann is alive. I also believe she is living in an isolated village in Portugal, probably not that far away from Praia da Luz. Obviously I have seen this Ibiza – Madeleine – photo, and yes this young girl did bear a resemblance to Madeleine. This photo would have seemed more realistic if it had been taken in say 2008 – 2009. And it would have been better if FRANK would have alerted the cabin crew of his suspisions; eg:- PASSPORTS – BOARDING PASSES – RIGHT EYE RECOGNITION – considering how he claims he was keeping an eye on this family. The other issue that was slightly worrying – the two boys – were touching said girl strangely!