Did they stash her body under a bush or a shallow quickly-dug grave somewhere near the resort?

Did they hire or purchase a small freezer chest, remove the interior shelving and racks, then load her body in and run some length of flex to a back shed with a mains connexion?

A day before they depart Portugal for the Vatican for the Holy Father’s Blessing, the McCann’s hire a car, which has blood/body fluids detected in the boot area and the starter key fob by Brit sniffer dogs.

Why was the car hired the day before departure?

Me thinks these 2 docs gots lots of ’splainin to do…

All these people moved to comment and not a single brain cell between them!

I find this degree of animosity against this couple more disturbing than anything else associated with this case apart, perhaps, from the quite unbelievable incompetence of the Portuguese police. They are heading for significant embarrasment which will be very enjoyable to watch when it happens.

The McCanns are guilty of nothing more than an intelligent response to a horrendous personal crisis. Those of us who have not lost a child in these circumstances can only speculate on how inadequately we may have responded in similar circumstances.

RE the ‘middle class’ thing, there is a well-attested media phenomenon called ‘Pretty White Girl Syndrome’. The Anglo-Saxon media provenly lavishes far more pulp on pretty, white middle class girls under 35 than anyone else, especially if they go missing or are killed. Evolutionary psychology (sociobiology) has a theory or two about this. It probably relates to the fact that such girls are necessary for society’s self-perpetuation, in a way males or older women are not. Blacks also receive far less coverage, maybe because Anglo-American society remains covertly racist.

I think the hysterical hatred of the McCanns probably relates to a temporary backlash against this tendency rather than the emergence of real evidence against them. The eagerness of the press to beatify the working class boy shot on Merseyside seems also part of this - normally, such an event would be on page 18. In short, debates about class and the media should be debates about class and the media - because the media is appallingly classist, misandrist, ageist and racist does not make the McCanns guilty: it leaves the facts of the case untouched.

Rag is indeed not used for feminine products here … but I can fully see why it would make hilarious reading for Americans LOL

It is a little like ‘Fanny Pack’, which we Brits find hilarious as over here Fanny refers to the front part of a woman’s anatomy

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/14019/Maddie-s-dad-loses-his-rag/

A child’s trust is precious beyond any material possessions and any amount of public acheivement. Even if Madeleine were to reappear by some miracle, that trust has been destroyed. No matter what fragile trust would re-build between her and her parents, their neglect of her for their own selfish ends would forever be between them.

Isn’t this statement bit e premature, biased and purely speculative? The public don’t have all the facts at hand and Mr and Mrs MCCann are not suspects, may never be suspects. They may get their daughter back one day. Then they may go on to write books and chair committees for missing and exploited children around the world. They may use every penny earned to protect abused and neglected children. They may do great things with their lives. No one knows how this will all play out.

Do you practice Yoga? It helps to meditate and chant in times of distress like this. May I borrow from and expand upon your words?

“Let us shine light on every crevice and find the truth, beauty and goodness in mankind in all walks of life” which is indeed what everyone wants.

Namaste,
Yogini

I am surprised at some of the responses on this forum. People give opinions, and then someone calls them “sick”, etc…for expressing an educated opinion??? I looked at some other forums, but am afraid to “jump in” as the same thing is going on…vitriolic responses to some interesting, logical comments….These nasty comments seem purposeful and attempt to muddy the waters…so their is no illumination…no light shone on the facts. (facts that do implicate the McCanns, even if only towards neglect and media manipulation). Who are the people making these nasty comments? Do they have an affiliation or agenda?

Sad really…As a teacher, I know that 80% of child harm is by someone that they know. I had a 10 year old girl with a broken arm, I asked her how it happened…she told me five different stories. I went to my boss (the principal) and she told me that I was “sick” for thinking such a thing and social services was not called. Two months later, this child had a broken leg, the principal called social services this time. The father packed up the family and left that night. I still wonder how this poor little thing is…

These incidents are not isolated. It happens more than we wish to think of it. Most times it happens by “accident” (pj theory)….by anger or neglect (McCs)…or sedation to keep the kids in situ. McCs cannot claim ignorance if this one is true.

My cousin as a toddler fell on a gravel driveway and was scraped. The Doctor called social services because of her scrapes and bruises. My aunt and uncle were cleared and thanked the doctor. He was suspicious and did his job and ILLUMINATION cleared them.

Let us shine light on every crevice and find the truth…whatever it may be. Isnt that basically what everyone wants?

Sick, yes actually, I have a summer cold…

(Gern geschehn:-))

I KNOW I shouldn’t rise to the bait, but what the heck, I couldn’t resist (a girl has to have a treat every now and again )

I can assure you 100% that I am in NO way jealous of the McCanns… why would I be?

I come from the kind of middle class background that they can only aspire to, I too have a university education and a respected profession, money is not an issue … and what is more I have 3 beautiful almost adult children who work hard, are self sufficient and who care about others. They also know that I have never left them alone while I went out to indulge myself … the McCanns could have had all of that and more, but they threw it away for the sake of a Jolly.

Do you have any links to share on this story from the Swiss press?

Danke Schoen!

They may have done things the very same way. Many of the Swiss police are from German origins. They too have not discovered the grisly details of the missing Swiss girl Yleni or uncovered the full details of that crime.

Are you seeing much coverage of that story in Germany? What are they saying about Yleni’s parents over there? Are they getting support or a bum rap like the Mccans are for negligently allowing their 5 year old to be unsupervised at a swimming pool where the abduction took its toll?

Inquiring minds want to know!!