Madeleine McCann: Robert Murat Tells All, Neil Hogan Investigates And The Irish Family
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
DAILY MAIL: “McCanns bring in cold-case detective”
“Kate and Gerry McCann have hired a former Met Police officer to carry out a ‘cold case’ review into Madeleine’s disappearance. Noel Hogan, a former CID detective, has spent hundreds of hours interviewing British witnesses in the case”
Why not just read the papers, or Anorak?
Hogan has interviewed the so-called “Tapas seven”, also known as the Tapas Nine
Has Hogan enjoyed many success in his new private detective firm? Says the Mail: “Mr Hogan had been investigating one of the 7/7 suicide bombers before the terror attacks in 2005 after the man’s bank became suspicious of his spending patterns” – Would that be one of the men who then went on to play his part in the murder of 52 people? Did Mr Hogan find anything suspicious?
“The McCanns’ official spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, declined to comment”
“CHARGE MURAT OR CLEAR HIM, RELATIVES SAY” – Robert Murat’s aunt Sally Eveleigh, says: “Either charge him or let him go. The worst thing that could happen would be for this to be allowed to carry on as it is”
THE STAR: “MURAT ‘TO MAKE 1M’”
The film. The book. The TV show. The DVD. The computer game. The glass eye. The T-shirts
DAILY EXPRESS: “MURAT WANTS £1M FOR HIS TALE OF WOE”
“Robert Murat hopes to make £1million if he is formally cleared over Madeleine McCann’s disappearance”
A source close to Murat says: “Maddie was the biggest story of 2007 and Robert Murat has been a massive part of that. He’s been living under a cloud since being named a suspect and feels he should at least have some compensation for the trauma”
Why not write his story, the Daily Express has already produced its book - “Madeleine: A Most Heartbreaking And Extraordinary Disappearance, by Robert Downing. It’s published by Northern & Shell, who own the Daily Express.
“Publicist Max Clifford speaks regularly with Murat and has pledged to represent him if he is ruled out of the investigation. Mr Clifford said: ‘He has been attacked from all sides and not been able to defend himself thanks to Portuguese secrecy laws’”
Look out for Murat in OK! magazine and his going on to appear on Strictly Come Dancing
Says Sally Eveleigh: “There is not a shred of evidence against him but we have had to live through eight months of whispering and suspicions. We’re all praying this nightmare will come to an end and he will no longer be a suspect, but if that’s not going to happen then charge him so he can defend himself in court”
Who needs court when you have daytime telly? Perhaps Jeremy Kyle can interview him?
HOLIDAY family may hold clue” – Martin Smith, his wife and children were on holiday in Praia da Luz. They saw a man carrying a child towards the beach. They told the police. Metodo 3 investigators are going to speak with them. The man they saw was “about 5ft 6in”
THE SUN: “MADDIE HUNTERS QUIZ IRISH FAMILY”
Hunters? Run, Maddie, run!
“PRIVATE detectives hunting for Madeleine McCann are to quiz an Irish family who may have been the last to see her alive”
Says Mr Smith: “I’d talk to anyone to move this investigation on. I think about Maddie every day.”
And what about the Portuguese police? Can you tell Sun readers about those bunglers: “I found the Portuguese cops not to be the most efficient bunch.” Job done.
Says Mrs Smith: “We saw a man carrying a blonde child. It was just such a normal thing to see in a holiday resort — we didn’t think anything of it at the time”
THE MIRROR: “MADDY: WE SAW SNATCH”
The Smith says the man they saw was between 5ft 7in to 5ft 9in
The speculation and sensation so far
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:53 am
Suppose the McCanns are right, and a pedophile has abducted their daughter. Might this pedophile be an activist? (see below)
BTW, we have yet to hear exactly what the McCanns think of pedophilia. Gerry indicated that he thinks pedophiles are capable of treating his daughter like a princess. Doesn’t that show rather a sympathetic attitude? Just a question.
From Wikipedia site:
“Pro-pedophile activism or Pro-paedophile activism (Commonwealth usage) encompasses pro-pedophile organizations and activists that argue for certain changes of criminal laws and cultural response in order to allow pedophiles to sexually abuse children.
The obverse movement is anti-pedophile activism, which aims to protect children from predatory pedophiles.
Goals of pro-pedophile activism also include removing the legal protection parents have to prevent their children falling into the hands of pedophiles, social acceptance of adults’ sexual attraction to children, social acceptance of sexual activity between adults and children, and changes in institutions of concern to pedophiles, such as changing age of consent laws or mental illness classifications.[citation needed]Some pro-pedophile groups are involved in opposing vigilante groups that target anyone with a sexual attraction to children.
Some pro-pedophile activists advocate social acceptance of what they consider to be adult romantic love and sexual attraction to minors, as well as the legalization of what they believe to be non-abusive and mutually consenting adult-minor sexual activity, activity that is currently defined in most legal contexts as child sexual abuse.”
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:59 am
Surely the Mirror didn’t actually use the headline “Maddie - We saw Snatch” !
That is just gross.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:02 am
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PeterMac Says:
“Surely the Mirror didn’t actually use the headline “Maddie - We saw Snatch” ! That is just gross.”
Maybe they have seen some photos that we have not…
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:11 am
From previous thread - I copy:
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Hideki Says:
January 3rd, 2008 at 6:55 am
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Hideki,
(FYI, the “conversation” with Pilimary was about her stating that there were lots of photos of the child taken by professional photographer(s), in her opinion. I disagreed with her.)
Now, the following comments are not about any photos, but about your statements addressed to me:
Can you please show me one post where I have made “abusive comments”, as you claim?
Also, if you remember well, I am not pro-anybody. I’m just seeking the truth and gathering information to form an opinion when I see fit.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 am
If Mrs Smith thought it was normal at the time - how can she be sure it wasn’t a father with his child?
There are lots of blonde girls in the world - even in Morocco.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:22 am
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Karen Says:
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 am
If Mrs Smith thought it was normal at the time - how can she be sure it wasn’t a father with his child?
There are lots of blonde girls in the world - even in Morocco.
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I read a report that the Smiths allegedly stated the man was heading towards a beach. I suppose that the investigators/police will draw their own conclusions once they have re-interviewed them.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:38 am
Daisy
If he was heading off to the beach at that time it wouldn’t be normal.
Why wasn’t Madeleine struggling or something? Do they think she was dead or drugged? If she was drugged, who would have access to something that fast acting and easy to administer?
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:40 am
I hope Murat does mak some money in compensation for his ordeal, he has been villified from all sides without any concrete evidence. The Mcanns bank accounts are stuffed full.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:43 am
7 Karen
But if you look at the map which we had a link to some days ago, all the roads head towards the beach. If he was going towards the Waterside Village or the Luz Bay Club he would also be heading towars the beach.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:43 am
4 Daisy
Good to see you have decided to seek the truth and break with your previous pro-McCann stance - the truth is that Madeleine was NOT ‘abducted by stranger’ as there is no evidence whatsoever of an abduction. I knew you’d see sense and start looking for the truth in the end.
I dont think it was a rage killing, though that is more likely than abduction by stranger of course (Kate and Gerry are both ‘furious’ a lot, Kate looks prone to anger - she looks like a typical ‘hard scouse bich’ type.
So, do you think Maddie’s accident was on the first, whilst the McCanns partied in Chaplins, or later? It doesnt seem likely that it happened on the 3rd does it.