Madeleine McCann: Dorset, Antonia Jiminez And Cocaine
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
SUNDAY EXPRESS: “I’VE SEEN MADDY IN BRITAIN”
A man claims he saw her with a Portuguese couple in Dorset
SUNDAY PEOPLE: “Cocaine rap for ‘tec with Maddie firm”
“A private detective linked to the agency hunting Maddie McCann was last night behind bars accused of helping steal £25million worth of cocaine. Antonia Jimenez, 53, is a business partner of the founder of Metodo 3 which is charging £50,000-a-month to search for the missing British toddler”
Gerry and Kate McCann’s spokesman said: “Jimenez has worked with Metodo 3 but has not been involved in the Madeleine investigation”
The paper reminds readers how Metodo 3 were going to find Madeleine by Christmas – last Christmas. Not a white Christmas
DAILY MAIL: “Madeleine: Detective linked to McCanns’ private investigators in £25m cocaine probe”
“Retired police officer Antonio Jimenez, 53, was remanded in custody on Thursday by a judge investigating the loss of half a ton of cocaine from a container docked in Barcelona in 2005. Jimenez was a business partner of Maria Fernandez Lado, 57, founder of Metodo 3, the agency charging £50,000 a month to search for Madeleine”
The caper: “The cocaine was smuggled into Spain in 974 packets on the ship Hispanota, which was transporting frozen prawns from Venezuela. It docked in Barcelona in November 2004 and the drugs were taken on January 24, 2005”
DAILY TELEGRAPH: “Madeleine McCann: detective agency link held”
“It has also emerged that, in 1995, five senior members of the agency were arrested in a phone-tapping case. They were never charged, however, and an investigating judge threw out the case, condemning police entrapment”
Which means what?
Says Clarence Mitchell: “He is nothing to do with us. He collaborated with Metodo 3 on a project, but that was two years before the company was hired to find Madeleine. We still have faith in the work of Metodo 3.”
“He insisted that Jimenez was, until three weeks ago, a business partner of his mother, Maria Fernandez Lado, who founded Metodo 3. He said Jimenez had been involved with a separate company. Spanish records, however, reportedly showed that this business had the same listed address as Metodo 3”
THE TIMES: “Should Britain have a compulsory DNA database?”
“Without DNA evidence they might never have been caught. So the convictions last week of two savage killers might seem a powerful argument that Britain should have a compulsory DNA database covering every person in the country.
The first strand in this gruesome double-helix involved Steve Wright, a quiet man who led a deadly secret life. In 2003 Wright was convicted of stealing a small sum of money while working as a hotel barman. His profile was routinely added to the national DNA database”
Wright has been convicted of convicted of five murders and sentenced to life in prison
“The second case centred on Mark Dixie, a pub chef from Surrey. Dixie was regarded by friends as an ordinary guy who enjoyed a party. He had managed to keep hidden a history of violent sexual assaults and had emigrated to Australia in 1993 before the collection of DNA became routine. He was not on the national database when he returned to Britain.
“In September 2005 Dixie was prowling the streets in the early hours when he chanced upon Sally Anne Bowman, an 18-year-old aspiring model, returning home. He pounced in the driveway of her house and stabbed her repeatedly, inflicting wounds that one detective said were “off the scale”. Dixie sexually defiled Bowman’s corpse. Although police recovered DNA samples of the attacker, the database held no match. For nine months the murder investigation made little progress. The police, believing the killer lived locally, had a list of more than 22,000 suspects.
Then in June 2006, Dixie was arrested after a fight broke out among football fans watching an England match in a pub.
The police were puzzled as to why he burst into tears as he was taken away. Dixie knew what was coming. His DNA was taken and within days was matched to the Bowman murder case. Dixie was last week sentenced to life.
And Madeleine McCann is linked how? DNA. Like Sean Hoey?
“In the conventional system, you need maybe 200 cells or 100 at a push to give you the profile,” said Duncan Woods, a forensic scientist at Keith Borer Consultants. “In theory, LCN can do it with just one cell, although in reality you will probably need five or six.”
It is a system that has not been validated by scientific peer review, although a report is due soon. It was LCN analysis that led Portuguese detectives to believe Madeleine McCann had been in a hire car that was rented by her parents after her disappearance.
THE TIMES (SA): “In Transit - Tips, hints and information to help your travel planning”
“Baby care - PARENTS are less likely to use hotel baby/childcare services following the disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann while on holiday in Portugal last year. A survey by family travel website www.takethefamily.com showed that 62% of parents were now less likely to leave their children alone in their room using baby listening, or in the care of hotel or resort staff”
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February 25th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
sorry wrong window
February 25th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
319
noseycow
You are right about that. Ever seen any pictures of a hotel and its swimming pool and when you went over there it wasn’t as large as it appeared to be?
Anyway the distance is imo not important, they left their children alone, unattended no matter whether it was 50 or 100 m.
February 25th, 2008 at 9:40 am
We have a 7 minute window of opportunity!
February 25th, 2008 at 9:23 am
654 Chloe Spain Says:
“And, while I think of it, the times are definitely out. Its 10.02 here right now, meaning its 9.02 in the UK. I can’t have posted my last post at 9.09.”
Inconsistencies in timelines, ehh?
February 25th, 2008 at 9:10 am
And, while I think of it, the times are definitely out. Its 10.02 here right now, meaning its 9.02 in the UK. I can’t have posted my last post at 9.09.
February 25th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Good morning Willo and anyone else.
Yes, it seems like half the thread is missing. Anyway, I’ll come back later. Must work now.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:50 am
wheres posts 641 to 978 gone?
February 25th, 2008 at 2:25 am
Annie,
Yes, very sad.
Anyway, goodnight, must get a few hours sleep!
February 25th, 2008 at 2:20 am
647
SteveT Says:
That’s begining to sound a bit omminous too.
She had a row with her mum. She complained her brother got a lot of attention and new comp etc after he ran away!
February 25th, 2008 at 2:17 am
I heard the news on Talksport earlir this evening about missing Shannon. The only think they mentioned was that Gerry had mentioned her in his blog.
Disgusting.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Night Ferdinand
February 25th, 2008 at 2:13 am
Good night Ferdinand. Practice your golf.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:13 am
642
SteveT Says:
My clock says 2.04 yet you poated after this time. We are in the ‘dead zone’ dadadada lol
February 25th, 2008 at 2:13 am
Good night.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:11 am
Mods and Admin:
A small point, but have you checked the times being displayed.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:10 am
640
Ferdinand Says:
lol
February 25th, 2008 at 2:09 am
638 annie123 Says:
“Ferdinand Says:
I do know someone with an achiles injury, he couldn’t even play golf.”
I can’t either, though I have no injury.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Gerry was occupied with other things and had to cancel the tennis.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:07 am
637
Ferdinand Says:
I do know someone with an achiles injury, he couldn’t even play golf.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:05 am
636 annie123 Says:
“It was an old injury, so why sign up for the comp/match in the first place if he had no intention of taking part?”
Don’t know. Ask someone with an old Achilles injury whether he sometimes feels he better cancels his tennis match.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:59 am
635
Ferdinand Says:
It was an old injury, so why sign up for the comp/match in the first place if he had no intention of taking part?
February 25th, 2008 at 1:56 am
632 annie123 Says:
“Can you also understand why GM signed up for several tennis matches on the afternoon of may 3rd, then decided not to play due to an existing ‘achiles’? injury yet goes jogging the next day?”
If you play tennis, you have a lot of sudden stops and turns of motion, sideward motion etc. That’s far more stressing for your Achilles tendon than jogging.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:54 am
633
Ferdinand Says:
FFS.
Your typical newspaper artical which has no interest whatsoever:
John Doe from Rothley, who’s third cousin once removed’s nextdoor neighbour but one had a heated discussion on Annorak’s with a certain John Bennet, reported his cat had been poisoned. He alleged Red Rooster, who have been cavorting with a fellow annorak poster witnessed a certain Gandolf had been seen in the area prior to the cat’s poisoning. Gandolf stated ‘no comment’ when quizzed by M & A. Noddy, who lives 100 miles away and has never been to Rothley stated he hoped the culprit will be caught soon.
Sounds a bit like the Maddie case to me lol
February 25th, 2008 at 1:44 am
627 chenier Says:
“From the newspapers.”
Newspapers would publish names of tourists who happen to be in the same resort than a child who suffered an accident? We are talking of an accident that was easily cleared up.
The names of the Tapas 7 have not been published for months, and it was only the unusual dimension of the case that made them interesting for the press eventually.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:39 am
631
Ferdinand Says:
I can at least assure you that Gerry’s jogging under the given circumstances is exactly what I would expect from a medical research person who is also into sports.
Can you also understand why GM signed up for several tennis matches on the afternoon of may 3rd, then decided not to play due to an existing ‘achiles’? injury yet goes jogging the next day?
February 25th, 2008 at 1:35 am
618 chenier Says:
It’s sometimes unsatisfying when you have a patient who displays symtoms that are not fully understood so far.
But anyhow, I can at least assure you that Gerry’s jogging under the given circumstances is exactly what I would expect from a medical research person who is also into sports.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:27 am
If there”s anyone there, I”m off too….goodnight.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:22 am
I must get some sleep; really nice seeing you all again.
Who knows, I may even have broadband again in the morning…
February 25th, 2008 at 1:20 am
621 annie 123
Snap !!! I”m from Wales too, the Capital to be precise. I can understand how
you havn”t any time during the day to post . There”s not much happening at the
moment, I sincerely hope we have closure of some sort and this case does not forever remain a mystery.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:16 am
622
Ferdinand Says:
February 25th, 2008 at 1:09 am
612 chenier Says:
“As does your unwillingness to inform yourself of just why, in England, the GMC takes a close interest in any case involving individuals on the Medical Register. It has nothing to do with ordinary professions, and everything to do with this particular profession.”
Still don’t get it. The portuguese police would not be interested in the Tapas 7 if Madeleine had an accident that was easily cleared up. To them, they would be tourists in neighbouring appartments. How would the GMC get notice of the Tapas7 doctors being on holiday in Portugal, socializing with the McCanns?
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From the newspapers.
And you are still strangely reluctant to inform yourself on this issue…
February 25th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Whether any of these sightings are Maddy or not, there seems to be a lot of parents out there who drag their kids about and talk to them like a piece of *** if any of these witnesses are to be believed. And yeah there are a lot of 4 year old blondes about who look similar to Maddy my best mates daughter does. I did when I was 4. Anyway ask yourself this question - If you really did see Madeleine, what would you do? I know what I would do if i truly believed it was Madeleine I would grab her and phone police and face the consequences after like any person would do, so they can’t have been that certain at the time. And if I couldn’t grab her I would follow whilst on phone to police and take down registration of car etc. And I certainly would not go to papers till I knew she was in the arms of her mum and dad - all these so called witnesses are just media attention seekers end of.
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