Madeleine McCann: Allison Pearson Demands And Fact Checking Kate And Gerry McCann
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
Madeleine McCann is retuned to the front pages.
DAILY MAIL (front page): “ALLISON PEARSON ON THE McCANNS… If the Portuguese police had a shred of decency they would now make a public apology to Kate and Gerry”
Page 5: “Now clear out names”
Before the Mail’s columnist can voice an opinion – and what is the case of Madeleine McCann but one of opinion upon opinion – time to go over the fact that has been established in 14 months of reporting (a child is missing) and hear the McCann plead their innocence.
Oh, there is one other fact: the “McCanns are “both 40”. Remember that.
PEARSON: “The Maddie detectives must now apologise”
Now it seems the spectacularly incompetent Inspector Cluesnos are ready to admit they have no evidence against the McCanns
Yeah, those hapless amateurs. If only the Portuguese wooden tops were more like the British tabloid hacks who root their maybes in Portuguese press reports and hunches. What of Robert Murat?
Now, thank heavens, the ordeal of the inquiry is nearing an end. Nothing can make up for the loss of Madeleine, but at least the family can continue their lives without the poisonous cloud of suspicion hanging over them. It’s the least they deserve.
Yes, an apology will remove any doubt. Bring in the PIs. It’ll be over by Christmas. Case closed.
THE SUN (front page): “AS COPS GIVE UP MADDIE HUNT, WE SAY.. NOW CLEAR McCANNS”
Pearson of the Mail demands it. Now the Sun demands it. Can the call be resisted?
Page 7: “Little Madeleine McCann’s parents last night faced the nightmare possibility that they could remain suspects FOREVER”
Says the McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell, who may have a job for life:
If the case closes, who will hunt for Madeleine? And if Kate and Gerry’s arguido suspect status isn’t removed they will live under a cloud of suspicion. That is both immoral and inhumane… There are people in Portugal who have been arguidos for decades
Page 8: “End the agony – The nightmare goes on for tormented Kate and Gerry McCann”
“But it is clear to the whole world that they are innocent of any sinister act against their precious little girl”
At least the Sun and its readers know the truth and will not point fingers.
DAILY MIRROR (page 7): “”Maddy case to close with out charges”
Case not closed yet.
The 426-day police investigation into the four-year-old’s case ended yesterday
Case Closed.
Says a source: “If the case is shut without charges being brought, they cannot be arguidos, suspects, any more”.
Tell that to Clarence Mitchell (see above).
What of the facts?
Gerry McCann, a heart specialist, is “39”. Gerry is also 39 in the Sun.
Such are the facts.
DAILY STAR (page 7): “CLEAR THEM”
So says Clarence Mitchell.
Readers learn that police want to “shelves the case”. It is not yet closed.
Kate and Gerry are “both 40”
DAILY EXPRESS: NO MADELEINE McCANN
Is she deemed no longer newsworthy by this esteemed organ? Or are there other reasons for her absence?
Madeleine McCann: Let’s have a heated debate
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:30 am
Fstir
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:36 am
almost first….
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:42 am
damn
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:43 am
cool
you are first anorak doesnt count
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:48 am
Stick them in Big Brother or I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - I never watch these
programmes so it will give me several weeks of bliss and who knows someone else in the house/jungle whatever, may be able to get the truth out of them in that time!!! If they win they will have more money for their fund!
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:49 am
BBL
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:50 am
jay
Somehow I feel its inevitable
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:53 am
http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=19820607&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:54 am
Back to the thread.
I repeat what I said at the very begining of this.
This is a strange and complex case. It will run and run.
It will still.
The tragedy has become the case is no longer remotely concerning a lost child.
There is a loss of innocence…and if the responsible investigating authorities weary of the case… a loss of accountablity.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 am
Who is accountable and to whom is the question.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:03 am
SHOULD POLICE DROP INVESTIGATION? Vote on Sky News, results so far:
23% YES
76% NO
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:04 am
morning all
I do believe we will see them on every show going, being haled as wronged heroes
All this to cope with and i have a sick man in the house! Who by the way has just said he could be dead by the time i get back from work 
He has a sickness bug
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:11 am
You don’t think its just a straw poll by the PJ to see whether they should continue or not or how much the McC parents annoy people with their demands
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:14 am
june
I dont know what to think, that could be possible, a big part of me wants the pj to be boxing clever and that the prosecutor will charge them!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:16 am
brandon
That was a really interesting piece, why cant our journos write stuff like that?
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
Because it’s pish, and she nicked from 3arses, where I shall lob a few mortars before physio.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:25 am
17 - r u drunk? At least take the marbles out of your mouth and speak English boy!!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:27 am
On top of Sky sight today is a story about Murat then it says Portuguese Attorney General
Fernando Pinto Monteiro has issued a statement denying investigation being axed!!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:29 am
Fuk me you don’t say!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 am
well I hope the investigation isn’t being axed/shelved/closed whatever.
Madeleine is missing, a body has never been found and IMO there is an abductor out there who is likely to strike again.
It’s Ben Needham all over again.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:32 am
They are all in a tither today
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:33 am
brandon
who
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 am
the 2 Gs
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:37 am
brandon
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:38 am
11 Tracy - Knysna, SA Says:
” SHOULD POLICE DROP INVESTIGATION? Vote on Sky News, results so far:
23% YES
76% NO ”
Funny question.
The case will not be “dropped”. Should new leads emerge, they will be followed. But given all leads have apparently gone cold, anyone who wants the police to continue must also suggest what should be done next. And then the poll question would be:
“Should the police continue to spent more time and money for the Madeleine case than for other cold cases of missing persons?”
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:39 am
BF appears rattled by her hoped for murder charge, fox’s paw.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:51 am
Brandon
Who’s all in a tither??
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
The 2 Gs and 3 As. Agaga, Sounds right to me.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
I wrote on this forum last summer that the McCann’s would come out of this as multi-millionaire celebrities and the PR machine is rolling into gear. Planet Murdoch have merely opened the bidding this morning, and one of the sickest parts of modern media obssessed society is that a no-mark like Allison Pearson (has anybody seen her highly embarassing appearances on Question Time, when she tries to get all political) not only can command a healthy six figure salary for writing an ill-informed and ludicrously out of touch weekly column, but she is now asking us to pardon (and no doubt heavily compensate financially) a couple who are at the very least guilty of child neglect. Do these middle class smuggies not think anything through?? Firstly case closed through lack of evidence doesn’t mean that they are innocent…just that there is a lack of evidence. Then, on the one hand they wring their hands over teenage crime and stabbings, and in the next breadth are lauding one of their own for getting away with child neglect.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 am
Melanie
do you mean Agaga?