Madeleine McCann: Inside Kate McCann’s Diary, The Care Blairs And Algarve Paedos
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
NEWS OF THE WORLD (front page): “Kate’s Diary”
Here’s the news you’ve been waiting for. Here are selected extracts from Kate McCanns’ diary that was leaked on July 28, 2008. It is now September and the NOTW has the, er, scoop.
“For the first time the heartbreaking TRUTH that destroys the lies of Portuguese police.”
Maddie… Maddie who? We’re watching the parents. If only the Cuddle Cat could talk - perhaps a tabloid writer could get inside the mind of the Cuddle Cat and tell us what really happened? It could be worth millions- like those diaries.
“PLEASE GOD IS SHE DEAD? - Read Kate McCann’s diary”
Isn’t it rude to read someone else’s diary? We don’t wish to pry…
Kate wrote: “I can’t bear being without Madeleine. It’s like torture— a slow painful death.”
Hearing the parents…
Kate’s log of the dark days after Madeleine vanished from their holiday flat reveals the true picture of the tortured woman behind the calm, brave face she had to portray in public, as initial disbelief and numbness gave way to desperation and rage. Often she includes touching messages of love to her missing daughter. It confirms the strength Kate drew from her devout Catholic faith—and frankly admits the doubts the trauma forced her to face.
And it’s entertaining, too…
But knowing what is about to befall them turns Kate’s simple account of the children’s evening bedtime routine into a tense drama…
Stay tuned…
THURSDAY, MAY 3: Milk and biscuits for the kids. I left them with this and books and games and went to have a quick shower/wash my hair. M (Madeleine) tired—sitting on my lap—I read the story of Mog (favourite children’s book).
Brush teeth. To the bedroom with the kids. M pulls away and puts her head on pillow. Kisses goodnight for M. Pulled the door to as far as possible without shutting it. Silence.
Dry hair. Put make-up on. Glass of wine. Restaurant.
(During dinner nearby with friends —dubbed the Tapas 7—the group took turns to check the children. At 10pm Kate discovers Madeleine gone. The McCanns and helpers frantically scour the area until 4am.)
Cue credits. Stay tuned…
FRIDAY, MAY 4: No sleep, Gerry and I started looking through the streets around 06.00 as it was starting to get light. Nobody around. Why not? Desperate.
Minutes seem like hours. Outside of the apartments masses of people asking questions about that night and for descriptions of Madeleine. Long day.
(Then Kate, Gerrry and their seven friends were taken to the Policia Judiciaria, or PJ, headquarters in nearby Portimao to give statements.)
Nobody from the police introduced themselves. Nobody offered us a drink or food. All the police dressed informally and smoking. No sympathy was shown and far from inspiring.
I believe my statement would have been around 15.00 and such. They allowed G (Gerry) to come in with me but seated behind me. Translator present.
The police officer who took us by car to the station was the one asking the questions and afterwards typed the answers on a typewriter. Morose.
We left the police station around 7.30pm to 8pm. After 15 minutes we received a call from the PJ saying we had to go back but they didn’t tell us why. We turned around and flew back at around 200 kilometres an hour. Once again frightening. Did they find her? Please God. Is she dead? Prayers. We arrived—they showed us a photo of a girl they’d forgotten to show us from the close circuit TV footage. Not M. Devastating.
It’s never Madeleine. Not yet. But still the media points fingers…
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23: Gordon Brown (then Chancellor and PM in waiting) called and spoke with Gerry -very kind and giving encouragement.
MAY 31: Two days later her diary recalls: “Pope Benedict XVI arrived in his “pope mobile” waving to everyone. It immediately became clear that he recognised us. He took hold of our hands and he was so gentle, so sincere.
“I thanked him for having allowed us to be there with him. He said he would pray for us and that he would continue to pray for Madeleine and for her safe return. I gave him the photo of Madeleine—he blessed it (with the thumb)—something that we would be able to keep for ever. A shy man but very friendly.
It’s the big news story, and people want in…
SUNDAY, JUNE 17: Cherie Blair (then the Premier’s wife) phoned to find out how we were…
I also had the chance to speak to Tony (then Prime Minister) who told me that we weren’t to hesitate to ask him if there was something he could do to help.
And what did they do?
SATURDAY, JUNE 2: I can’t remember today (which is now yesterday!). The morning was spent doing paperwork. I wrote a letter to JK Rowling, asking for her help in keeping M in the public eye. She has a new Harry Potter book which will come out in July. I asked if it would be possible to do something like a bookmark with M on.
Rowling did help with the reward. The big names wer massing around the big story…
SATURDAY, JUNE 2: Cried again in bed—I can’t avoid it. I need her close to me. Thinking about her fear of pain breaks my heart. Thinking about paedophiles makes me want to tear at my own skin. Of course these people, like psychopaths, aren’t “normal” human beings.I was never in favour of the death penalty, but these people should be kept in a secure place.
Paedos!
SUNDAY PEOPLE: “MADDIE COPS IN PAEDOS BUNGLE”
Paedos!
Furious British police threatened legal action against Portugal’s Madeleine McCann investigation cops in a row over paedophiles, The People can reveal.
Paedos!!!
Portuguese officers planned to name up to 80 British sex pests who were known to be in the country at the time the youngster went missing.
Why would they do that?
But Leicestershire force’s Detective Superintendent Stuart Prior blocked the move, claiming that naming registered sex offenders would do nothing to help the Maddie investigation - and could lead to vigilante attacks.
Yes, that sounds right and proper.
A legal source close to Maddie’s parents Kate and Gerry, both 40, said yesterday: “There was a huge row between the British and Portuguese police which was finally settled out of court.”
So British and Portuguese police did liaise and agreed on certain things. How does this make the Portuguese bungling?
VENTURA COUNTY STAR: “Safety vs. independence Parents worry about kids traveling alone”
As a child, Debbie Veney Robinson rode city buses to school starting in the second grade. But this year, her 12-year-old daughter, Maya, is safely buckled in the car for the ride to eighth grade at a Catholic school.
Parents around the country are struggling to decide how their kids get to school — walk, ride a bike, take a bus or be driven by an adult — in a landscape they say has changed since they were kids.
Robinson, who lives in Washington, D.C., is among those who walked or rode public transportation when they were kids, but now drive their children to middle school or walk them to a bus stop half a block away.
“I do worry about children being abducted, because it happens,” Robinson said. “I think the best choice is to protect them as long as you can.”
And Our Maddie?
Many experts say parents’ fears of abduction are overblown, a result of intensive media coverage of cases like the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who vanished while on vacation with her parents in Portugal last year.
Madeleine McCann: spreading the fear…
Posted: 14th, September 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann, Tabloids Comments (224) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
Comments
March 18th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
God Bless you Madeleine
we won’t Forget you
Please continue to spread the word so we can reunited again xx
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:23 am
What`s done is done-now I pray for Maddies safe return to her loving family.
September 17th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
“Thinking about paedophiles makes me want to tear at my own skin. Of course these people, like psychopaths, aren’t “normal” human beings.I was never in favour of the death penalty, but these people should be kept in a secure place.”
Mrs McCann should not be scapegoating and attacking minority groups to excuse her own negligence. Law-abiding paedophiles tend to be pretty normal in general.
September 15th, 2008 at 10:37 am
matt, watcher, those samples were from the bedroom, not the floor or walls in the living room.
September 15th, 2008 at 10:26 am
good morning :), seems the real stig was right and there are some studies which show that cadaver dogs are not always relaiable, one study i found is mentioned here;
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/dogs/index.html
‘The Alberta and Alabama studies, though limited in their scope and number of trials, show both positive and negative results for scent detection dogs. In both studies, dogs were able to locate human remains but the overall reliability of individual dog and handler teams remains in question. In the Alberta study, the recovery percentage for one dog was 55% while another was 95%. The Alabama study showed a much larger number of false alerts and no alerts than correct alerts. Together, the studies show a definite variance in accuracy and reliability among dog and handler teams.’
i’ve also been reading paulo reis’s page where it is mentioned that gerry in an interview with the weekly expresso cites a study where the dogs failed in two thirds of the tests, it’s not mentioned which study that is or on what tests they failed. interestingly it seems that gerry is going around wiffling that the dogs can’t tell between rubbish and cadaver scent. kate otoh, (if the report is true), explained the dogs scenting cadaverine because she handled a few corpses before her holiday.
September 15th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Watcher Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 7:44 am
“”The “mystery” DNA - just one simple thing - could have come from anybody.”"
“”Blood came from ‘north-eastern European’
The technical analysis of the tiny spots of blood found smeared on the bedroom wall showed it probably came from the “northeast European sub group”, The Times said.
Further tests were being carried out.
Police had already suspected the blood came from a male guest who hurt himself while staying at the flat after Madeleine disappeared.””
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22254157-2,00.html
I have read an article previously which stated that the initial Police suspicion re the
male guest who hurt himself, subsequently proved correct.
ie…He was traced and identified…both as being he and also re being not now suspect.
I cannot find that particular source now, but would think that the further production
of what is reported in the Files , will indicate this as being factual.
September 15th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Watcher Says:
September 15th, 2008 at 7:44 am
“”Blood came from ‘north-eastern European’
The technical analysis of the tiny spots of blood found smeared on the bedroom wall showed it probably came from the “northeast European sub group”, The Times said.
Further tests were being carried out.
Police had already suspected the blood came from a male guest who hurt himself while staying at the flat after Madeleine disappeared.”"
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22254157-2,00.html
I have read an article previously which stated that the initial Police suspicion re the
male guest who hurt himself, subsequently proved correct.
ie…He was traced and identified…both as being he and also re being not now suspect.
I cannot find that particular source now, but would think that the further production
of what is reported in the Files , will indicate this as being factual.
September 15th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Exactly Julia. Whatever the arguement for or against the McCanns and retainers - if they were guilty of anything other than the obvious initial neglect, why oh why would they be prolonging the spotlight?
September 15th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Lyn
If the the Mccanns had illegally adopted Madeleine out because she was a handful (what next!!!) Why would they still be bringing attention to themselves by still campaigning to find her and hiring private investigators after way more than a year. Im sure they would have been more likely to have gotten away with it if theyd just quietly gone into the background!!!
September 15th, 2008 at 7:44 am
I tried to be quite specific in my post last night. The “mystery” DNA - just one simple thing - could have come from anybody. What’s weird to me is that they didn’t find hundreds of samples of “mystery” DNA considering that it was a holiday apartment. Impossible to trace everyone who had ever been in there from the day it was built.
About Amaral - he is innocent until proven guilty - but he had question marks over him from BEFORE Madeleine went missing. And the leaks stopped abruptly in the Portugese press when Ribelo took over.
I really want to know what happened to this little girl. I’m not a pro or an anti. Whoever did it must be brought to justice. It’s immaterial to me who it was. I really hope she is alive and well but I doubt it.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:47 am
SAM! Really enjoyed your postings today. You have runrings around The Squeal Stink.
What a Knob-Head he is. I have seen you and Chenier try to help him through this deluded period of his life - and he just ain’t listening! lol
September 15th, 2008 at 1:43 am
nightcap for the mccanns,
‘Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive! ‘
September 15th, 2008 at 1:37 am
night stig
September 15th, 2008 at 1:32 am
stig we’re going in circles now, you’re argument hasn’t changed, no scientfic proof that the samples are from madeleine is not the same as no evidence, the dogs behaviours in jersey could be explained by things such as soil being shifted before the concrete path was laid, they certainly did find the remains of several children there, it’s not likely the home was bult upon a graveyard just for children is it now. unfortunatly. it is possible that dna traces from madeleine were contact smeared in other places, but the smell of cadaver found in the flat, car and villa and on items of clothing ? your argument is the dog was mistaken ? in all those places and no others ? or the handler, a policeman unintentionally signalled to the dog where to signal scent ? that sounds like a good argument for the defense, well, i suppose it’s possible seeing as they’re going to have to think of something else now that zapata has admitted to his crime of killing his ex wife.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:23 am
sam Says:
‘Mrs McCann is REPORTED
I think that is called ‘hearsay’. I will bet that if you tracked down the original source you would find it was a certain Portuguese paper.
Night - Stig out….
September 15th, 2008 at 1:15 am
link to times article
http://tinyurl.com/2ezyjo
September 15th, 2008 at 1:14 am
Sam
The dogs reactions are not evidence. The only thing that has been recovered from a site indicated by the dogs, is the 17 cells found in the car, which can not be identified as coming from Madeleine. The Low copy DNA technique used can not even be admitted as evidence in courts in many countries.
But leaving that aside, even if the cells were 100% Madeleins, they constitute such an utterly minute trace that they could easily have gotten there from something she had handled.
The very same dogs indicated human remains in Jersey, yet nothing was found where they indicated - sound familiar?
There is no blood, no DNA, nothing. There is no evidence. The dogs could be reacting to unintentional cues from their handler, we don’t know. There is no physical evidence that Madeleine died in the apartment.
September 15th, 2008 at 1:12 am
the spambot ate my post but one article from the times says this for instance, shame it doesn’t name a source:
‘Mrs McCann is reported to have explained that in her work as locum GP she came into contact with six corpses in the weeks leading up to Algarve holiday’
September 15th, 2008 at 12:58 am
okay the real stigm the rumours may have come from the pj, but the dogs were british dogs ans were the handlers, police dogs and officers no less. so were the british police stiching up the mccanns as well ?
September 15th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Sam
I don’t know how long you have been following this in detail, but while Amaral was heading the investigation there was a near continuous stream of misinformation - supposedly from the heart of the investigation - appearing in the Portuguese press, usually one publication specifically - 24 Horas.
These ‘leaks’ were astonishingly selective as they all cast aspersions on the McCanns. The six bodies is just one of many such. The phoning of Sky News before the PJ is another.
Any good at reading between the lines?
“Strangely enough, Chief Inspector Goncalo Amaral is not the only link between the Cipriano and McCann cases. Another of the senior officers who is now an arguido is the recently retired Chief Inspector Paulo Pereira Cristovao.
He is one of the McCanns’ principal scourges – not as a detective, but in his new capacity as a columnist for Diario de Noticias, among the most active of Portuguese newspapers in its pursuit of stories about Madeleine derived from leaks.”
http://tinyurl.com/2my7p8
September 15th, 2008 at 12:33 am
stig, she couldn’t have told about the cadaver scent in the first interview made on the 4th of may, have you read other interview transcripts from later dates ? i think it might’ve come from a press comment made by clarence. but that’s only a guess as i don’t rember where i read it.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:14 am
Stig, I believe you.
I don’t see any reason why you would lie.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:05 am
Chenier,
where did you read about other scientists and other labs?
could you tell us more?
September 15th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Big news - “leaked” diaries, in Australia! Cash must be low in the account!
September 15th, 2008 at 12:04 am
then mayvbe it was a press statement. mind you if it was one like the notw’s thing above it can probably be safely ignored.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Maravilha Says:
“Stig,
how do you know Kate did not tell about the 6 cadavers?”
Because such a statement by her does not appear in the record of interviews with her contained in the ‘files’ - ask M & A if you don’t believe me.
September 14th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
A good question is how long to cadaverine scents stay on a person even though they obviously have showed, done their hear, been for a swim, etc. A lot of nonsense it could be. Didn’t K wear gloves and gowns!
September 14th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Evenıng Mods.You should get a medal lıke a bın lid
September 14th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
This diary sounds like a cover up story for the real reason for Madeleine’s disappearance. If she was a handful, is it possible that she was illegally adopted out? Is there a distinct possibility that she could have been suffering from an illness? The Mcs need cash, their friends too, so let-maka-som-money! Still, the scent of death was found in the unit and in the car.
September 14th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
okay the real stig, i read that kate explained the cadaverine scents as being possible because she had handeled six cadavers before going on holiday.
September 14th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Stig,
how do you know Kate did not tell about the 6 cadavers?