Madeleine McCann And Cash For Criminals
AN interesting little twist on the Madeleine McCann story, via AGW in the Anorak Forums.
As the parents Kate and Gerry McCann were in Morocco, finally publicly following up early hints of a sighting there, one of the executives of the Find Madeleine Fund Trust, now standing at around £700,000, says the doctor parents are considering offering cash to criminals to find their daughter.
Another futile throw of the Press dice in another totally non-news day in the hunt for the little girl.
Madeleine’s uncle, John McCann, a Fund Trustee, said 40 days after her disappearance, they think cash may persuade criminals to turn in the four-year-old’s kidnapper. This whizzo suggestion comes only hours after police announced the Argentine lead asking for cash for the youngster’s return was a criminal hoax.
The Find Madeleine Fund has raised £700,000 with business and celebs backing a £2.5m. reward.
The Trustees, including Drs Gerry and Kate McCann, control how the fund’s cash is spent.
Uncle John, of Glasgow, says the Trustees would be reluctant to give the Fund’s money to crooks or paedophiles. But says the Trustees are actively considering paying for information.
Encouraging or What?
The police view on whether any of the Trustees is qualified to enter into direct dealings with the underworld is not revealed.
One version of the story is here:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=we%2Dll-pay-crooks-to-get-back-maddie%26method=full%26objectid=19276728%26siteid=66633-name_page.html
The Daily Mirror’s reporters took a day trip out on the Madeliene Trail.
Again, it only took 40 days to plan.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/06/11/maddy-hunt-leads-to-morocco-89520-19276883/
Meanwhile, get ready for the eerie sight of Madeleine’s distinctive right eye in the O of the Google Search Engine logo. The McCann Machine has struck an agreement with the company and the altered logo should be use by June 22, 50 days after the disappearance.
June 12th, 2007 at 8:30 am
I do hope the Tapas was good.
June 12th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Oh well, that should deplete funds and no end result
June
June 12th, 2007 at 10:06 am
Keith…. wake up - an innocent little girl is going through - “I don’t even dare to think what”…..and your sly remark is NOT helpful, have some respect, at least for Madeleine!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous…. I doubt they will hand over any money, without getting Madeleine back in return!!!!!!!!!!!
Anorak…… If my little girl was missing - I would pay the bad guys to get her back….sorry to admit it, but I would!!!!! I hope you are not hinting anything along the sick lines of that German Sabine whatshername!!!!
June 12th, 2007 at 10:40 am
I think they are so desperate now (understandably) they are prepared to do anything
and wouldn’t you?
June 12th, 2007 at 10:53 am
If it helps Madeleine why not ? - that little girl has a history - she remembers her family her home her friends and she remembers love - to have all that taken away from her by these people is traumatic for her - I would give anything for my dughter to come home - then look at the mess this story has brought with it - good luck to the whole family I think they should keep going - Love to them all XXX
June 12th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Well done for the McCanns! I would too do everything and anything, I wouldn’t have dreamt of to get my child back. I somehow am superstitious about things. It seems the McCanns were a perfect family in every way and fate just struck them. I know it’s horrible to think that! Still I’m always hopeful.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
I think it is great they pay the criminals for information, lets face it they know we don’t get her back. Little Maddie is never going to be the same again and she needs to get home ASAP. Get the bike gangs in there for money they will get her back they have ways of finding information out that at this stage is a must. The police are useless and I wouldn’t trust them. Pay the crims and get your daughter back, I would do anything to get my child back and what the McCann’s have done is inspiring to us all “never give up on Maddie”. Show these people we will not accept this anymore and never stop fighting for her saftey.. God bless Maddie and her family they need our support.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Criminals and non-criminals alike would’ve been motivated by the huge reward for Madeline’s safe return well before now, and given Madeline’s location for the cash. 6 weeks without any real leads or results. More than likely Madeline was abducted by a paedophile and murdered.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
“It seems the McCanns were a perfect family in every way and fate just struck them”
Must have missed the bit about leaving your children alone whilst going out for a meal in my parenting manual.
“Pay the crims and get your daughter back” If you can’t trust a criminal who can you trust.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
This silly little piece like all the others on here, in striving to distance itself from the crowd, ends up cliched. Oh poor you, how are you managing to get through this crisis? Oh you must be suffering in this age of inappropriate media coverage.