[Livia]

Originally Posted by CaudleHalbard

The people I feel sorry for are the residents and businesses of PDL.

Having followed this case closely over the years, including reading Amaral's book and all the information freely available online, I'm afraid "poor Kate and Gerry" do not get an ounce of sympathy from me.

The only reason they keep this in the public eye is because they know the huge amount of suspicion that still hangs over them. It would not surprise me if they are happy for the body to be found - at long last - now that any forensic evidence of, for example, sedatives or even sexual abuse will be long gone.

It always amuses me that people with no legal training consider that they have "followed this case closely" by reading stuff on the Internet. Information gained from reading stuff on online is always questionable. You don't know more than the lawyers and police by reading stuff on the Internet.

The reason anyone keeps a story alive in the press is so that the public remember. Ben Needham's mother turns up in the press from time to time even now, is that a sign of her guilt? No.

If they found a body, there would be a surprising amount of forensic evidence that they can gather from it.

The way the McCanns are discussed is appalling. No one has one tangible shred of evidence that they had anything to do with their daughter's disappearance or, believe me, they would be in custody right now.