[Sunny_01]

Thanks for that Crazy

[Sticks]

I was disappointed they did not pursue the "Murdered at the hands of her parents" scenario as much as the now discredited abduction scenario

[spacebandit]

Originally posted by Sticks
I was disappointed they did not pursue the "Murdered at the hands of her parents" scenario as much as the now discredited abduction scenario

for me the most disgraceful aspect is how the mere mention of the possibility that the parents could be responsible is glossed over by the UK media.

Statistically the majority of children murdered are done so at the hands of one or both parents or a guardian.

Yet that cannot even be mentioned.

When such things are glossed over or ignored the result is not "reporting", it is partisan commentary and skewed opinion.

One must ask why they would do this, and the only answer I can come up with is bidding rights for the story.

Do they feel they have to keep on the McCanns good side to be included .........

[Sunny_01]

I was also disappointed that they did not explore this in detail. They claim to have looked at ALL the angels yet failed to highlight that it could in fact have been the parents. I thought the show was a waste of time to be honest, they simply showed what we all knew and certainly did nothing to sway my thinking about the situation.

In fact it made me more annoyed that they left them kids after seeing the where they dined and knowing how far it really is. You just wouldnt would you? I know as a normal, nurturing, caring parent I certainly wouldnt

[GiRTh]

I agree Sunny. That show was a bit of a waste of time.

It probably made the case against the McCanns even stronger.

[EgregiousMinx]

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[bananarama]

Portuguese police credibility demolished.



http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/2110...innocent.shtml

[bananarama]

The News of the World has learned Kate and Gerry could finally be cleared after new forensic tests carried out in the UK have proved "inconclusive".

DNA testing by the Forensic Science Service in Birmingham on samples of body fluids and blood have NOT provided a positive match to Madeleine.

An FSS source said that further "more complicated" tests were being carried out and denied claims they were holding back information from the Portuguese. Earlier British experts accused the Portuguese of overplaying early DNA evidence to put pressure on the McCanns.

In the days that followed it was alleged that Portuguese police had found fluids and hair from Madeleine in the hire car.

Leaked reports claimed bodily fluids and blonde hairs apparently belonging to Maddie had been found in the Renault, leading to speculation that they used the car to move her corpse weeks later.

Proven
But a source close to the forensic inquiry insisted yestereday: "The testing carried out so far remains inconclusive. There are no complete DNA profiles that could implicate the McCanns.

"Tests are still underway and if they come to the same conclusion the case against the McCanns will collapse."



http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/0710_maddie.shtml

[bananarama]

More food for thought.....



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...e_id=1811&ct=5



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

[Sticks]

Originally posted by bananarama
Portuguese police credibility demolished.



http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/2110...innocent.shtml

One credibility problem here

It's from the News of the world

[spacebandit]

The entire British media have a credibility problem for ignoring the statistical truth about child murder, the be and end all of british media coverage is based on who is going to eventually buy the story.

Once that is done - the other papers will start asking the questions they havent asked yet.

Would the british media be so reticent about the "disappearance" of a child from a working class family who vanished while the parents were in the pub ?

No, they would have asked the questions they daren't ask about the McCanns for fear of being left out of the bidding war to come.

[Sticks]

For the proverbial sake of balance

As the parents of Missing Madeleine claim their innocence on Spanish TV, the Olive Press’ Jon Clarke – the first British newspaper journalist on the scene – analyses why the McCanns did not do it

Mind you when the McCanns appeared on Spanish television, 70% of respondents did not believe they were telling the truth.

Source

[Sticks]

Another link says 75% think they were lying

[Sunny_01]

An artist impression

clicky

[Sticks]

More on that 70% poll believing the McCanns are lying

(Daily Express)

[Captain.Remy]

We don't hear much about that story anymore, what's happening actually ?

[spacebandit]

Originally posted by sunshine30
We don't hear much about that story anymore, what's happening actually ?

Someone is quietly getting away with murder

[J.C.]

^ Well, I suppose I can't blame you for not saying exactly who is getting away with Murder, but that's the point isn't it? You can't say what you can't prove.
The only thing about this whole case that is a fact is that the police have made a complete foul up of their entire investigation and tbh it wouldn't surprise me if they became so sensitive to the British press criticism that they may well have exaggerated things in order to force the parents to leave the country and most of the press with them.

If the police really believed the parents were guilty they should have kept them there until such evidence was or wasn't found and they would have already changed the 'suspect' status of that other man who is still a suspect simply because a journalist said he was being over keen to help. As we know, it later transpired that he was acting as a very helpful translator.

IMO, there is not a shred of concrete evidence against the Mcanns and that is the real reason that the UK press are still generally behind them.
Does anyone really buy into the police theory that the parents gave Maddie an overdose of a sleeping drug, hid the body and then ran the risk of transporting it 25 days later. It's utter nonsense, imo.

The Mcanns are doctors who would be less likely to make this mistake than any other type of professional., And if they did and they were devious, then they would have simply reported the incident claiming that Maddie had somehow got hold of pills and swallowed them herself.

I can't claim to know any more than the next person, but surely they deserve our support as fellow citizens until such time that real evidence can be put forward. This would also give Maddie a far better chance of being found if she is still alive. None of us our privy to the precise information and we are not lie detectors either.

I still hope and pray for Maddie and feel nothing but compassion for her parents at this moment in time.

[Sticks]

Point of information

Gerry is a Heart Surgeon, Kate a locum GP. Neither are paediatricians. (Please don't confuse this word with Paedophile as some in Wales did

[bananarama]

Originally posted by Sticks
More on that 70% poll believing the McCanns are lying

(Daily Express)

How is that relavent!!! What people believe and what people know can be entirely different.

Many believe there is a god but could be completely wrong as no proof is available.

Many people believe there is no god but could be completely wrong as no proof is available.

Individual beliefs are meaningless what matters in all cases is evidence of proof one way or the other. Not thoughts and beliefs based on spars muddy information....

As the saying goes innocent until proven guilty.......

[bananarama]

Originally posted by Sticks
Point of information

Gerry is a Heart Surgeon, Kate a locum GP. Neither are paediatricians. (Please don't confuse this word with Paedophile as some in Wales did

That could explain there apparent lack of emotion and coolness observed by some. Medical people after all are used to the harsh reality of life and death.

I suppose it could also give someone the ability to know how to cut up a body and dispose of without trace.......Not that I am saying they have done so.......In view of your strong belief they are guilty of a crime has that possibility crossed your mind!!!!

[Sunny_01]

Do you think that the find Madeline fund should have been used to pay mortgage payments? Did you give money thinking it would fund the search for Madeline, over a third of the money has been used on living costs, media and salaries!

Full Story

[J.C.]

Originally posted by Sunny_01
Do you think that the find Madeline fund should have been used to pay mortgage payments? Did you give money thinking it would fund the search for Madeline, over a third of the money has been used on living costs, media and salaries!

Full Story

If they have been on paid leave all this time I would consider it inappropriate to use the fund for their mortgage payments. However, if they left their jobs and salaries had stopped then I think it was acceptable, as it would have allowed them to focus their attentions on the search for their daughter.

I thought that the £50,000 for the PR bill in Portugal was certainly bordering on advantage taking.

[Mrluvaluva]

Gerry Mcann has been on unpaid leave as far as I am aware.

[Sunny_01]

Yep I am pretty sure he is on unpaid leave and Kate is a locum GP so will not likely be getting paid from anywhere.

The problem for me is people will have handed money over thinking it would help fund the search for Madeline not keeping her parents in the life to which they have become accustomed. Also the PR bill, was the really essential spending? they are getting so much FREE press anyway from the worlds media.