[_Audrey]

Originally posted by tooperfect

OMG! So they have stopped looking for her or the person responsible..

Yeah. "Lack of evidence"

[Hugo]

I still think she is alive. She will turn up maybe not soon but in the future maybe 10. Come home Maddie

[AlexBigBrother]

no i seriously doubt it,

[Sticks]

They have now denied they are closing the case.

[_Audrey]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4246941.ece

[bananarama]

Case closed. Murat and the Mcanns no longer suspects......

[Sticks]

So when are they going to prosecute the McCanns for leaving the children unattended?

[bananarama]

Originally posted by Sticks
So when are they going to prosecute the McCanns for leaving the children unattended?

No mention of that. All indications are they won't. Complicated law and all that.....Anyway that would task the inelligence of the Portuguese police too far....

[Sunny_01]

Originally posted by Sticks
So when are they going to prosecute the McCanns for leaving the children unattended?

I suppose they would struggle to make any kind of credible case now that the they have been able to find Madeline, the Portugese police dont want to be seen to be the tormentors of the McCanns. I agree it is neglect in every way but I think they have been punished enough on this occasion. They have to live every day with their poor decision and will always have to live with that choice.

[rayheartbliss]

omg!

how long have they been searching for her???

[bananarama]

Originally posted by rayheartbliss
omg!

how long have they been searching for her???

More than a year....But it's questionable as to how long the police have been actually searching as opposed to chasing red herrins and contaminating the crime scene.....

[Sticks]

What about the 40 unanswered questions?

[Matt10k]

I know this is a morbid question- but do you think she is still alive and living with some other family that kidnapped her, or dead?

[bananarama]

Originally posted by Sticks
What about the 40 unanswered questions?

Assuming they exist.....

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Matt10k
I know this is a morbid question- but do you think she is still alive and living with some other family that kidnapped her, or dead?

She most likely died the day she disappeared.

There was a period of time between when she was last seen by anyone other than Team McCann and when she was allegedly reported missing that gives ample time for a body to be disposed of somewhere.

In most homicides, it is usually a close family member that is involved, according to most reliable crime statistics. Hence suspicion must fall on the parents. If this had been in Britain, they would have been suspects from day one.

[Matt10k]

They should make the McCann's do a lie detector test.

[bananarama]

Originally posted by Matt10k
They should make the McCann's do a lie detector test.

Against human rights. lie detector results are not reliable anyway in spite of what TV shows may claim......

Even if they were 97% accurate that they lied there is still a chance that they would be telling the truth. Only a 100% accurate detector would be of any use and that does not exist....

[Fom]

The detective that worked on the early stages of the case is going to release a book about the case and releasing a lot of information that the public don't know. It should be very interesting... I don't know what to believe in the case anymore, its hard to make assumptions when you know absolutely nothing. I had high hopes she was still alive because I hate seeing kids being murdered... but I suppose thats the only feasible answer.

[bananarama]

Originally posted by Fom
The detective that worked on the early stages of the case is going to release a book about the case and releasing a lot of information that the public don't know. It should be very interesting... I don't know what to believe in the case anymore, its hard to make assumptions when you know absolutely nothing. I had high hopes she was still alive because I hate seeing kids being murdered... but I suppose thats the only feasible answer.

Don't like the sound of a detective making money out of the case.......Could turn into trial by media.....Who is to know how much of what he say's is true or sensationalised to make it good reading.......

All facts related to the case should come only from the official source anything else would be corrupt in my opinion.....

[Sticks]

But what about the statistic that 90% of all homicides are committed within the family?

What about the Cadava dogs evidence

What about the DNA evidence in the hire car

[Fom]

Im just assuming there is more to it than we all know, they clearly havent told the public everything. And really they are in their rights not too.

[bananarama]

Originally posted by Sticks
But what about the statistic that 90% of all homicides are committed within the family?

What about the Cadava dogs evidence

What about the DNA evidence in the hire car

Probably all lies. You know what the printed media are like......

[bananarama]

Originally posted by Fom
Im just assuming there is more to it than we all know, they clearly havent told the public everything. And really they are in their rights not too.

Yep there certainly is more to it than we shall ever know me thinks.......However what ever is released should come from an official source and not a money making Portuguese cop.......

[Sunny_01]

Originally posted by Sticks
But what about the statistic that 90% of all homicides are committed within the family?

What about the Cadava dogs evidence

What about the DNA evidence in the hire car

Sky news were discussing the cadava dogs today and it appears that what was reported at the time was not entirely accurate, surprise surprise!!

I still dont know what to think but I wont be judge and jury to something that there is no clear evidence about. The only things we know are what is reported in the press. How I wonder does that make the press more credible than the McCanns? how are they telling the truth and the parents lying?

As for 90% being family murders, well there are a huge 10% outstanding there so lets not rest our whole case on an issue like that, surely you cant be basing your thoughts on those simple thoughts.

DNA evidence in the car again, was reported on sky this morning that this might not have been accurate and that the McCanns are having it investigated themselves.

[Matt10k]

Originally posted by bananarama

Against human rights. lie detector results are not reliable anyway in spite of what TV shows may claim......

Even if they were 97% accurate that they lied there is still a chance that they would be telling the truth. Only a 100% accurate detector would be of any use and that does not exist....

They aren't against human rights. I polygraph test would be perfectly acceptable. With a properly trained polygrapher, they ARE 97% accurate and if we apply this to both parents- if the results showed desception, we are talking an incredibly low chance that those results are false.

I'm not saying it should be used as the only evidence to convict them- but could certainly be used as part of the evidence against them. Remember- guilt is decided by courts of humans, based on things that may or may not be fact, as provided by witnesses who may also not be accurate- 97% is better than a lot of people get in court...