Hopelijk het laatste Maddy McCann topic, maandag is d-day.

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Op donderdag 24 juli 2008 12:03 schreef kahaarin het volgende:
Hmm, dit ga ik nog eens rustig doorlezen, er staan dingen in die ik niet helemaal meteen kan plaatsen, b.v. wanneer is Maddy WOC gemaakt en waarom? Door wie?
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FROM ASTRO

Interview with Gonçalo Amaral in Correio da Manhã today

“The investigation was syndicated”

Gonçalo Amaral laments that “the investigation was syndicated”. In the first interview during which he speaks about the process, he defends that Maddie died at the Ocean Club. The book is launched in Lisbon today and promises to launch the controversy again

Correio da Manhã – As the case investigator, what is your thesis?

Gonçalo Amaral – The little girl died in the apartment. Everything is in the book, which is faithful to the investigation until September: it reflects the understanding of the Portuguese and the English police and of the Public Ministry. For all of us, until then, the concealment of the cadaver, the simulation of abduction and the exposure or abandonment were proved.

What led you to indict the McCanns over all of those crimes?

It all starts with an abduction theory that is forced by the parents. And the abduction is based on two facts: one is Jane Tanner’s testimony that says she saw a man passing in front of the apartment, carrying a child; the other is the bedroom window, which, according to Kate, was open when it should have been closed. It was proved that none of that happened.

How was it proved?

Jane Tanner is not credible: she identifies and recognizes different people. She starts with Murat, later on someone else is mentioned, according to the drawing done by a witness, and she already says that is the person, completely different from Robert Murat.

Jane Tanner’s testimony drove the abduction theory.

In order to advance into that direction, it would be necessary to give her credit: there was no other indicium of the abduction. And the issue of the bedroom window, where Maddie and her siblings slept, is vital. It leads to simulation. This means, whether or not it was open when Jane says that she saw the man carrying the child. The little girl’s mother, Kate, is the only person that mentions the open window.

Does that undo the abduction theory?

There lies the solution. To be closed or not, is a strong indicium for simulation. And why does one simulate abduction, rather than simply saying that the child has disappeared? She could have opened the door and left…

Do Kate’s fingerprints reinforce the simulation theory?

They are the only fingerprints on the window. And in a position of opening the window.

Did Kate have suspicious attitudes?

She goes out for dinner and supposedly leaves three children asleep. She returns, one is missing, she goes out, leaving the window wide open with the twins asleep. And the night, according to what she says, was very cold…

What about Maddie’s bed?

It carries no signs that anyone was in it. Nor does the chair or the bed under the window. And there are no imprints from strangers.

The reconstitution is missing.

It was not carried out 10 or 15 days after the facts, because the resort was full of tourists. We trusted that it could be carried out at a later date. It couldn’t.

Did you request data about the group?

At 8 a.m. on the 4th, the request was made to the English liaison officer, but [the data] never arrived.

What did you want to know?

Who the people are, their antecedents. And the child, whether or not there are complaints against the parents or others. How she behaved in school, to find out if she was the target of abuse.

How important is the Irish witness within the case?

He explained where he and his family had seen, at 10 p.m. on the 3rd of May, a man carrying a little girl. And it wasn’t Murat. They did not see the face, but they described the athletic and clumsy manner in which he carried the child.

That was back in May.

When the McCanns returned to England, the witness, watching Gerry get off the plane and walking across the asphalt carrying his child, had a realization. By the manner in which he walked and the clumsy way that he carries the child, he is 70 to 80 percent certain that it was the person he saw that evening. Says he and say the other members of the family.

What did you do?

On the days before I left Portimão we were taking care of that trip to Portugal. Then, the hearing of that witness was requested through a liaison officer from the Irish police in Madrid, which took months. During that time, the witness was approached by persons that are connected to the McCanns’ staff, I don’t know with what intention. They felt pressured. Later on, the hearing arrived and he maintains the probability of 70 to 80 percent that it was Gerry who carried the little girl towards the beach.

Couldn’t that have been included in the rogatory letter?

It could and it should. The ideal would have been for him to come to Portugal, as a key witness. Just like the couple of doctors that describe the situation in Mallorca.

Once the abduction theory was set apart, how was the death theory built?

With the elements that exist, we could only reach an accident, natural death, any cause without the intervention of another person. We were cementing evidence and advancing to understand what happened to the little girl’s body. Also based on information from the British lab, about residues that were found inside the car that was rented by the McCanns.

Where and how could they have hidden the body for over twenty days?

That was what we were trying to find out. Searching within their friends, because the couple had a lot of acquaintances. We tried to understand where the little girl could have been during those twenty something days.

Out of reach from the searches.

Yes. There was information that the couple had been seen walking towards a certain apartment block, we were trying to understand which apartment it was. Who had access to that apartment. But everything stopped.

How do you interpret that stopping of everything, when you left?

It almost looks as if the investigation was syndicated.

It was even said that the blood that was found was not human.

The dogs only smell human blood. The sample that is collected and taken to England, to be analysed with the Low Copy Number technique, is microscopic. The technique does not allow them to state whether it is blood or any other type of fluid – but it guarantees that it is human.

The family tried to justify itself.

Later on, a brother-in-law and a cousin of Kate said that they had carried steaks in the trunk that had thawed, even garbage, but no. The dogs follow neither garbage smell nor non-human blood. Then there is a witness, that was never heard, a jurist that lived next to the couple, in the second house [villa] outside of the apartment, saying that the car trunk was left open during the night, for airing. But maybe that was because of the garbage…

Within the theory of the parents’ involvement, can you reconstitute that night?

We had already concluded, long before the Irish witness, that if those persons were involved, there was only one possibility. It pointed towards the beach. Not only because of what [locations] they knew but also due to the terrain’s conditions. In that area, it is not easy to dig a hole. One either knows where holes already exist, or it is not possible, within a short time lapse, to decide where to place a corpse without knowing the area. If there was involvement, it would have been towards the beach area. Which is later corroborated by the Irish witness.

At the time when the Irish tourist reportedly saw Gerry, there are various witness statements that place the child’s father at the Ocean Club.

They are not credible. The employees are unable to tell at what time the persons were there, for how long each one of them stayed away when they say they went to the apartments. And the group is not credible. They say that on the previous nights, every 30 minutes, each one of them went to check only on his own children; but on that night, between 9.30 and 10 p.m., someone curiously goes to check that apartment, almost every five minutes, leaving the rest unchecked.

And what about Gerry?

He justifies some of the time with a trip to the toilet. That is not five minutes, then he meets another individual outside. Hence the need for the reconstitution. To find out how long it took them to get to the apartments, what route they walked, etc. A reconstitution that should be joint with the restaurant’s movement, because when it is said that they asked for the food from 9 p.m. onwards, there was one person who ordered a steak. And that steak was heated again because someone was not there. It is necessary to find out whose steak that was. He was away for a much longer time period…

An adult carrying a child, until the beach, how long [does it take]?

Fifteen minutes.

How was it possible for the apartment to be rented out after the crime?

The apartment was immediately fully contaminated by the parents’ action, before the police arrived. A complete fair was built there and at a certain point, dogs were demanded to come inside the house.

You admitted the possibility that the children had been given sedatives.

The twins, with the lights on, with the lights off, with a crowd of people going in and out, slept until 2 a.m., when they were carried into another apartment. Even then, they continued to sleep. That sleep is not normal.

But the Judiciária did nothing.

Once again, we were inhibited. We thought about asking the parents to test their hair, in order to understand whether there were sedatives, but as soon as it was found out, it would be said that we were suspecting the parents, and it was being avoided at all costs that it became public that those suspicions existed.

How is there room for speculation about the DNA tests? It was those results that allowed you to advance with the arguido status.

The speculation is done by the scientist who performs the test. He starts out by saying, in his preliminary report, that it was easy to say that it was Maddie. Then he raised other questions. Of course nobody can be accused, based on that data alone.

“The cadaver was frozen”

Correio da Manhã - What do you think happened to the body?

Gonçalo Amaral – Everything indicated that the body, after having been at a certain location, was moved into another location by car, twenty something days later. With the residues that were found inside the car, the little girl had to have been transported inside it.

How can you state that?

Due to the type of fluid, we policemen, experts, say that the cadaver was frozen or preserved in the cold and when placed into the car boot, with the heat at that time [of the year], part of the ice melted. On a curb, for example, something fell from the trunk’s right side, above the wheel. It may be said that this is speculation, but it’s the only way to explain what happened there.

If the body was hidden in the beach area first, was it always out of reach for the searches?

The beach was searched at a time when it is not known whether the body was still there. Using dogs, but sniffer dogs have limitations, like the salted water, for example. Later on, it may have been removed.

“We should have done phone tapping”

Correio da Manhã – Did you feel political pressure during the investigation?

G.A. – Inhibition. One of the mistakes was that we did not advance on this group with everything that legally was within our reach: Tapping, surveillance. It was necessary, for example, to recover the clothes that the little girl was wearing when she left the crèche to go home. There, we thought: if we go, it will immediately be said that we suspect the parents. That inhibition happened throughout time.

And that led you towards the abduction.

We had to prove that there was no abduction, in order to focus on those persons afterwards…

How does the pressure appear?

Right on the morning of the 4th of May, with a consul calling the embassy and saying that the PJ wasn’t doing anything. Then an ambassador. Next, an advisor and the English prime minister.

“Payne is the last one to see her”

Correio da Manhã – When do testimonies concerning David Payne’s behaviour indicating sexual practices with minors arrive?

Gonçalo Amaral – In May. Something went wrong with that group during a holiday: David Payne made revealing gestures concerning behaviour towards children. Even towards Maddie. We asked for information but it arrived after the 26th of October. They sent the information without giving it any importance.

What exactly did arrive?

A couple of doctors spent holidays in Mallorca, in 2005, with David Payne, the McCanns and another couple. The lady says she saw Payne with his finger in his mouth, making a movement in and out, while rubbing his nipple with the other hand. And he was talking about Maddie, next to her father. Those statements should have been given a different treatment by the police. It was relevant to access the information, about doctors, who are just as credible as anyone else.

What else remains unclear concerning David Payne?

He will be the last one to see Maddie alive after 5.30 p.m., when she leaves the crèche. He meets Gerry playing tennis and asks him about Kate and the children. Gerry answers that they are in the apartment and he goes there. He returns 30 minutes later. Kate says it was 30 seconds. There is something not quite right here.

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Pre-publication

The evidence and the results of the case

“Arriving this far, it is important to make a deductive summary about this case. Which means, to reject what is false; to set aside what cannot be proved, because it is insufficient; to consider as valid and certain what has been proved.

What is proved

Therefore:

1. The abduction theory is defended by Maddie’s parents since the first moment;

2. Within the group, only her parents stated that they observed the open window in the missing girl’s bedroom; the majority cannot witness it faithfully because they arrived at the apartment after the alarm was raised;

3. The only statement outside of the group that mentions the open window and the raised shutters comes from Amy, one of the Ocean Club’s nannies, who points her observation towards 10.20/10.30 p.m., which is some time after the alarm was raised and does not prove that it was open like that at the time when the crime happened;

4. The set of depositions and witness statements exposes a high number of imprecision, incongruence and contradictions – which, in some cases, may be typified as false testimonies. In particular, the key statement for the abduction theory, from Jane Tanner, which loses all credibility due to the fact that it successively evolved throughout various moments in time, becoming ambiguous and disqualifying itself;

5. There is a cadaver that has not been located, a conclusion that is validated by the English EVRD and CSI dogs and corroborated by the preliminary lab test results.

Certainties until October

“For me, and for the investigators that worked with me on the case until October 2007, the results that we reached were the following: 1. The minor Madeleine McCann died in apartment 5A at the Ocean Club, in Vila da Luz, on the evening of the 3rd of May 2007; 2. An abduction was simulated; 3. Kate Healy and Gerald McCann are suspected of involvement in the concealment of their daughter’s cadaver; 4. Death may have resulted from a tragic accident; 5. There is indicia of neglect in the guard and safety of the children.”

“Decisive diligence was never carried out”

“The Smith family [Irish witnesses] is available to make a formal recognition. We had already contacted the Smith family, from Ireland, whose patriarch was prepared to travel to the Algarve, to give a new statement and for a formal recognition […] following the recognition that he had made on television of the man who on the 3rd of May, in Vila da Luz, walked towards the beach carrying a little girl, a little girl that they had recognized as being Madeleine McCann.

The man that the Smith were talking about was, with a high degree of certainty, Gerald McCann, who they had seen on the English television news, on the day that the McCann couple returned [on their definitive trip] to the United Kingdom. That man that came down the airplane stairs and walked on the asphalt, carrying a child, was apparently the same man who, on the evening of the 3rd of May, walked into the direction of the beach, carrying Madeleine, who seemed to be deeply asleep.

When the situation was presented to the National Director of the Polícia Judiciária [Alípio Ribeiro at that time], he agreed with what was being suggested to him, [namely] the coming to the Algarve, at our expenses, of the elements of the Smith family that were able to testify the facts.”

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McCanns erased all the telephone calls

The calls on the couple’s mobile phones were erased, with the exception, in Kate’s case, of a call from her husband at 11.17 on that night of the 3rd of May, minutes after the disappearance was known. But this call is not registered on the mobile phone that belongs to Gerry, who erased all the phone calls of that day, presumably after he called Kate at that time. This fact, that was never clarified in terms of its motivation, intrigued the investigators.

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McCanns to sue cop over book
By VERONICA LORRAINE The Sun
Published: 25 Jul 2008

DEVASTATED Kate and Gerry McCann are to launch a legal blitz in Portugal after the publication of a scandalous book about the disappearance of their daughter Maddie.

In The Truth Behind The Lie, ex-police chief Goncalo Amaral details ludicrous allegations about the couple and the pals they dined with when Maddie vanished in Portugal last year. The McCanns plan to take action against Amaral, Portuguese newspapers which reprinted parts of the £10 book and bloggers who discussed it.

A source close to the family said last night: “The gloves are off. Amaral has over-stepped the mark and they feel they have been left with no choice. Enough is enough. “The lawyers are looking at pretty much everything.”

In the book, Amaral, 48, claims that cops suspected Kate and Gerry almost as soon as Maddie, now five, vanished in the Algarve. He also makes a serious allegation against one of their “Tapas 7” dining pals.

Earlier this week, Kate and Gerry, both 40 of Rothley, Leics, were officially cleared of any involvement in the case. Amaral, who was taken off the investigation last October, said last night: “This book is not revenge, it is not persecution. We can discuss the case in court if they want.”

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“McCann's detectives suspects of attempted murder”

Private investigators hired by the McCann are being investigated by the Polícia Judiciária department of Faro for suspected extortion and attempted murder, according to Correio da Manhã. The case involves a former inmate who was paid by detectives from Método 3 to give informations that he allegedly obtained, while in jail, from João Cipriano, the uncle of Joana Cipriano.

The crime inquiry is related with events from several months ago, when detectives from Metodo 3 paid an undisclosed amount of money to the former inmate, who claimed to have important information about Joana and Madeleine McCann. The source of this information was João Cipriano, the uncle of Joana, jailed for 16 years, like his sister, Joana's mother, for the murder of the child, whose body never appeared.

When both men where on jail, João Cipriano allegedly told the other man he had recent pictures of Joana, who disappeared four years ago, from a small village also in Algarve. But he never gave Metodo 3 detectives any pictures or the details concerning Madeleine McCann.

Later, the former inmate complained to PJ, accusing the detectives of harassment and alleged murder attempt, claiming the private investigators tried to run over him with a car.

After Madeleine disappeared, many reports from British Media connected the two cases, sometimes quoting relatives from Cipriano family, or former police experts like Mark William-Thomas, who told Sky News that “the answer to the case may lie in the disappearance of an eight-year-old Portuguese girl in 2004.” The Sun interviewed Leonor Cipriano's husband who said he was “worried Kate will be framed for a crime she did not commit, the way it happened to my wife.”

Goncalo Amaral was also in charge of the investigation and has been accused of concealing evidence that the mother Joana Cipriano, was beaten by PJ officers, to make her confess the crime. British newspapers were quick to compare both situations, and the Daily Mail even wrote that Amaral was set to face trial for torturing the mother of another missing girl.”

This is not the first time detectives from Metodo 3 have troubles with police. On February, Antonio J.R. was arrested and accused of being implicated in the theft of 400 kg of cocaine, when he was inspector in Barcelona's police force. Another Metodo 3 detective has paid witnesses in Morocco, in exchange of statements from them saying they have seen Madeleine McCann in that country.

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“Decisive diligence was never carried out” (eerdere post)

“The Smith family [Irish witnesses] is available to make a formal recognition. We had already contacted the Smith family, from Ireland, whose patriarch was prepared to travel to the Algarve, to give a new statement and for a formal recognition […] following the recognition that he had made on television of the man who on the 3rd of May, in Vila da Luz, walked towards the beach carrying a little girl, a little girl that they had recognized as being Madeleine McCann.

The man that the Smith were talking about was, with a high degree of certainty, Gerald McCann, who they had seen on the English television news, on the day that the McCann couple returned [on their definitive trip] to the United Kingdom. That man that came down the airplane stairs and walked on the asphalt, carrying a child, was apparently the same man who, on the evening of the 3rd of May, walked into the direction of the beach, carrying Madeleine, who seemed to be deeply asleep.

When the situation was presented to the National Director of the Polícia Judiciária [Alípio Ribeiro at that time], he agreed with what was being suggested to him, [namely] the coming to the Algarve, at our expenses, of the elements of the Smith family that were able to testify the facts.”

(Eerder over die Mr. Smith: hier en hier. Zou best eens kunnen dat Mr. Smith is bezocht door Metodo 3, iets wat Clarence Mitchell al in z'n hoofd had: "A spokesman for the McCanns said detectives from the Spanish agency hired to investigate the case are now hoping to speak to the Smiths. Retired Mr Smith, 58, does not wish to appear on camera in order to protect his family from media intrusion." Sky News Monday April 07, 2008 Missing Madeleine McCann: Irish Witness 'Clears' Murat Kan best zijn dat de fout niet alleen bij het verhoor-verzoek ligt maar dat Mr. Smith is 'silenced'... )

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Op vrijdag 25 juli 2008 13:41 schreef kahaarin het volgende:

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Niet alleen, de McCanns hebben ook wat te zeggen:
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Ik hoop echt dat dhr. Smith een beetje in de gaten wordt gehouden idd.
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We hebben al eerder gezien dat Metodo3 voor niets terugdeinst als ze denken er een zaak mee op te kunnen lossen toch?
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Dat was mijn eerste gedachte ook, laat het maar lekker even in de kast en onderzoek op je gemak alle feiten nog maar eens.

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I don’t normally quote from the Sun newspaper for obvious reasons but I will today ....

....According to the Sun:

“The McCanns plan to take action against Amaral, Portuguese newspapers which reprinted parts of the £10 book and bloggers who discussed it.”

I did mention in my previous post that the Mr and Mrs McCann have become ‘libel-happy.’ You have to wonder just where this will all stop. What ever next? You can discuss conspiracy theories with regard the governments of the world, you can discuss the possible guilt or innocence of Michael Jackson's case and you can discuss the possible guilt or innocence of anyone else, but you cannot discuss the McCanns.

However, you can discuss the McCanns providing it is only in a positive light:

Mrs McCann did not add that there was a breeze that closed the door as an afterthought.

Mr McCann did not add that he thought there was someone in the apartment when he checked on the children as an afterthought.

There’s a plausible explanation as to why Jane Tanner changed her description of the apparent ‘abductor’ from carrying a bundle in a blanket that could have been a child, to carrying a child across his arms wearing pyjamas with a pinky hue.

There’s a plausible explanation as to why Jane Tanner explained the ‘abductor’ was heading towards the beach then later changed that to heading in the direction of Mr Murat’s residence.

Jane Tanner could not describe the face of the abductor in her statement to the police but there is probably a plausible explanation as to how she is 80% sure that the extremely detailed face of the person apparently seen by Gail Cooper was the man that Jane Tanner had also seen.

Mr McCann mentioned that the children could have been sedated by the ‘abductor’ after people wondered why the twins slept through all the commotion because he genuinely believes that.

Kate McCann was telling the truth that Cuddle cat was put on a high shelf and reports that there was no high shelf in the children’s bedroom is a myth.

The British sniffer dogs have framed them

The Portuguese police have framed them

Anyone who suspects they had anything to do with Madeleine’s disappearance will be sued because this is the way that the McCanns can prove their innocence.

Anyone who repeats the work of Mr Amaral’s book will be sued because this is the way the McCanns can prove he’s lying.

British people want to buy Mr Amaral's book because they wish to discredit his work, not because they want to know why the McCanns want to sue him.

Team McCann, the McCanns or sources close to the McCanns have not slated the Portuguese police in anyway

There’s a plausible explanation as to why some of the Tapas9 group pointed the finger at Mr Murat as hanging around 5A apartment in Praia da Luz.

There’s a plausible explanation why other people, other than the McCanns, did not see Madeleine after 5:30pm on May 3rd 2007.

Portuguese police, Mr Amaral and anyone else in authority who may suggest that the McCanns had something to do with Madeleine’s disappearance are liars.

There’s a plausible explanation why the McCanns are the only ones to immediately believe that Madeleine had been abducted by a paedophile gang rather than walk out of the apartment looking for her parents.

There were details to suggest that a paedophile gang had taken Madeleine.

Metodo3 have done everything they can to locate Madeleine.

There was a plausible explanation for Metodo3 to state that they know where Madeleine is, who has her and will have her home by Christmas [2007]

The McCanns have used the fund money for finding Madeleine (and only two mortgage payments) and have nothing to hide, therefore they will be able to release audits of the fund.

Most missing children have been taken and/or died at the hands of family members, friends or someone the child knew but this does not apply to the McCanns because Madeleine was abducted.

In every case of missing children the parents are scrutinised first by police but this does not apply to the McCanns because they said they knew Madeleine had been abducted.

Portugal does not have the lowest rate of missing children

The McCanns have a plausible explanation why they decided to hire the best lawyers (including a lawyer who specialises in extradition) money can buy as soon as they were made arguido’s .

There are plausible explanation for any inconsistencies in the Tapas9 statements

The McCanns want to stop any negative talk about them because they have nothing to hide.

The British sniffer/cadaver dogs signalled:

*Two items of clothing belonging to Mrs McCann

*One item of clothing belonging to Madeleine

*The key of their rented car

*On Cuddle cat

*In the boot of the hire car

*Behind the sofa in the living room of their rented apartment

*Beside the wardrobe in the McCanns bedroom

*In the flowerbed outside

Because the McCanns were being framed but not sure by who (the British dogs? The British dog handlers? Portuguese police?)

Kate McCann, a (two-day?) part time GP, was in contact with 6 dead bodies prior to the holiday

Kate McCann took Madeleine’s favourite toy from Madeleine to take to work when Kate McCann was in contact with 6 corpses.

The highly trained cadaver/sniffer dogs mistook the ‘scent of death’ for rotting meat or dirty nappies.

The blood in the boot of the hire car came from a cloth they had mopped Madeleine’s knee with when she grazed it on the stairs leading up to the plane.

DNA was transferred to the boot of the hire car by Madeleine’s sandals and/or the twins nappies, toys etc.

Kate McCann washed Cuddlecat because it was grubby and was probably hurt with the thought that this may wash away Madeline’s scent.

Kate McCann carried the toy everywhere with her because it helped her to feel close to Madeleine, not because it was being used as a prop or that this may transfer her DNA/scent to the cat.

The McCanns are devout Catholics - Kate McCann's mother, Mrs Healy, was lying when she said in an interview that Gerry and Kate are not.

The McCanns were within the bounds of responsible parenting for leaving their children alone every night because they believed it was a safe environment.

The McCanns knew that the children would not wake while in the apartment alone (because they’re heavy sleepers) and therefore they would not get into difficulties or go looking for their parents or hurt themselves between the 20 minute checks.

Mr Mitchell’s statement that most parents leave their children alone must be true and was not said merely to excuse the McCanns.

The abductor broke in, sedated the children and took Madeleine in the small window of opportunity noted by Kate McCann.

All witness sightings are genuine (suggestions that it was for the purpose of distracting the investigation is lies) and now that the McCanns arguido status has been lifted and the Portuguese police have shelved the case the sightings will continue.

The McCanns only take libel action where ever possible because of lies being told about them.

The McCanns are not selfish and understand that they cannot keep relying on the generosity of the public and may sell their home and downsize so that they can add their own money to the public donations and libel monies in their fund.

The McCanns previously stated that they wanted their arguido status lifted so that they could return to Portugal to renew awareness of Madeleine and now that their wish has been granted they will consider going to Portugal but not yet.

Gerry McCann has not contradicted his statement that “libel is secondary to finding Madeleine” by remaining in England to sue the next available person.

Metodo3 have worked tirelessly in the search for Madeleine and earned their £50,000 per month wages and £8,000 retainer. And perhaps audits may be released to prove this now.

There was an £80,000 poster campaign and there is probably a plausible explanation as to why there was no media or photographs to record the huge and important campaign being put in place.

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After Madeleine McCann disappeared from Algarve, British Media published stories about the lack of control and the lenient punishment, from Portuguese authorities, concerning sexual offenders. Daily Mail even had a story about “Why Portugal is a haven for paedophiles - the disturbing backcloth to the Madeleine case.” Well, it seems that it's not only Portugal, the Spanish also may have a problem with Judges and sexual offenders. But what is curious is British newspapers reporting that British paedophiles are allowed to travel to Portugal and Portuguese police is not informed of that. Exporting a problem?"

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Clarence Mitchell Correio da Manhã

Day by day
^{Eduardo Dâmaso, Director-Adjunto
26 July 2008 - 00h30}
Provisional translation:

The spokesman of the McCann family is a shark accustomed to move within the British politics. He knows how to dose the words and choose the moments to make theatrical - as in that hilarious episode in which he allowed to be filmed while having an alleged telephone conversation with the couple - and in others, where the communication is serious.

Yesterday, halfway between the theatricality and seriousness, he threatened the newspapers that have reproduced the book of Gonçalo Amaral with civil processes. "Either they are very brave or very stupid!" said Mitchell. It's neither one, nor the other. In Portugal - it is believed ... -- Still exists the freedom of expression, and without offending anyone, you can still write and say things different from what it is said by the McCann's and Mr. Mitchell. One can still write about the doubts that an investigation raises. One can still say, presumably, that a filing is far from being a declaration of acquittal. Mr. Mitchell would like to cast a mantle of silence on the subject but that will be quite impossible for him. Mr. Mitchell, incidentally, is the one who owns something to silence. At least, that would be advisable in his quality of witness - but, in this matter, the Portuguese authorities are very generous, especially when it concerns British subjects...

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Kate forced political pressure Correio da Manhã

CM reveals secrets of the Maddie Case

26 July 2008

"Increase the political pressure". The phrase, from Kate McCann, written in the notes found in her house, and that the PJ apprehended, clarify on how Maddie's parents intended to manage the disappearance of their daughter, putting it in the front pages of the media. and transforming it into a case with political contours.

Read all the details in Saturday's edition of Correio da Manhã.

Other headlines:

Gordon Brown: Phoned twice on the way to Fátima

London Diplomacy organised trips for McCanns

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"Due to the change in circumstances with regards to the McCann case, we have held a meeting and we are closing the following forums down to registered members only. These forums are Madeleine McCann - The Way Ahead - Madeleine's voice Forum, The Reference Forum, Justice for Maddy Forum and the Translations Forum. All other forums will be open to viewing for guests. We have also decided to delete all zero posters. Please could all those that join make at least one post otherwise your account will be deemed as inactive and will be deleted. This will be done over the course of today and all members will now have to log in to view or post on the3arguidos Maddy related forums. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter and welcome to all new members."

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xklamation aka Joana Morais schrijft hierover hetvolgende, aangezien eental posters weggaan zoals ene Pear: "I agree with Pear, I can read Portuguese, English, French and Spanish, and a little Italian too - I started translating the News from Portuguese in to English - as that is considered now to be the universal language, and my purpose was to share - share information, share my thoughts, share the news and the events that happened here in Portugal. I don't have control of who reads my blog, and I do not care if it is a pro and anti, a silent person, a monkey or a member of the McCann team - like metodo3 who actually had a subscription via mail to read my blog - sorry couldn't resist!

Anyway, I do it for the freedom of information, for the truth and Justice. And couldn't agree less in creating an elite of posters and forcing people to give their e-mail and IP address details if they do not wish to do it. Members should join because they have something to contribute with, to say, to discuss - Guests should be treated as guests welcomed to read and if the time and desire arises then join.

The 3 arguidos should not change the name, shouldn't change the free and open style and above all should welcome readers from all over the world and all languages to be posted as well.

Free Flow of Information!

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Jorge Sampaio, the former President of the Republic of Portugal believes that if the suspicions presented in Amaral's book are true they should have been used to reopen the process and not to write a book.

With the process archived and the controversy in the bookshops, the case Maddie keeps on causing several reactions. The most recent comes from the former president of the Republic.Jorge Sampaio does not confirm if he already read or intends to read the book of Gonçalo Amaral, but he confessed that he is surprised with another one of the protagonists of this case.

The national former director of the Judiciary Police considered the archiving of the case to be hasty, but before, still at the commands of the Judiciary he used the same word, haste, to classify one of the high moments of the investigations.

Jorge Sampaio joins now the chorus of criticism to Alípio Ribeiro.

Source: TVI

SIC News: Jornal da Noite 25-07-2008 "Alípio Ribeiro had a "unacceptable attitude" said Jorge Sampaio. The former president harshly criticizes the statements made by the former PJ director." Joana Morais

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Revelations –Maddie’s mother’s notes prove Gonçalo Amaral right

Kate McCann forces political pressure

The English prime minister called the couple directly and the British diplomacy took care of the travelling

“To increase the political pressure”. The phrase, by Kate McCann, written among the notes that were found in her house and which the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) had apprehended, is clear about the manner in which Maddie’s parents intended to manage their daughter’s disappearance, bringing it into the press’ first pages and turning it into a case with political outlines.

On the morning of the 23rd of May 2007 (twenty days after Maddie’s disappearance), before they left for the Sanctuary of Fátima, Kate and Gerry left Gordon Brown a message. Maddie’s mother describes it as a form of “raising the political pressure” and reveals that the present prime-minister – at that date, he was not in functions but had already been confirmed as Tony Blair’s successor – answered her only three hours later. He spoke with Gerry, was “very sympathetic and gave strength”, tells Kate, who describes the visit to the catholic sanctuary as overwhelming, potent and emotional.

On the same day in the afternoon, Gordon Brown called Maddie’s parents again. Kate’s notebooks do not report the conversation but one is able to understand that the purpose was to create political pressure, forcing the PJ to act swiftly.

Today, at more than a year’s distance from the child’s disappearance and after the case has been archived, Kate’s notes expose the pressures that were reported by the former coordinator of the case, Gonçalo Amaral, who from the moment when he was removed from the investigation, realized that the process would not produce an accusation.

With an investigation that was initially inclined towards the abduction theory, partly forced by the McCanns, the evidence of the pressures by the couple also explains the British press’ posture in the coverage of the case, mainly from the moment when Madeleine’s parents went from victims to suspects and arguidos. With the British prime minister himself supporting the McCanns, through direct and frequent phone calls that are revealed by Kate, it became almost impossible for the English government to help an investigation that had indicated the parents as guilty.

Apart from the contacts with Gordon Brown, Kate’s notebooks reveal other important allies. From the hiring of Clarence Mitchell, who at that point in time worked for the government, as an assistant, until the conversations with the wife of Tony Blair, the former British prime minister.

Mitchell actually had a pivotal role in the propaganda machine that was built by the McCanns within a few days, and which counted on the great help from the British diplomacy in all the trips that were carried out by Kate and Gerry.

The first and most media-exposed [trip] – to Rome, to be received by Pope Benedict XVI – was suggested by the assistant, on the 27th of May, after speaking to Francis Campbell, the British ambassador at the Vatican. “Rome is already preparing itself”, Kate wrote, anticipating that visit as what would become the “main” news on that day. One day later, the visit and the audience with the Pope were already confirmed, with a program that was prepared in a detailed manner.

On the 30th of May, after leaving the British consulate in Rome, Kate and Gerry, accompanied by the ambassador, made a strategic stop “for the photographers to catch an image looking at the Basilica”, and continued towards the Vatican, where they spent a few minutes with Benedict XVI. A moment that was described as very emotional, positive and important, and that summoned “loads of” journalists and photographers, which is definitely a concern that is always present with the couple.

After Rome, Madrid, Berlin and Morocco followed, trips with the purpose of publicizing Madeleine’s face and which always relied on passages through consulates or receptions by British ambassadors and political representatives of the corresponding countries.

According to Kate’s notes, the days started or ended with meetings, phone calls and emails. Cherie Blair, the wife of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown’s predecessor, was one of Kate’s contacts, as demonstrated by the reports of the 17th of July. Before Kate gives Sky News an interview, she speaks with Cherie, who agrees to make a 20 second videoclip about Maddie for the English channel. On that same day, Blair himself pledges assistance and makes himself available for whatever is needed.

Kate’s notes:

“Left a message for Gordon Brown to call us in order to increase the political pressure” – Kate McCann, 23rd of May

“Gordon Brown called and spoke with Gerry – very sympathetic and gave strength. Somewhat emotive feeling afterwards” – Kate McCann, 23rd of May

“Clarence spoke to us about a possible visit to the Vatican. Rome is already preparing itself. Francis Campbell was spoken to” – Kate McCann, 27th of May

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The ambassador’s solidarity

On the 4th [of May], only hours after the alert of Madeleine’s disappearance was given, Kate wrote in her notes that the English ambassador, John Buck, had been in the apartment offering them his solidarity. She also noted the presence of two employees from the consulate and stressed the strong presence of the media on location. “There is news appearing in the United Kingdom”, Maddie’s mother remembered, also noting the “worrying” and “boring” presence of Yvone, the English social security technician who tried to understand whether there was anything in the family’s life that might explain the child’s absence.

It should be referred that on that very same day, the ambassador met with senior officials from the PJ to understand the outlines of the case.

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The news

Abduction theory – On the first days after Maddie’s disappearance, on the 3rd of May 2007, the abduction theory was the only one that was mentioned in the news. “Give back our Madeleine”, the parents appealed, not admitting any other possibility.

Visit to Fátima – Twenty days after Maddie’s disappearance, the McCann couple went to pray at the Sanctuary of Fátima. But before that, they called Gordon Brown in order to increase the political pressure.

Brown’s pressure – Only five days after the McCanns’ contact with the British prime minister, Gordon Brown’s pressures on Portugal because of the Maddie case were already known.

McCanns at the Vatican - The trip to the Vatican and the audience with Pope Benedict XVI were suggested by advisor Clarence Mitchell, who mobilized the British diplomacy in order to take the McCanns to Rome.

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Op zondag 27 juli 2008 12:29 schreef kahaarin het volgende:

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Goedemorgen.
Misschien wel, maar dat zijn imho bijzaken, haantjesgedrag en vingertje wijzen, wat me veel meer opvalt is dat de pers ook niet meer onverdeeld achter de McCanns staat, net wat jij zegt in je laatste post.

Hier staat:
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Ik vind trouwens wel dat Murat wel een punt heeft, hij is door de tapasclan best wel naar behandeld om maar een een understatement te gebruiken.

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Kate managed the news and controlled the English - Correio da Manhã

Maddie case – Press was manipulated in exchange for photo shoots

The McCann couple took four hours to outline their strategy, went out for walks on request from the British photographers and escaped the Portuguese

Kate and Gerry McCann controlled the British media in the news coverage of their daughter’s disappearance. In order to avoid criticism from the English press, Maddie’s parents offered photo shoots, some of them during their usual morning walks in the Algarve – which were apparently routine, but previously arranged, as Kate’s notes reveal.

“The British journalists were annoyed because they found out too late that I had been in the United Kingdom. It ended up with Justine receiving loads of phone calls and arranging for a photo shoot on the way to the church, to pacify them”, Kate writes on the 5th of July, revealing a tactic that was adopted in the first days after the 3-year-old girl disappeared.

"Dress up and go for a walk. It had been requested by photographers and agreed that for sentimental reasons it would be good”. This walk happened on the 7th of June, three days after Kate registered that she had been “annoyed” about the presence of Portuguese journalists outside the apartment. Before that, on the 19th of May, the photo shoot for the English newspaper ‘Sunday Mirror’ was previously arranged: “Us spending time with the twins for the Sunday papers”.

In the same notes, Kate expresses distress about the Portuguese and the German journalists. On the 11th of June, in Morocco, after Kate made a positive evaluation of the trip because there were so many photographers present, the doctor remembers “noticing” Portuguese journalists. “We didn’t want to give them a story”, decided the McCanns, who classify the questions from the Portuguese as “sleazy and unexpected”, even after preparation meetings that last “four hours”: “I was very angry at a journalist today. I told her not to do so much detective work.”

Concerning the editor of the ‘Sun’ newspaper, on the 11th of July Kate was assured that there would be no “adverse publicity”: “She was really nice. Perfect solution”, Maddie’s mother noted.

Clarence replaced Justine when the tension rose

Clarence Mitchell was the first one to offer his face for the McCanns. He met Gerry on an occasion when the latter was returning from England, at the end of May 2007, on a time when he was part of the Consular Assistance Group, representing the Foreign Department. He took over the couple’s defense on the 22nd of May, but returned to England in the mid-summer, when he was replaced by Justine McGuinness, who directed the campaign to search for Madeleine from the 22nd of June onwards.

The tensions between the McCanns and Justine were never evident. But the fact that she abandoned the couple’s defense immediately after they were made arguidos and returned to England, remains unexplained. Now, it becomes clear that the tension came from before. Justine and Gerry had already discussed the honoraries. The advisor wanted to receive overtime and demanded a payment that was above was had initially been agreed.

On the 28th of July, the tension between the family and the spokeswoman was obvious. Kate wrote in her notes that she [Justine] did not have good “interpersonal aptitudes” and that she could even be very “unpleasant”. Kate remembered that there had been an argument between Justine and a relative and that Gerry had tried to calm them down. “It all ended well”, Kate McCann concluded, but still seriously doubted the advisor’s character.

Journalists far away from the house

The McCanns’ first days in England were subject to intense media attention. They allowed to be photographed with their children again, after they had agreed exclusives with televisions and newspapers to cover the return.

Days later, Clarence Mitchell opted for another strategy. He agreed with the English journalists that those would never persecute the McCanns again. In exchange, the couple’s spokesman would supply fortuitous meetings, and in case the journalists would fail their compromise, he would exclude them from his contact list.

Everyone accepted. When in March CM [Correio da Manhã] tried to speak to the McCanns without going through Clarence Mitchell, we were intercepted by the police. The couple demanded for the Portuguese journalists to be forbidden from getting close to their house, and their neighbours were advised not to speak.

Notes

Newspapers Gerry is brilliant – “Gerry was brilliant again”, Kate wrote in one of her usual accounts after the meetings with journalists, during which it was her husband who did the talking.

Maddie 14 months ago – Madeleine McCann disappeared 14 months ago from the apartment where she was on holidays with her parents, in the Algarve, on the evening of the 3rd of May 2007.

Investigation Case archived – The investigation started by focusing on the abduction theory and then on the possibility of an accidental death followed by the concealment of the cadaver. The process ended up archived.

Tomorrow: How Kate McCann lived the first day without Maddie

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McCanns: Internet not scared to ask the questions the Mainstream Media fails to ask
The Irish Independent today has a piece on the McCann case, Only McCanns know full pain of never-ending story. In a previous piece I accepted that the McCanns suffered pain. However, I concluded that it was self inflicted and that the McCanns could end it by confessing their sins. This would put an end to the never-ending story. The writer Eilis O’Hanlon wants us to imagine the trauma the McCanns have to endure. Why? What about the trauma suffered by Madeleine? Why does the Mainstream Media insist on making the McCanns out to be victims? There are only two victims in this case, Madeleine and justice.

Eilis O’Hanlon writes: “It’s difficult to know where the story can go from here”. This is fair enough. However, there is a big question mark over the journalist’s next observation.

“The internet obsessives will keep the flame burning a little longer, having determined long ago not to let a little thing like the facts stop them witch-hunting Kate and Gerry; but even they will give up eventually”.

This is a bit rich coming from the Mainstream Media which did not let the facts that there was no abduction stop them printing this inaccuracy. And, what about those on the internet pursuing the fact that the McCanns lied about the fake break in? Why didn’t the Mainstream Media pick up on this element of the story? And, when the McCanns stated that they answered all the police questions, and the internet pointed out that they had not answered 40 questions put to them by the PJ, why was the Mainstream Media silent on this issue?

You would think that the Mainstream Media would be saying to itself, why are the McCanns so intent on silencing criticism? That is the story they should be following. Because, behind the McCanns controlling of the Mainstream Media is their secret they wish to hide.

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Policeman irritates Kate for not offering coffee - Correio da Manhã

Kate’s notebooks – Madeleine’s mother did not like to be questioned

Reports of the first day without Maddie tell of discomfort when faced with the investigators who searched for her daughter

Kate McCann did not like the Polícia Judiciária. On the first day without Maddie, a few hours after she had seen her daughter for the last time, in the apartment that they all occupied in Praia da Luz, the child’s mother didn’t hide the discomfort in face of the investigators.

In her writings, which were apprehended months later by the same PJ, Kate complained about the treatment that she had been given during her first questioning: “Nobody offered us a drink or food. All the policemen were informally dressed and smoking. No sympathy was shown. […] The police officer who drove us to the PJ was asking me questions and then he typed them down. Slow”, says Kate, who also didn’t like the fact that she had to return to the Judiciária a short while later.

“We got a phone call from the PJ saying that we had to return. We turned around and returned at 200 kilometres per hour. Scary once again”, Kate continues, sparing the rest of the police forces no criticism. “The GNR appeared without being certain of their role – they seemed to be doing nothing”, she underlined.

Kate equally didn’t like to speak to Yvone, the English social security employee who worked at the department of child protection and who later told the Leicester police that she had found the behaviour of the parents and of one of the friends to be strange. “Also Yvone. A bit boring, worrying, because I didn’t know who it was”, Kate reported.

In the same writings, and still remembering the 4th of May (the notes started to be written at a later date, allegedly upon medical advice), Kate McCann recollects that the British ambassador offered her help. And that there were also technicians from the consulate on location, and Madeleine’s mother remembered a conversation with Robert Murat, during which he told her about his daughter and her similarities with Maddie.

British woman wanted to help the couple

Yvone was on holidays in the Algarve when she heard that Maddie had disappeared. The technician, who is an expert in cases of endangered children, rushed to offer her help, but later guaranteed to the police that she had not been well accepted. Yvone also said that David Payne, one of the friends, had advised the McCanns not to speak to her. She found the parents’ behaviour strange.

Kate admits her daughter’s death

Despite having only admitted it publicly in August, Kate assumed the possibility that her daughter was dead on the day after the disappearance. “Is she dead?” she questions herself in her notebooks, in a register of the 4th of May, after she was heard at the PJ in Portimão. The hypothesis that her daughter’s disappearance is connected with paedophilia also haunted her: “Thinking about paedophiles makes me want to pull the skin off.”

Police in force in the Algarve

During the first days after the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the Polícia Judiciária only admitted the theory of abduction of the little girl in public, and mobilized extraordinary means into the Algarve. The directory of Faro, which is directed by Guilhermino Encarnação, was joined by brigades from Lisbon and elements of the Central Directory of Banditism Combat (DCCB), including its director, Luís Neves.

With the investigations centered on the abduction theory and with extraordinary means mobilized, alerts were sent to the borders, to the airports and to the Spanish authorities.

The PJ even asked for the population’s cooperation to find Maddie, and one day later, Guilhermino Encarnação guaranteed that he already had a photofit of the child’s [abductor], which would not be publicized. Praia da Luz and its surroundings were patrolled by GNR men, car stop operations were set up on the roads that exit the Algarve, and the garbage collection was also followed.

A total of approximately one hundred men from the Polícia Judiciária were moved into the Algarve as early as in the first few hours after the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, which happened on the evening of the 3rd of May.

Tomorrow: The McCanns’ relationship with the suspects source: Correio da Manhã, 28.07.2008 – paper edition by astro

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Parents refused technical help

Works with endangered children and approached the McCanns in the Algarve. Found the behaviour strange

Yvone, who earned credentials from the English government to work in situations that involve endangered children, was in the Algarve when Maddie disappeared but the McCanns refused her help. The specialist told the PJ, during two depositions that were made one month apart from each other, that she approached the couple after the first few hours and that the behaviour from both left her with suspicions about their involvement in the disappearance.

The behaviour of David Payne, who was accused by a couple of doctors that spent holidays with him in 2005, of having attitudes that indiciated paedophile practices, also left Yvone intrigued. The McCanns’ friend had called them aside and advised them not to speak to the technician.

Yvone found another detail strange. David’s face was not unfamiliar to her, and the technician believes he might have been inquired before, within some case of sexual abuse. She tried to remember when but failed to locate moment and the circumstances under which she had met him.

The days went by and Yvone continued to think about the issue. She then sent a letter to the English police, where she pointed out the details that she had perceived. Namely, that the bedroom window had not been forced open, that it was not normal for a couple of doctors to leave their children alone and that Kate had reacted in an aggressive manner when she had approached her. She also alerted to the official statistics, that point towards the majority of these cases to involve a cover-up from the families."

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Op maandag 28 juli 2008 13:30 schreef kahaarin het volgende:
Hey Suko!

Het is toch wat, de McCAnns hebben het al zo te verduren gehad, je kunt ook niet eens in alle rust de shady verdwijning van je kind plotten zonder dat er experts op dat gebied hun hulp aanbieden, ook al geen koffie en ze rijden als gekken, tssk tssk tssk, en nu ook nog hun site gehackt, sue the bastards!

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I'm sorry, Kate. Forgive us all. So, according to today's article in Correio da Manhã:

- Kate did not like Portuguese Polícia Judiciária: well, Kate, this may come as a shock to you but guess what, it seems at least 10 million Portuguese people aren't exactly in love with you either.

- Kate was annoyed that during questioning no food or drink was offered. Well, Kate, don't you think that you got yourselves in enough trouble because of food and drink? Let's not forget that it was because of some food and drinks that you and your husband decided to leave your 3 under four year old children, alone in an holiday apartment in a foreign country.

- Kate was annoyed because they had to turn around and go back to Policía Judiciária at high speed. Well, Kate, I, a Portuguese citizen, ask you for forgiveness. I'm sorry our Polícia Judiciária was in a hurry to find your missing daughter, once again, the missing daughter who was left by you and your husbad to babysit your 2 year old twins. From the bottom of my heart, forgive us all for the hurry.

- The GNR appeared without being certain of their role. You mean, Kate, like you and your husband who definately aren't certain of your roles as mother and father?

- Yvonne, I'm waiting for you to ask for forgiveness to Kate for annoying her with that irritating habit of yours to try and help people in need. Shame on you, woman.

- I'm glad the Ambassador found the time to stop by, offer you help and support and in a way protect you from all those incompetent, stupid Portuguese people whose mission was to find your daughter and, of course, annoy you.

- You know, Kate, the idea of your daughter being taken by paedophiles makes me want to pull my skin off too. That is why I never understood why you and your husband always stated so categorically that Madeleine will be found alive and unharmed.

- Kate, has it crossed your mind to thank the hundreds if not thousands of people who looked for your daughter, including the PJ police officers who cancelled their holidays to find Madeleine, who risked their lives driving at a high speed because they wanted to find your daughter and who were portrayed in a disgusting manner in your more than biased press? I didn't think so.

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Op dinsdag 29 juli 2008 12:12 schreef kahaarin het volgende:

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Blijf maar lekker in herhaling vallen, doe ik soms ook, sommige dingen kunnen imho niet vaak genoeg gezegd worden.
Volgens de kranten moeten de bloggers nu ook gaan uitkijken, ik snap niet hoe ze de meningen en analyses van mensen aan banden kunnen leggen, dat is toch vrijheid van meningsuiting? Zo lang ze de McCanns niet uitsschelden of beschuldigen dan kan er volgens mij weinig aan gedaan worden, mocht blijken dat dit wel gaat gebeuren dan vraag ik dat wel eens een keertje in WGR oid.

Rondje Anorak:
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http://www.anorak.co.uk/tabloids/186649.html

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PJ report vs. Amaral's book - a comparison in three parts

Part I

Maddie: find the differences between the PJ’s report and the book

The text by Gonçalo Amaral reports on various details from the investigation which are not contained in the report from the Polícia Judiciária. But the latter is only a summary of the process

The report from the Polícia Judiciária that led to the archiving of the process on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and the book by Gonçalo Amaral: “Maddie: The truth of the lie” have differences, but they also coincide. ‘PortugalDiário’ offers you information about some of the items in both documents.

Time of the facts:

PJ’s report: The alert about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the moment when Kate McCann announces that Maddie was abducted, occurred, according to the data that was collected by the PJ, between 10.00 and 10.10 p.m. on the evening of the 3rd of May. But the same report refers that “the facts”, according to witness statements, took place between 9.05 and 10.00 p.m.

Book: In the book from the former inspector of the Polícia Judiciária, who coordinated the investigation during six months, it is referred that: “The discussion within the investigation team, including the English colleagues, was objective and allowed for an important conclusion: the alarm about the disappearance could not have been given at 10 p.m. It happened before that time”. According to Amaral, for the investigation, the time of the facts is located “between 9.30 and 10.00 p.m., based on the testimonies given by employees of the “Tapas” restaurant.

The window

PJ’s report: The report from the Polícia Judiciária refers that “only” fingerprints from Madeleine’s mother were detected on the bedroom window through which, allegedly, the minor disappeared. The document indicates that “dactylar residues” were detected on the window frame.

Book: In the book by the former PJ [agent], the issue of the window and the depositions concerning it, appears as central. According to the book, “on the window, there were no signs of forcing or of gloves, and it had been cleaned the day before, by the employee that had cleaned the apartment. The only fingerprints that were found on it belong to Kate Healy. The sense and the position of the fingers that were imprinted on the window indicate a movement of opening it to the left”.

Book: For Gonçalo Amaral, the contradictions within the group of friends, concerning this point, always reveal that someone is lying: “As someone would end up saying, one part of the solution of this investigation resides on that window. The truth about the window will always deny someone from the group”.

PJ’s report: It should be noted that the doubts about the window are shared with the Polícia Judiciária. The report mentions that the reconstitution of the facts would allow to “clarify extremely important details, among other things”: “The situation concerning the window of the bedroom where Madeleine slept, with the twins, which was open, according to Kate. It became necessary to clarify whether there was a draft, because the movement of curtains and pressure under the bedroom door are mentioned, which would eventually be visible through a reconstitution”.

Part II

Maddie and the Smith family

During the investigation into the Maddie case, thousands of information about sightings of the child on diverse points of the world appeared. Several leads concerning suspicious individuals that were seen in the resort’s surroundings before and on the day of the disappearance were also followed. But only two reports about the evening of the facts reached the police: they both state that a man carrying a child was seen on that evening.

PJ’s report: One of those reports is by Jane Tanner and has been widely reported. The other one, less media-exposed, comes from the Smith family. In the PJ’s report it is said: “The testimony from Mr Smith reporting the sighting of an individual carrying a child, on one of the streets that access the beach, appeared. It was said that the child could be Madeleine McCann, although it was never peremptorily stated. Some time later, this witness alleged that by the way [the manner in which he held one of the twins], the individual that carried the child could be Gerald McCann, and this was concluded when he saw him walk down the stairs from an airplane. But it was established that at the time that was mentioned, Gerald was sitting at the table, in the Tapas restaurant”. The document does not refer the source of that information, whether it came from the group of friends, or from the employees at the “Tapas”.

Book: According to Gonçalo Amaral, this family came to Portugal, on the 26th of May, in a secret operation, that brought the patriarch and two of his adult children into the PJ in Portimão. They all confirmed that they saw a man carrying a child and the exact spot where they met, at around 10 p.m. The patriarch said it was not Murat, because he knew him, and failed to identify anyone in particular. A situation that changes once the McCanns arrive in England.

Book: “In late September, we find out about that recognition from the Smith family” (…) “We made a decision, to start a logistics operation in order to bring the family witnesses to Portugal again”. (…) “But the Smiths did not come. The Portuguese police, after I leave, changes its mind and opts to request their inquiry through the use of an international cooperation mechanism”. It should be noted that Amaral makes no reference to what had been established by the PJ, that is, that at that time, Maddie’s father was at the “Tapas” restaurant.

Forensics reports

PJ’s report: Concerning the analyses that were sent to England, with residues that were detected by the dogs, in the apartment and in the rented vehicle, the PJ’s report states that the “final results did not corroborate the canine markings, that is, cellular material was collected that failed to be identified as belonging to someone specific, and it was not even possible to establish the quality of that material”, namely “whether it could be blood or any other type of bodily fluid”.

PJ’s report: Nevertheless, the report recognizes that “in a first scientific approach, the possibility of a compatibility between Madeleine’s DNA profile and some of the residues that were collected (among which those that existed in the Renault Scenic vehicle that was rented by the McCanns, were in great quantity), was apparent”.

Book: The PJ’s report does not say anything else about the tests. Gonçalo Amaral questions the results from the analyses, but in the end recognizes that they are not evidence, but merely indicia: “The [female] dog signaled the presence of human blood in places where the [male] dog marked cadaver odour (…) Those bodily fluids, according to the FSS [English lab], contained components from Madeleine’s DNA profile”. “At that moment, those results do not constitute material evidence, but mere indicia, which should be added to the indicia that had already been established”.

Book: Less clear would be the analyses on the hair that was found in the car boot. The tests that were performed on those did not arrive at the same time as the rest. Until the date when Amaral left, there were no results. The hair samples were requested from the lab, but it “didn’t want to let go” of the samples.

Part III

What is not in the PJ’s report

The book by Gonçalo Amaral reports on several details from the investigation which are not included in the final report from the Polícia Judiciária. This fact indicates that they were not deemed relevant for the decision on whether or not to archive the process. But the PJ’s report is only a summary of the whole process, where presumably the facts that are reported by the former coordinator of the investigation can be found, and probably others.

The facts that are described by Gonçalo Amaral that are not present in the report are:

Phone records, calls made and received, from the mobile phones that belong to Kate and Gerry on the evening of the disappearance were reportedly erased.

The information concerning the McCanns that was requested from the English authorities on the day of the disappearance, never arrived.

According to the PJ, the information concerning the debit and credit cards belonging to the couple was never supplied, either.

PJ’s report: loose ends

The PJ’s report concludes that the reconstitution of the facts would be “important”, but could not be carried out due to the refusal from some of the elements of the group. Therefore, the following remains to be clarified:

“The physical, real and effective, proximity between Jane Tanner, Gerald McCann and Jeremy Wilkins, at the moment when the former passed them, and which coincided with the sighting of the supposed suspect, carrying a child. It results, from our understanding, as unusual that neither Gerald McCann nor Jeremy Wilkins saw her, or the alleged abductor, despite the small dimensions of the space”.

“The establishing of a timeline and of the effective checking of the minors that were left alone inside the apartments, given the fact that, believing that said checking was as tight as the witnesses and the arguidos describe it, it would be, to say the least, very difficult that the conditions were reunited for the introduction of an abductor in the residence and the posterior exit of said individual, with the child, namely through a window with little space. It is added that the supposed abductor could only pass that window holding the minor in a different position (vertical) from the one that was visualized by witness Jane Tanner (horizontal)”.

“What happened during the time lapse between 5.30 p.m. and the time at which the disappearance is reported by Kate Healy (at around 10 p.m.)”.

‘PortugalDiário’ reminds you that the process concerning the disappearance of Maddie was archived and that Robert Murat Kate and Gerry McCann stopped being arguidos from the 21st of July onwards. Maddie’s parents have also made it known that they will sue the former PJ employee Gonçalo Amaral following the publication of the book “Maddie: Truth of the Lie”. source: PortugalDiário, 28.07.08

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My defence will be:

When I go out I always leave my doors unlocked and sometimes the windows are also left open. I enjoy wining and dining with my friends in another friends back garden approx 100 mts from my house, in fact it is just like sitting in my own back garden I can see the top of the roof of my house from my friend Stu Pidder's garden therefore I believe it is within the bounds of responsible home safety especially as we take it in turn to check on each others homes every 30 mins or so. I am sure my Insurance Company would have no quibble with that when I need to make a claim if it were ever burgled. Every home owner does it! Although the chances of it being burgled in such circumstances are very rare hence the no need to lock up, imo.

Although there was one incident regarding a laptop in my home, I had gone to do my usual check and discovered my laptop had been moved, used and then replaced. I just knew as soon I entered the house that someone had been using it, the study door was half open, not the way I had left it, the small window to the rear was open, it was closed when I left. I looked at the desk and I could tell from the way the the mouse was sitting on the mat that it had been taken at some point in the evening and then replaced. I went back to Stu Pidder's and finished my wine and Tapas although this did kinda bother me I decided not to let it interfere with my dinner and my social life, my friends are important to me and it was the kind of night we were all into each other so why spoil it. However with the art of hindsight I think this has been happening over a long period of time, maybe 14-16 months. I decided to mention it to my mates cos it was starting to annoy me that someone could just go into my unlocked home and use my laptop, I mean you do not expect that where we live it is very safe, very quiet and I really did not think for a minute something like that would happen, if I did think that I would never have left the doors unlocked. Anyway, I was telling my friends my sad news when my closest mate in the whole world, Dolly Dimple said that when she was checking her home (a few months ago, FFS some friend!) she saw a guy walking past my house. She knew he was a local, he had bright orange hair, he was peally whally white, wore a kilt, sipped Whisky from a small flask, was humming 'Donald where's your troosers' and carried bag pipes under his right arm. She thought he was a bit odd because he had something under his left arm wrapped in a blanket with a mouse hanging out, she watched him walk up the street and he hid in a neighbours front garden. She said she walked up and peeped over the hedge to see what he was doing. He was sitting with what she now knows was my laptop, it had my name on it 'Amya Moron' but at the time she just thought someone shared the same name as me. She said he was sitting in the neighbours garden, she could see him clearly as the Streetlamp gave her a clear view, he was laughing like a hyena she could only see some of the words on the screen...3.. and... A...and...rows of pictures, then he was typing a word...Zodi....that was all she could see. She said she would definately be able to recognize him again as he has a distinctive walk, it looks like he is doing the highland fling, she would recognize him any where despite not being able to see his face. My witnesses for all the occassions that my laptop was used without my permission are:

Stu Pidder and his partner Ida Nyit.
Patty O'Furniture and her partner Pop Sickle.
Xavier Breath and his partner Sue Cherself.
Dolly Dimple and her partner Hyman Idiot.
And of course not forgetting my PR rep should I need one Boabie Puller.

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Op woensdag 30 juli 2008 11:57 schreef kahaarin het volgende:
Goedemorgen!
Heerlijk dat gedoe, laten we vooral niet vergeten dat het echt allemaal om Maddy draait, mn voor de McCanns.
WGR is werk geldzaken en recht, de plek voor juridische vraagstukken.
Mooie blogs en verhalen in je post, ga ik nog eens rustig voor zitten.

@Den_Dead_Kennedys, we hebben ons hier ook al afgevraagd waarom niemand iets gehoord of gezien heeft, zeg nu zelf, een kind kan toch niet volledig van de aardbodem verdwijnen? Iemand moet iets weten, waarom er wordt gezwegen, beats me.
[..]

http://www.anorak.co.uk/tabloids/186732.html

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Gonçalo Amaral and Hernâni Carvalho on TVI at 12:30pm Joana Morais
^{30 July 2008 Thanks to Joana Morais for review}
Mr. Gonçalo Amaral was asked several questions regarding the book 'Maddie: The Truth of the Lie'. Some contradictions in the case were explained, also possible reasons for the simulation of kidnapping and hiding of the body were advanced. Several aspects were covered relative to the dogs and their findings and were shown on the diagram produced by Correio da Manhã, which also appears in the book.

Diagram and Dogs


^{Diagram of the McCanns' apartment by Correio da Manhã}

Regarding the diagram, produced by Correio da Manhã, there are a few mistakes: for example, the sofa should be placed under the left window, there, exactly at the middle of the window, human blood and cadaver scent was found. The window in the twins and Maddie's bedroom, which is annotated in the diagram with a dog is wrong - the cadaver scent was found on the opposite side of the apartment, outside, in the small garden or backyard . Through investigation it was established that no one had died in the apartment prior to that day, so the scent and blood, which indicated a partial match to the genetic profile of Madeleine, provides the conviction that she was the one that died there. The closet in the McCanns bedroom was big enough to hide a corpse inside.

Jane Tanner's Inconsistencies and Kate's Finger Prints

When Jane gave her statement, she explained that she saw a man carrying a child, but she and some of the tapas witnesses failed to see the window of Maddie's bedroom open, which was the alleged window used by the alleged kidnapper to take Maddie. The first problem is that Jane Tanner was never seen at that hour, and minutes, and place by either Gerry McCann, who has said that he was coming out of the apartment, or Jeremy Wilkins. They have both stated that they never saw her. Second inconsistency is that the window was cleaned on the previous day by the Ocean Club employees, and the only finger prints (thumb and middle finger) that were found were the ones of Kate and it was evident through the position of the prints that the window was opened from the inside, to the left. Kate McCann stated that she never touched the window.


^{1. Maddie's bedroom window, 2. Route taken to enter apartments by front door}

Gordon Brown and the existence of Political Pressures

The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown called the police counterpart of Mr.Gonçalo Amaral, in Leicester, to warn him that Gonçalo Amaral had been removed. Gonçalo Amaral was only given notice of his 'removal' from the case two hours after this call was made.

Madeleine's Right Arm and the Strange Mark

The issue was raised by Mr. Hernâni Carvalho. Madeleine's right arm has a strange mark, a mark which, according to what Mr. Carvalho has learned with Doctor Natália Vara, a forensic psychologist is not a sun burn - in that case more parts of her body would show signs of sun burnings and it has the signs of a hard slap or similar. The point here, is that interviews were conducted with the baby sitters at the Ocean Club crèche and none of them remembers this very visible mark on Madeleine's arm. There wasn't any statement from the parents regarding this fact. Therefore, the conclusion is that this was made after 17:30, after the parents picked Maddie up from the crèche on the 3rd of May 2007.


This issue and the montage of other pictures (photoshoped images) was raised in several forums and by Mr. Tony Bennet and you can read more about his findings in The Truth For Madeleine

On the Side

A question regarding the Tapas Friends and how many people were seating at the table dining when the girl disappeared was done to Gonçalo Amaral, he stated: 'It is not Known.' The dispatch of the archival of the process has 140 pages. Since there are no longer jurisdictional problems the neglect case can be tried in the UK.

Note: this notes were taken from the morning TVI Talk show in a section called 'Crime, He Said. (by Joana Morais)

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Gonçalo Amaral admits that investigators protected the McCanns Jornal de Notícias 27 July 2008
^{By Marisa Rodrigues 27 July 2008 Thanks to Joana Morais for translation}

For the first time since he began to talk publicly about the case of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Gonçalo Amaral, the co-coordinator of the investigation, analyses his own responsibilities in the outcome of the case and in the conduct of all the work of the Judiciary Police.

Of the pressures and constraints that they were anticipating, more than feeling, of the virtually unlimited autonomy in the carrying out of the diligences and even in the mistakes that he himself now assumes to have committed, particularly the group of investigators initial decision to show precaution with everything that concerned Kate and Gerry McCann. For fear of the reaction of public opinion. Today, he would not agree with decisions that he helped the group of investigators to take. In the book " Maddie, The Truth of The Lie " he does not say everything that he knows. A second book is not out of question.

Jornal de Notícias | Who has pressured the Judiciary Police (PJ) so that it could not advance with diligences?

Gonçalo Amaral | The pressures were immediately felt in the morning following the disappearance of the girl. The British consul in the Algarve went to the Judiciary Police to find out about the investigation, which is not abnormal. Shortly afterwards, it was the turn of the ambassador to go there. It is not a normal proceeding with all the English subjects. At least, I had never assisted a similar situation.

But were you prevented from advancing with the diligences that had been planned?

To me no one told me "do not do it". If that had happened the "broth would pour over" [Portuguese idiomatic expression meaning it would be over the top]. There my participation in that investigation would have ended. But we felt constrained.

In what way?

Notice. Soon after the visit of the ambassador, an announcement goes out referring the thesis of abduction.

Was it the ambassador who pressurised the PJ?

It was not that what I said. The pressure was felt in the team of investigators. When, in the heart of the group, if it was discussed the realisation of a determined diligence there was always someone who would say "Oh, oh, we have to be careful".

Who?

I am not going say names. If in the book I was careful to never give names, I am not going to do that now. It is one of those things that are kept. But in the group there were seven, eight, ten persons taking part, between co-ordinators, directors… When the question of the necessity of doing a determined diligence was raised, everything was discussed, namely, which was the importance, the objective that was wanted to accomplish and what were the consequences. And when there were issues that needed us to come even closer to the couple and the group of friends, one was careful for them not to be considered suspects so soon at that time, to prevent them from being accused in the public opinion, faced with the existing media pressure.

Are you saying that the PJ itself decided to protect them. Why so many precautions? It's natural to have suspects in a criminal investigation.

Because, at that time we would have been crucified by public opinion.

You were afraid of the media pressure…

No. We felt it was necessary to treat them with ‘tweezers’. I recognise what we were mistaken.

If you believed in the accidental death thesis and in the parents involvement what was the reason for you not to insist that determined diligences were done?

At the time when the arguments against were suggested they were considered valid for the whole group. It was the group itself that said "let us not go there".

If you didn't agree why didn't you close the door? It was your image, while co-ordinator, that was in question.

Those were not times for rebellions. I always worked in group. If the arguments were valid, one had to respect them.

Even without agreeing with them?

At the time I agreed because I considered them to be valid. Perhaps now, at a distance, I do not agree.

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McCanns pressure PJ Correio da Manhã (no online link, appears in paper edition)

Kate's notebooks – English diplomacy in defense of Maddie's parents
^{30 July 2008 Thanks to 'astro' for translation}

Couple didn't admit any responsibility in their daughter's disappearance and called the British ambassador, John Buck, to "take care" of the matter

When the Polícia Judiciária suggested that the apartment where Maddie had disappeared from might be contaminated, due to the responsibility of the parents themselves, who failed to immediately contact the authorities, thus allowing for several persons to enter the bedroom, the McCanns set the British diplomacy in action to "take care" of the matter.

"How does anyone dare to insinuate that our daughter's life may be in danger because of us?!" Kate writes in her notes dated June 17, showing she is "very angry". The McCanns didn't lose any time. "Gerry took the matter up". Madeleine's parents only needed to "call the ambassador" and a few hours later they had the guarantee that "the Portuguese police are going to publish a statement to clarify what was said".

"Olegário de Sousa was very embarrassed", Kate writes in her notes, after the couple stated that they were "prepared to do whatever is necessary" if the police didn't clarify Kate and Gerry's role in the investigation. Three days later, Kate writes that Olegário de Sousa needed to "wisen up" and reveals that she feels they are "going nowhere".

The "frustration" with the PJ starts being registered by Kate right after her daughter's disappearance. After an alleged sighting of Maddie in Morocco, on the 11th of May, Kate accuses the PJ of not having acted swiftly enough and of not doing everything that they can, given the fact that when they arrive in Marrakesh there are only images of the garage from the 14th onwards. "If the authorities had acted swiftly, we would now hold this potentially important information. She deserves better. We need everyone involved to give their best", Maddie's mother criticises.

Bed remained intact

One of the criticisms that is launched by Gonçalo Amaral in the book "Maddie, The Truth of the Lie", was the contamination of the apartment. The alert to the authorities was given very late and the GNR didn't protect the collection of the first residues, either.

When the PJ arrived at the house, everything had already been rummaged. There were hundreds of fingerprints spread all over the apartment, tens of useless residues that only made the lab technicians waste time.

One detail was, however, retained by the investigators. The bed where Maddie had allegedly been abducted from remained intact. The child's soft toy was also impeccably placed next to the pillow, in a scenario that seemed to have been set up. On the window through which Kate says the abductor took Maddie, there were only her own fingerprints.

Kate's notes:

"Frustration with a police employee: asking me where my little Madeleine might be…" May 14

"Very upsetting. If the authorities had acted swiftly, we would now hold this potentially important information. She deserves better. We need everyone involved to give their best" June 12

"How does anyone dare to insinuate that our daughter's life may be in danger because of us?" June 17

English attacked Gonçalo Amaral

Gonçalo Amaral, the coordinator of the Maddie case during the first five months, who never believed in the abduction theory, was harshly attacked by the English press – which is controlled and manipulated by the McCanns.

The former Judiciária inspector, who retired after a career of 17 years and published his theory about the disappearance of Maddie in a book, was removed from the case on the 2nd of October, the day of his 48th birthday.

When the investigation quit being focused on abduction, after the first DNA results and the action of the forensics dogs, Gonçalo Amaral was accused of being a "drunk".

The English tabloids, even the more temperate 'The Times', wrote that the Portuguese inspectors at the Polícia Judiciária, [who were] responsible for the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, had two hour lunch breaks, during which they ingested alcoholic drinks. Apart from the "well watered" meals, the British journalists accused Gonçalo Amaral of working only four hours per day.

The case which revealed itself as less of an investigation than a political and diplomatic process, ended up hastening the retirement of Gonçalo Amaral, who reports the pressures that he suffered, in the book 'Maddie, the Truth of the Lie'. The former coordinator of the process remains convinced that Madeleine McCann accidentally died on the evening of the 3rd of May, in the Ocean Club apartment where she was on holiday.

Manipulated press

The McCanns controlled the English press – which constantly attacked the Portuguese police – in order not to become the target of unfavourable news, and in exchange offered previously arranged photo shoots. This is admitted by Kate in her notebooks, namely on June 15, when she arranged "a photo shoot on the way to the church to pacify them". The editor of 'The Sun' newspaper guaranteed to Kate, on the 11th of July, that there would be no "adverse publicity". "She was really nice. Perfect solution", Kate concluded.

Tomorrow: How Kate managed the relationship with the twins.

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Enfants Kidnappés 30/07/08: Was Madeleine abducted?
^{Enfants Kidnappés 30/07/08}
Was Madeleine abducted?

On many forums we can read about the parents' delay in informing the police about Madeleine's disappearance. Certainly, the fact that the Brirish press was very quickly alerted is not normal. In the same way, it is not normal that the PJ Director should be disturbed in the middle of having dinner in Lisbon by a British diplomat asking him if he was aware of the disappearance while the PJ had not yet been contacted on the matter. However, the fact that the couple's friends and Gerry, with the exception of Kate who stayed to talk with a friend, had first of all looked for Maddie in the immediate vicinity, seems to me to be undoubtedly logical. It is totally natural that someone should first look for his child in the vicinity before alerting the police. The child could simply have wandered off. Only Kate was already talking about the idea of abduction.

What do the police do?

Once the police have been alerted to the disappearance of a child of Maddie's age, they immediately go to the scene. Once there, the police make contact with the family and try to obtain a clear description of the little girl as well as a photo. In the first instance, the police officers seek to eliminate various simple hypotheses. Unless one or several elements are present to support any crime, the procedure for an incident is followed. The family, the friends, passers-by etc are questioned informally. Thus they try to find out if the child could have left her bedroom. They try to find out if other children are missing in which case it could be supposed that they were together somewhere. The friends are asked if the child is not in their rooms. It is only later that it is realised during the hearings by the PJ that the friends have not been to see if their children are still there and that they have not checked to see if Maddie is in one of their rooms.

The police work with the statements from everyone without doubting their truthfulness. We are talking here about a lost child and not yet about a crime. There is therefore no valid reason to doubt the statements collected. If they are told that the rooms have been checked, the police don't go and check. Every minute counts. It is still about a lost child. If the initial searches find nothing, the police request reinforcements to organise a wider sweep. The idea of an accident is considered. From that time and as long as no other elements suggest the contrary, the search is for a child who is the victim of an accident. Perhaps she has fallen into a gully, a nearby river, a cellar, through a sewer manhole etc...The sweep begins. If at the end of the first phase of sweeping, no trace or clue as to where the child has gone is found, the phase called, "worrying disappearance," begins. This is when the police, in this case the GNR, call upon a more specialised service, which in the case we are concerned with is the PJ. From then on every hypothesis is studied, analysed, compared and all possible motives will be considered. This is the time when a security perimeter could be considered but, alas, too late in this case. In fact the parents' apartment has already been contaminated by continuous comings and goings, by dozens of people going in and out of the room, without taking into account that cleaning had been done in the room before the police arrived.

At this stage of the investigation, the PJ will proceed to countless hearings. They will continue to organise a search. They will look at the clues and contradictions in statements. They will proceed by elimination. We "close the doors," as the police say. The idea is to check every lead until it comes to a dead end. It can then be said that the door to that lead is closed.

Detectives to the rescue

There is a multitude of detective agencies of all kinds. As a rule, these agencies work mainly on simple investigations. Tailing an unfaithful husband/wife, background research on associates, family research, genealogy, etc etc. All detectives, those who are a little professional, will tell you: "As soon as the investigation becomes complicated or dangerous or verges on the illegal, in short when it stops being a simple investigation, the case is forwarded to the police who take over." Remember that our laws do not authorise detectives to be armed. That perhaps explains it. Sometimes, a criminal organisation is hidden behind the facade of a detective agency, practising blackmail, intimidation, illegal wiretapping, industrial espionage etc etc. This leads me to talk about the Spanish agency, Metodo3. Certain of that agency's detectives are suspected of extortion and attempted murder in the course of their work for the McCann couple. We will pass over without comment on the detective implicated for drug trafficking. All the same, we are still perplexed about the fact that this agency pays witnesses to state they have seen Madeleine as revealed by SOS Maddie.

Right, Madeleine was abducted and in that case, the attitude of Metodo3 is criminal. The act of claiming that Madeleine is at such and such a place, on the basis of false witness statements paid for by them, renders them complicit in the abduction. If Madeleine was abducted, their witness statements only blurr the tracks and that is criminal. If I were in the parents' place I would dismiss them on the spot.

Right, Madeleine was not abducted and indeed died by accident in the parents' apartment and in that case, the ludicrous attitude of Metodo3 has no other objective than trying to win over a section of public opinion to the idea defended by the parents, in trying to make people believe that Maddie is alive somewhere. And in that case we may wonder why they want to manipulate public opinion? What truth must be hidden?

The McCann law

Clarence Mitchell, spokesperson for the McCann parents, has stated that journals which publish the contents of Gonçalo Amaral's book, "The Truth of The Lie," were very brave or very stupid, implying that legal action could follow as well as damages and compensation that go hand-in-hand. Thus, Clarence Mitchell wants to muzzle all those who hold a different opinion to the parents' official one. Forums and blogs of all kinds could be their next target. Mr Mitchell should remind himself that we are in a state of law and not under a dictatorship. People have the right to express an opinion and to state their point of view even if it does not fall into line with the McCanns. As the editor in chief of Correio da Manha makes clear, there exists freedom of expression which, without offending anyone, still allows the writing and saying of different things to those said by the McCanns and by Clarence Mitchell.

Reminding Mr Mitchell, who seems to need it, that the archiving of the case is not a statement of absolution. This archiving does not clear the parents Gonçalo Amaral reminds us. In fact, Mr Mitchell, making war on all those who speak otherwise than you, who say other things whatsoever on forums, in journals or on blogs is pie in the sky. The laws being very different from one country to another, Mr Mitchell will very quickly be faced with the same problems as the police in fighting against paedophile sites. It is almost impossible to manage to muzzle all these sites. Of course, led by money, perhaps he could try to make an example of the UK to collect a little more money. Money which would go into the fund to save Madeleine, of course. Funds which may help to leave no stone unturned, save perhaps that of the reconstruction. What is there to be afraid of finding under that stone? Perhaps only....THE TRUTH. While the parents complain about not having been on holiday since Madeleine's disappearance, Clarence Mitchell wants to battle with everyone who does not speak the same language as him and the parents. What energy and time spent to impose his point of view. For nothing! Shouldn't that energy be spent in finding Madeleine or has she already been forgotten?

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Exclusive in English: Former 'Maddie Cop interview The Portugal News

Brendan de Beer Dated: 2/8/2008, Appeared online: 31/7/2008

In an interview staged only a short walk from the regional PJ police headquarters in Faro over the weekend, Gonçalo Amaral, the former leading detective in the case involving the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has an open and frank conversation with The Portugal News. Lambasted by the British media, and ignored by much of the Portuguese written press since the launch of his controversial book last week (which the Correia da Manhã newspaper has assisted in promoting), Gonçalo Amaral explains his reasoning behind certain methods of investigation, and stresses his actions to date have not been to accuse anyone, rather, he argues, his focus has been about the pursuit of truth.

The Portugal News: Did you leak information about the investigation to the media?

Gonçalo Amaral: I never had anything to do with leaks. We have to look at from where these leaks could have originated. A number of entities worked with us during the investigations and we cannot rule out the possibility that some of these leaks originated in Britain. As a matter of fact, when the FSS handed over their report to Portuguese police, we kept it under wraps, but a British daily was the first to appear with extracts of the FSS's findings.

TPN: But how does that explain that some sections of the Portuguese press have printed confidential information that later proved to be accurate?

GA: Perhaps they had good sources of information, but we cannot conclude that they were given information by police in the Algarve.

TPN: The report leaked last week says that Gerry and Kate were made arguidos on the "merest possibility" that they were involved in the disappearance of their child. Is that accurate?

GA: They were made arguidos on suspicion of two crimes: concealing a body and simulating an abduction and potentially the crime of abandonment. But saying they were made arguidos on the merest possibility that they were involved in the disappearance of their child is not true. The conclusions reached by the team investigating the crime, including colleagues in Britain, are the same as the five points I mention at the end of my book. Perhaps the conclusions reached in this latest report were made to facilitate the archiving of the case and findings were put across in a mild manner. Once you gain access to the case files, you will find that it was not due to a mere possibility.

TPN: What do we know about Madeleine's disappearance?

GA: She was here on holiday. There is obviously no doubt that Madeleine existed. There is also no doubt that she went missing. The scheme employed to visit the children does, to a large extent, not correspond with the truth, it was probably used to safeguard the view that the children were safe [in the apartments on their own as their parents dined at the Tapas restaurant].

TPN: How often were the children checked upon?

GA: One of the first lines of the investigation was to interview the party that was on holiday with the McCanns to establish this.

TPN: What did you find at the apartment?

GA: No signs of forced entry. There were no signs of glove marks on the window. We compiled a report of the evidence we collected, but we are not here to accuse anyone.

TPN: Do you think more could have been done before archiving or closing the case?

GA: In my opinion, a number of things are still lacking: We should have continued investigating the parents in order to either charge them or rule them out as suspects. If I represented this couple, I would have insisted that police investigations continue. Not everything we do is to incriminate a suspect. Often a phone will be tapped in order to obtain information that will clear a suspect.

We worked long hours discussing a number of potential explanations for Madeleine's disappearance; we did not insist solely that she had been abducted.

TPN: You say that politics prevented you from doing certain things during the investigation. What were those actions you would like to have taken?

GA: I found the intervention of the [then] British Ambassador strange, as besides the British Consul in Portimão already being involved in the case from the first morning of Madeleine's disappearance, all diplomatic channels had been opened and were functional. With the arrival of the Ambassador, my colleagues and I thought it was odd, and to a certain extent made us feel limited in our investigations.

TPN: Did you ever receive orders to investigate in a certain manner?

GA: No we did not receive any orders. I don't like talking about orders. But we felt limited.

TPN: Did the police offer a plea bargain to Kate McCann?

GA: No.

TPN: But did you not suggest she consider a plea bargain?

GA: We only explained the nature of certain crimes. Her lawyer was there, you can ask him.

TPN: Did Kate and Gerry McCann answer all the questions that you posed to them as fully as possible?

GA: Up until being declared an arguido, Kate, at the request of her lawyer, co-operated. When questions became of a nature that could incriminate her, she was made an arguido, her rights and duties were read out to her in English and thereafter she opted for the right to remain silent.

TPN: And Gerry McCann?

GA: He answered all questions, before and after being made an arguido.

TPN: When did the police first learn of the intention of the McCanns to leave Portugal?

GA: With the arrival of the sniffer dogs, I think back in August, the couple started showing a keenness to leave the country. As for these dogs, I have not seen or heard any scepticism in Britain, contrary to Portugal.

TPN: How can you explain the theory that Kate and Gerry used their hire car in the disappearance of their daughter when it was hired 25 days after she vanished?

GA: I don't know. I was not the one who hired the car.

A bodily fluid was detected in the trunk of the car which was similar to that of Madeleine McCann in 15 of the 19 indicators of her profile.

TPN: Has this evidence been investigated further?

GA: No.

TPN: Why not?

GA: You will have to ask my former colleagues that question.

TPN: What evidence was there that someone had been watching apartment 5A prior to Madeleine’s disappearance?

GA: We spoke to a number of people who came forward.

TPN: Anyone suspicious mentioned in these statements?

GA: No. Perhaps just a British musician we later tracked down.

But in a reconstruction, witness testimonies, such as that of Jane Tanner and others, including restaurant workers, could be clarified further.

TPN: At what stage did you become suspicious of the McCanns and why?

GA: There were a number of inconsistencies detected during the first interrogations.

TPN: Such as?

GA: We were initially told by the parents that when they checked on the children they would use the front door. But Kate later said they used the other door. Because had they used the front door, they would have detected someone had forced their way into the room [where Madeleine and the twins had been sleeping].

But during these initial rounds of questioning, my team and I believed these inconsistencies were due to the McCanns and their friends trying to cover the fact they had left their children unattended, along with their possible lack of trust in the Portuguese police. This had a lot of weight for me in the beginning, especially as the law in Britain is far tougher concerning the abandoning of children.

TPN: Did you look into sex offenders, and what was the outcome?

GA: It is very difficult that a paedophile pre-selected Madeleine. It had to be very well planned. But all known sexual predators were investigated.

TPN: Did you have any evidence that Robert Murat and the McCanns or their friends knew each other previous to Madeleine's disappearance?

GA: We tried to confirm this, but along with the assistance of the British police, we were unable to establish any connection. But we looked into all possibilities. Robert Murat purchased a last-minute ticket to come to Portugal a couple of days before Madeleine went missing, perhaps as it was cheaper to do so. But we had to investigate whether or not his visit coincided with Madeleine's disappearance a couple of days later and whether he had been contacted to come here.

TPN: How do you see the lawsuit that you might face over your book?

GA: My book is based on facts. It could be a good occasion to take all the case files to court and compare what I wrote with that which is contained in the files.

TPN: What next lies ahead for you?

GA: I have had a number of proposals, but in October I am intending on starting my practical training as a lawyer, as I already have a law degree, but never practised. Brendan de Beer Edition: 970

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Op donderdag 31 juli 2008 21:17 schreef kahaarin het volgende:

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Die kleintjes waren ook pas 2 toen Maddy verdween, ik kan me voorstellen dat ze het niet meer zo goed weten, ze missen haar nu al hun halve leven, een jaar is veel voor kinderen in die leeftijd...
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ik heb mijn hoop ook meer gezet op Amaral, wat hij allemaal zegt kan best eens een boel gevolgen gaan hebben, vergeet niet dat de man zelf advocaat is, hij zal niet iets gaan opschrijven wat niet juridisch afgebakend is, CM kan janken wat hij wil maar als de bevindingen van Amaral kloppen mag hij ze neerzetten.
Die secrecy die de McCanns zo desperately willen opheffen gaat natuurlijk 2 kanten op.

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Access to Madeleine's investigation files – Details and rules
Two layers from Mr. Pinto de Abreu office started to analyse the files, in the Court of Portimão, this morning. The McCann lawyers requested the Public Prosecutor Office (PPO) to reserve the access to the files (meaning the papers) only for lawyers and arguidos, during a certain period of time. I could not confirm exactly that period of time, some sources said it will be around one month. It makes sense, because you can't have 8 or 10 lawyers, more 30 or 40 journalists poring over the same paper files, at the same time.

Anyway, journalists can request copies of all the files, before that period of time ends. They just need to go to Portimão and file a written request, with a DVD enclosed, to the PPO. They will have a DVD copy in a few days. Requests from journalists will be processed from Monday, August 4, and it's expected that it takes between 2 to 3 days to get the copy. After the above referred period of time, journalists will also have access to the paper files.

No access will be given to what seems to be a small part of the files. Several lawyers I talked with, told me it's normal that personal data from people that has been investigated and ruled out of any relation with the case, is kept confidential.

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Process available on Monday

The complete process concerning the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will be made available to anyone who manifests a legitimate interest, from Monday onwards. That group includes the parties (arguidos, witnesses and lawyers) and also journalists, due to the fact that this is a process of manifest public interest. Yesterday, the court invited everyone who had already made a requirement for the process to deliver a CD at the secretary’s office, so the digitalized process can be copied onto it.

From September onwards, the process will be available to the general public, and the investigation will be subject to the most rigorous scrutiny. Still, the judge’s decision ends up being surprising, due to the fact that this case involves a minor, and there would always be legal artifices that would allow for the investigation to be ‘barricaded’.

Lawyers want priority access to the documents

Carlos Pinto Abreu and Rogério Alves, the lawyers that represent the McCann family in Portugal, have requested the Portimão court for priority in the access to the process. The lawyers have ensured that the access for the general public was postponed, so they can access the original process and not a digital format. source: Correio da Manhã, 01.08.2008, paper edition by astro

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Discover the differences Correio da Manhã

Matter of fact

Gonçalo Amaral, Ex-coord. investigação Criminal
^{02 August 2008 - 00h30}

"A criminal investigation does not have to be politically correct."

Those who knew me through social communication got an opinion based on my connection with the so-called Maddie Case. During the investigation and after being removed, I was a target of the most terrible accusations from the British press, some local commentators and a man named Clarence Mitchell, whose role is not very well understood. On the eve of the publication of the book you already know, this gentleman was sending me threats : "that I should take care" - I was stunned!

Let me make it clear that I consider this to be an unacceptable tone, coming from a citizen of the oldest democracy in the world. Take care, why? Because I might step on a banana peel while walking? Is Mr Mitchell concerned about my health? I do not think so. We all perceive his threatening tone.

In Portugal, we are not used to people speaking that way. Nor is this the view we have of the British people, but there are always some people that fall out of standards. A criminal investigation need not be politically correct, nor fear veiled threats. The book only contains facts and contains no indictment. So the differences stand out." (bron)

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The 48 questions that remained unanswered - Correio da Manhã

Investigation – What the PJ inspectors wanted to know

When she became an arguida, Kate stopped talking to the inspectors

September 7, 2007. Kate McCann entered the Polícia Judiciária in Portimão in the morning and the questioning extended into the evening. She was heard as a witness, but the tension in the air was evident. For the first time, people were concentrated at the PJ building’s door and murmured words of mistrust regarding the couple.

On that day, CM had reported that the dogs had detected cadaver odour on Maddie’s mother’s clothes. A piece of evidence that the authorities intended to use as a trump, during a questioning that only changed course on the next day, after the PJ failed to see their doubts clarified.

Kate began by replying all the questions, but when she was made an arguida, she stopped talking. She went silent, in the company of her lawyer, and accepted all the insinuations in a provocative manner. Less than 48 hours later, Kate and Gerry travel to England with the twins, leaving the investigation into the disappearance of their daughter, who meanwhile had become four, behind.

They later guaranteed that they would return if necessary – which they never did, although they were never formally requested to return – and they are no longer arguidos for the suspected involvement in concealing the child’s body. Today, CM reveals the 48 questions that Kate did not want to answer during the interrogation and which reflect the investigators’ doubts. More than a year after Maddie disappeared, many of these questions remain unanswered.

Jeers for the McCann couple

The day that Kate and Gerry went to the PJ’s offices in Portimão marked a turnaround in the relationship between the local people and the couple: the curious bystanders that spent the day on the street jeered at Maddie’s mother and father, mainly criticizing the “absence of visible suffering” from Kate. The foreign press also attended in great numbers.

The Judiciária’s 48 questions that Kate did not answer

1 On the 3rd of May 2007, at around 10 p.m., when you entered the apartment, what did you see, what did you do, where did you search, what did you handle?

2 Did you search in the couple’s bedroom’s closet? (said she would not reply)

3 (Two photographs of her bedroom’s closet are exhibited) Can you describe its contents?

4 Why are the curtains in front of the side window, behind the sofa (photograph is exhibited) ruffled? Did someone pass behind that sofa?

5 How long did the search that you made in the apartment after detecting the disappearance of your daughter Madeleine take?

6 Why did you say straight away that Madeleine had been abducted?

7 Presuming that Madeleine had been abducted, why did you leave the twins alone at home while you went to the Tapas to raise the alarm? Even because the supposed abductor could still be inside the apartment.

8 Why didn’t you ask the twins at that moment what had happened to their sister, or why didn’t you ask them at a later point in time?

9 When you raised the alarm at the Tapas, what exactly did you say and what were the words?

10 What happened after you raised the alarm at the Tapas?

11 Why did you do to warn your friends instead of calling out from the balcony?

12 Who contacted the authorities?

13 Who participated in the searches?

14 Did anyone outside of the group learn about Maddie’s disappearance during the following minutes?

15 Did any neighbour offer you help after the disappearance?

16 What does the expression “we let her down” mean?

17 Did Jane mention to you that she had see a man with a child that night?

18 How were the authorities contacted and which police force was called?

19 During the searches, and already with the police present, in what locations was Maddie searched for, how and in what manner?

20 Why didn’t the twins wake up during that search, or when they went to the upper floor?

21 Who did you call after the facts?

22 Did you call SKY News?

23 Did you know about the danger of calling the media, because that could influence the abductor?

24 Did you request the presence of a priest?

25 How was Madeleine’s face publicized, with a photograph, or other media?

26 Is it true that during the search you remained seated on Maddie’s bed without moving?

27 How did you behave that evening?

28 Did you manage to sleep?

29 Before the trip to Portugal, did you comment on a bad feeling or a bad premonition?

30 What was Madeleine’s behaviour?

31 Did Maddie suffer of any disease or did she take any kind of medication?

32 What was the relationship like between Madeleine and her siblings?

33 What was the relationship like between Madeleine and her siblings, her friends and her colleagues at school?

34 Concerning your professional life, in how many and in which hospitals have you worked?

35 What is your medical specialty?

36 Did you work by shifts, in emergency rooms or in other departments?

37 Did you work on a daily basis?

38 Did you stop working at a certain point in time? Why?

39 Do your twin children have difficulty in falling asleep, are they unruly and does that upset you?

40 Is it true that at certain times you were desperate over your children’s attitude and that left you were upset?

41 Is it true that in England you considered the possibility of handing over Madeleine’s guardianship to a relative?

42 In England, did you give your children medication? What type of medication?

43 Within the process, you were shown films of cynotechnical inspection of forensic character, where the dogs can be seen marking indications of human cadaver odour and equally human blood traces, and only of human origin, as well as all the comments that were made by the responsible expert. After the visualization, and after cadaver odour was signaled in your bedroom next to the wardrobe and behind the sofa that was pushed against the living room window, you said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said?

44 You said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said, concerning the marking of human blood behind the sofa by the detection dog

45 You said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said, concerning the marking of cadaver odour in the boot of the vehicle that you rented a month after the disappearance?

46 You said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said, concerning the marking of human blood in the boot of the vehicle?

47 You said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said, upon being confronted with the result of the collection of Maddie’s DNA, which was analysed by a British lab, behind the sofa and inside the vehicle’s boot?

48 Did you have any responsibility or intervention in the disappearance of your daughter?

The question that she answered

Are you aware of the fact that by not answering these questions you may compromise the investigation, which is trying to find out what happened to your daughter? She said yes, if the investigation thinks so.

Process becomes public tomorrow

From tomorrow onwards, the entire investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine will be made available to the arguidos, to the witnesses, to the lawyers and also to the journalists, because it is a case of manifest public interest.

The process, which was archived on the 21st of July, will also be available to the general public, a situation that will allow for an authentic scrutiny of the work that was developed by the Polícia Judiciária. This decision, which came as a surprise due to the fact that the case involves a child, was only announced at this point in time, after the Portuguese lawyers for the McCann family, Carlos Pinto de Abreu and Rogério Alves, requested the Portimão Court for priority in the access to the process.

Last Wednesday, the Court had requested the interested parties that had already asked for the consultation of the process to leave a CD at the secretary’s office, given the fact that the process will be supplied in a digital format.

The archiving of the investigation into the little girl’s disappearance, which happened on the 3rd of May 2007, in the Algarve, precipitated the lifting of the judicial secrecy, which had been extended precisely until the month of August. source: Correio da Manhã, 03.08.2008, paper edition by astro, Joana Morais

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Opinion piece News of the World (no online link, appears in paper edition only)
^{Carole Malone 03 August 2008}

GONCALO Amaral, the Portuguese detective whose bungling contributed much to messing up the hunt for Madeleine McCann, has written a book about her disappearance.

Suggestion.

Shouldn't he be doing a diet book instead?

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SOS Madeleine McCann: Eddie is behind the discovery of the bodies of five children.



The bodies of at least five children have been found at the former English children's home on the island of Jersey, where Eddie the sniffer dog, previously used in the Madeleine case, indicated the presence of the bodies. The former children's home, situated at Haut da la Garenne, has been under investigation since 2006, after several disclosures of sexual abuse.

According to Lenny Harper, Jersey's police chief, the bodies of five children, aged from four ro eleven, were burned and hidden between the late sixties and early seventies. Until now, the British police have also discovered 65 milk teeth and at least a hundred bone fragments, some cut and burnt.

Eddie, capable of sniffing the slightest cadaver odour, after having detected signs in Praia da Luz that Madeleine McCann's body had been there, demonstrated his skills by detecting the presence of human remains at the former children's home, where he indicated at least six places, inside the building, where the British police then made the discovery.

In spite of the discoveries, the British police consider that there is not enough evidence to proceed with a murder investigation, which shocks several witnesses who are accusing the authorities of not wanting to open Pandora's box: "I am astonished that the evidence is apparently so inconclusive," states a specialist in forensics, stressing that, "it seems strange that we have a large number of bones, but it is announced that there will not be a murder investigation."

Eddie in the McCann case.

After being successful in more than 200 criminal investigations, Eddie arrived in Portugal on July 30th 2007 to help the Portuguese and British authroities with the investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance.

Eddie, the Springer Spaniel of the British police, is skilled at detecting murder victims. (EVRD) He looks for and locates human remains and bodily fluids. He is capable of indicating the presence of a body in a place, even if the body is no longer there. Eddie also indicates contamination by the odour of a body.

In the case of Madeleine McCann's disappearance, Eddie, used in conjunction with Keela, indicated the cadaver odour in several places, all directly connected to the parents of the young British girl.

The floor of Kate and Gerry McCann's bedroom.

Behind the blue sofa beside the window of 5A

On the balcony of the McCanns' bedroom.

According to the investigation file, before Madeleine's disappearance, no death had taken place inside apartment 5A, where the McCanns stayed during their holiday in Praia da Luz. Eddie was also used to inspect apartments 5B,5D and 5H at the Ocean Club, but he did not alert on anything there.

In the rented villa which Kate and Gerry McCann occupied after their departure from the Ocean Club, Eddie indicated the cadaver odour on Cuddle Cat (the pink soft toy belonging to Madeleine), and on two items of Kate's clothing. Eddie also indicated several places in the car rented by the mcCanns: on the key and in the boot of the Renault Scenic.

Similar examinations were carried out, without success, at Robert Murat's house, on his clothes and on his cars. Eddie only found the cadaver odour in places and on objects directly linked to Kate and Gerry McCann, Madeleine's parents. http://sosmaddie.dhblogs.be/

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Kate 'fell silent' in police quiz
^{By VERONICA LORRAINE in Praia da Luz Published: Today}
KATE McCann refused to answer 48 questions when probed by Portuguese cops over her missing daughter Madeleine, it was revealed yesterday. The devastated mum replied to some at the start of the interview on September 7 last year. But she exercised her rights and fell silent once she was made an “arguido” in the case, leaked police files show.

Two weeks ago Kate and her husband Gerry, both 40, of Rothley, Leics, were officially cleared of any involvement in Maddie’s disappearance. Details of the Portuguese police probe are due to be opened to the public today.

The police files from the exhaustive inquiry, which lasted over 14 months, are being made available to journalists after the shelving of the case a fortnight ago. Included in the mammoth dossier - said to run to 20,000 pages - are witness statements, transcripts of interviews with the McCanns and details of the lines of inquiry detectives pursued.

Holiday

Maddie vanished in May 2007, days before her fourth birthday. She had been left alone with her twin siblings at a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz. Yesterday Portuguese newspaper Correio de Manhas said Kate was quizzed over why she said from the start Maddie had been abducted.

Cops also asked whether she gave the children medication and if it was true that she sometimes despaired of their behaviour and had considered handing custody of Maddie to a relative. McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said last night: “Kate was well within her rights not to answer if she didn’t want to.”

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The Judiciária’s 48 questions that Kate did not answer

1 On the 3rd of May 2007, at around 10 p.m., when you entered the apartment, what did you see, what did you do, where did you search, what did you handle?

2 Did you search in the couple’s bedroom’s closet? (said she would not reply)

3 (Two photographs of her bedroom’s closet are exhibited) Can you describe its contents?

4 Why are the curtains in front of the side window, behind the sofa (photograph is exhibited) ruffled? Did someone pass behind that sofa?

5 How long did the search that you made in the apartment after detecting the disappearance of your daughter Madeleine take?

6 Why did you say straight away that Madeleine had been abducted?

7 Presuming that Madeleine had been abducted, why did you leave the twins alone at home while you went to the Tapas to raise the alarm? Even because the supposed abductor could still be inside the apartment.

8 Why didn’t you ask the twins at that moment what had happened to their sister, or why didn’t you ask them at a later point in time?

9 When you raised the alarm at the Tapas, what exactly did you say and what were the words?

10 What happened after you raised the alarm at the Tapas?

11 Why did you do to warn your friends instead of calling out from the balcony?

12 Who contacted the authorities?

13 Who participated in the searches?

14 Did anyone outside of the group learn about Maddie’s disappearance during the following minutes?

15 Did any neighbour offer you help after the disappearance?

16 What does the expression “we let her down” mean?

17 Did Jane mention to you that she had see a man with a child that night?

18 How were the authorities contacted and which police force was called?

19 During the searches, and already with the police present, in what locations was Maddie searched for, how and in what manner?

20 Why didn’t the twins wake up during that search, or when they went to the upper floor?

21 Who did you call after the facts?

22 Did you call SKY News?

23 Did you know about the danger of calling the media, because that could influence the abductor?

24 Did you request the presence of a priest?

25 How was Madeleine’s face publicized, with a photograph, or other media?

26 Is it true that during the search you remained seated on Maddie’s bed without moving?

27 How did you behave that evening?

28 Did you manage to sleep?

29 Before the trip to Portugal, did you comment on a bad feeling or a bad premonition?

30 What was Madeleine’s behaviour?

31 Did Maddie suffer of any disease or did she take any kind of medication?

32 What was the relationship like between Madeleine and her siblings?

33 What was the relationship like between Madeleine and her siblings, her friends and her colleagues at school?

34 Concerning your professional life, in how many and in which hospitals have you worked?

35 What is your medical specialty?

36 Did you work by shifts, in emergency rooms or in other departments?

37 Did you work on a daily basis?

38 Did you stop working at a certain point in time? Why?

39 Do your twin children have difficulty in falling asleep, are they unruly and does that upset you?

40 Is it true that at certain times you were desperate over your children’s attitude and that left you were upset?

41 Is it true that in England you considered the possibility of handing over Madeleine’s guardianship to a relative?

42 In England, did you give your children medication? What type of medication?

43 Within the process, you were shown films of cynotechnical inspection of forensic character, where the dogs can be seen marking indications of human cadaver odour and equally human blood traces, and only of human origin, as well as all the comments that were made by the responsible expert. After the visualization, and after cadaver odour was signaled in your bedroom next to the wardrobe and behind the sofa that was pushed against the living room window, you said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said?

44 You said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said, concerning the marking of human blood behind the sofa by the detection dog

45 You said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said, concerning the marking of cadaver odour in the boot of the vehicle that you rented a month after the disappearance?

46 You said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said, concerning the marking of human blood in the boot of the vehicle?

47 You said that you could not explain anything apart from what you had already said, upon being confronted with the result of the collection of Maddie’s DNA, which was analysed by a British lab, behind the sofa and inside the vehicle’s boot?

48 Did you have any responsibility or intervention in the disappearance of your daughter?

The question that she answered

Are you aware of the fact that by not answering these questions you may compromise the investigation, which is trying to find out what happened to your daughter? She said yes, if the investigation thinks so.

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I want to know why Mrs McCann failed to answer 48 important questions asked by the police.
- paul, DERBY uk, 3/8/2008 20:37

i think your find the smears and inuendos come from the mccanns.
- chriss, london, 3/8/2008 20:43

Who said the Portuguese Police have not worked hard on the case, 11,000 page files of recorded work!
- Chris, England, 3/8/2008 20:45

The lawyers are "discovering what was done, and more importantly, what was not done"
I think we all know the most important thing that was not done. Madeleine was not put safely in the available evening creche.
- diddy, germany, 3/8/2008 21:00

Brilliant. Now the McCanns are no longer bound by secrecy they can answer all the questions they wouldn't answer previously. I have no doubt they are keen to talk.
- Bazza, Leicestershire, UK, 3/8/2008 21:07

Do our own UK police 'alert borders' as soon as a child is reported 'missing?? Children go 'missing' every day of every week in every country. Thankfully the vast majority turn up safe and well (got lost, was with another family member while one parent was unaware of this, have 'run away', are with an estranged parent, etc.etc.) Iwould like to know if 'borders' are alerted in every case of a missing child in the UK? Because if they are it would mean that we would be in a PERMANENT state of 'lock-down'. The PJ had NO evidence that the child had been 'abducted' either.....which would be a REQUIREMENT before any 'border alert in any country...and in the mobilisation of the much publicised 'Amber Alert'. Were borders alerted in the Holly and Jessica case? Within 12 hours? I would like to see evidence of this!
- linda, Birmingham, 3/8/2008 21:55

So the case file is being released to journalists. Will the UK public be allowed to read it??
- linda, Birmingham, 3/8/2008 21:56

You can bet there will be a lot of reports missing, they aren't about to let the world know how badly they screwed up.
- Katie, Penticton, BC Canada, 3/8/2008 22:37

The dossier may have just been made public, but the Correio da Manha has been printing extracts from Kate's diary for a week, with comments intended to turn public opinion against the McCanns and, more important still, support Goncalo Amaral's book and defend him against any possible legal proceedings. And Mr. Amaral has been given his own column in said newspaper. Coincidences?
- John, Coimbra, Portugal, 3/8/2008 22:40

What "police search"? As far as I can make out from radio and TV reports, the Portuguese Police spent almost all of their time trying unsuccessfully to find or invent "evidence" that would help convict Madeline's parents of being in some way responsible for her death.
- Fred James, Worcester, 3/8/2008 23:07

"alert border patrols"?! There are no borders!
- Sara, Spain, 3/8/2008 23:17

Erm...border patrols....Vanessa Allen obviously hasn't been to Europe for quite a while.
- Jean, Blackburn, Lancs, 3/8/2008 23:56

How is this going to help to find out what has happened to that little girl, we all know where the fault lies those children should not have been left alone , looking back over all the information will it do any good , it hasn't up til now, still no one knows what happend to Maddie
- Anon, Bucks, 4/8/2008 0:45

So what if the 'vile smears' turn out to be nothing of the kind? The McCanns and their friends have behaved in the most bizarre manner from the very first day. Each time I've seen them on TV my jaw has dropped still further. I for one am VERY interested to know what the portuguese police files contain, and also what Goncalo Amaral has to say about the McCanns in his book. I might even be persuaded to actually BUY the Daily Mail if it offered straightforward, objective reporting on either.
- Ruth, Wales, 4/8/2008 2:29

Ref. question 41. Is this in regard to 2006?
- BJ, UK, 4/8/2008 3:20

Since when has it ever been proved that there was an abduction?
- TW, London, 4/8/2008 3:40

I wonder if the UK press will ever report on this investigation without such blatant distortion and bias. Somehow I doubt it. The majority of the public will have to rely on the Portuguese press and media to find out the truth about the case and about the McCanns. I hope that they will take the time to do so.
- Jolie, US, 4/8/2008 6:27

The release of these documents are due process of the Portuguese Law now that the case is shelved. It was that same law, that is making the McCanns arguidos that protected Mrs McCann from answering a list of some 40+ questions. Why would you refuse to co-operate in an investigation to find your missing child.
- uneekie, Stroud, UK, 4/8/2008 8:01

Why are Amaral's statements "vile smears" and the McCanns' abduction theory the only thing we must believe in even if there is no evidence of an abduction.
- Jayne, England, 4/8/2008 8:53

So the public will now know the nitty gritties of the entire saga, if the newspapers publish it!. I must say i will like to know more about the questions that Kate refused to answer, viz: question no 41. Also what the Leicester police did about the crucial witness statement made by 2 doctor friends of the Mccanns about a member of the tourist party.
- Matt67, Bath, 4/8/2008 9:12

Kate was happy to leave 48 stones to unturned.
- Polly, Ilkley, 4/8/2008 9:37

Too many unanswered questions, can't just forget about this little girl.
- John Smith, London, England, 4/8/2008 9:37

There were no "border patrols" to alert, so why keep on about something that didn't exist?
- Verity, Blighty, 4/8/2008 9:47

Why putting so much effort on the "border patrol", everybody knows that border control hardly exists, try to cross Dover to Calais and you will find out how it (does not) works.
- RA, London, England, 4/8/2008 9:57

Remember all the other children who have vanished, including Ben Needham, who haven't had this much public interest and sympathy.
- Doris, Yorkshire, 4/8/2008 10:00

Let them sink into anonymity, the sooner the better.
- Gerry, Derby, England, 4/8/2008 10:13

God Bless Madde
- John, Askim, Sweden, 4/8/2008 10:23

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Evidence was manipulated - Correio da Manhã

Investigation – PJ believes that the McCann couple altered the crime scene in order to simulate the abduction

Maddie’s parents accused of changing the disposition of the furniture and of washing the sofa

The Polícia Judiciária has no doubts that Maddie’s parents changed the disposition of furniture and objects in the apartment where Maddie disappeared from on the evening of May 3, 2007, in the Algarve, thus manipulating the crime scene in order to better justify the abduction theory that they always defended.

According to the Polícia Judiciária’s investigation, which from today onwards is public, the coincidence between the marking of cadaver odour and blood which was given by the sniffer dogs behind the sofa “indubitably” proves that the sofa was pushed against the wall after the little girl’s death. On the other hand, given the few indicia that was collected from this piece of furniture, which was located on the same spot where the dogs gave a signal, the Judiciária admits the possibility that it was “subject to washing” in order to eliminate eventual traces.

Soft toy placed on the bed (afbeelfing, gevonden sporen)

“There are strong indicia that they altered the crime scene, moving some of the furniture. The changes are indicators of simulation”, one of the PJ’s reports reads, also revealing that Maddie’s soft toy, which was found at the top of the bed where Maddie slept, was placed there at a posterior moment, given the fact that contrary to the soft toy, the bed failed to reveal cadaver odour.

“There was an intentional modification, in an attempt to take advantage for the simulation of the picture of abduction”, one can read in the process, where the investigators recall that the procedures from the family were in such manner as to conduct the investigation into the direction of the abduction thesis. The Polícia Judiciária believes that the false abduction was “worked by the group”, which made the investigators “waste time”.

McCanns mentioned death to the PJ

The possibility that Madeleine is dead was raised to the PJ by the McCanns themselves, who suggested contacting a person to indicate the spot where the cadaver could be found. “This fact became unexplainable for the elements of the investigation”, the PJ writes, remembering that in front of the journalists, the parents continued to manifest the hope that they would find their daughter alive.

The dogs never failed in 200 searches

In over two hundred searches, ‘Eddie’ and ‘Keela’, the sniffer dogs of the springel spaniel breed that were used in the investigation into the disappearance of Maddie, did not give a single “false positive result”.

The guarantee is given by English expert Martin Grime, who in the report about the search guarantees that the behaviour of the dog that is trained to detect cadaver odour “changed immediately after opening the front door of the apartment” where Madeleine McCann disappeared from.

“He went into the apartment with above average interest”, the document reads, explaining that the dog signaled inside the couple’s bedroom, in the living room, behind the sofa and next to the side window. The same signs were given by the dog that is trained to detect blood residues. The dogs signaled the same spots and objects that are related to the McCanns – house, car and clothes – which was decisive for being made arguidos.

Notes

No credibility

The deposition by Jane Tanner, who said she saw someone crossing the street carrying a child, was not considered credible by the PJ, which does not understand how the McCanns’ friend, upon seeing someone walking away from Madeleine’s apartment “did not act or speak out immediately”.

Everyone lies

The PJ says that the information that was collected from the McCanns and their friends was “worked upon” in order to strengthen the abduction theory. But it rapidly perceived that “everyone lies” in the issue of checking the children, further explaining that the family information, which in these cases is “fundamental”, was always “distorted”.

Files Process is public – From today onwards, the files of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine can be consulted at the Court of Portimão by lawyers, witnesses and journalists.

Brown Political pressures – Kate’s notebooks reveal that Maddie’s parents called the English prime minister, Gordon Brown, requesting for political pressure to be placed on Portugal.

Book Amaral recounts death – The former coordinator of the Maddie case recounts in his book ‘Truth of the Lie’, his thesis about the case and defends that the little girl was killed in the apartment and her body frozen. source: Correio da Manhã, 04.08.2008, paper edition