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| Author: | gerbilgranny [ 12 Sep 07, 9:16 ] |
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I've been praying that the truth emerges, and that any innocent parties are vindicated. There are still some 'Help find Maddie' posters in shop windows in Ireland. At the moment, the only thing I can be sure of, is that something awful happened to that little girl. |
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| Author: | ktmoomoo [ 12 Sep 07, 13:04 ] |
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CameronBB4 wrote: I don't want to hear any more about it until there's some kind of concrete conclusion. I hate spin of any kind and I'm hating the tit-for-tat carry on that seems to be happening between the Portuguese authorities and other people.
i totally agree with cameron , |
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| Author: | ellie [ 12 Sep 07, 13:22 ] |
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CameronBB4 wrote: I don't want to hear any more about it until there's some kind of concrete conclusion. I hate spin of any kind and I'm hating the tit-for-tat carry on that seems to be happening between the Portuguese authorities and other people.
I totally agree Cameron about the tit for tat. The press have whipped the public into a hysteria about this, but as it turns out most of what is printed in the papers appears to be either incorrect or unsubstantiated. A few days ago the press were saying that there was blood found in the boot of the car, then they said it wasn't blood it was DNA and now they are saying it is hair, but I did read in todays Times that the Portugese Authorities are not allowed by law to reveal anything to the Press, so all of this stuff in the papers which has come via leaks or hearsay could be completely wrong. I am hoping that the truth will emerge and that the parents were not involved. I think I may just lose all faith in humanity if it turns out that they were. |
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| Author: | Madeline [ 12 Sep 07, 14:23 ] |
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[b]Madeleine police: We might not have enough evidence Lack of clues for prosecution case[/b] Police admit they may not have enough evidence to charge Kate and Gerry McCann over missing daughter Madeleine. Detectives in Portugal declared the couple suspects after grilling them for hours. But last night officers revealed they lack sufficient clues to bring a firm prosecution. And they confessed claims DNA found in the McCanns' car was a 100 per cent match to Madeleine were wrong - it was only 88 per cent. The twist came as a 1,000-word dossier of evidence against Kate and Gerry was handed straight to a judge yesterday by a prosecutor who was expected to take days or weeks to decide if it backed calls by police, convinced they killed Madeleine, to charge them. The move, described as a "significant development", heightened fears the couple - who insist they played no part in the death of the four-year-old - could be hauled back to Portugal for more questioning. Despite the lack of evidence, officials said they could find out within 10 days if they are to be charged. Legal experts said the judge has the power to order the couple back and place them under house arrest. The judge told officials he is urgently seeking "an object". It was not clear what it was, but possible items could be Madeleine's cuddle cat and the hire car. Detectives also announced they want to quiz Praia da Luz Catholic priest Jose Manuel Pachico to find out if Kate and Gerry have made any confession to him about their daughter, who vanished from their holiday apartment on May 3 as they had a meal. A source said: "Police are interested in knowing what he has been told and if the McCanns confided in him." The priest befriended the couple and gave them the keys to his church, which could be searched today. Yesterday, Kate and Gerry were visited at home in Rothley by Leicestershire Chief Superintendent Bob Small. He refused to discuss his reason for being there. Mirror |
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| Author: | Madeline [ 12 Sep 07, 14:30 ] |
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Kate McCann shows the strain as she faces the media Mail |
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| Author: | Madeline [ 12 Sep 07, 14:31 ] |
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Madeleine: Police seek special powers to seize Kate's diary Mail |
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| Author: | Madeline [ 12 Sep 07, 20:10 ] |
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The shameful treatment of the McCanns We have treated the McCanns as if they were Big Brother contestants spectator |
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| Author: | gerbilgranny [ 12 Sep 07, 21:37 ] |
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Quote: In England, meanwhile, the way in which the case was reported reflected our profoundly strange obsessions with class.
..they were not lager-swilling dole-queue chavs; they were respectable professionals — hell, they were doctors. And therefore, initially at least, their motives and their behaviour were not remotely questioned over here. Or, at least, not by the press. Elsewhere, though, things were very different. Among the public at large there was enormous sympathy for Madeleine, obviously — but also a dark current of thought which held the parents directly responsible and which became progressively more sickened and estranged by the media circus which, perhaps for the best of motives, they built around themselves. If Madeleine had been found within 72 hours all would have been fine; but the media, especially the English media, always end up loathing what they have created — an essential part of the self-disgust intrinsic to any tabloid journalist. An interesting article, in The Spectator. Thanks for the link, Madeline. Certainly, much of the coverage in the British Press led to a sizeable section of the public being 'uncomfortable about' or 'hostile to' the McCanns. Yet, if a paper or certain t.v. channels had chosen to lessen their focus on the story, my guess is that their sales/ratings would go down. The tabloid press may be hated, but they sell a great many papers. It's take moral courage, to decide not to become voyeurs, or gossips. All credit to those who don't indulge. |
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| Author: | Madeline [ 13 Sep 07, 14:22 ] |
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Portuguese police ignored offer by Scotland Yard to review evidence timesonline |
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| Author: | Madeline [ 13 Sep 07, 14:27 ] |
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Madeleine McCann parents' new DNA hope telegraph |
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| Author: | JimD [ 13 Sep 07, 17:08 ] |
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PALS 'COVER-UP' PROBED BY COPS THE McCanns’ holiday pals last night faced a police grilling over an alleged cover-up of Madeleine’s death. Detectives in Portugal want to re-interview the friends who were dining with Gerry and Kate on the night their daughter went missing. They include Jane Tanner, 36, who told police she saw a mystery man carrying a child in a blanket through Praia da Luz 30 minutes before Kate discovered Madeleine was missing. [url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/15342/Pals-cover-up-probed-by-cops/DailyStar[/url] |
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| Author: | JimD [ 13 Sep 07, 17:10 ] |
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MADDIE'S TOY WILL 'NAIL' KILLER POLICE last night launched an international operation to seize Madeleine McCann’s favourite soft toy, Cuddle Cat. They claim the £9.99 pink comforter could hold the vital clue to what happened to the missing four-year-old. That is because Portuguese detectives believe she was cradling it when she died. DailyStar |
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| Author: | Madeline [ 13 Sep 07, 23:47 ] |
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Maddie ‘died from tablets overdose' Forensic evidence shows Madeleine McCann died of an overdose of sleeping pills, it was reported last night. Bodily fluids found in the boot of the car the McCanns rented 25 days after Madeleine went missing showed she had been sedated, said a French newspaper which claimed to have seen the evidence. France Soir said DNA results of the fluids showed the four-year-old had swallowed enough sleeping pills to 'cause an overdose'. Guilhem Buttut, an investigative reporter, said he had seen 'hard evidence' about Madeleine's death in a report now in the hands of Portuguese prosecutors. He said toxicological tests carried out on the liquids 'proved the little girl had ingested medicines, without doubt sleeping pills, in quantities large enough to cause an overdose'. Sources linked to the investigation revealed earlier this week that police discovered an 88 per cent DNA match to Madeleine in the boot of the McCanns' rented Renault Scenic. Clumps of hair were also reported to have been found in the boot, allegedly showing that her body had been in it. Scientifically, it would be possible to test such bodily fluids for drugs, including an overdose of sleeping pills. The news came as Portuguese media reported that police want to question Kate McCann again over the disappearance of her daughter. Police may also quiz her about her diary. It has been suggested that the diary has been seen by detectives who took photocopies, but a request is being filed for possession so it can be examined in more detail. Portuguese newspapers said yesterday that they had seen the photocopies of extracts. Correio da Manha claimed Mrs McCann wrote in the diary that her children are 'hysterical' and exhausted her. It also claimed her husband gave her little help with family chores. It added: 'She complains frequently that her children are “hysterical” and speaks of Madeleine as a child whose excess activity exhausts her. She tells also how Gerry doesn't help her with the family chores and that she has to cope alone with her two youngest children.' The daily Publico claimed Mrs McCann's worries about her children's behaviour and her difficulties disciplining them were contained in the diary. Sources close to the McCanns said they were not aware of police plans for a second interrogation. 'This is speculation, not fact,' said one. Metro |
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| Author: | Madeline [ 14 Sep 07, 11:57 ] |
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Madeleine 'pills overdose' sensational claim Shock claim that she died from sleeping tablets Madeleine McCann died of a sleeping pill overdose, it was sensationally claimed last night. Body fluids found in the boot of a Renault Scenic rented by parents Kate and Gerry allegedly prove the four-year-old had been heavily sedated. The claim was made by French newspaper France Soir which said it had seen "hard evidence" to back it up. Investigative journalist Guilhem Battut said analysis of the body fluids "prove that the little girl had ingested medicines, without doubt sleeping pills, in large quantities". The quantities were sufficient to cause an "overdose". Battut said the forensic report was already with Portuguese prosecutors who are studying a 4,000-page dossier. The file is believed to call for Kate to be accused of "accidental homicide". Yesterday's development came as Portuguese police revealed they want to re-interview Kate, 39, who is at home with her family in Rothley, Leics. Body fluids discovered in the tyre well of the McCanns' Renault are an 88 per cent DNA match to Madeleine, police sources have claimed. Scientifically, it is possible to test such fluids for traces of drugs, including an overdose of sleeping pills. Madeleine's hair has also reportedly been found in sufficient quantities to show that the youngster's body was in the Renault boot. It can be determined if the hairs came from someone who was alive or dead. Madeleine vanished from her family's Algarve holiday apartment at Praia da Luz 134 days ago. Kate and Gerry, 39 - also parents of two-year-old twins Sean and Amelie - have been named as formal suspects. Both fiercely deny any involvement in the long-running mystery. They believe they are being set up to cover up a bungled police inquiry. Mirror |
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| Author: | Madeline [ 14 Sep 07, 11:59 ] |
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McCanns' holiday friends face new Madeleine police quiz Police to demand crucial answers over the night Maddy vanished Mail |
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