Operation Grange Reports Its Findings

 Thanks to Reggie Dunlop for a little light relief

The mysterious couple

english/german

You got to love the EXPRESS.

While the rest of the media turns the statement of Hamish Campbell that there is still a "good number of people to be quizzed" into a mathematical exercise with the help of CM spin - 20..12..9..5... persons of interest/suspects - the EXPRESS hides very important information behind a rather ludicrous statement about a couple that allegedly entered Maddie's apartment on May 2nd.

The important information is that Scotland Yard interviewed a couple that owns the apartment above Mrs Fenn, who died in March 2011. The couple were interviewed in August 2007 by the BBC but apparently not by the Portuguese police. The important part of their statement is the fact that they passed the entrance of the Tapas Bar on May 3rd shortly after 9:00 pm and that the woman, Mrs. Moyes, was having a drink on the balcony at 9:15 without having noticed anybody in the street where Jane Tanner allegedly saw bundleman abducting Madeleine. Not Jane, not Gerry, not Jez and certainly not bundleman.

The Moyes had arrived in Praia da Luz only a day before the "abduction" on May 2nd and since Mrs. Fenn had been out that evening, might be the only witnesses for another crying episode as described by Mrs. Fenn for May 1st. There is danger in numbers. One dead witness does not count much, but three witnesses confirming the so called "child-care-arrangements" of the Tapas Group have to be taken seriously.

And up pops a mysterious couple that was seen entering the apartment to sooth and comfort the crying Madeleine. Most probably a couple living close to hear the ongoing screaming and who might have noticed the open patio door. And who is the source for this surprising, never-heard-before piece of evidence? A SOURCE

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The Express sister paper Daily Star today sums up the whole circus quite nicely:

MADDIE COPS HUNT 8 BRITS

Good luck with that


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Man muss den EXPRESS einfach lieben.

Während der Rest der Medien die Aussage von Hamish Campbell, dass es immer noch eine gewisse Anzahl von Leuten gibt, die es zu befragen gilt, mit der Hilfe von CM Spin in ein mathematisches Rätsel verwandelt - 20...12...9...5... Personen von Interesse/Verdächtige - versteckt der EXPRESS sehr wichtige Informationen hinter der eher lächerlichen Meldung eines Ehepaars, das angeblich Maddie's Apartment am 2. Mai betrat.


Die wichtige Information ist, dass Scotland Yard das Ehepaar befragte, das das Apartment über Mrs. Fenn besitzt, die im März 2011 verstarb. Das Ehepaar wurde im August 2007 von der BBC befragt aber scheinbar nicht von der portugiesischen Polizei. Der wichte Teil ihrer Aussage ist die Tatsache, dass sie den Eingang der Tapas Bar am 3. Mai kurz nach 21:00 Uhr passierten und Mrs. Moyes um 21:15 einen Drink auf ihrem Balkon einnahm ohne irgendjemand auf der Straße bemerkt zu haben, auf der Jane Tanner angeblich Bundleman sah während er Maddie entführte. Nicht Jane, nicht Gerry, nicht Jez und sicherlich nicht Bundleman.

Die Moyes waren in Praia da Luz am Tag vor der "Entführung" angekommen, am 2. Mai und da Mrs. Fenn an diesem Abend außer Haus war, könnten sie die einzigen Zeugen für eine weitere "Crying Episode" gewesen sein, wie Mrs. Fenn sie für den 1. Mai beschrieb. Die Gefahr liegt in der Häufigkeit. Eine tote Zeugin mag nicht viel zählen, aber drei Zeugen, die die "Kinderbetreuung" der Tapas Gruppe wirklich bestätigen  könnte, wäre ernstzunehmen.

Et voila erscheint ein mysteriöses Ehepaar, das gesehen wurde wie es das Apartment betrat um die schreiende Maddie zu beruhigen. Sehr wahrscheinlich doch ein Ehepaar, das in der Nähe wohnte und das andauernde Schreien hörte und die evtl. offene Balkontür bemerkte. Und wer ist die Quelle für dieses überraschende, nie gehörte Beweisstück? Eine QUELLE

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Die Schwesterzeitung des Express - der Daily Star - fasst den ganzen Zirkus heute nett zusammen:

MADDIE COPS HUNT 8 BRITS

Viel Glück damit

BRING THEM ALL BACK TO PORTUGAL!

Nothing more - nothing less

The demand of the person most affected by the McCann circus apart from their daughter, expresses our deepest wish. Almost successfully being made a patsy by four of the Tapas 7, Mr. Murat offers the only relevant words at the anniversary of her disappearance. A reconstruction is the way to go. And he would gladly play a part in it. So strange that Scotland Yard never thought of that...

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/397244/Madeleine-world-exclusive-Bring-them-all-back-to-Portugal

ROBERT MURAT today appeals for Scotland Yard to stage a filmed reconstruction of all the events surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

By: James Murray

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

Robert Murat was cleared as a suspect long ago
Marking the sixth anniversary of her abduction, the Algarve-based businessman says a 48-hour timeline would help police conducting a £4.5million review of the case.
Mr Murat, who was cleared as a suspect, said: “They need to start from the beginning.” So far the two-year review by more than 20 detectives in London has not led to a breakthrough.
Portugal’s authorities have not been persuaded to reopen the investigation, although Policia Judiciaria policewoman Helena Monteiro liaises regularly with officers from the Yard’s Operation Grange.

Mr Murat, 39, spoke to the Sunday Express while sipping tea in Casa ­Liliana, his elderly mother Jenny’s villa 150 yards from apartment 5a of the Ocean Club where Madeleine vanished.

He said: “They need to speak to everybody, including myself, and they need to get the Portuguese involved in a much more constructive way.

“To get somewhere now they need to have a joint team working here together in Praia da Luz. This is where it happened. It didn’t happen in England.

“The reconstruction should cover the critical period just before and after the abduction.”

Madeleine was three when she disappeared from the apartment at about 9.15pm while her parents Kate and Gerry McCann and seven friends ate at a tapas bar nearby. When the Judiciaria named the McCanns as suspects, they and their friends chose not to take part in a PJ-led reconstruction. It would be different now that they have been cleared, said Mr Murat.

He said: “A reconstruction is a real necessity. I am sure it would fill in some of the missing pieces of the jigsaw. Even now after all this time, the timeline is still confused.”

Thirteen days after Madeleine’s disappearance Mr Murat was named as a suspect. His mother’s home, where he lived then, was searched, his computers were taken, he was questioned for 19 hours by Portuguese police and his property business was wrecked.

His eagerness to help with the original investigation, helping police with translations, aroused a journalist’s suspicions. Three of the McCanns’ friends believed they saw him on the night Madeleine vanished but his mother confirmed to police he was with her all night at Casa Liliana.

After being cleared as a suspect in July 2008 he won substantial damages from newspapers.

Despite his ordeal he believes Madeleine’s fate should be uppermost in everybody’s minds as another anniversary passes.

He said: “You cannot lose sight of the fact that a child was taken and we need to know what happened to her.”

He is still willing to be interviewed by the review team, which has made no effort to contact him. “I have no problem with that whatsoever,” he said emphatically.

“I am available to help on the proper legal basis. I think everybody who was around at that time, holidaymakers and people at the Ocean Club, should be interviewed again. The timeline needs to be made crystal clear because there is still so much confusion, such a mess.”

Asked if he thought Madeleine’s fate would ever be known, he brushed back his thick dark brown hair, rubbed his tanned chin and said: “I hope so, I believe it will come out one day.” He said Portugal’s financial crisis means “if the British do want to get to the bottom of this, it is a case of funding the Portuguese”.

Mr Murat, who grew up in Devon and Portugal, now has a young family with wife Michaela. They were both victims of the relentless media frenzy when Madeleine vanished and it has left its scars. For the first time during the interview he became emotional and said in a whisper: “There is no way to describe the impact this has had on our lives. Six years later it still affects me. I wasn’t able to do much for years and years.

“It was difficult getting back on the horse, so to speak, and do the stuff I was doing before.”

His property business went, partly because his computers were held by the PJ for so long, but now he has built up Newteq, an Apple-authorised service provider on the Algarve. He said he and Michaela live a quiet life, staying away from some events because people still come up to him and say: “You’re that Mr Murat.”

Before 2007 he says he was one of those people who was always eager to help others, to get involved in the community. Now he is more guarded.

When the original police investigation was at its height, he bumped into a British man, Steve Carpenter, who persuaded him to meet the McCanns because they needed his language skills. He said: “I met Gerry and said: ‘I don’t know what to say, there is nothing I can say but I do speak Portuguese and English and I will help in any way I can’.”

He helped Portugal’s GNR military officers to search the Ocean Club apartments and translated statements from key witnesses, giving him a unique inside perspective on the case.

He said: “From the experiences of the interviews there are some points that could be looked at.

“There needs to be much more transparency, much more openness to dissipate a lot of the stuff that has been talked about on the internet and on blogs.”

He does not believe the results of the Yard’s work should be made available to the public.

“The Yard needs to get together with the Portuguese police and ­produce a final report,” he said. “They need to sit down together and come up with a final version, a structured report.

“The report should be done by the Portuguese with the support of the British.”

Last week Prime Minister David Cameron had a private meeting with the McCanns in London, promising them the review would not fall foul of budget cuts and giving them enough confidence to say on their website that they hope for a significant breakthrough in the months ahead.

On Friday night Kate and Gerry, both 45, gathered around a candle which burns night and day for Madeleine outside their home village of Rothley, Leicestershire. A 50-strong crowd supported them as they marked the anniversary with prayers with Madeleine’s ­siblings, eight-year-old twins Sean and Amelie.

Mr Murat said: “It must be a ­tremendously difficult time of year for them and of course as a human being you feel for them and for the loss of their daughter.

“At this time of year, like so many people on the Algarve, we have been thinking about this poor girl.

“I just hope in the months ahead the PJ are fully involved because in my view that is the best way of solving the mystery.”

At St Vincent’s church in Praia da Luz, where Kate and Gerry went regularly, worshippers also prayed for Madeleine, whose 10th birthday is on May 12.

Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns’ spokesman, declined to comment on Mr Murat’s views last night, saying the couple were happy with how Scotland Yard is conducting the review.

Good on you Mr. Murat and good on you Express.

Verwirrspiel

Das nebenstehende Bild wurde am Abend des 3. May 2007 bereits an die Polizei verteilt, angeblich ausgedruckt auf einem Drucker einer Mitarbeiterin des Ocean Club. Auf diesem Bild ist Madeleine sicher ca. 1/2 bis 1 Jahr jünger als auf aktuellen Bildern vom Urlaub (Tennisphoto, Spielplatzphoto). Warum hatten die Eltern ein so altes Bild auf ihrer Kamera und warum wurde nicht ein aktuelles Photo zur Suche verwandt? Noch heute ist dieses Bild auf den internationalen Seiten der PJ und Interpol zu sehen. Ausserdem ist dort ihre Größe überall mit 90cm angegeben. 90cm bei einem Kind das kurz vor dem 4. Lebensjahr stand, ist aussergewöhnlich klein und wäre es wert gewesen bei der Suchbeschreibung deutlicher herausgestellt zu werden. Mindestens genauso ungewöhnlich wie der Fleck in ihrem Auge, der merkwürdigerweise nicht in ihrem Pass vermerkt ist, im Gegensatz zu einem Leberfleck am Bein.

An Hand dieses Bildes, das die Maße aus dem Originalkatalog für das Spielhaus verwendet, wäre Madeleine ca. 40" also um die 100 cm groß gewesen.



Warum wurde sowohl ein altes Photo als auch eine evtl. falsche Größe an die Polizei weitergegeben? Mitarbeiter des Ocean Club, die sie nur flüchtig immer in einer Gruppe anderer Kinder gesehen haben, würden sie doch sicher nicht an Hand dieses Bildes und der Größenangabe identifizieren können. War sie evtl. am 3. May schon nicht mehr am leben?

Keine Beweise!! - dafür oder dagegen

Im Interview mit Sandra Felgueiras gab Gerry McCann das neue Mantra (neben "Teambuilding" mit "good ordinary people" und "inherently good people) bekannt, das er siebenmal wiederholte:

"Es wurde untersucht, die Beweise wurden der Justiz übergeben, und die Justiz kam zu dem Schluß dass es keinen Beweis gab diese These zu unterstützen."

Dies habe ich dazu gefunden:

1. Teil der Untersuchung und vorläufiger Abschlußbericht bevor Goncalo Amaral entlassen wurde:

Madeleine starb im Apartment 5A, eine Entführung wurde vorgetäuscht, Kate und Gerry sind am Verbergen der Leiche beteiligt, es wird momentan von einem Unfall ausgegangen.

2. Teil der Untersuchung und Abschlußbericht unter Leitung von Paulo Rebelo:

Aufgrund der nicht zustande gekommenden Rekonstruktion durch die Weigerung zur Teilnahme aller Freunde der McCanns (Tapas 7) konnten folgende entscheidende Punkte nicht geklärt werden:

- Die Konstellation von Jane Tanner, Gerry McCann und Jeremy Wilkins zum Zeitpunkt der Sichtung des angeblichen Entführers. Die Diskrepanzen in den Zeugenaussagen sind ohne eine Rekonstruktion nicht erklärbar.

- der Zustand des Fensters, ob offen oder geschlossen, hätte durch eine Rekonstruktion anhand von Zugluft, Bewegungen der Vorhänge und Druckluft unterhalb der Tür, geklärt werden können und bleibt somit offen.

- die Zeitschiene, in der die Kinder überprüft wurden, die das Eingreifen eines "Entführers" sehr unwahrscheinlich machte, hätte geklärt werden können.

Der Bericht schliesst damit, das es nicht möglich ist eine solide und objektive Schlußfolgerung über das was wirklich in der Nacht passierte zu erhalten.

Daher werden keine weiteren Empfehlung gegeben, zusätzliche Untersuchungen durchzuführen. Die empfohlenen scheiterten an der Weigerung der Tapas 7.

3. Erklärung zur Archivierung des Falles durch die Oberstaatsanwälte José de Magalhães e Menezes und João Melchior Gomes

Gerade das Nichtzustandekommen der Rekonstruktion wird folgendermaßen ausgelegt:

"wir glauben dass der Hauptschaden die Arguidos McCann traf, die die Möglichkeit verloren zu beweisen, was sie seitdem sie Arguidos sind, beschworen haben: Ihre Unschuld an dem tragischen Ereignis; auch die Untersuchung wurde unterbrochen/gestört, weil genannte Fakten ungeklärt bleiben.

Sieht so der Abschluss einer Kriminaluntersuchung aus, die zweifelsfrei die Unschuld festgestellt hat? Ich denke NEIN!

David Payne telefoniert

Am 4. Mai 2007 um 23:15 tätigt David Payne einen 100 Sekunden Anruf an folgende Telefonnummer in England: 0207 230 2061

Meinen Recherchen zufolge handelt es sich hierbei um die Nummer der SO7 Serious and Organised Crime in London, New Scotland Yard. Bei seinem Interview durch die Polizei von Leicestershire war er nicht sehr hilfreich in seinen Antworten bzgl. des Anrufs. Erst nachdem man ihm den Teilnehmer "Crime Specialist Director in London" vorschlug gab er den Anruf zu, wusste aber nichts mehr zum Inhalt zu sagen. Er gab an, diese Nummer von seiner Schwester erhalten zu haben.

Chef dieser Einheit ist Graham McNulty, der die Operation Ainstable leitete, deren Hauptprotagonist, Paul Bennett, zufällig am 14. Juni 2007 am Flughafen von Faro festgenommen werden konnte, nachdem er jahrelang "gesucht" wurde. Alleine die Geschichte, wie Paul Bennett die Briten aufs Kreuz legte, und im Austausch gegen "Waffenverstecke", die er im Gefängnis erst organisierte, nach ein paar Monaten einer über 20-jährigen Haftstrafe freigelassen wurde, gibt Stoff für einen Blockbuster-Mehrteiler.

Dass aber ausgerechnet dieser Paul Bennett, Drogenbaron und schlimmeres, in der Haft vorgab, von einem algerischen Kollegen gehört zu haben, dass der Madeleine für 100.000 Pfund entführt und verkauft habe, würde ein normales Kinopublikum sicher nicht mehr mit einem Oscar würdigen. Zu weit hergeholt für jeden Geschmack.

Was ich damit sagen will? Keine Ahnung, aber wenn man in dieser Geschichte anfängt zu recherchieren, stößt man auf die unglaublichsten Verwicklungen.

McCanns wollen außergerichtliche Einigung

Sie waren es die ihn wegen Verleumdung vor Gericht brachten und die, die darum bitten, das Urteil auszusetzen um zu verhandeln. Am Vorabend des Prozesses von Goncalo Amaral, gegen den sie die Beschwerde eingebracht haben, baten die McCanns um Verhandlungen.

von Hernâni Carvalho

Nicht oft bittet der Kläger um Verhandlungen aber in diesem Fall war es so. TVmais fand heraus, dass der Anwalt der Eheleute McCann, am Vorabend des Prozesses, ein Treffen vorschlug, um eine außergerichtliche Einigung zu erreichen.

In der Klage verlangten die Eltern von Madeleine McCann Schadenersatz über 1,2 Millionen € von Goncalo Amaral wegen angeblicher Verleumdung. Nun sind sie es, die eine außergerichtliche Einigung vorschlagen. TVmais ist auch bekannt, dass die Anwälte der Beklagten ein Treffen innerhalb der nächsten 20 Tage akzeptiert haben.

Da sich beide Seiten einig sind, wurde der Beginn des Prozesses, der für den 24. diesen Monats am 1. Zivilgericht in Lissabon geplant war, ausgesetzt, weil "die Parteien versuchen wollen eine Einigung zu erzielen," wurde der Lusa Nachrichtenagentur aus juristischen Quellen gesagt. Alle Zeugen wurden bereits über die Aussetzung der Anhörung informiert.

Nun folgt ein Zeitraum von sechs Monaten, nach dem die Anhörung geplant und der Prozess starten wird, sollte es zu keiner Einigung kommen.

“Unpassend”

Dieser Prozess hätte schon zweimal anfangen müssen und wurde genauso oft vertagt.

In dieser Klage beanspruchen Kate und Gerry Mccann weiterhin den Schutz von Rechten und Bürgschaften und um den Betrag zu sichern auf den sie klagen, beantragten die McCanns die Beschlagnahmung von Goncalo Amarals Vermögensgütern. Um zu verstehen wie er diesen Schritt der McCanns interpretiert, kontaktierten wir Goncalo Amaral, der TVmais sagte, dass "der Abend jeder Verhandlung der unpassendste Moment ist sich zu äußern". Bis zum Redaktionsschluss dieser Ausgabe war es nicht möglich mit dem Ehepaar McCann zu sprechen.

Angeklagte

Der Prozess findet im 1. Gerichtsbezirk des Zivilgerichts in Lissabon statt. Madeleine McCanns Eltern fordern 1,2 Millionen Euro wegen angeblicher Verleumdung. Angeklagt sind Goncalo Amaral, früherer Koordinator der Policia Judiciara und Autor des Buches "Maddie, die Wahrheit über die Lüge", die Herausgeber des Buches Guerra & Paz, Vanlentim de Carvalho, der die auf dem Buch basierende Dokumentation produzierte und TVI, die diese sendeten.

Buch freigegeben

In einem durch das Ehepaar McCann angestrengten Verfahren wurde ein Verbot des Buches und der Dokumentation "Die Wahrheit über die Lüge", in dem Goncalo Amarals Theorie über die Beteiligung der Eltern am Verschwinden ihrer Tochter und am Verbergen ihrer Leiche dargestellt wird, am 9. September 2009 einstweilig verfügt.

Jedoch entschieden das Berufungsgericht und der Oberste Gerichtshof zu Gunsten von Goncalo Amaral und wiesen die Klage der McCanns  im November 2010 und im September 2011 zurück.

Wie wir zum Zeitpunkt der Gerichtsentscheidungen berichteten, ordneten die Gerichte vom Treuhänder der Bücher [Isabel Duarte] die Herausgabe der Bücher an Goncalo Amaral und den Herausgeber an. Und so geschah es.



in: TVmais, 24.01.2013

und gedruckte Ausgabe

Hênani Carvalho (HC) - Wie Sie wissen, verklagten die McCanns, Madeleines Eltern, Goncalo Amaral wegen Verleumdung. Am Vorabend des Prozesses beantragten sie ein außergerichtliches Treffen mit den einzelnen Beklagten. Wie sie wissen, sind die Beklagten der koordinierende Inspektor Goncalo Amaral, TVI, Valentim de Carvalho und Guerra & Paz. Sie beantragten ein außergerichtliches Treffen. Ich schrieb darüber diese Woche in TVmais.

Júlia Pinheiro (JP) - Die Ausgabe ist heute an den Zeitungsständen.

HC - Genau. Außergerichtliche Treffen kurz vor den Prozessen gibt es häufig, aber normalerweise sind es die Beklagten, die dies anstreben.

JP - Die Beklagten, richtig?

HC - ... eine außergerichtliche Lösung.

JP - Nicht derjenige, der anklagt [Kläger], richtig?

HC - Warten wir ab, ob dieses Treffen zu irgendetwas führt, wenn nicht, zumindest hat es dann etwas Zeit erkauft, wem auch immer.

JP - Also was denken Sie? Ist dies eine Verzögerungstaktik? Um Zeit zu gewinnen?

HC - Bis jetzt wurde der Beginn des Prozesses schon zwei oder dreimal vertagt. Die Tatsache, dass alle Parteien zugestimmt haben [dem außergerichtlichen Treffen beantragt von den McCanns] veranlasste den Richter, dem Aussetzen des Prozesses zuzustimmen, daher wird alles in sechs Monaten entweder mit einer außergerichtlichen Einigung oder mit einem Prozess wieder beginnen.

JP - Unglücklicherweise, ohne dass man irgendetwas über Maddie McCann weiß. Dieser Punkt geht nicht voran, bewegt sich nicht mehr vorwärts.

HC - Darüber wissen wir, dass sie aus Praia da Luz verschwand in besagter Nacht aus dem Apartment.

JP - Und sie wurde nie wieder gesehen. Weiter mit....

HC - Sie wurde mehrfach gesehen.

JP - Ich habe schon länger nichts mehr über Sichtungen gehört.

HC - Es gab eine, vor ein paar Tagen erst "erschien" sie. [ref. Brazilian Hoax/Daily Express].

JP - Echt?

HC - Ja, aber ich habe genug von dem Zirkus.



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Dies schrieben die Unterstützer der Eltern (oder sie selbst im blog writing-the-wrongs) noch im Oktover letzten Jahres und ich kann ihnen ohne Vorbehalte zustimmen:

The libel case brought by Mr and Mrs McCann against Snr Amaral for libel has, it seems, stirred all of his supporters on the internet into something of a frenzy of anticipation. They seem to look forward, with ill-concealed glee, to certain imaginary aspects of the case being revealed in the British press that they mistakenly believe the couple would rather not be made public. It is, naturally, total nonsense. There are no skeletons in the McCanns’ closet waiting to fall, because they have acted with complete dignity and grace from the beginning, and have been completely truthful from day one. If they had not, who in their right minds would think their solicitor would allow them to put themselves in such an exposed position in the first place?

Wenn sie nicht immer die volle Wahrheit gesagt hätten, welcher Anwalt wäre so verrückt, Ihnen zu erlauben, sich in so eine exponierte Position wie einen Gerichtssaal zu begeben....

Brazil, Ibiza, Whatever....

The Express and his James Murray impressed yesterday with yet another marvellous piece of investigative journalism.

Sunday January 20,2013

By James Murray

DETECTIVES have been given a photo which appears to show Madeleine McCann with an abductor.

The Sunday Express was passed the picture independently but Scotland Yard appealed to us not to publish it while it continues sensitive global investigations into the missing girl.

Officers were happy for us to describe the potentially key evidence which shows a healthy fair-haired girl aged three or four in pink trousers, a green top and a blue hat.

The child is walking along a road, possibly near a port or airport as there are many people with suitcases in the area. It is sunny with a palm tree in the background.

This is a matter for Scotland Yard and I am sure they will get to the bottom of it. Kate and Gerry have confidence in Operation Grange.

Clarence Mitchell, spokesman for the McCanns

The photograph was allegedly taken in Brazil in June 2007, a month after Madeleine, three, was snatched from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz on Portugal’s Algarve coast.

The girl is holding the hand of a swarthy foreign-looking man aged about 50 with long dark hair and a beard. He is wearing cut-off jeans and a green T-shirt.

Nearby, another man in checked shorts and a black T-shirt is pulling a red suitcase. There is no sign of a woman and the child looks out of place with the older men.

If the picture is genuine, it would be the biggest breakthrough in the case to date.

A Portuguese speaking man living in Brazil forwarded the photo to a detective on Operation Grange, the Yard squad trying to find Madeleine by reviewing thousands of documents.
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The Yard may send the picture to FBI imaging experts in America for an opinion.
This week the Yard is expected to ask detectives in Brazil to interview the man before considering whether to fly him to London.

Today Reggie Dunlop, a man living his dreams, did an even more investigative research than the great James Murray and unveiled the above mentioned photograph and the corresponding article:

Original News used by the EXPRESS for latest hoax

An excusable mistake by good old James. Brazil and Ibiza are only distinguishable from each other by the "R".
Sorry Scotland Yard, James and Clarence and thank you Reggie. Back to square one.



Thanks also to Pamalam on www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk

Lie strong campaign

Are yellow wristbands doomed?

Auszüge aus dem Bericht der PJ

Hier einmal übersetzt (portugiesisch -> englisch -> deutsch) ein Auszug aus dem sehr umfangreichen Schlussbericht von Chief Inspector Tavares de Almeida an den Koordinator der kriminaltechnischen Untersuchung vom 10.09.07, in dem er zusammenfasst, dass nachdem alle zusammengestellten Beweise analysiert wurden, es festgestellt wird, dass das Kind tot ist und die Eltern verantwortlich waren für das Verbergen des Leichnams und das die gesamte Gruppe gelogen hat seit dem ersten Tag der Untersuchungen.



10 September 2007

(Processo: VOL ,X, p. 2587-2602)

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A) Die minderjährige Madeleine McCann starb im Apartment 5A des Ocean Club Resort in der Nacht vom 3. Mai 2007;



B) Eine Entführung wurde vorgetäuscht;



C) Um zu vermeiden, dass der Tod [Alarm] der Minderjährigen vor 22:00 Uhr bekannt wurde, wurde eine Überwachungssituation der Kinder durch die McCanns erzeugt, während die Kinder schliefen;



D) Gerald McCann und Kate McCann sind am Verbergen der Leiche ihres Kindes Madeleine McCann beteiligt;



E) Im Moment, scheint es keine starken Indizien zu geben, dass der Tod der Minderjährigen nicht durch einen tragischen Unfall erfolgte;



F) Von dem, was wir bis jetzt wissen, weist alles darauf hin, dass die McCanns, zur Selbstverteidigung, die Leiche nicht sofort und freiwillig preisgeben wollten; Es existiert der starke Verdacht, dass sie (die Leiche) vom ursprünglichen Ort der Lagerung transportiert wurde. Diese Situation wirft Fragen über die Umstände, unter denen der Tod der Minderjährigen aufgetreten ist, auf.

Eine Aufzählung der Orte an denen die renommierten Polizeihunde Eddie und Keela sowohl Leichengeruch als auch Blut festgestellt hatten, und auf deren Alarm sich die obige Schlussfolgerung teilweise stützt, ist dem Bericht ebenfalls beigefügt:

1. Appartement 5 A, Ocean Club Resort, der Ort von dem das Kind verschwand
1.1. Leichenspürhund
• Elternschlafzimmer, in einer Ecke, vor dem Kleiderschrank
• Wohnzimmer, hinter dem Sofa, am seitlichen Fenster
1.2. Bluthund:
• Wohnzimmer hinter dem Sofa, in der Nähe des seitlichen Fensters (an gleicher Stelle wie der Leichenspürhund);

2. Garten vor der Wohnung 5A
2.1. Leichenspürhund
• Blumenbeet (der Hundeführer kommentiert die "Leichtigkeit" des Geruchs)

3. Wohnungen, wo der Rest der Gruppe bleiben
• Es wurde NICHTS von den Hunden entdeckt

4. Am derzeitigen Wohnsitz der McCann (gemietete Villa)
• Es wurde NICHTS im Haus durch die Hunde festgestellt

5. In Aldeia da Luz
• Es wurde NICHTS von den Hunden entdeckt6. Kleidung und Gegenstände der Familie McCann
6.1. Leichenspürhund:
• 2 Stück der Kleidung von Kate McCann
• Ein Stück von Madeleine McCann
• Madeleine's Plüschtier
• Der Geruch wurde festgestellt, als das Spielzeug noch im Innern des momentanen Wohnsitzes des McCann war.
• Der Geruch wurde auch ausserhalb des Hauses bestätigt

7. Fahrzeuge, die von der McCann-Familie benutzt wurden
7.1. Leichenspürhund:
• Markierte den Schlüssel des Autos
• Markiert das Innere der Kabine
7.2. Bluthund
• Markiert den Autoschlüssel
• Markiert das Innere der Kabine

8. Auto von einem Freund der Familie, der sich in der gleichen Anlage, an einigen der gleichen Tagen aufhielt
• Nichts wurde von den Hunden entdeckt.

9. Alle Autos, von Arguido Robert Murat und den Menschen, die in seiner Nähe waren.
• Nichts wurde von den Hunden entdeckt.

Quelle: 3Arguidos - DVD Akten

Russell O'Liar 2

Deutsch/English

Eine Änderung in der Aussage Russells verdient meiner Meinung nach besondere Aufmerksamkeit:

Original: The Nannies had brought the children up for readiness for tea, I can’t say if I saw Madeleine when E came back’
Geändert: I collected E*** from the Ocean Club before she went up to tea at the Tapas Bar, I cannot say whether Madeleine was there or not.

In seiner ersten Aussage beschreibt er wie die Nannies die Kinder, inklusive seiner Tochter Exxx, am Nachmittag des 3. Mai vom Kinderclub zum Tapas Restaurant brachten. Dies geschah normalerweise gegen 16:45 und anschliessend gab es zwischen 17:00 und 17:30 Abendessen dort für die Kinder. Sein Focus in der ersten Aussage liegt darauf, zu erklären, dass er Madeleine dabei nicht gesehen hat. Dabei "vergisst" er, dass er lt. Plan gar nicht dabei war. Der Plan besagte, dass er Exxx bereits bevor die Kinder den Kinderclub verlassen hatten, von dort abgeholt hatte, und dass sie daher NICHT am Abendessen teilnahm.

Dummerweise gibt er bei der Schilderung des Nachmittags aber an, dass er erst gegen 16:30 vom Segeln an den Strand kam und dann noch im Meer schwimmen ging. Er kann also kaum Exxx noch vor 16:45 im Kinderclub abgeholt haben.

Das Alibi für den Nachmittag besteht zum Teil aus der Aufzeichnung der Überwachungskamera im Restaurant Paraiso am Strand, wo die ganze Gruppe ausser den McCanns für Drinks zusammenkam und um den Kindern etwas zum Abendessen zu servieren. Wie aus den Aufzeichnungen zu sehen ist, erscheint Russell aber erst um 17:52 das erste mal in diesem Restaurant.

Wie viel wahrscheinlicher ist daher die Annahme, dass er sehr wohl zum Abendessen der Kinder im Tapas Restaurant war, zusammen mit Kate, Gerry, den Zwillingen und Exxx? Beim Verlassen der Tapas Rezeption gegen 17:30 wurde 'Madeleine' aus der Anwesenheitsliste des Kinderclubs ausgetragen, während Exxxs Eintrag leer blieb und später von der Nanny nachträglich ausgefüllt wurde. Die Köchin erinnerte sich später an die nette Familie mit den Zwillingen und der älteren Tochter. Exxx sah Madeleine von allen Kindern am ähnlichsten, war gleich alt und gleich groß. Hatten die Freunde daher so vehement protestiert, dass es nicht Russell O'Brien mit Madeleine war, der den Tisch im Tapas Restaurant gebucht hatte, wie es die Rezeptionistin aussagte? Weil es eigentlich Russell mit Exxx war und die Ähnlichkeit verschwiegen werden musste?

Jedenfalls hatte Russell dann genug Zeit um zwischen 17:30 und 17:52 im Paraiso zu erscheinen und sich der Kamera dort zu präsentieren. Und vielleicht noch mit seiner Tochter auf den Schultern ein Tänzchen zu wagen, was später vom Besitzer des Restaurants falsch an die Zeitungen verkauft wurde. Damit bereits die dritte Verwechslung der beiden Mädchen.

Dies ist eine Theorie, die sich aus den Diskrepanzen und Änderungen der Aussagen ergibt und versucht diese zu interpretieren. Hätte es diese umfassenden Diskrepanzen und Änderungen nicht oder nur in minimalem Umfang gegeben, bestünde keine Notwendigkeit, diese zu erklären.

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One of the changes in Russell's statement deserves special attention in my opinion:

Original: The Nannies had brought the children up for readiness for tea, I can’t say if I saw Madeleine when E came back’
Geändert: I collected E*** from the Ocean Club before she went up to tea at the Tapas Bar, I cannot say whether Madeleine was there or not.

In his first statement he describes how the nannies brought the children, including his daughter Exxx, from the kid's club to the Tapas restaurant in the afternoon of May 3rd. This usually happened around 16:45 followed by the children's dinner in the Tapas between 17:00 and 17:30. In this first statement his focus is to explain that he did not see Madeleine when the children were brought back. In doing so he "forgets" that according to their original statements he had never been there. All previous statements claim that he had already collected Exxx before the children had left the children's club and that she therefore did NOT take part at the children's dinner.

Unfortunately though while depicting the afternoon he had claimed that he only arrived back at the beach from his sailing trip at 16:30 and then had gone for a swim in the ocean. Almost impossible for him to have collected Exxx before 16:45 from the kid's club.

The alibi for the afternoon consists partly in the recording of the CCTV camera in the Paraiso beach restaurant where the whole group apart from the McCanns had drinks together and served their children dinner. But as can be seen from the recordings, Russell is seen for the first time at 17:52 in this restaurant.

How much more likely is the assumption that he actually did take part in the children's dinner at the Tapas restaurant together with Kate the twins and Exxx? That when they left the Tapas reception around 17:30 'Madeleine' was signed out on the creche list of the kid's club, while Exxx's entry stayed empty and was later filled out by the nanny? The cook later remembered the nice family with the twins and the older daughter. Exxx resembled Madeleine most from all the other kids, same age and height. Was this the reason for the protest when the receptionist stated that Russell O'Brien together with Madeleine had booked the Tapas table? Because in fact it had been Russell with Exxx and the similarity had to be covered-up?

In any case Russell had enough time to arrive at the Paraiso between 17:30 and 17:52 in front of the CCTV camera. And possibly had a little dance with Exxx on his shoulders as wrongly attributed to Gerry by the owner of the restaurant when he sold this story to the media. This was already the third mix-up between the two girls.

This is a theory that results from the discrepancies and changes in the statement and that tries to interpret these. Had there not been such extensive discrepancies and changes there would be no necessity to try and explain them.

Celebrations

english/deutsch

This month sees the celebration of a Saint's day on November 25th. In France and other countries it is a custom to wear yellow-green ribbons in honor of the Saint. Yellow-green as in the wristbands that have so successfully been sold in a certain online shop to commemorate the disappearance of a little girl five years ago.

I am going to do a little online survey about what Saint you think is honored by wearing yellow-green ribbons:

A Saint Madeleine

B Saint Catherine

your answers via twitter please, if it is still a surprise for you.

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Feierlichkeiten

In diesem Monat wird am 25. November eine bestimmte Heilige gefeiert. In Frankreich und anderen Ländern ist es Brauch zu Ehren der Heiligen gelb-grüne Bänder zu tragen. Gelb-grün wie die Armbänder, die so erfolgreich in einem bestimmten Online Shop verkauft wurden zum Andenken an das Verschwinden eines kleinen Mädchens vor fünf Jahren.

Ich werde eine kleine Online Abfrage durchführen, was ihr denkt, welche Heilige durch das Tragen von gelb-grünen Bändern geehrt wird:

A Heilige Madeleine

B Heilige Katharina

eure Antworten bitte über Twitter, wenn es noch Irgendjemanden überrascht.

Dog's don't lie....in the US (Update)

Martin Grime on the witness stand at Bianca Jones's murder trial.

Prosecutors say dog's detection of human decomposition points to murder of Bianca Jones




Yet Gerry McCann, expert on dogs, finds them compleeeetely unreLIEable.... ..... although Eddie gave a positive response to Kate's clothes


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UPDATE

D'Andre Lane found guilty of murder in death of daughter Bianca Jones

Dogs don't lie..... in Wales

Apparently they only lied in Portugal. Btw: Why is April Jones declared as having been murdered after 5 days yet Madeleine McCann is still "alive and findable" after 5 years, despite the overwhelming evidence of the cadaver dogs finding scent at 9 different places/items?

The Gaspar Scare

English/Deutsch

The only mention of the Gaspar Statement in the media

Having come across my spreadsheet with the timeline of the whole case and filling in some bits and pieces today, I noticed something regarding the Gaspar statement I find odd.

I was always undecided about whether it was genuine concern of a friend of Kate's or an attempt to get David Payne in line with the cover-up. Now if we look at the timeline we first noticed the quite long delay for Katharina Gaspar to decide going to the police. Almost two weeks in the case of a missing child seems a long time but was explained by the fact that she did not know until then that DP had been on the trip as well. Nevertheless, if we consider the described incident properly, Gerry McCann was as much part of the scenario as DP and therefore it should not have mattered to her much if DP was with them on holiday or not. Gerry's reaction to the alleged Payne incident would have warranted the same concerns even if he had been alone in PdL. Just remember how very cleverly DP had always been brought into the focus of the Gaspar statement and not so much Gerry, even from us...

Now if we look at the date Katharina finally dragged herself to the police station we see that it was the 16th May, exactly one day after Robert Murat was pictured on every paper in Britain as the most probable perpetrator.

If you are considering going to the police in a case you are not sure about, waiting 13 days until you muster up the courage, would you not hold back a couple of days more when you find out that they found the alleged abductor not connected to your suspicion at all? You would save yourself the trouble of a false accusation if he turned out the one who had taken Maddie.

Or did it rather take 6 days of organising and convincing of the Gaspars to get them to the police station after the botched 2nd questioning on May 10th of Gerry McCann at the police station where he felt the need to throw in David Payne with two concocted sightings of Madeleine, one during Wednesday night (!) and one on Thursday around 18:30. IMO two sightings he just made up during the interview because he had been pushed into a corner or felt the need to confirm Maddie's presence at those two points in time.

Imagine David's reaction when he told him about it, he might not have been amused...

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Nachdem ich heute meine Tabelle mit der Zeitschiene des Falls ein wenig auf Vordermann gebracht habe, ist mir etwas in Bezug zur Gaspar Aussage aufgefallen, dass ich merkwürdig finde.

Ich war mir nie sicher ob diese Aussage ernsthafter Sorge einer Freundin von Kate entsprang oder ein Versuch war, Druck auf David Payne auszuüben, der vielleicht nicht länger mitspielen wollte. Wenn man sich nun die Zeitschiene ansieht fällt einem als erstes die recht lange Zeitspanne auf, die Katharina Gaspar brauchte, um zur Polizei zu gehen. Fast zwei Wochen im Fall des verschwundenen Kindes einer Freundin scheinen eine lange Zeit zu sein, wurden aber damit erklärt, dass sie zuerst nicht wusste, ob DP überhaupt an dem Urlaub in Portugal teilgenommen hätte. Wenn man sich aber den geschilderten Vorfall genauer ansieht war Gerry McCann genauso Teil des Szenarios wie DP und daher hätte es für sie keine Rolle spielen dürfen ob DP mit in diesem Urlaub war oder nicht. Alleine die Tatsache wie Gerry auf die angeblichen Gesten reagierte sollte ihre Bedenken gerechtfertigt haben, auch wenn er alleine in Praia da Luz gewesen wäre. Man erinnere sich nur wie geschickt immer nur DP im Fokus der Gaspar Aussage stand und nie Gerry, sogar durch uns...

Wenn wir nun auf das Datum schauen, an dem Katharina sich endlich dazu aufraffte, die Polizei zu kontaktieren, sehen wir, dass es am 16. Mai war, genau einen Tag nachdem Robert Murat auf jeder Titelseite Englands als höchstwahrscheinlicher Täter publiziert worden war.

Wenn man sich mit dem Gedanken trägt zur Polizei zu gehen, in einem Fall in dem man nicht 100% sicher ist und damit 13 Tage wartet bis man sich ein Herz fasst, würde man dann nicht noch ein paar Tage mehr warten, wenn der angebliche Entführer plötzlich feststeht und nichts mit dem zu tun hat, was du der Polizei berichten willst? Man würde sich evtl. den Ärger einer falschen Beschuldigung ersparen, wenn er sich als der Entführer herausstellte.


Oder dauerte es eher 6 Tage der Planung und Überzeugungsarbeit um die Gaspars dazu zu bewegen zur Polizei zu gehen? 6 Tage nach der sehr unbequemen zweiten Befragung von Gerry McCann am 10. May durch die Polizei in Portimao wo er die Notwendigkeit sah, David Payne mit zwei angeblichen Sichtungen von Maddie ins kalte Wasser zu werfen - eine während der Nacht von Mittwoch auf Donnerstag und eine am Donnerstag gegen 18:30. M.M.n. zwei Sichtungen die Gerry ad hoc aus dem Hut zauberte während seiner Befragung entweder weil er in eine Ecke gedrängt wurde oder die Notwendigkeit sah Maddie's Präsenz zu diesen beiden Zeitpunkten zu bestätigen.

Stellt euch Davids Reaktion vor, als er ihm davon erzählte - er wird nicht erfreut gewesen sein...

Ever noticed when the "clever marketing ploy" of the photografically enhanced "coloboma" that might have resulted in the removal of the eye by the abductor was abandoned? Nowhere to be seen again, replaced by a pathetic yellow-green ribbon.

Schon wieder Hunde...

Deutsch/Englisch

Ja ich weiß, in gewissen Kreisen hört man das Wort "Hund" nicht gerne, und "Spürhund" schon gar nicht. Wir wissen nun alle, dass Eddie und Keela unglaublich zuverlässig waren. Oder war es unzuverlässig? Ich werde noch einmal Gerry konsultieren müssen...

Jedenfalls kamen bisher Timmy, Sacha, Kolly, Oscar, Rusco und Rex viel zu kurz. Die portugiesischen Spürhunde, die am frühen Morgen des 4. Mai bereits angestrengt bei ihrer Arbeit waren, kommen sich im Schatten des großen Eddie und der hervorragenden Keela vielleicht wie arme unbeachtete Verwandte vor. Daher soll auch ihnen ein Kapitel gewidmet werden.

Besonders Timmy hatte seiner Rasse Ehre gemacht als ihm gegen 23:00 Uhr am 4. Mai vor dem Eingang zum Apartment 5A ein Badehandtuch von Madeleine präsentiert wurde. Vom Eingang des Apartments aus erschnupperte er sich den folgenden Weg, der von einem zweiten Spürhund anschliessend bestätigt wurde:


An der dort platzierten Straßenlampe schnüffelte er kurz, machte kehrt und ging den Weg wieder zurück.



Ich hatte schon länger die Vermutung gehegt, dass dieser Weg im ursprünglichen Plan vorgesehen war, denn dies war wirklich der Weg zum Kinderhort, zumindest eine "Abkürzung" auf kleinen dunklen Pfaden. Das Tragen eines schlafenden Kindes würde hier wohl nicht auffallen. Aber scheinbar brach der mögliche Träger seinen Weg genau an der Laterne ab.
Vielleicht weil auf dem Balkon von G606 die Herren Rajinder Balu und Neill Berry mit ihren Ehefrauen zu Abend aßen. Beide hätten wahrscheinlich den Träger vom Kinderclub her gekannt. Panikartiger Rückzug, wieder in das Gärtchen vor 5A.

So viel Pech gehört verboten. Dem Träger war sicher hundeelend...

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Dogs yet again...

Yes I know, the word "dog" is not appreciated in certain circles and "snifferdogs" is definitely not politically correct. We all know that Eddie and Keela were incredibly reliable. Or was it unreliable? I will have to consult Gerry again...

In any case, until now Timmy, Sacha, Kolly, Oscar, Rusco and Rex have been criminally neglected. The portuguese sniffer dogs who had been busy at work on the early morning of the 4th May probably feel like unloved relatives overshadowed by the great Eddie and the excellent Keela. Therefore I felt they needed their own chapter.

Especially Timmy did his breed some credit when he was presented at 23:00 on the 4th May in front of apartment 5A with a bath towel belonging to Madeleine. Starting at the entrance to 5A he sniffed out the following path: (see above)

At the only streetlamp placed in that carpark he sniffed more attentively, turned around and went back the way he had come.

I had previously suspected that the walk to the beach had been originally planned along the "shortcut" to the creche, following little dark lanes. Carrying a sleeping child would not have been unusual on that route. But the carrier apparently stopped his walk exactly at the lantern. Possibly because up on the balcony of 4G the families of Rajinder Balu and Neill Berry were dining together. Both might have recognised the carrier from earlier encounters at the kid's club. Panic, Retreat, back to the little gardin in front of 5A.

So much bad luck should be forbidden. The carrier was surely feeling sick as a dog...

+++ Kate McCann wird Botschafter für MISSING PEOPLE +++ Herr Z.Bock wird Direktor der BuGa +++ Frau Fuchs übernimmt Leitung von Wiesenhof +++

EXCLUSIVE - 195 Leads revealed!!!

An independent investigation team consisting of an undisclosed number of case file analysts and interpreters, working for a pat on the back, have compiled what must surely be resembling much of the as yet undisclosed list of 195 leads painstakingly produced from a mass of evidence by the Scotland Yard investigation team.

After a careful review of all the evidence from the Portuguese police files and of course omitting spurious sightings, reports from mediums and clairvoyants, we finally came to the same conclusion as the highly paid SY team in that there is a 110% probability that Madeleine is either dead or alive, each possibility ranging around the 50% marker. We can also confirm that the theory of the parents' involvement is as much a conspiracy theory as the following list. We are convinced that the person who took Madeleine from the apartment, as seen by an Irish family of 7, is a criminal and should be treated as such. ASAP!

We therefore demand that the Portuguese plods pick up the investigation again where they dropped it in 2008 and start to investigate each of the 195 leads as regards to their possible significance. Or else campaigns will be started to urge people to refrain from ever listening to Fado again.


         DOGS

1	cadaver dog alerting behind sofa
2	blood dog alerting behind sofa
3	matter found behind sofa containing DNA
4	DNA re 3 All five markers found are 100% compatible with Madeleine's DNA profile
5	cadaver dog alerting to hired car
6	blood dog alerting to hired car
7	matter found in hired car containing DNA
8	DNA re 7 Fifteen of the markers are 100% compatible with Madeleine's DNA profile
9	cadaver dog alerting in parent's bedroom near wardrobe
10	cadaver dog alerting in flowerbed
11	cadaver dog alerting at carkey
12	cadaver dog alerting at white top belonging to mother
13	cadaver dog alerting at checkered trousers of mother
14	cadaver dog alerting at red t-shirt with planes motive
15	cadaver dog alerting at cuddle cat
16	blood dog alerting to car key
17	neither cadaver dog nor blood dog alerting at ANY other apartment or car
BREAK-IN
18	The shutters were not "jemmied" or forced open, as claimed by the parents
19	No signs of forced entry anywhere else in the apartment
20	No physical evidence of anyone having entered or left via the window
21	No lichen disturbance on the window sill
22	No fibres
23	No finger prints of an abductor on either window
24	No footprints on the bed
25	Only finger prints on the window are those of Kate
26	Changing statements as to the state of the curtains - opened/closed
27	Only a minute "window of opportunity" between Gerry seeing the shutter still closed and Jane spotting the abductor. A couple of minutes for opening the shutters, window and curtain, taking Madeleine, leaving the apartment, crossing the carpark and walking towards the street where he was seen.
28	Gerry changed his statement re point of entry at 21:04 from front door to patio door
29	Gerry claims Kate entered 5A through front door with key, Kate says patio door
30	Gerry changes his statement from Matt having seen closed shutters to Matt being unsure about the state of the shutters
SMITH SIGHTING
31	A family of 7 encounter a man carrying a child while going home from a pub at 22:00 on May 3rd.
32	The child is of Madeleine's age and height and resembles Madeleine
33	The man is of the same height, has the same hair and general appearance of Gerry McCann
34	Mr Smith is 60-80 % certain that the person they saw was Gerry McCann
35	Aoife Smith describes the pants of the man as having buttons as ornaments
36	Gerry McCann is photographed once as owning such pants
37	The time of the encounter is the exact same time as the alleged detection of the disappearance although latter is not corroborated by independent witnesses
38	The sighting - although reported once in an irish paper - is never picked up by british media or the McCanns although it would have been the best confirmation for an abduction.
39	Only two years later the Smith sighting becomes part of their "documentary" although the key points get changed to fit the Tanner sighting
40	Pressure put on the PJ to highlight the Tanner sighting came at exactly the same time as the Smith family were being brought back to Portugal to go over the sighting in more detail
41	The sighting was in a different part of town from the Tanner sighting
42	The carrying style was completely different to that of the Tanner sighting
43	The man was heading in a completely different direction from the Tanner sighting
44	There was a time difference of 45 minutes between both sightings
45	Goncalo Amaral was removed from the case just when he tried to get the Smiths to Portugal again
46	Brian Kennedy contacted the Smiths to get them to take part in creating a photofit.
47	No innocent person ever came forward regarding the sighting
48	The child was carried without a blanket despite the cold night
JANE TANNER SIGHTING
49	Regarding the sighting by Jane Tanner of the abductor none of the scent tracking dogs followed the trail indicated by Jane, but different routes
50	Jeremy Wilkins (independent witness) failed to spot the abductor, despite being only yards away, while chatting to Gerry
51	Jeremy Wilkins (independent witness) failed to see Jane Tanner walking by, despite being on the same narrow sidewalk at the same time
52	Gerry McCann failed to spot the abductor, despite being only yards away, while chatting to Jeremy
53	Gerry contradicted Jeremy by stating that their chat was on the opposite side of and about 30 yards down the road from that as described, and drawn on a map, by Mr Wilkins
54	Gerry also contradicted Tanner, by stating that his chat with Jeremy was on the opposite side of and about 30 yards down the road from that mentioned by Jane
55	Jane failed to spot the open window and shutters at Madeleine's bedroom while walking to her apartment at ~21.15
56	Jane failed to spot the open window and shutters at Madeleine's bedroom while walking from her apartment at ~21.20
57	Jane never bumped into Jeremy Wilkins (who had walked back to his apartment after the chat with Gerry) while walking back from her apartment at ~21.20
58	Russell O'Brien failed to spot the open window and shutters at Madeleine's bedroom while walking to his apartment at ~21.30
59	Matthew Oldfield failed to spot the open window and shutters at Madeleine's bedroom while walking to his apartment, which was right next door, at ~21.30
60	Matthew failed to spot the open window and shutters at Madeleine's bedroom while walking back from his apartment back to check on the McCann children
61	Matthew failed to spot the open window and shutters while checking on Madeleine and the twins
62	Jane failed to spot the open window and shutters at Madeleine's bedroom while walking to her apartment at ~21.45
63	Russell failed to spot the open window and shutters at Madeleine's bedroom while walking back from his apartment at ~21.50
64	Tanner's description of the abductor has changed several times
65	Tanner's description of the pyjama's worn by the child has improved with time
66	Gerry did not hear the raising of the shutters by the abductor while standing in the street with Wilkins
67	Jeremy Wilkins did not hear the raising of the shutters by the abductor while standing in the street with Gerry
68	The abductor failed to hear either Tanner, Gerry or Wilkins, and continued on the path that would put him in the full vision of all three
69	If the abductor had lifted Madeleine out of the bed, then he would be carrying her with her head to his right hand side, not on the left as in Tanner's claimed sighting
70	Although Gerry checked all rooms in the apartment during his check he did not spot the hiding abductor
71	The abductor did not raise the shutters while Gerry was inside the apartment
72	Jane was not only not seen by Gerry and Jeremy but also not heard although she was wearing flip-flops
73	Nobody ever mentioned the cars in the road but independent witnesses spoke of at least 2 cars parked close to the pavement where Gerry and Jez were standing, narrowing Jane's path so much that it was impossible she was not noticed by the two men.
74	Jane does not inform the parents of her sighting immediately. Only some of the friends
75	Although the friends know of her sighting their searches are directed in the opposite direction of where the abductor headed to.
GEORGE BROOKS SIGHTING
76	A George Brooks saw a couple at 5:55 on the morning of May 4th on his way between Lagos and Praia da Luz
77	The man was carrying a child
78	At this time the McCanns had left the apartment and were somewhere in the vicinity of Praia da Luz
79	They had left the apartment around 5:00 when the police and all search groups had left the area
80	They were never asked where exactly they had gone
81	Kate claimed in her book they "resumed" their search that early morning although they never went searching the night before
82	The night before Gerry was overheard on his mobile talking about a gang of paedophiles having abducted Madeleine
83	The next day around 9:30 Kate claimed in a conversation with Yvonne Martin, a social worker, that Madeleine had been abducted by a childless couple
LAST TIME SEEN
84	In their statements the friends of the McCanns have difficulty to pinpoint the last time they saw Madeleine
85	Dianne Webster, whose statements are the only consistent ones, states she saw Madeleine on the 2nd May for the last time.
86	Kate McCann claims in her book that the 2nd May was the last happy day as a family of four. What about the 3rd?
87	The creche sheets are a mess, partly filled out by the nannies in retrospect, partly not at all. No credible evidence for the whereabouts of Madeleine
88	There are no reports about the creche activity in Madeleine's group for the afternoon of May 3rd
89	There are strong discrepancies regarding the morning activity of sailing undertaken by the creche
90	The nanny does not remember if she accompanied 5 (without Madeleine) or 6 (with Madeleine) children to the beach that morning
91	Whereas her first recollections are vague they improve one year later when she recollects an incident on one of the boats where Madeleine was crying.
92	The nanny could only have entered a boat with Madeleine by leaving 3 remaining children alone on the beach
93	Initially some of the friends claimed that Madeleine had taken part in the children's tennis on the morning of the 3rd
94	Madeleine and Ella were allegedly sailing while their parents and friends watched unknown children playing tennis on the court
95	Kate went back to the apartment on Tuesday to fetch her camera for the tennis court photo of Madeleine but never bothered to even watch her sailing
96	Even in 2008 Rachael Oldfield still claimed that Madeleine had been at the tennis on the morning of the 3rd
97	While Jane claims to have seen Madeleine at the sailing, Kate now states in her book that Fiona was unsure wether Madeleine had been at the sailing
CHANGES IN ROUTINE
98	Changes in the holiday routine mark May 3rd as a special day
99	While the McCanns claimed they had only ever attended breakfast once on the Sunday, six employees of the Millenium restaurant stated that they had attended regularly. Did they skip breakfast only on the 3rd?
100	Lunch was usually taken in the Payne's apartment with the whole group, but not on May 3rd
101	The whole group apart from the McCanns went to the beach that afternoon - and did not see Madeleine
102	The whole group apart from the McCanns did not attend the usual children's dinner on May 3rd - and did not see Madeleine there
103	The McCanns did not take part in the get together on the children's playground on May 3rd - so Madeleine was not seen by the rest of the group
104	Russell O'Brien collected his daughter from the creche before the children's dinner - but failed to notice if Madeleine was there or not
STATEMENTS
105	Russell O'Brien was allowed to make at least 34 amendments to his original statement given to Leicestershire police
106	Russell O'Brien changed his statement regarding when and where he collected his daughter from the afternoon creche on May 3rd
107	Russell O'Brien claimed that Matthew had been ill on Saturday and had not taken part in the dinner and later changed it to Matt started feeling unwell during that dinner
108	Russell O'Brien claimed that the Paynes were the only ones to have used a baby monitor and changed this into the Paynes had used a baby-monitor
109	Russell O'Brien claimed that they only checked on their own rooms possibly listening for the other's children and changed this into OFTEN listened at other windows and made checks on some visits
110	Russell O'Brien claimed to have checked the McCann's apartment with the help of their key on the Sunday and changed it into checking via the patio doors
111	Russell O'Brien claimed to have checked the Oldfield's apartment with the help of their key on the Sunday but Matthew Oldfield claims to have been inside sick.
112	Russell O'Brien changed this statement "I believe I saw Madeleine at lunchtime" into "I saw Madeleine at lunchtime" although there was no chance to see her at lunchtime since they did not have lunch together.
113	Russell O'Brien claimed that Gerry had left the table between "twenty-one zero five to twenty-one twenty" and changed it into "Gerry was only away for a little while"
114	Matthew Oldfield described the curtains in 5A as being yellow and green when in fact they were pink/mauve
115	Matthew Oldfield described the little table with a lamp as being round when in fact it was square
116	Matthew Oldfield claimed the children's bedroom had two windows when in fact it had only one.
117	Matthew Oldfield desribed a bookshelf in 5A that he looked along during his check when in fact there was no bookshelf to look along
118	Yellow/green curtains, a lamp on a round table and a bookshelf were part of apartment 5D and not 5A
119	Matthew Oldfield initially stated that Kate and the children had been at the tennis court Thursday afternoon contradicting everybody else
120	Matthew Oldfield claimed he met the Paynes and Dianne Webster on Thursday night near the top of the road, David Payne states he met him at the pool area and Fiona Payne states she met him outside of 5A. Dianne Webster never saw him at all and thinks he was not at the restaurant when they arrived.
121	Jane Tanner claimed she had done a listening check on the Oldfield window on May 2nd although Rachael Oldfield was allegedly sick inside the apartment
122	Jane Tanner claimed that each apartment was checked every 15 minutes whereas the McCanns insist on checks every 30 minutes
123	Jane Tanner claimed that she knew Gerry had already been in the apartment when she encountered him talking to Jeremy Wilkins. How did she know that?
124	Neither Jane Tanner nor Russell O'Brien ever mentioned to portuguese police that they took a baby monitor to Portugal. Only one year later this baby monitor suddenly appeared in her rogatory statement
125	Jane Tanner never mentioned cars on the road while she saw the abductor
126	David Payne claimed that during his visit at 5A the patio door was open and he entered the apartment while Kate claims the door was closed and he remained outside
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127	Kate claimed that Madeleine slept under the covers during her last night because of the cold, Gerry claimed she slept on top of the covers because of the heat
128	The cleaner stated that there had been one cot placed in the parent's bedroom during the week, while the McCanns vehemently deny this
129	The McCanns both deleted their mobile phone history
130	Michael Wright confirmed an unpleasant smell in the hired car during the month of July
131	A police witness stated that the boot of the hired car had been left open for a number of consecutive days
132	Metodo 3 hired as their private investigators although they had no experience in missing people cases
133	The blue/black bag seen in the pictures taken during the night of May 3rd is allegedly missing when police search the villa
134	The McCanns NEVER question their friends in spite of the Gaspar statement and lots of changes in their statements
135	Gerry McCann planned special events to commemorate her disappearance months in advance
136	The FUND (a whole field to investigate - good for at least 10 leads)
147	The tacky online store
148	No physical search by Kate on the evening of May 3rd, no physical searches by both parents the following days
149	They NEVER went anywhere near a country a sighting happened, instead went to different countries to promote the SEARCH
150	The India sighting was never confirmed by police
151	In fact most sightings were never really followed up by their investigators, the media attention seemed enough
152	Shortly after Gerry McCann had visited the Netherlands a letter arrived at a dutch newpaper pinpointing Madeleine's body
153	All friends of the McCanns refused a reconstruction in Portugal
154	Gerry caught on camera laughing his head off only a few days after his daughter had been 'abducted by paedophiles' as claimed by the parents
155	Kate refused to answer 48 questions
156	Despite the possibility that Madeleine's disappearance could have been an inside job the twins were placed in the creche the next day
157	Despite the proximity of the apartment to the Tapas restaurant Kate left the twins alone to alert the friends and Gerry instead of shouting from the balcony
158	As soon as Mark Harrison organised the search with the british dogs the McCanns started trips to a triangle between Budens, Raposeira and Sagres
159	Kate checked the breathing of the twins during the night of May 3rd
160	The twins never woke up during the police search despite many people entering their bedroom
161	The only people having allegedly seen Murat around the apartment on the night of May 3rd were Fiona Payne, Russell O'Brien, Rachael Oldfield and possibly Jane Tanner
162	Nobody who knew Robert Murat saw him that night around the apartment
163	Robert Murat translated the statements of the nannies and of Dianne Webster, most crucial statements regarding the whereabouts of Madeleine on May 3rd
164	Mrs Fenn heard Madeleine crying for 1 hour and 15 minutes on May 1st
165	One child threw a tantrum on May 2nd on the playground and had to be carried home. At the same time the McCanns claim Madeleine claimed to have cried.
166	The crying stopped abruptly.
167	Kate McCann was alone in the apartment at 20:15 on May 2nd getting the children to sleep while her husband was already at the Tapas restaurant
168	Kate McCann left the restaurant 5 minutes after Gerry on May 2nd
169	Gerry uttered in a spanish interview that their persecution had been bad, but not as bad as the "night we found her"
170	Madeleine's bed, that had been made on Wednesday morning for the last time, looked very neat Thursday night
171	Although they claimed that they had no buggy for the trip to the Millenium breakfast they had buggies for the trip to the beach on Tuesday
172	Although they claimed that the trip to the beach happened on Tuesday, the creche records clearly suggest it happened on Monday
173	If there had been a 1 nanny for 3 children ratio as the McCanns claimed, why did Catriona Baker lead 5 OR 6 children alone to the beach?
174	Why had Madeleine a "sunburn" on her right arm as shown in the tennis picture?
175	Russell O'Brien claimed to have collected his daughter from the creche before 16:45 but also stated that he finished sailing at 16:30 and then went for a swim
176	Where was Russell O'Brien between 16:45 and 17:52 when he arrived at the beach restaurant Paraiso?
177	Why did he not sign his daughter out from the creche that afternoon?
178	The sailing instructors Alice and Chris were not formally interviewed but could have possibly confirmed wether Madeleine had taken part in the sailing on the morning of the 3rd
179	Gerry McCann stated that David Payne had entered their apartment to check on Maddie and the twins on the evening of May 2nd
180	The above statement was never repeated nor followed up
181	Gerry McCann was not in the apartment when Dianne Webster entered it for the first time after the abduction possibly at the time of the Smith sighting
182	Kate McCann claims in her book that Gerry was searching together with David Payne at that time but their witness statements say otherwise
183	The time of the first alarm given by Kate was never confirmed by independent witnesses. Statements suggest the alarm had been raised around 21:45
184	There was a Junior Group (6-10 year olds) in the same room above the reception that never got a mention
185	This explains the statement by one nanny that Madeleine had mainly played with the older children.
186	The nannies were transfered to Greece on May 13th and were no longer available to the police
187	One nanny was invited by the McCanns into their home before the rogatory interviews
188	The same nanny got a new job afterwards and her whereabouts were withheld on the request of the McCanns according to the media
189	Research shows that this nanny is now working for a multimillionaire in Manhattan
190	The McCanns used the media to introduce changes in their story
191	e.g. the additional baby monitor of Jane Tanner entered the story through a briefing by Gerry McCann given David James Smith of The Times
192	Charlotte Pennington allegedly remembered Robert Murat being in the vicinity of 5A after a visit by Metodo3 7 months after the disappearance
193	Two other witnesses remember Murat as well after 7 months
194	Brian Kennedy and Antonio Jimenez from Metodo 3 visited the PJ in November 2007 with alleged evidence incriminating Robert Murat and two other people
195	Antonio Jimenez was later jailed for stealing drugs from a police storage