Madeleine McCann investigation

[lyndie]

I saw today that possible excavations are to start in the resort where MM went missing.

Does anyone think the progress The Met have made is astonishing given the length of time that has elapsed? I can't help but wonder what progress could have been made if they had been involved at the start.

I really hope that somehow they can find out what happened and give her family some sort of closure. I know the ins and outs of what happened and her parents leaving her have been discussed at length on MN but from a crime point of view I would be very interested to see if the Portugese police had done enough or not.

[MamaMary]

The whole reason the last threads were started was because the Sunday Times reported that the McCanns had tried to suppress important evidence. I can't remember exactly what it was Perhaps someone does

[noddyholder]

The guardian reported a few weeks ago that SY were now considering she may not have left the apartment alive. It was taken off net after a few days.

[Nerf]

It was the crime watch reconstruction featuring a picture (drawing) of a suspect seen some way from the apartments heading to the water front.

[MamaMary]

Found it:

'Madeleine clues hidden for 5 years'
The McCanns' team of hand-picked investigators (former MI5 spies) produced 2 E-fits of suspects. When they handed their findings to the McCanns, the McCanns used their lawyers to ensure that this evidence would not become public. This was in 2008. The E-fit was not re-produced in Kate's book.

In October 2013, a Crimewatch programme claimed the evidence was 'a new lead'. It wasn't.

[NoArmaniNoPunani]

What are the correct files to read? There's so much online that I don't know where to look for facts rather than opinions.

[PacificDogwood]

I just wish there was no more speculation about this until there was a convincing resolution - each and every outcome I can think of is horrid

[noddyholder]

I think SY probably considered it new as in new to them. I think it was concealed because the family who saw this person and helped with the e fit thought the person they saw was GMcCann so that would have derailed the search for her

[Deux]

I haven't really followed this case in detail but read this thread earlier, prompting me to have a scour throw the PJ Files. Well, it wasn't what I was expecting.

And then these last couple of posts, i had a quick google. Well I never.

Am quite shocked really, the bit about evidence being surpressed for 5 years. If true, good grief, why?

I'm flabbergasted and for me I feel like I'm looking through a whole new lens.

[MamaMary]

Here is a link to the story (not DM) *ILickPicMix'

[NoArmaniNoPunani]

The efit looks a lot like Gerry and the family that saw the man thought it was Gerry. So the Mccanns went with their friend Jane's efit

[Costacoffeeplease]

Well for us in Portugal the last 7 years have been like living in a parallel universe - this is why we get so annoyed when people make statements when they have obviously not read any of the PJ files - just what the UK media spoon feeds them - and we're dismissed as 'nutters' 'conspiracy theorists' and worse

[Costacoffeeplease]

And Jane's sighting has now very much been discredited and discarded by SY

[NitramAtTheKrap]

Having read the PJ files when the last threads about this were up, I just can't get beyond the dogs. English dogs, English handlers, so no blaming the Portuguese 'incompetence' as the press have.

Top in their field, exceptionally accurate , never wrong dogs. Who found signs. I don't know how you explain that away.

[MamaMary]

noddyholder interesting that that Guardian article was published, then removed from the web.

[noddyholder]

I noticed last night when the news was talking about the site Kate McCann wanted dug in 2007 try showed Portuguese police going over it in detail on horseback. Their investigation was v thorough it's just the conclusion didn't suit

[MamaMary]

Costa we can't help but read the British press when we're in Britain. I accept that it is very one-sided, but the McCanns are very quick to sue for libel. I don't blame the media.

[Costacoffeeplease]

I'm afraid I do blame the press, yes the McCanns lawyered up very quickly, with specialists both in libel and extradition, but the media don't have to always dance to the McCanns tune, they could be a lot more even-handed - how many times have we seen 'sardine-munching, boozy, bungling Portuguese cops'? absolutely despicable

Of course uk residents read uk press, but google is your friend

[BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability]

What i dont understand (with the dogs) is why you would want to explain it away? Surely you accept it and think of scenarios that fit the evidence, rather than say its all crap and give excuses as to what it could be.

[noddyholder]

The mccanns do sue and win though so you can't blame them but I do think they should have more respect for the Portuguese investigation it was thorough and I think they were right in all they did. It has always been a bit odd the way they are protected compared to others.

[BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability]

And everyone must remember that mn have been sued for libel before, hence their shit-hot-ness on the subject

[noddyholder]

I think if the uk brought dogs in and they found traces I would have fallen apart at that point rather than ridicule them. Although try did have explanations for the findings

[NitramAtTheKrap]

Beyond yes, exactly that. If it was me I would be thinking of scenarios to fit the facts, rather than dismissing them.

[BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability]

Dont forget trace evidence was sent to uk labs for analysis and they fucked it up, and lost the only possible dna evidence there was!

[NitramAtTheKrap]

noddy exactly