Did anyone hear on the radio that the police are close to an arrest in the Madeleine case?

[BarbieGirl]

I haven't had time to swith the box on or the radio. Wondered if anyone heard anything??

I read this in the paper today and it says that dna samples matched someone who should/would not have been in that particular area of the apartment. that suggests to me that they are looking within the group who were with the McCanns. There was some speculation a while ago that one of their male friends was under suviellance. I do kind of suspect they may very well be barking up the wrong tree, however....

I've been seeing headlines saying 'arrest imminent' ever since that poor child vanished. They were all invented. I'm sure this is too.

There has been so many "leads". I can't see any end to it tbh. We've had the "arrest in 48 hours" before and nothing came of it. Too many people reporting different events of the night, police who may have been too slow off the mark, evidence tainted and overlooked

There is someone out there that knows what happened but unless someone jumps up and says it was me! I doubt it will ever be solved.

And at the heart of it all, a beautiful little girl lost

So so sad whatever the full story is

I just hope the portuguese police can be trusted.........

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I don't think there was much doubt that in that case the mother was guilty, together with the uncle. There has been some news on the case quite recently actually, because one of the investigators, no longer a police officer, wrote a book on it. The cases couldn't be more different, this other family was totally disfunctional, the uncle was sleeping with his sister, the little girl was being abused, one of the other children was living with soemone else (not sure if grandparents) because they hated the mother, a complete mess.... The uncle confessed to having cut the little girl into pieces, put them in the boot of a car and take it to spain to be compressed (like when you dispose of it). He even discribed the tools he used... The only comparisons came from the british media wanting to givethe portuguese police a bad name. Even if the portuguese police were incompetent, not trustworthy, etc, they surely wouldn't be now, would they? With so much attention on the case, diplomatic pressure, etc.

KerryMum - not sure how that case is relevant. Very different in so many respects. And the mother confessed, and had a motive to an extent (father wanting custody I beleive), within a very short period of time.

It?s also worth remembering that the most recent phorensic evidence was collected and annalised by Brittish police not the Portuguese, so that argument that the Portuguese police are trying to frame Kate Mccann falls down there.

But I think that things aren?t necessarily always as they seem. As outsiders, we are only given the picture of this case that the parents, and the media want us to see. I think the references to Susan Smith weren?t necessarily a comparison, but more a ?reminder? that things aren?t always as they seem, and I think that?s right.

There are far too many inconsistencies about this IMO, that?s not to say that I think the mccanns are guilty of anything, but I don?t think that it is beyond the relms of possibility that they, or someone close to them, knows what happened that night.

I certainly don?t believe that she was abducted to order by a paedophile ring as the family would have us believe.

i don't know what went on that night, none of us do, but i do feel that whoever abducted Madeleine was very careful not to leave any trace. If she was killed and the body disposed of, it must have been done in quite a 'professional' manner, as no trace of her has been found, as yet, 4 months later.

Surely if it were the McCanns or someone in their party, it wouldn't have been a well planned thing, but an accident and some more concrete evidence would have been found much earlier on in the investigation.

i find it to difficult to believe that any parent could do this to there child and be able to carry on the way the mcanns have. i dont think they are guilty of doing anything terrible to there daughter.

we all know though that they were not after a "normal" family holiday and did not spend a great deal of time with there children. (while in portugal)

so many people have posted about how they could leave 3 young children alone, what if they awoke etc. this makes me think that the drugging part could be correct.

did anyone else read that the lady in the next apartment had said she heard a 'little girl' (Madeleine/Amelie) calling/crying out for her daddy for some time the previous night. I can not remember the exact amount of time but it was definately 1 hour + which does suggest the McCanns were not completely truthful about how often the children were checked The check which was done around an hour before Madeleine was found to be gone, was actually from outside the door. The friend who did that check had not entered the apartment so it gave the abducters a very large window of opportunity.

What I don't understand is why Kate mcCann needs a lawyer if she is being interviewed as a witness?

Kerrymum I remember the Susan Smith case very well, the company she worked for was a sister company of the company I worked for at the time and the childrens godmother was over at our office at the time and was frantic when the children were reported missing. Ever since that happened I have been terribly sceptical, Susan Smith seemed very nice, you never know what goes on in private.

Anyone who goes in for questioning is allowed a lawyer - well over here in UK anyway, and presumably for very good reasons. At the very least it means you have someone else there, who is definitely on your side, who is your witness of what happened in the interview.

You can't have Madeleine crying for an hour and also having been drugged. Both can't be right

Well, I guess you can have both. The little girl may have been crying one night, so they decided to drug her the next.

I'm not saying I believe any of this, (I don't know what to believe), but it is possible to have both scenarios.

I hope that the parents aren't to blame for any of this- as many have said why would they want it kept in the public eye if they were?

I still hope that this wee girl is alive and well but sadly this may not be true

Here's hoping that the "imminent arrest" helps find this wee girl

Oh, I probably misread then, I thought it was the same night.

It is maybe one of their group they are questioning the McCanns about - who knows? I can't stand all the tabloid accusations, it's awful.

Whenever theses witnesses come up I am reminded of the days in which the two girls (Holly and jessica) were missing and watching some lady on the tv giving interviews about the fact that she had clearly seen them go past her house. She was very sincere and very convincing but it was obvious as soon as those poor girls were found that they had never been anywhere near her home. She described what they were weraing and was so sure.
I don't think she was a time waster - I think people almost wish themselves involved, perhaps for some attention, perhaps because they want to help in some misguided way. But after watching that unfold I am always deeply sceptical of "sightings" and even confident witnesses when reported in the press.

Kate mcgann is still being questioned after 7 hours which seems a long time if they are just updating her on the case.

The role of the media (newspapers in particular) is very interesting in cases like this.

I would have thought that they could be sued for reporting fabrications ... or is there a distinction if the fabrications came from another source .. a third party, as it were?

I'm not really musing on the MM case in particular. I'm just curious as to how this information is being leaked and/or invented, and by what process it ends up in the press.

The most bizarre aspect of this case is that the Portugese police name an "official" suspect. What is that all about? You name an official suspect??? Do they have unofficial suspects too? Or do they just pursue one line of enquiry until that is exhausted before moving on to the next "official" suspect.

Unless Madeleine is found, even if she is dead, this is going to cast a shadow over a number of innocent lives.

it's to protect the suspect's rights

My opinion really means nothing at all, but my gut instinct is starting to change.

I sincerely hope the parents had nothing to with it, god forbid they did, the twins will be the ones to suffer.