John McCann: "They were having a lovely holiday until Madeleine was taken."

by **Jill Havern** 16.08.15 7:27

John McCann: "They were having a lovely holiday until Madeleine was taken."

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Yeah, but they also continued to have a lovely holiday after Madeleine was taken.

But what was Maddie's holiday like up until she was taken?

by Liz Eagles 16.08.15 8:34

Meanwhile, the message from the Rothly Ranch when K and G were still arguido status is this

Gerry's blog

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

03 May 08

366

It is a year to the day since Madeleine was abducted. A heinous crime that had the potential to destroy the strongest of families. Without doubt it has been the longest year of our lives, yet it does not seem like a year since we last saw Madeleine. She is still a large part of Sean and Amelie's life and this gives some comfort to Kate and me.

The research we have done this year has encouraged us to believe that there is a very good chance Madeleine is alive. Ernie Allen, president of NCMEC for the last 25 years, has reiterated that and the fact there are a number of scenarios in which Madeleine could be alive and well. We just need to find her.

The documentary we made on an EU wide Amber alert and the last year was screened in the UK on Wednesday night, in Spain on Thursday and last night in Portugal. We have spent most of the last 3 days promoting our new hotline number +4 845 838 4699 (calls are charged at local rate) and our e-mail addresses for information: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] .

We have always said we will leave no stone unturned in the search for Madeleine. To do that we need to know what has and has not been done - unfortunately we know very little about the investigation to date. This is why we are appealing to everyone who may have come forward previously to do so again. Every piece of information is important to us. We are also appealing to people who may not have come forward for whatever reason to do so. We are only interested in finding Madeleine and will guarantee confidentiality and anonymity if requested. We are also families asking with children to think if something similar may have happened to them. It is unlikely this is the first time that the abductor has struck.

Today we will be attending one of the many services to pray for Madeleine and other missing children. We would like to thank everyone, of all faiths, who has prayed for Madeleine over the last year. The Helping to find Madeleine group have also organised a 'lighting the way home for Madeleine' event where, they will release lanterns in Rothley around the time she went missing. Others will light a candle and we greatly appreciate the support and symbolic gestures.

by Guest 16.08.15 8:50

We are also families asking with children to think if something similar may have happened to them. It is unlikely this is the first time that the abductor has struck

Families all over the country were asking "Ummm... Darling... did you count all the children after the last holiday?"

by Liz Eagles 16.08.15 11:09

From Gerry's blog published on the first anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance. Gerry's brother John was in PDL holding court with the media and doing a very bad job (imo) of convincing people why he was there and Madeleine's parents were not. Remember that Kate and Gerry were both arguido status at the time.

This is a snip from Gerry's blog on the anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance.

'It is a year to the day since Madeleine was abducted. A heinous crime that had the potential to destroy the strongest of families. Without doubt it has been the longest year of our lives, yet it does not seem like a year since we last saw Madeleine. She is still a large part of Sean and Amelie's life and this gives some comfort to Kate and me.'
....................................................

Each and every sentence above can be dissected, and when taken in context with brother John's appearance in Portugal is just another pointer to the manufactured media-fest around the McCanns. I've highlighted this portion of Gerry's blog that stands out for me as the one I find completely incredible above all the rest.

ETA: is there any chance of a mod sorting out the formatting on my post please.

by **sharonl** 16.08.15 11:39

"They were having a lovely holiday"

That's nice John. Maybe they would like to tell us about it, like what they were doing from teatime on April 29th onwards. They have told us about the events of the first day and said plenty about the last day but nothing much in between. We would love to hear about those lovely days. The same can be said for their holiday snaps, now everyone likes to share those, don't they? It's a bit late now but if the McCanns had done this back in May 2007 it may have jogged the memories of a few Ocean Club visitors.