'IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME' Chilling echoes of Madeleine McCann as mum tells how an intruder tried to snatch her from her cot at Portugal resort

sharonl wrote:

worriedmum wrote:quote “When news broke about Maddie we were all in shock. We wanted to offer as much info as we could.We were so surprised no one contacted us back, we only received a call back eight years later.''unquote


For me this is the most telling part of the whole article, and one I know our British investigative journalists will thoroughly explore...

Why on earth would anyone be interested in something that happened 13 years earlier?  If it did happen.

That lookalike picture that they used is a give away.  Does the abductor walk around for 13 years looking for a child that resembles an image that he carries around? 

I wonder how much the gutter press pay for these little stories. We know that this goes on because Antonio Jiminez Razo was caught doing this in Morocco.

It's all rubbish

petunia wrote:OMG that's dreadful,does an intruder/ potential abductor have time to watch over their victim? or do they just snatch them and run? them there potential abductors have have missed there vocation in life cos they run away that fast that not one of these parents have ever been able to catch them,they would be awash with gold medals if they had competed in the olympics and 2007 she would of been just 16 years old what a load of POPPYCOCK CLARENCE.

Verdi wrote:

petunia wrote:OMG that's dreadful,does an intruder/ potential abductor have time to watch over their victim? or do they just snatch them and run? them there potential abductors have have missed there vocation in life cos they run away that fast that not one of these parents have ever been able to catch them,they would be awash with gold medals if they had competed in the olympics and 2007 she would of been just 16 years old what a load of POPPYCOCK CLARENCE.

The short answer to that is YES - it follows thus..

.... he paused briefly over Madeleine’s bed and thought to himself how very lucky he was to have such a beautiful child....

He should know, he was there  !

sar wrote:

Verdi wrote:

petunia wrote:OMG that's dreadful,does an intruder/ potential abductor have time to watch over their victim? or do they just snatch them and run? them there potential abductors have have missed there vocation in life cos they run away that fast that not one of these parents have ever been able to catch them,they would be awash with gold medals if they had competed in the olympics and 2007 she would of been just 16 years old what a load of POPPYCOCK CLARENCE.

The short answer to that is YES - it follows thus..

.... he paused briefly over Madeleine’s bed and thought to himself how very lucky he was to have such a beautiful child....

He should know, he was there  !

....that genuinely scares me

jeanmonroe wrote:OMG! I've just 'remembered' something.

50 YEARS ago, when i was in America, a 'man' 'looked at me, all 'funny' like'!

"IT 'COULD' OF BEEN ME" that was 'NEARLY' abducted!

Quick, what's the Scum's phone number?????

jeanmonroe wrote:OMG! I've just 'remembered' something.

50 YEARS ago, when i was in America, a 'man' 'looked at me, all 'funny' like'!

"IT 'COULD' OF BEEN ME" that was 'NEARLY' abducted!

Quick, what's the Scum's phone number?????

Verdi wrote:

sar wrote:

Verdi wrote:

petunia wrote:OMG that's dreadful,does an intruder/ potential abductor have time to watch over their victim? or do they just snatch them and run? them there potential abductors have have missed there vocation in life cos they run away that fast that not one of these parents have ever been able to catch them,they would be awash with gold medals if they had competed in the olympics and 2007 she would of been just 16 years old what a load of POPPYCOCK CLARENCE.

The short answer to that is YES - it follows thus..

.... he paused briefly over Madeleine’s bed and thought to himself how very lucky he was to have such a beautiful child....

He should know, he was there  !

....that genuinely scares me

Me too - little comments like that can be so revealing.  Freudian slip if I may be topical.

Talking of being duped, I was recently reminded of this interview from 25th May 2007, hosted by Ian Woods of Sky, only three weeks after their daughters disappearance.  When you've got a few minutes to spare watch it again - totally devoid of emotion, both of them.  Gerry McCann even splutters on his own words when he tells the nation that they of course have grieved - three weeks later and they have grieved? 

This was in the very early days when they were but debutantes in the world of showbiz, I guess they hadn't perfected their act.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GshQL5BNp5M

Shocking how they could be so lacking in emotion.

sar wrote:

Verdi wrote:

sar wrote:

Verdi wrote:

petunia wrote:OMG that's dreadful,does an intruder/ potential abductor have time to watch over their victim? or do they just snatch them and run? them there potential abductors have have missed there vocation in life cos they run away that fast that not one of these parents have ever been able to catch them,they would be awash with gold medals if they had competed in the olympics and 2007 she would of been just 16 years old what a load of POPPYCOCK CLARENCE.

The short answer to that is YES - it follows thus..

.... he paused briefly over Madeleine’s bed and thought to himself how very lucky he was to have such a beautiful child....

He should know, he was there  !

....that genuinely scares me

Me too - little comments like that can be so revealing.  Freudian slip if I may be topical.

Talking of being duped, I was recently reminded of this interview from 25th May 2007, hosted by Ian Woods of Sky, only three weeks after their daughters disappearance.  When you've got a few minutes to spare watch it again - totally devoid of emotion, both of them.  Gerry McCann even splutters on his own words when he tells the nation that they of course have grieved - three weeks later and they have grieved? 

This was in the very early days when they were but debutantes in the world of showbiz, I guess they hadn't perfected their act.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GshQL5BNp5M

Shocking how they could be so lacking in emotion.

"At the end of that first week...

we felt…completely  devoid of emotion
 
the analogy I like to use is a bit like when we were students,  and you’d got to your over draught limit and you’d gone beyond it and there was just nothing left in the tank"

I did that, term one, year one of university, had to borrow £30 off my mate to get home for Christmas!  Cripes!  What a pickle I got me' self into!!!  Got a right telling off when I got home.  After a bit of a palava and a word with my Mum went straight back and finished it, no more mess in'.  Phew what a relief!!  Imagine how you'd feel coming back from your hols without a child!!! [ insert shocked face emoticon]

plebgate wrote:I would swear we've had this story before or one similar.  How old would the three burglars have been 20 years ago?
Oh and there was no sign of a break in so someone must have had a key.  Yeah, heard it all before.

jeanmonroe wrote:

Strangely, the McCan'ts have NEVER 'shown' ONE, of the 'many thousands' of 'messages' they say they 'got' from people, that have said 'oh that, we've done the same'**!

(**"Left our 3 kids, all under 4 years of age, alone, in an diliberately, consciously, left unlocked apartment, out of our sight, whilst we 'dined' with our 'friends'")

worriedmum wrote:''the analogy I like to use is a bit like when we were students,  and you’d got to your over draught limit and you’d gone beyond it and there was just nothing left in the tank"


Oh my goodness. Just think how devastating it must have been to have had his WALLET stolen, then..

(rummages through thesaurus, looking for word that can indicate the depths of psychological trauma...)

sharonl wrote:Poor Nicole - she must have kept this to herself for 22 years, even people who know her on Facebook had no idea that this had happened. 

Nicoles' response on FB

"I dont think many did as we didn't discuss it for years until the Maddie thing. Then sort of just left it be and thanked our lucky stars xx"


They never discussed it?  Not even with friends?  Not even in May 2007?  Why the big secret?.. 

C'mon Nicole - Did this REALLY happen 22 years ago, or is it just another Maddie story made up and sold to the media?  And, if it did happen 45 minutes away from PDL and 13 years earlier, why on earth would it be linked to the Maddie McCann case?

Verdi wrote:

sharonl wrote:Poor Nicole - she must have kept this to herself for 22 years, even people who know her on Facebook had no idea that this had happened. 

Nicoles' response on FB

"I dont think many did as we didn't discuss it for years until the Maddie thing. Then sort of just left it be and thanked our lucky stars xx"


They never discussed it?  Not even with friends?  Not even in May 2007?  Why the big secret?.. 

C'mon Nicole - Did this REALLY happen 22 years ago, or is it just another Maddie story made up and sold to the media?  And, if it did happen 45 minutes away from PDL and 13 years earlier, why on earth would it be linked to the Maddie McCann case?

And why now? 

If Operation Grange take this latest 'revelation moment' seriously, as one might expect they should, they will be looking for an e-fit..

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plebgate wrote:I would swear we've had this story before or one similar.  How old would the three burglars have been 20 years ago?
Oh and there was no sign of a break in so someone must have had a key.  Yeah, heard it all before.

Verdi wrote:

jeanmonroe wrote:OMG! I've just 'remembered' something.

50 YEARS ago, when i was in America, a 'man' 'looked at me, all 'funny' like'!

"IT 'COULD' OF BEEN ME" that was 'NEARLY' abducted!

Quick, what's the Scum's phone number?????

It's utterly ridiculous - nine years down the line and suddenly up pops a convenient dead paedophile and an attempted abduction from the year 39BC.

Operation Grange must be really struggling to find a way out.  Mind you, this could be the cunning plan - too much confusion hampering a live investigation.

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I agree, its like the papers are very quickly trying to tiptoe backwards out the room lol

sharonl wrote:

Verdi wrote:

sharonl wrote:Poor Nicole - she must have kept this to herself for 22 years, even people who know her on Facebook had no idea that this had happened. 

Nicoles' response on FB

"I dont think many did as we didn't discuss it for years until the Maddie thing. Then sort of just left it be and thanked our lucky stars xx"


They never discussed it?  Not even with friends?  Not even in May 2007?  Why the big secret?.. 

C'mon Nicole - Did this REALLY happen 22 years ago, or is it just another Maddie story made up and sold to the media?  And, if it did happen 45 minutes away from PDL and 13 years earlier, why on earth would it be linked to the Maddie McCann case?

And why now? 

If Operation Grange take this latest 'revelation moment' seriously, as one might expect they should, they will be looking for an e-fit..

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   Too late now but you shouldn't have posted that priceless e-fit here,  you could have taken it straight to Operation Strange and their buddies at that Sun.  They must be paying good money for this sort of thing and that one would have looked great in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] gallery of abductors.

sharonl wrote:

Verdi wrote:

sharonl wrote:Poor Nicole - she must have kept this to herself for 22 years, even people who know her on Facebook had no idea that this had happened. 

Nicoles' response on FB

"I dont think many did as we didn't discuss it for years until the Maddie thing. Then sort of just left it be and thanked our lucky stars xx"


They never discussed it?  Not even with friends?  Not even in May 2007?  Why the big secret?.. 

C'mon Nicole - Did this REALLY happen 22 years ago, or is it just another Maddie story made up and sold to the media?  And, if it did happen 45 minutes away from PDL and 13 years earlier, why on earth would it be linked to the Maddie McCann case?

And why now? 

If Operation Grange take this latest 'revelation moment' seriously, as one might expect they should, they will be looking for an e-fit..

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   Too late now but you shouldn't have posted that priceless e-fit here,  you could have taken it straight to Operation Strange and their buddies at that Sun.  They must be paying good money for this sort of thing and that one would have looked great in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] gallery of abductors.

Mirage wrote:

sharonl wrote:

Verdi wrote:

sharonl wrote:Poor Nicole - she must have kept this to herself for 22 years, even people who know her on Facebook had no idea that this had happened. 

Nicoles' response on FB

"I dont think many did as we didn't discuss it for years until the Maddie thing. Then sort of just left it be and thanked our lucky stars xx"


They never discussed it?  Not even with friends?  Not even in May 2007?  Why the big secret?.. 

C'mon Nicole - Did this REALLY happen 22 years ago, or is it just another Maddie story made up and sold to the media?  And, if it did happen 45 minutes away from PDL and 13 years earlier, why on earth would it be linked to the Maddie McCann case?

And why now? 

If Operation Grange take this latest 'revelation moment' seriously, as one might expect they should, they will be looking for an e-fit..

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   Too late now but you shouldn't have posted that priceless e-fit here,  you could have taken it straight to Operation Strange and their buddies at that Sun.  They must be paying good money for this sort of thing and that one would have looked great in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] gallery of abductors.

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Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown,
Tapping at the window and crying through the lock,
Are all the children in their beds, it's past eight o'clock?

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