Those Eerie Coincidences

by Guest 07.09.18 21:22

In the deep distant past CMoMM member aiyoyo initiated a thread to highlight the many coincidences that have come to light along the road to justice for Madeleine McCann. These little curiosities are raised from time to time in passing but put together in one easily accessible place, like here on CMoMM, it all starts to look very strange indeed.

In Kate McCann's own words..

"As a lawyer once said to me, apropos another matter, ‘One coincidence, two coincidences – maybe they’re still coincidences. Any more than that and it stops being coincidence."
[madeleine by KATE MCCANN]

Well, if one of the core members of this mystery thinks thus, maybe we should for once take a lesson from her teachings.

So what better time than now to launch a new reference thread to log all those eerie coincidences? All members are welcome to throw in their tuppence worth, it doesn't need to be anything lengthy, just a short note to identify something or anything that appears to be coincidental but please do try to keep on track, otherwise the thread will lose it's way.

Who knows where this might lead - the proverbial missing piece of that unfinished jigsaw?

by Guest 07.09.18 21:42

Here's a good one to get the ball rolling..

Who owns Apartment 5A?

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The apartment is owned by Ruth Margaret McCann, who is unrelated to the McCanns according to family spokesperson Clarence Mitchell.

The apartment A, number 5, locate at Rua Dr. Agostinho da Silva, Montes da Luz Urbanization, Praia da luz, is registered with the number 3666.

In 2001 the house was bought by a kind of society belonging to Daniel John Aldred, his daughter Donna Michelle Aldred (from his first marriage), Michael William McCann and his wife, Ruth Margaret McCann.

Michael McCann born in Devonport, Plymouth was a widower when he married Margaret Ruth Pittaway, 53, who was also widowed in 1987.

In 2005, Michael and Ruth bought the part of the Aldred couple giving each of them 50% of the apartment.

Later in July 2006 Michael McCann died in Liverpool and in November of the same year Ruth McCann inherited his part becoming the only proprietor.

Martin Brunt, Sky News Crime Correspondent, said in his blog of 20 December 2007 that he had asked the McCanns spokesperson, Clarence Mitchell, why the apartment from where Madeleine disappeared was registered to an owner called McCann.

Brunt says: "I had to pester him for an answer, which only added to my suspicion that it was Gerry and Kate's second home and for some reason they had pretended it was a holiday rental.

We finally nailed it. The place belongs to a Ruth McCann, a teacher in Liverpool (where Kate is from), who inherited it from her late husband.

She told us she was no relation to Madeleine's family and hoped she wouldn't be pestered after my inquiry.

In fact, she was more interested in learning whether she was likely to get compensation from the police who have, at last, kept the apartment as a locked crime scene.

The chance of the McCanns renting a holiday home from someone of the same name is 7,500-to-one."

[Courtesy of Nigel Moore and pamalam]

by Guest 07.09.18 22:01

Skipton, North Yorkshire

Michael Wright from Skipton, husband of Kate McCann's cousin.

Played a prominent role in the Madeleine campaign and co-driver of the Renault Scenic hired by the McCanns.

Alan Pike, Crisis Counsellor for the CCP (Centre for Crisis Psychology) Skipton.

Seconded to Praia da Luz to assist the McCanns in their hours of need. Continued contact with the McCanns after their return to the UK in September 2007. Got to know the McCanns only two days after Madeleine's alleged disappearance.

Colin Sahlke, ex-paratrooper.

In May 2007, Coline Sahlke went to Praia to search for Madeleine McCann. He sold his possessions and gave up his job and his rented home to finance the search.

Under strange circumstances almost 3 years later, Sahlke suddenly died in bed on April 19, 2010. His death is a mystery and the traces of what caused his death are gone forever—Sahlke was cremated in Skipton on April 29, 2010. At the time of writing in early June 2010, the family still do not know the cause of death.

by **sharonl** 07.09.18 23:22

The one person who claimed to have seen Madeleine and taken photographs of her was:

Phillip Edmonds who just happens to be the co director (Stemcor) with & nephew of, Margaret Hodge who just happens to be assistant to Lord Levy in the fund raising campaign for Tony Blair who, along with his wife and Lady Catherine Meyer run the PACT charity which just happens to be an associate of Missing People charity who just happens to have appointed Kate McCann as ambassador.

In addition - Tony Blair appointed Clarence Mitchell as the McCanns spokesman.
And, in 2006 Tony Blair and Lord Levy were questioned under caution in the cash for honours scandal. At the same time, missing people charity and the Murdoch empire were failing fast.

Blair wanted power, Missing People needed a new beginning and Murdoch needed a long running story.

Coincidences or is this a case of "were all in this together".

by Guest 07.09.18 23:36

Plus the wife of Tony Blair, Cherie Blair nee Booth, volunteered to contact Lady Catherine Meyer on Kate McCann's behalf.

by Guest 08.09.18 0:32

The arrival in Praia da Luz of Father Haynes-Hubbard and his wife Susan from Canada on 5th May 2007, on a mission to heal the Anglican church in the Algarve.

The pious twosome swiftly became firm friends of the McCanns. Susan Hubbard was reported to have said their calling to Portugal was a sign, an act of god - or words to that effect.

by willowthewisp 08.09.18 16:22

Verdi wrote:The arrival in Praia da Luz of Father Haynes-Hubbard and his wife Susan from Canada on 5th May 2007, on a mission to heal the Anglican church in the Algarve.

The pious twosome swiftly became firm friends of the McCanns. Susan Hubbard was reported to have said their calling to Portugal was a sign, an act of god - or words to that effect.

Hi Verdi, but was Martin Brunt correct of Gerry McCann having Apartment 5a Ocean Club as a Holiday home or beginning of a "New Enterprise"?

Was the Original Apartment Owner,Michael McCann,related to Gerry M'cCann's Family?

Is it possible to find who the "Present Owners" are,as, correct me if I am wrong that £500,000 is held in a "Trust" for a Building to be constructed within a certain fund time frame!

As most of the people involved around Madeleine's disappearance had an interest in "Property",then add to the mix an "Arquido"who had access to Mark Warner Apartments,Symmington Family?

Sandra,asks Gerry,"Did You Know Robert Murat before Madeleine disappeared,I'm not going to comment on that"!

by **sharonl** 08.09.18 21:39

Kate McCanns' cousin, Michael Wright was a named driver of the hired Renault Scenic.

The previous hirer of the same vehicle was also called Michael Wright.

by Guest 11.09.18 0:30

The Irish connection.

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Smith v. McCann

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Gemma O'Doherty: Irish journalist with ambition.

The Pope.

Father Cormac Murphy-O'Connor: Deceased. Murphy-O'Connor found himself subject to public scrutiny regarding a priest in his diocese when he was Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. During this time it was brought to his attention that a priest, Michael Hill, was a sexual abuser of children. In 2000, when Murphy O'Connor became Archbishop of Westminster, the case became known to the general public. Instrumental in the McCanns visit to the Vatican along with Clarence Mitchell.

Clarence Mitchell: Former government spindoctor who latterly stood for Brighton and Hove conservative constituency.

by Sundance 11.09.18 10:41

Kate receiving a 'wrong number' from Swansea on the fateful night, and it's one of only a few that were not deleted from her phone log. The number apparently turned out to be genuinely misdirected.