Sonia Poulton: The McCanns and the Police

For those interested in the evolution of Sonia Poulton's latest film.  This is for reference..

Part one, the McCanns and the police
 
26th April 2018

In October 2014, an innocent woman was deemed to have committed suicide after she was hounded by mainstream media.

Her crime? She questioned the official narrative of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

So, having had my own experiences of what happens when you question Madeleine's disappearance, I went on a journey to make a documentary that looked at a different narrative about the missing child. Some of it is contained in a production diary on this site.

The production diary only goes up to 2016 when we realised the strength of opposition to us making such a documentary.
 
I intend, at some stage, to make a film about that. It's a story by itself.

So, we set out to make a made-for-TV documentary and we still have that. It is an overview of the case including the various anomalies.
However, there are a number of legal issues that have, so far, proved unsurpassable for TV broadcasters to commit to it.

But what we have collected over the last four years is way beyond a 54-minute TV documentary.

Anyone who knows about Madeleine McCann - and what has happened since she was reported missing in 2007 -  will also know that this is a fascinating story that is about so much more than a missing child, as truly sad as that is.

I would love to be able to explore Madeleine's story on Patreon (link: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) but that requires your support, too.
I have been financially penalised for pursuing this story. Example? OK. Here’s a not-so fun fact.

In the year leading up to the making of our film, I appeared on national media, TV and radio, fifty-odd times. That’s over once a week.  Certainly enough to have something of a mainstream media profile. Not on par with a Kim Kardashian or a Holly Willoughby, I will grant you that, but enough to have something to lose.

And I did.

In the year that followed the beginning of our film, I appeared approximately NO TIMES on TV.

I was soiled goods.

I had dared to do what you weren’t supposed to do as a mainstream media journalist.

I had said: I question the official version of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

That was it.

I asked questions. I made no accusations. No deliberations. I’m not a judge.

I just said, and repeatedly, I feel that something is not quite right about this story and I have to question it.

I was told not to.

By TV producers, by radio researchers and by newspaper commissioning editors.

They were quite explicit.

In fact, to quote one industry stalwart ‘that is the one story that you don’t cover’.

Which, for some bizarre reason, translated to me as ‘that’s the one story you must cover’.

And so I did. Or have attempted to. And sometimes that has worked and other times I have been blocked. Either by internet thugs or Government protocol.

Perhaps they are linked. Who knows? It’s a crazy story. One that requires much contemplation.

And so, with the numerous obstacles attached to pursuing this story, I decided to approach it in a different way and that is by launching a Patreon which enables creators to cut to the chase and get straight to interested parties - without the censorious one in the middle.

So, out of the myriad of topics I could choose to launch with regarding Madeleine's story, I've decided to start with a look at the McCanns relationship with police since the start of the investigation in 2007.

Currently, we are approaching the 11th anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance and a £12million-plus police investigation has just been given even more funds. This story is as relevant as it ever was.

This film is Part 1. Part 2 will follow on the conclusion of investigations in Portugal and London.

There is material that simply cannot be used while live police investigations are in progress.

So that's it. I hope you enjoy this first film, it's intended to set a foundation in which to build upon and is the start of an exciting, and nerve-wracking, journey.  I'm excited by this and see great potential. It's time to get this wagon moving.

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Sounds good. But it's a pity this film wasn't made 4 years ago after her teaser trailer.

Since then Richard D. Hall and PeterMac's exciting and nerve-wracking journey got on the road and their wagon has already rolled right into the Portuguese Attorney-General's office.

Hi Verdi, in regard to Mr Colin Sutton and Sonia Poulton's documentary,perhaps that is the"Hidden agenda" to have all once named Arquido's  or close friends completely exonerated once and for all from any involvement in Madeleine McCann's disappearance?

What"Evidence" produced or found,be it the Martin Grime's Crime Dogs,Eddie,Keela,DNA/LCI swabs of material, have mysteriously become transformed from verbal positive results to re-written FSS reports becoming unconclusive!?
What Police Forces alluded to be about to destroy on"Health Grounds,DNA/LCI" results on a still missing person belonging to Madeleine McCann,was this part of any difficult questions of future identity,can neither confirm or deny due to insufficient evidence available?

Jill Havern wrote:Sounds good. But it's a pity this film wasn't made 4 years ago after her teaser trailer.

Since then Richard D. Hall and PeterMac's exciting and nerve-wracking journey got on the road and their wagon has already rolled right into the Portuguese Attorney-General's office.

This is where it get's so confusing. 

OK, I accept that mainstream media might be reluctant to get involved with such a problematic project (although I wonder why considering their appetite over the years for anything McCann related - good or bad) but why the continued delay, because that's what this is.  The film is nothing but a filler to appease the hungry wolves, indeed the journey thus far has been dropping morsels of juicy steak to tempt the hungry prey.

As I think many said at the time the project was first announced way back in October (that month again) 2014 - publish and be damned.  Ms Poulton has said all along that such a venture will most likely wreck her career, a bold move in anyone's book, so why didn't she stick the whole documentary on YouTube in the first place?

Not only would it have been viewed in the thousands+ but could also have attracted a willing sponsor.  It doesn't necessarily need to be shown on UK national television - any old outlet would suffice, just as long as it gets the message out there.

I believe this to be the reason Ms Poulton has been subjected to so much criticism.  Now part 2 will not be available until after the conclusion of the British (?) and Portuguese investigations.  You guess is as good as mine when that might be.

willowthewisp wrote:Hi Verdi, in regard to Mr Colin Sutton and Sonia Poulton's documentary,perhaps that is the"Hidden agenda" to have all once named Arquido's  or close friends completely exonerated once and for all from any involvement in Madeleine McCann's disappearance?

I think the establishment covered that way back in the summer of 2007, when they allowed Tanner's bogeyman to spread wings and take to the skies.  At least until Redwood's revolution revelation moment in October (that month again) 2013, when he managed to conveniently dispose of Mr Tannerman by introducing a new kid on the block - a yet to be disclosed tourist carrying his semi-naked child around the streets of Praia da Luz at the same time Madeleine allegedly mysteriously disappeared.

Funny that innit?

Then came Mr Smithman ......

Jill Havern wrote:Sounds good. But it's a pity this film wasn't made 4 years ago after her teaser trailer.

Since then Richard D. Hall and PeterMac's exciting and nerve-wracking journey got on the road and their wagon has already rolled right into the Portuguese Attorney-General's office.

Exactly and since Sonia has brought nothing new to the table why bother? As an 'investigative journalist' surely she was being naïve to think that she could have her cake and eat it ?  Did she really believe that investigating a story like this which appears to have the sticky fingers of the powerful ones all over it would give her free access to the very medium that appears to be suppressing it?  Very naïve. Sonia has to make her mind up. She simply cannot be a star of the media if she is serious about this investigation. That stardom is reserved for those who toe the line.
I cannot for the life of me see why the mainstream media hasn't accepted this documentary. It's only a regurgitation of already known and readily available facts . Hardly groundbreaking stuff. I still can't get the 'doorstepping' of Kate McCann out of my head. THAT had to be 'by arrangement' surely. Why wasn't Ms Poulton warned of possible harassment charges then?

kaz wrote:

Jill Havern wrote:Sounds good. But it's a pity this film wasn't made 4 years ago after her teaser trailer.

Since then Richard D. Hall and PeterMac's exciting and nerve-wracking journey got on the road and their wagon has already rolled right into the Portuguese Attorney-General's office.

Exactly and since Sonia has brought nothing new to the table why bother? As an 'investigative journalist' surely she was being naïve to think that she could have her cake and eat it ?  Did she really believe that investigating a story like this which appears to have the sticky fingers of the powerful ones all over it would give her free access to the very medium that appears to be suppressing it?  Very naïve. Sonia has to make her mind up. She simply cannot be a star of the media if she is serious about this investigation. That stardom is reserved for those who toe the line.
I cannot for the life of me see why the mainstream media hasn't accepted this documentary. It's only a regurgitation of already known and readily available facts . Hardly groundbreaking stuff. I still can't get the 'doorstepping' of Kate McCann out of my head. THAT had to be 'by arrangement' surely. Why wasn't Ms Poulton warned of possible harassment charges then?

Sonia was always worried about the legal implications of her film, yet there was nothing in it that couldn't have been published 4 years ago. As you say it was all in the public domain anyway. Eddie and Keela are already in the public domain too - I believe it was the Sun that first introduced the film with the headline 'Barking Mad', so still don't know why the dogs weren't included. That was a huge omission that is integral for debunking the abduction myth. She approached Chris Grayling in the street and asked him if he believed Madeleine was abducted and he said 'yes'. An excellent opportunity to expose a Conservative MP as ignorant of the facts in this case, that his own party is funding to the tune of millions of pounds, by asking him about the dogs and then show a clip of the dogs at work in her film, taking the film up to a full hour. Hardly Carter-Ruckable.

And to be fair, everything that was in Richard's film or Peter's e-book was already in the public domain - and Carter-Ruck has been nowhere in sight.

We said years ago that Sonia should make the film and put it on youtube, and that's exactly where it is now. The best place for it since it can be seen all around the world.

I believe there is a place for anything in this case and I believe Sonia's film has a worthy place on youtube - I thought it was professionally made and she has an excellent narrating voice. She is well known on TV and radio and she will have many contacts in the MSM and they will get to see her film and may well dig deeper and find Richard's films, Peter's e-book and Lizzy's videos. And if they don't then at least they will still come away questioning the amount of government officials who have been protecting the McCanns whilst spending millions of pounds of taxpayers money. And that was surely the point of it.

I give her 8 out of 10 and I hope we don't have to wait another four years for her to fill in the much-needed gaps with Part 2.

I agree that the doorstepping of Kate McCann, with the carefully placed yellow and green campaign ribbons, was by arrangement.