Joana Morais: André Ventura, University Professor 'The Crime of the Century'

The Crime of the Century
by Joana Morais   1 year ago

by André Ventura, University Professor

I will start with the conclusion: I think this was probably the crime of the Century in Portugal. On May 3, 2007, in Praia da Luz, Madeleine disappeared to never be seen again. The case shocked the Country and the World, giving the motto for an unyielding conflict between the Portuguese and the English police authorities ...which still remains today!

We all still have these images in our heads: the despair of the family and friends, the odd and imperceptible expression of the mother, Kate McCann, asking for the return of her daughter, the solidarity of the people, the massive police presence. A whole country startled by the sad fate of a girl who could be the daughter of any of us. After ten years of a mystery that has never been solved, there are more doubts than certainties. But the hypothesis that the parents themselves, or one of the friends of the inner circle, are involved in the event, whether in an intentional or negligent way, is increasingly consistent. The investigation’s data, in my opinion, points this way.

Why was it that Kate - and no one suffers as much with the disappearance of a daughter as her own mother - gave evasive answers to the police, sometimes even reacting with contempt for the police's work? Why are the contradictions evident in Kate and Gerry's statements regarding simple facts, if whether they had or not argued the night before or if any of them had slept in the bedroom with the children? Why did the dogs alert to cadaver scent in the car used by the McCanns?

It is possible that we are before the crime of the century, where the disappearance or death of a girl ends without the guilty being known, in a plot where everyone insists on casting aspersions about hidden powers or incompetent police forces.

I'll leave this question: if the much acclaimed effort of the English police to find Maddie fails to produce results, despite the massive amount already invested, wouldn’t it be wise to reopen the investigation in Portugal, placing the homicide hypothesis again on the table?

in Correio da Manhã, May 1, 2017
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Yep, funny you should say that Prof because that's exactly what CMOMM did !



Assunto: O Desaparecimento de Madeleine McCann: Novas provas sobre o que aconteceu

English translation:

LETTER TO PORTUGAL: The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann: New evidence of what happened to her


https://joana-morais.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/the-crime-of-century.html

Blog courtesy of CMOMM member Joana Morais (xclamation) who has been instrumental in keeping the Brits informed of developments in Portugal, without her we would have to depend on the UK Mainstream Media and, no doubt, most of us would have no choice but to believe little Madeleine had been abducted.

Massive thanks to Jill and Joana for keeping this alive over the years.