Madeleine's parents seek support from London and Lisbon to review the case

littlepixie wrote:If all the BS today was based solely on the fact that Halligen was supposed to be in Court this morning then IMO they are terrified of what he might say.
The pair of them almost fainted with the C4 interviewer alluded to him.

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I thought GM was going to shuffle off his chair when Mr. Amaral was mentioned. What about the bit when he went to fiddle with his ear, suddenly realised what he was doing and changed his mind. His hand sort of went all limp on his face [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

I think he must have been reading forums where people are saying his body language is giving the game away and indicating he is not telling the truth, so he goes to fiddle and then remembers he is not supposed to be doing that so he tries to stop himself. He must be under so much pressure - serves him right.

"The clock keeps ticking, the calendar keeps turning. There are days when we look at each other and think God I wish it was all over… I wish Madeleine was back with us full stop.

Those are very unnatural statements from parents of missing child.



So I dont understand this bit "and think God I wish it was all over........"

A missing chid is a long haul uncertainty and wait...and coming onto TV to bleat wont find her, that's the job of police. If they want answers going to PDL and knock on the door of police would have been more effective way of finding out about Maddie ..

So that statement was about Maddie but about THEMSELVES as usual. It's their inner fear .......it as if their fear of being caught has not abated and they wish if the truth exposed and over quickly.......the hanging in there no knowing when they're going to be exposed and apprehended must be frightening and hell to live with.

I would say the ban overturned rattled them and they are worried libel trial will turn into a real trial for them....

All the pre-empt on TV is about them, some strategies they are playing though I cant figure out what...
...the question is what rattled them so much that they were so brass neck to come on with the bullocks after they'd suffered hugh set back with directors resignation and injunction overturned

You've only got to read between the lines to know the interviewer hadnt asked those questions innocent of the fact behind it...like dodgy PI, low fund/change of directors, book back on shelves...those were leading questions...but of course there is limitation as to what the interviewer can say bearing legal implication in mind.

Their body language is certainly interesting...embodied fear, not fear for Maddie, but themselves...nothing about them is natural, not their speech, their emotion and definitely not body language.

They display was a contrived and all this pretendy pained expression was all about fear for themselves.
what I dont understand is what motivate them to continue to come on national tv and continue the charade...what's their point?
Media exposure is not going to find Maddie...not 3-1/2 years down the road anyway...they are intelligent people so should know better...finding a child is police's work and not the media.

The psychology of those two will make interest topic for psychology students..

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"The clock keeps ticking, the calendar keeps turning. There are days when we look at each other and think God I wish it was all over… I wish Madeleine was back with us full stop.

Those are very unnatural statements from parents of missing child.



So I dont understand this bit "and think God I wish it was all over........"

A missing chid is a long haul uncertainty and wait...and coming onto TV to bleat wont find her, that's the job of police. If they want answers going to PDL and knock on the door of police would have been more effective way of finding out about Maddie ..

So that statement was about Maddie but about THEMSELVES as usual. It's their inner fear .......it as if their fear of being caught has not abated and they wish if the truth exposed and over quickly.......the hanging in there no knowing when they're going to be exposed and apprehended must be frightening and hell to live with.

I would say the ban overturned rattled them and they are worried libel trial will turn into a real trial for them....

All the pre-empt on TV is about them, some strategies they are playing though I cant figure out what...
...the question is what rattled them so much that they were so brass neck to come on with the bullocks after they'd suffered hugh set back with directors resignation and injunction overturned

You've only got to read between the lines to know the interviewer hadnt asked those questions innocent of the fact behind it...like dodgy PI, low fund/change of directors, book back on shelves...those were leading questions...but of course there is limitation as to what the interviewer can say bearing legal implication in mind.

Their body language is certainly interesting...embodied fear, not fear for Maddie, but themselves...nothing about them is natural, not their speech, their emotion and definitely not body language.

They display was a contrived and all this pretendy pained expression was all about fear for themselves.
what I dont understand is what motivate them to continue to come on national tv and continue the charade...what's their point?
Media exposure is not going to find Maddie...not 3-1/2 years down the road anyway...they are intelligent people so should know better...finding a child is police's work and not the media.

The psychology of those two will make interest topic for psychology students..

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"The clock keeps ticking, the calendar keeps turning. There are days when we look at each other and think God I wish it was all over… I wish Madeleine was back with us full stop.


Good point to raise - I think the statement by Kate was a slip - I think she was referring to the charade that they are playing out not that she wants Madeleine back home. She must know that Madeleine was made a Ward of Court - she will not get Madeleine back home - even if she is alive.

Angelique

Angelique wrote:kathybelle

"The clock keeps ticking, the calendar keeps turning. There are days when we look at each other and think God I wish it was all over… I wish Madeleine was back with us full stop.


Good point to raise - I think the statement by Kate was a slip - I think she was referring to the charade that they are playing out not that she wants Madeleine back home. She must know that Madeleine was made a Ward of Court - she will not get Madeleine back home - even if she is alive.

Angelique

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Angelique and well said. If Madeleine is alive and living with people who have loved and cared for her for the past 3½ yrs, she is not going to want to return to the McCanns, if her Ward of Court status is lifted.

Madeleine, may not remember exactly what happened on that so called family holiday, but if she is told she has to leave the people who have been her guardians for longer than her parents, she will ask why she has to leave them. Once she is told, she will be horrified that her parents treated her so appallingly. She is 7½ now and her wishes should be taken into consideration.

The McCanns should have no say at all in Madeleine's future, if she is found alive. They gave up their rights, when they neglected to take proper care of Madeleine, on the night she disappeared and used money that was raised to find her, to assist their finances and the finances of their wider family.

From what I can see the whole point of the latest charade is as ever - money.

What did Amaral say about the Fund, were the McCanns to acknowledge that Madeleine is dead?

Angelique wrote:kathybelle

"The clock keeps ticking, the calendar keeps turning. There are days when we look at each other and think God I wish it was all over… I wish Madeleine was back with us full stop.


Good point to raise - I think the statement by Kate was a slip - I think she was referring to the charade that they are playing out not that she wants Madeleine back home. She must know that Madeleine was made a Ward of Court - she will not get Madeleine back home - even if she is alive.

Angelique

Making Maddie a WOC was only to get their hands on investigators files, like just this petition I suspect is to get their hands on files before the libel trial.

They will need new strategies if they were to stand a chance in the defamation trial because their lawyer, Isabel Duarte, have no more cards to lay out. All shown and nothing left to make a new entry. Based on her old fundamentations the three judges had tackled all her points thoroughly leaving no doubt in anyone's mind what the judges thought of their contentious issues.

Seriously, where do people think they are taking the Petition to? HO or PT Judiciary? Will they get anywhere with the HO now when they hadnt in the past! As for Lisbon, if they dare take it there the case will be reopened not reviewed. I suspect they heard about immiment reopening from their lawyer and are doing this to make it appear they called for it.

There's speculation Amaral is trying to get the case reopened...maybe by making himself assistant or something. The impression that came across is Amaral is woking on that.

I dont believe for a moment the mccanns seriously want a full review in the true sense.
Whatever motivated the petition signing isnt about that.....they always have a wider agenda didnt they?
So let's wait and see what they will do with the petition - no doubt the true reason will be revealed in due course. Dont forget this pair of lying dont do things without reason.

Dont forget they had said nothing about the 'ban overturned'.
Not a word from Pinkie either on that.
Total and complete silence on that issue - makes a welcome change they're not gloating about anything on TV.

Honestly, the sycopantic press may not be such a bad thing either. If they are sitting on dirt on the mccanns, being cautious now is probably being prudent from a bigger picture viewpoint.
The worst thing that can happen is for press/media negativity about them to jeopardise future trial, not forgetting of course press are also mindful of possible libel from mccanns. There's always a right time to do the right time.

Press is a double edge sword, when the tide turns, equally they will be slayed by the mass media machinery they made used of. I have no doubt about that, if for nothing else, then sensationalisation sells.

The way I see it.....their charade has gone on long enough and money dwindling, defamation's coming up.
There are only two options...keep up the charade but that needs money, not much chance of that.
Or,slither away and hide in their hole and hope no one notices the libel trial.
They're preparing the ground for exit so well that it will look as if they'd tried their damnest with this latest petition thingie.

Either way, this petition is a precusor for something that will happen. Let's see what pens out.

They can't withdraw from the scene in dignity (not that they have any, that is long gone) not even for appearance sake, no matter what, now that they'd unleashed the unfathomable by setting in motion the defamation suit.

I believe that Dr Amaral said something to the effect that if the McCanns admitted that their daugter was dead, then there would be no more fund.

There is also a counter-petition on the go as well, asking for a re-opening of the case, not a review. It has already been trolled by some pro people who clearly don't want the case to be re-opened. I cannot imagine why, doesn't everybody want what is best for Madeleine?

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Shibboleth wrote:I believe that Dr Amaral said something to the effect that if the McCanns admitted that their daugter was dead, then there would be no more fund.

There is also a counter-petition on the go as well, asking for a re-opening of the case, not a review. It has already been trolled by some pro people who clearly don't want the case to be re-opened. I cannot imagine why, doesn't everybody want what is best for Madeleine?

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McCanns 'delighted' over support

Kate and Gerry McCann are 'delighted' at huge support for a petition launched earlier this week
Kate and Gerry McCann are "delighted" at huge support for a petition launched earlier this week, their spokesman has said.

The couple launched the petition to lobby the UK and Portuguese governments for a joint or independent review of the case on Wednesday - exactly three-and-a-half years since their daughter Madeleine disappeared.

On Sunday more than 24,000 people had already signed the petition, with the number rising by the minute.

And the couple said the support showed finding Madeleine was still a cause close to British people's hearts.

Their spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: "It's fair to say they are delighted, it shows the public support that they know is out there but this is tangible evidence that the support is there.

"Once it gets to an even greater number they will be in a position to think about presenting it. Hopefully both the Portuguese and British governments will take notice and there will be a review."

Madeleine was three when she went missing from her family's holiday flat in Praia da Luz in the Algarve on May 3, 2007, as her parents dined with friends nearby.

Portuguese police launched a huge investigation with the support of British officers, but the inquiry was formally shelved in July 2008 with no firm conclusions.

Private detectives employed by the McCanns are still investigating the case.

And on Wednesday the couple appealed for more donations to the official Find Madeleine fund, which is danger of running out in spring 2011 if they do not get more financial backing.

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'Their spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: "It's fair to say they are delighted, it shows the public support that they know is out there but this is tangible evidence that the support is there.'

Perhaps Clarence should read the comments relating to this article if he really wants to know what the public think.

Their spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: "It's fair to say they are delighted, it shows the public support that they know is out there but this is tangible evidence that the support is there.

And this is what the petition is all about.

Incidently, 30.1 million adults in the UK (that equates to 60% of adults that reside in the UK) access the internet daily.

And the couple said the support showed finding Madeleine was still a cause close to British people's hearts.

Their spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: "It's fair to say they are delighted, it shows the public support that they know is out there but this is tangible evidence that the support is there.

"Once it gets to an even greater number they will be in a position to think about presenting it. Hopefully both the Portuguese and British governments will take notice and there will be a review."

Good grief. I wonder whether he knows he sounded stupid.

There are plenty missing children, what makes them think their Maddie is the ONLY SPECIAL and IMPORTANT ONE; and a cause close to People's heart. People want to know what happened to all missing children and want them found or their perpetrators jailed period.

If Maddie is a cause close to People's heart, then people want her parents brought to justice if for nothing else then at least for NEGLECT. The mccanns cant have it both ways!

According to their bxxxxxxxxd mouthpiece they are waiting for stat counter to go up THEN they will be IN A POSITION TO THINK ABOUT PRESENTING IT - christ on a bike...werent they thinking of presenting it when they started the petition? How many is their cut off point?
What a stupid and lame excuse! Come on if they petition on the government website they only need 2000 signatures.

They have way surpassed that figure, yet they said they are still waiting and thinking whether to present it! If that's not another bogus claim I dont know what it? How many more are they waiting for -- the entire population of UK!

On top of that, logistically it's impossible for officials to determine the authencity of the signatures unless the mccanns are saying their people are monitoring that peititioners are genuine and that the email addys are not throw away addresses and there's no duplication of addresses or petitioners.
I mean without monitoring and vetting then who's to say it isnt someone hired by mccanns to sit in front of a PC, go onto a website, start a petition with a throwaway addy (not for any real intent or purpose other than to spin the public) then fill or grow the petition with faked entries.

Come on, if they want to be taken seriously be honest and tell people Who's behind starting the Petition, and whether the Petition site is genuine or will be official recognised by governmental authorities?

Who do they think they are trying to fool? Their brass neck is beyond belief.
Let's seriously see when they are going to action their words and present it?
Just wait for the next instalment of excuses and bull excretes - its coming UP!

This strategy of theirs has got to do with something behind the scene...else they are just loonies.

"Delighted" is a strange word to use. If I had been up all night deleting unfavourable comments and copy-pasting duplicates, and still only managed to get 20,000 odd, I would be very far from "delighted". In fact I would be really quite pi55ed.

Shibboleth wrote:"Delighted" is a strange word to use. If I had been up all night deleting unfavourable comments and copy-pasting duplicates, and still only managed to get 20,000 odd, I would be very far from "delighted". In fact I would be really quite pi55ed.

Putting defining words to the feelings of the McCanns is something that their PR machine has never managed to get the hang of. However, this is a welcome change from hearing about their fury.

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Has anyone seen Amaral's documentary (above link) that was banned for release in UK?

It's fantastic. 3 points stood out for me...1) dogs markings 2) the mccanns praying muslims style and 3) GM walking out stomping off the interview when asked for his reactions to the dogs finding remarking that journalists were were talking about investigation which he didnt want to comment. I thought that the most telling. He was totally caught surprised by the dogs and the caught surprised by interviewers questions.

Yet they spin people giving the impression they would want to know about every aspect of the investigations but was denied any information.
But hey...when caught surprise GM himself said he didnt want to know and couldnt comment. Interesting!

Oh, I forgot - one more point.

Amaral made an interesting comment:

He said a neighbour witnessed the boot of the mccanns rented car was left opened day and night, and listen to this : the PJ had not heard her statement, so how did mccanns learn about it, that they came out to counter that the blood was from meat bought from supermarket?

Well that's what I heard from the documentary, unless some wants to correct me.

Here we go again...................


Paddy Shennan: High time for review of the Madeleine McCann case
Nov 10 2010 by Paddy Shennan, Liverpool Echo


IT’S not much to ask – either of the authorities or, initially, of us as individuals.

The family of Madeleine McCann, who has now been missing for three and a half years and who has been badly let down by a shocking excuse for a police investigation, is making a very straightforward request.

A request it really shouldn’t have to be making.

If you go to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] you will find a link to another website ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] which carries the following words . . .

“We call on the UK and Portuguese authorities to conduct an independent and transparent review of all information in relation to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.”

The reader is asked to back this statement by signing the online petition, which was launched last Wednesday and, by yesterday, had received around 30,000 signatures.

That Madeleine’s parents, Kate and Gerry, even had to contemplate taking such action is a sad indictment of what has – and, more importantly, hasn’t – happened, both here and in Portgual.

They have spoken often of leaving no stone unturned in their own attempts to find their daughter – it’s just a terrible pity that the powers-that-be have not had the same attitude, nor displayed the same determination.


The family’s own investigation team is continuing to review all the available information, but it still doesn’t have access to all of the information that the UK and Portuguese authorities have.There is a simple remedy to this – either present ALL the information to the McCanns or, better still, the authorities should do the jobs they have been trained to do and should be expected to do.Shockingly, says Gerry McCann, “for the last two years and three months, no police force has proactively been doing anything to help us find Madeleine.”

And, he adds: “Crucially, there has been no formal review of the material held by the police authorities.”

We can only hope that common sense and common decency now prevail and the family gets the review that it deserves – having so quickly garnered the support from the public it deserves.

The message to the authorities couldn’t be clearer – don’t allow any more time to pass.

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aiyoyo wrote:Oh, I forgot - one more point.

Amaral made an interesting comment:

He said a neighbour witnessed the boot of the mccanns rented car was left opened day and night, and listen to this : the PJ had not heard her statement, so how did mccanns learn about it, that they came out to counter that the blood was from meat bought from supermarket?

Well that's what I heard from the documentary, unless some wants to correct me.

You are correct aiyoyo.

This is better imo



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Date: 10 November 2010
Shaw Street
Holywell Green

As the McCann saga once again rears its ugly head in the sad case of their daughter Madelaine (left) and her disappearance on 3 May 2007 one can only sympathise. But in my case all my sympathies are for the missing daughter herself.

Clarence Mitchell
, who was in charge of the donating thousands offered to the McCanns is thrilled with the number of people offering their support, and so he should be.

But now the cupboard is once again bare he will be hoping for more wealthy donors.

Both Gerry and Kate McCann are doctors and should at least bear part of the burden, after all it was they that left their three children alone at night in an unlocked apartment.

As a parent myself I feel a lot of sympathy, especially for Maddie who, along with the others should at the very least have had some sort of supervision.

We have all, at sometime or other, been on holiday with our children and gone out at night but, if failing to take them with us, we made sure we had an appropriate baby sitter.

So, while I can feel for the McCanns I can feel more, a lot more, sympathy for Maddie and cannot help wondering if all this re-opening of the hunt for Maddie is at the very least pricing the consciences of the parents Kate and Gerry McCann.

If not, it should certainly do so.

Donald Leach




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PosterMeerkat,
The Burrow, Boothtown 10/11/2010 08:52:07
While this not a popular view that the McCanns must be partially responsible for the disappearance of their daughter, I have to agree with Mr Leach on this.Report Unsuitable2
Samwise Gamgee,
10/11/2010 09:29:18
#1 I totally disagree.

The McCanns should shoulder a LARGE amount of the responsibility.

Absolute neglect of their duties as parents.Report Unsuitable3
Titus Groan,
Herb Rush 10/11/2010 10:12:08

My sympathies go to both the child and the parents.

The McCanns probably beat themselves up every day without needing me to criticise them.

The whole scenario is a living nightmare for the parents and who knows what for poor little Maddie....all one can hope is that she's alive and happy..God help her.Report Unsuitable4
Wards End Cat,
10/11/2010 10:15:31
#3 If they had been working class they would have been charged with child neglect long ago & their twins would have been made the subjects of Social Services. Instead they go bleating on & on about how nobody is helping them find their daughter, when in fact this couple have had more help than anyone else in their situation. They are a disgrace & Madelaine has paid the price of their bad parenting.
Ben Needham's mother on the other hand has suffered in a gracious way, reminding us of her son's plight from time to time but she has never given up looking for him, herself.Report UnsuitablePrev1Next

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Must read article.

A thread here on that topic aiyoyo

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I see on another forum, they have been talking about the McCanns putting a note on the ipetitions website re the donations.




We call on the UK and Portuguese authorities to conduct an independent and transparent review of all information in relation to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.








* Please only sign the petition once. Duplicate signatures from the same person/Email address will be deleted from the petition before it is finalised. Thank you!


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Maybe people have been donating on the iPetitions button thinking it was going to the fund

Thousands sign online petition backing calls for review into Madeleine search

Tuesday, December 07, 2010, 09:30
laura elvin

More than 36,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a review into the search for missing Madeline McCann.

The petition, supported by her parents Kate and Gerry McCann aims to persuade UK and Portuguese authorities to take a fresh look at the investigation into the disappearance of the girl, who vanished during a family holiday in Portugal on May 3, 2007.

Mr and Mrs McCann believe authorities at home and abroad have given up on the investigation and may have overlooked some clues.

Family spokesperson Clarence Mitchell said: "Kate and Gerry are very pleased with the way that it has taken off and are grateful to everyone who has signed it.

"The figures on the petition speak for themselves. The rise has been very satisfying and it really does show the level of public support out there.

"All you hear about is all the critics so its very satisfying to see all the people out there showing support."

In the first 24 hours of the online petition being launched, more than 22,000 people had signed.

Mr Mitchell said the petition would continue to run until signatures stop coming in.

He said: "It's very much an on-going thing and will remain until people stop signing it, when it will be presented as a petition to the UK and Portuguese governments.

"Kate and Gerry want the government and in turn the police to look at all the evidence collected because they feel important aspects and clues could be being missed.

"I'm not sure of the figure that Kate and Gerry have in mind, but when it reaches that level is when we will make a formal representation.

"The amount of signatures is still rising and that's the main thing."

The case into Madeleine's disappearance was closed in July 2008, and since then private investigators, hired by Kate and Gerry, have continued the hunt.

The fund to pay for this, made up of mainly of libel payments and public donations, is set to run out early next year.

A book telling Kate and Gerry's story, due to be released in the first half of next year, is set to raise money to continue the search.

Mr Mitchell said the new book was mainly being written by Kate.

Mr Mitchell said: "Money is still being spent on the investigation and without any more money coming it may run out by spring.

"The book will be coming out around the fourth anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance – God forbid we get that far."

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candyfloss wrote:I see on another forum, they have been talking about the McCanns putting a note on the ipetitions website re the donations.




We call on the UK and Portuguese authorities to conduct an independent and transparent review of all information in relation to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.








* Please only sign the petition once. Duplicate signatures from the same person/Email address will be deleted from the petition before it is finalised. Thank you!

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Maybe people have been donating on the iPetitions button thinking it was going to the fund

Good grief, they cant be more obvious and tacky than that!
Even on ipetition for case review they're directing petitioners to their FUND - wtf.

They are assuming all sorts and fearing their coffer are overlooked. Oh dear ...lots of tiny little tears in Rothley Tower of Horrified residents.

candyfloss wrote:Thousands sign online petition backing calls for review into Madeleine search

Tuesday, December 07, 2010, 09:30
laura elvin

More than 36,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a review into the search for missing Madeline McCann.

The petition, supported by her parents Kate and Gerry McCann aims to persuade UK and Portuguese authorities to take a fresh look at the investigation into the disappearance of the girl, who vanished during a family holiday in Portugal on May 3, 2007.

Mr and Mrs McCann believe authorities at home and abroad have given up on the investigation and may have overlooked some clues.

Family spokesperson Clarence Mitchell said: "Kate and Gerry are very pleased with the way that it has taken off and are grateful to everyone who has signed it.

"The figures on the petition speak for themselves. The rise has been very satisfying and it really does show the level of public support out there.

"All you hear about is all the critics so its very satisfying to see all the people out there showing support."

In the first 24 hours of the online petition being launched, more than 22,000 people had signed.

Mr Mitchell said the petition would continue to run until signatures stop coming in.

He said: "It's very much an on-going thing and will remain until people stop signing it, when it will be presented as a petition to the UK and Portuguese governments.
"Kate and Gerry want the government and in turn the police to look at all the evidence collected because they feel important aspects and clues could be being missed.

"I'm not sure of the figure that Kate and Gerry have in mind, but when it reaches that level is when we will make a formal representation.

"The amount of signatures is still rising and that's the main thing."

The case into Madeleine's disappearance was closed in July 2008, and since then private investigators, hired by Kate and Gerry, have continued the hunt.

The fund to pay for this, made up of mainly of libel payments and public donations, is set to run out early next year.

A book telling Kate and Gerry's story, due to be released in the first half of next year, is set to raise money to continue the search.

Mr Mitchell said the new book was mainly being written by Kate.

Mr Mitchell said: "Money is still being spent on the investigation and without any more money coming it may run out by spring.

"The book will be coming out around the fourth anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance – God forbid we get that far."

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"The book will be coming out around the fourth anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance – God forbid we get that far."

Obviously been reading the forums where people have said she could be found by then.

He said: "It's very much an on-going thing and will remain until people stop signing it, when it will be presented as a petition to the UK and Portuguese governments.


No rush then

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It will keep going till people stop signing? That for the love of God does that mean? So in other words it might not get passed on for months/years? Persoanlly I would want it handed in like yesterday, that is if my child was in a lair with a paedo, urghh they really are scum :puke: