Re: Wot? no Smithman

by Cake Lover 15.07.24 7:35

If one person or the whole group believed the abduction story, and later discovered that they had been lied to, would they keep quiet? They had been made complicit in the disappearance and cover up of that disappearance of a three year old child. None of them knew how the future would unfold; would they allow themselves to be used in this despicable way, and have it hang over them until they died? Two McCanns, having such a hold over three couples? They were all in on it, or all innocent, but went along with the cover up. Their mumbling, stuttering inarticulate statements speak for themselves. Just my opinion though.

by Bluebagthepirate 15.07.24 7:35

Jane had "never been more certain of anything in her life".

She can't change from left to right to right to left.

Read the book.. it's incredibly detailed about all this.

Also, she didn't walk past gerry and jez. Never happened.

by crusader 15.07.24 8:29

Unless Gerry and Jez weren't there of course, we only have their statements and timelines to go off.
Jez said he was talking to Gerry about 9:15, If he's telling the truth, Jane's lying.
How come they are so accurate about all the "checkings" but are confused or can't remember much about any of the finer details.

by Cake Lover 15.07.24 8:55

They couldn't remember to wear watches, or take their phones, on the evening in question. What a shame. There would be no confusion about time lines if they had.

by Bluebagthepirate 15.07.24 9:09

crusader wrote:Unless Gerry and Jez weren't there of course, we only have their statements and timelines to go off.
Jez said he was talking to Gerry about 9:15, If he's telling the truth, Jane's lying.
How come they are so accurate about all the "checkings" but are confused or can't remember much about any of the finer details.

In the book it says that Jane had her time down for 9.15 and because she later heard that gerry was talking to jez at that time (not planned) she included the walk past because logically she would have.

Sadly for her jez SAID he didn't see her even though he was looking that way and Gerry didn't want to call him a liar.

Another part of their story that would have failed a reconstruction.

by crusader 15.07.24 10:01

Gerry didn't mind contradicting Tanner when she said they were on her side of the road.
It's impossible to pass anyone without being seen even if Gerry had crossed the road to speak to Jez, it's so narrow.

Wot? no Smithman