Re: Prosecution Exhibit 1: 'madeleine' - What's in the book?

by Verdi 05.04.19 22:09

Later..

In the spring of 2008 – almost a year after Madeleine was last seen – the PJ decided they wanted to conduct a re-enactment in Praia da Luz of the night of 3 May 2007. The participants required were Gerry, me, Fiona, Dave, Jane, Russ, Rachael, Matt, Dianne and Jes Wilkins, to whom Gerry chatted in the street that night just after his last glimpse of Madeleine. They weren’t interested in using actors or stand-ins. So either everyone agreed or the reconstruction wouldn’t go ahead.

Our understanding was that as arguidos, Gerry and I were obliged to attend. The other witnesses received reasonably friendly emails from the PJ, via the British police, inviting them to take part. They were a bit baffled and replied requesting more details about the purpose of this belated re-enactment. It seemed it would not be filmed, or at any rate, not for information-gathering through public broadcast. Our friends had watched, with increasing horror, what had happened to us. If they were suspicious that the PJ might be trying to use them to somehow strengthen a flimsy case against us, or even to implicate one of them, it would be understandable. There were worries, too, about the likelihood of a media furore blowing up around the whole thing, especially as the proposed dates had already been leaked to the newspapers.

The biggest concern, though, for all the witnesses approached, was how a reenactment of the kind the PJ were proposing could actually help to find Madeleine. This question remained unanswered.

madeleine by KATE MCCANN

[Excerpt for research and study purposes only]

by worriedmum 05.04.19 22:11

Verdi wrote:Apropos of the PJ reconstruction

British consul Bill Henderson and Ambassador John Buck were visiting us on a fairly regular basis and we were seeing the Leicestershire FLOs every day. The flow of information, however, was slow and limited.

The Portuguese police were divulging very little to the British police and vetoing many of their suggestions – bringing out specialist dogs, for example, or staging a reconstruction.

What was forthcoming, particularly in terms of the quality and depth of the investigation, would become increasingly concerning to us. Grounds for elimination, for instance, often seemed very flimsy. I remember Gerry and me exchanging quizzical looks after the FLOs tried to explain how one couple had been ruled out of the inquiry. When we asked them if they were comfortable with this decision, there was an awkward pause before they replied, ‘No, not really.’

madeleine by KATE MCCANN

[Excerpt for research and study purposes only]

I wonder who the couple was...

by Verdi 06.04.19 0:54

So, in 2007 the McCanns were disgruntled because the PJ weren't pulling their weight, they were secretive and refused to follow the advice of deploying trained dogs and conducting a reconstruction.

Well, when the specialist dogs were deployed only a few weeks later, the McCanns drastically changed their tune, trained dogs were unreliable - ask Sandra!

The reconstruction the MCanns thought was essential to advance the investigation, they drastically changed their tune one year later when the prospect of a reconstruction became a reality.

How could either the dogs or a reconstruction assist the search for Madeleine - the fictitious search financed by good honest people who sent their hard earned cash, with all good faith, to a limited company with no accountability other than a moral responsibility?

Simple answer - they couldn't!

What could have helped the investigation into the disappearance of little Madeleine McCann was authoritative acknowledgement of the dogs evidence and participation by the key players in an official reconstruction, as requested by the PJ.

Please don't treat us like a lot of fools.

Madeleine who?

by plebgate 10.04.19 8:33

Get over to Portugal and answer the 48 questions. I am astonished that the Met haven't enquired as to why they weren't answered? dontgetit

by Verdi 10.04.19 16:07

More astonishing still is the very fact that the Met Police have seemingly accepted, without question, the McCann groups witness statements taken in May 2007 - and then the ridiculously planned rogatory interviews in April the following year.

They were said to be 'coordinating and reviewing' all the evidence collated by Portuguese and UK police and the private dicks employed by team McCann. Didn't it occur to them that something was very amiss with the conflicting witness statements and the extraordinary conduct of the hired detectives?

According to former DCI Andy Redwood, they were taking everything back to the beginning - no stone unturned 'n all that. Why didn't they do just that? If Operation Grange was to be a bona-fide review/re-investigation force, why were they so selective?

by Verdi 18.04.19 12:13

Talking of books .... I'm astonished to discover (haven't checked it out for a very long time) that madeleine by KATE MCCANN is still up for grabs over on Amazon. All those torn genitals and 'effing tossers, by rights it should have been removed from the shelves in May 2011.

More astonishing still is this review less than a month ago..

Prosecution Exhibit 1: 'madeleine' - What's in the book? - Page 7 158fc452-6011-444b-afc8-c9b8fb2ec8a9

Prosecution Exhibit 1: 'madeleine' - What's in the book? - Page 7 158fc452-6011-444b-afc8-c9b8fb2ec8a9

I think Mr Paterson must have been in hibernation over the last twelve years, along with the enigmatic Mr Totman. Either that or it's a source close to the family.

Take heart good people, you can still be the proud owner of a hardcover 'collectible' from (?) £14.50 or a second-hand edition for 24p - if you don't mind getting your hands dirty!

by plebgate 19.04.19 10:42

So Mr. Paterson -we have all taken a chance with our children?. Well count me out of that because I never have. What does that even mean?
Twaddle.

He will continue to be vigilant for Maddie?

Well good luck with that because thousands of others have been vigilant and nothing has come of it (including police investigations involving 2 countries). NOTHING - so good luck with your vigilance.

by Verdi 19.04.19 12:23

This might go by way of explanation..

Why I write fake online reviews

By Matthew Cannon, Francesca Gillett & Patrick Evans BBC News

17 April 2019

"I've learned never to rely on reviews for anything," says Iain Taylor, from East Sussex.

In his spare time and to supplement his income, the 44-year-old says he writes fake reviews online in exchange for money and free products.

"I have written reviews from numbing creams to eBooks to downloadable independent films," he says.

"I think it's bad - but I think everyone's doing it," says Mr Taylor, describing himself as "cynical".

"Since I started doing it I tell my family and friends not to trust reviews.

"If you are going to buy something you should do more research than look at a couple of five-star reviews on Amazon."

He says writers are paid to buy the product and then leave a review, meaning the review can be verified.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47952165

by Liz Eagles 19.04.19 12:26

I keep getting emails to say I have been chosen to test a Dyson vacuum cleaner which I can apparently keep. I delete them obviously.

by Verdi 04.05.19 13:00

I was struck by how common it is for such crimes to be repeated over and over again by the same people. If Madeleine’s abductor was a sex offender or a child trafficker, for example, the chances are that he would have offended before. I cast my mind back to what the British consul had told me in the police station in Portimão that first day about the reports there had been of intruders getting into bed with children. I needed to know more about this.

I got in touch with the retired British consul for the Algarve. He told me that he used to have regular monthly meetings with British tour operators along the coast in Albufeira, at which crime was invariably one of the topics covered. At one of these meetings in August 2006 he had been informed by the tour operators of the spate of incidents I’d heard about the day after Madeleine was taken, in which an intruder had got into holiday apartments at night, climbed into children’s beds and subjected them to various forms and degrees of molestation. It seemed the attacker would often lock the door to the parents’ bedroom before assaulting the child. In one case, the paedophile had put on some of the father’s aftershave in an attempt to soothe or deceive the child.

It was believed that this offender (or offenders) watched for patterns and routines in a family’s behaviour, established ‘weaknesses’ in the security of their apartment and determined in advance where parents and children slept. Cold shivers ran down my spine as it hit home that this might have applied to us. The British tour operators had been keen for this information to remain confidential (and you don’t have to be a genius to work out why that might be). I pressed the former British consul on what happened afterwards. Had there been an investigation? Had anybody been convicted? He wasn’t sure but thought that an immigrant construction worker had been arrested and released pending trial, which was likely to take place some years down the line. Unbelievable.

madeleine by KATE MCCANN

[excerpt for research and study purposes only]

by Verdi 11.05.19 2:24

For several months we invested some time and even resources in following up reports from some of the thousands of psychics who have contacted us; time and resources that would, with hindsight, have been better used in more orthodox investigative work. Much of the information we received, and still receive, is extremely vague. Describing a white house near a dirt track is not helpful. There are millions of white houses in the world and millions of dirt tracks.

A few years down the line, my experience has turned me from open-minded ingénue into confirmed sceptic. Sometimes a very resentful sceptic. Well, they can’t all be right, can they? Madeleine can’t be in a thousand different locations. Even after Gerry and I decided enough was enough, family and friends have felt obliged to pursue information that has found its way to them, occasionally travelling overseas at their own expense, just in case.

Just in case. This is at the core of what I find most upsetting about the visions of the psychics et al. In our desperation to find Madeleine we are extremely vulnerable, and in our position it is very difficult to ignore any information. Even though Gerry and I are scientists by inclination and profession, we still get reeled in. In some letters, a shifting of responsibility, laced with emotional blackmail, comes into play. ‘Well, it’s up to you now,’ psychics might write. ‘I’ve done my bit,’ thus discharging what they feel is their duty to Madeleine. Some have gone a step further and added, ‘I suppose it depends how much you want to find your daughter.’

madeleine by KATE MCCANN

[Excerpts for study and research purposes only]

by Verdi 23.06.19 21:22

THE TIDE TURNS

On Saturday 30 June, a piece entitled ‘Pact of Silence’, written by journalists Felícia Cabrita and Margarida Davim, appeared in a Portuguese newspaper. The criticism implied in the title was in itself interesting, given that this was a country where disregard for judicial secrecy carried the threat of a prison sentence.

This was probably the first article openly to cast doubt on our version of the events of 3 May. It raised suspicions about us and our friends, about our characters and about our potential involvement in Madeleine’s disappearance.

madeleine by KATE MCCANN

by Verdi 23.06.19 21:32

Gonçalo Amaral wrote: I'd say rather that the mistake was in treating the McCanns "with tweezers." From the start of the investigation, we realised that certain things did not add up and yet, they continued to benefit from favourable treatment; that's what's not normal!

The Truth of the Lie

Friday 4th May 2007

I was taken into a large room containing several desks. Gerry had asked João Carlos if he could be allowed to stay with me while I was questioned because he was extremely worried about my psychological state. I was grateful to João Carlos for agreeing, with the proviso that Gerry remained seated behind me. I appreciate now that this would not be acceptable practice in most police investigations....

As I recounted how I’d found Madeleine’s bedclothes neatly folded back my voice faltered. Every now and then Gerry would put a hand on my shoulder or give me a reassuring squeeze.

madeleine by KATE MCCANN

by coati mundi 25.06.19 0:17

Took this from Verdi's posting earlier in the year:

From Kate McC's book

"I was struck by how common it is for such crimes to be repeated over and over again by the same people. If Madeleine’s abductor was a sex offender or a child trafficker, for example, the chances are that he would have offended before."

And also, by this logic, he/they would have repeated the "crime" again more recently. Any evidence of a similar crime with same modus operandi, in the same area, post the Madeleine case? Thought not.

by Verdi 25.06.19 0:37

coati mundi wrote:Took this from Verdi's posting earlier in the year:

From Kate McC's book

"I was struck by how common it is for such crimes to be repeated over and over again by the same people. If Madeleine’s abductor was a sex offender or a child trafficker, for example, the chances are that he would have offended before."

And also, by this logic, he/they would have repeated the "crime" again more recently. Any evidence of a similar crime with same modus operandi, in the same area, post the Madeleine case? Thought not.

Oh but let us not miss out a detail..

I cast my mind back to what the British consul had told me in the police station in Portimão that first day about the reports there had been of intruders getting into bed with children. I needed to know more about this.

I got in touch with the retired British consul for the Algarve. He told me that he used to have regular monthly meetings with British tour operators along the coast in Albufeira, at which crime was invariably one of the topics covered. At one of these meetings in August 2006 he had been informed by the tour operators of the spate of incidents I’d heard about the day after Madeleine was taken, in which an intruder had got into holiday apartments at night, climbed into children’s beds and subjected them to various forms and degrees of molestation. It seemed the attacker would often lock the door to the parents’ bedroom before assaulting the child. In one case, the paedophile had put on some of the father’s aftershave in an attempt to soothe or deceive the child.

It was believed that this offender (or offenders) watched for patterns and routines in a family’s behaviour, established ‘weaknesses’ in the security of their apartment and determined in advance where parents and children slept. Cold shivers ran down my spine as it hit home that this might have applied to us. The British tour operators had been keen for this information to remain confidential (and you don’t have to be a genius to work out why that might be). I pressed the former British consul on what happened afterwards. Had there been an investigation? Had anybody been convicted? He wasn’t sure but thought that an immigrant construction worker had been arrested and released pending trial, which was likely to take place some years down the line. Unbelievable.

madeleine by KATE MCCANN

[book excerpt for study and research only]

Unbelievable indeed yes

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by coati mundi 25.06.19 0:43

Thank you, but were any of these supposed incidents post the Madeleine "disappearance"? And was anyone arrested, charged, convicted for any of these things?

Again, I don't think so, but I stand to be corrected.

by Verdi 25.06.19 1:12

15 August

The whole situation seems to be getting more unbelievable.

We’ve always said that whatever happens, we need to know the truth. I never thought that would include the need for us to have our names cleared.

What is going on with people? Where is the common sense?

Dear God. Please bless and protect our Madeleine wherever she is. Please give us and our families the strength to get through this.

Please give the police the wisdom, intelligence and honesty to solve this crime and find Madeleine. Amen x

madeleine by KATE MCCANN

angry

by **PeterMac** 25.06.19 7:32

It seemed the attacker would often lock the door to the parents’ bedroom before assaulting the child. In one case, the paedophile had put on some of the father’s aftershave in an attempt to soothe or deceive the child. . . .Unbelievable.

Can the Blessed St Katherine of Rothley not see that it is not only unbelievable but palpable nonsense - on stilts (as Bentham would have said ) ?

"Would OFTEN lock the door to the parent's bedroom".
How many bedroom doors have a lock on the OUTSIDE which does not communicate to the inside.?

In one case, the paedophile had put on some of the father’s aftershave in an attempt to soothe or deceive the child
So this one has not only entered the apartment undetected, and locked the parents in the bedroom, having checked they were both there, but has then gone into the bathroom, rooted around in the cabinet - which would necessitate turning the light on - found the father's aftershave, applied it, put it back, turned the light off, exited, and then entered the child's room.

Does anyone know a child which LIKES the smell of its father's aftershave, particularly a few seconds after first application ?
Children are repelled by strong smells, after-shave, Scotch, green peppers, curry, . . .

This is on a level with "filling the apartment with knock-out gas", so beloved of the mendacious Gutter Press
It is not merely unbelievable,.
It is total nonsense.

And a moment's thought would have told St. Kat that

by plebgate 25.06.19 7:51

Anyone ever heard of a trial run. Hide in an apartment the night before and watch to find out exactly where the aftershave is kept. Could it be in the cabinet or on the vanity unit. Oh err why risk turning on a bathroom light when they could know exactly where it would be kept if a trial run was done the night before? big grin

by **PeterMac** 25.06.19 8:14

A dummy run.

Never thought of that.
And we are not told how all these parents managed to escape.
All across the Algarve are smashed doors where they managed to break out,
or the mummified corpses of couples who didn't !

by Liz Eagles 25.06.19 8:26

I recall Mark Williams-Thomas and Natasha Kaplinski doing a documentary about British paedophiles running loose in the Algarve.

by Guest 25.06.19 9:25

I'm amazed Kate hasn't gone for the obvious based on thousands of reported cases in America.

Why hasn't see mentioned the alien abduction theory?

It fits perfectly.

by **PeterMac** 25.06.19 9:57

It is probably the only one that does !
Madeline 'beamed up' and caverine and blood 'beamed down'

by sar 25.06.19 15:07

PeterMac wrote:It seemed the attacker would often lock the door to the parents’ bedroom before assaulting the child. In one case, the paedophile had put on some of the father’s aftershave in an attempt to soothe or deceive the child. . . .Unbelievable.

Can the Blessed St Katherine of Rothley not see that it is not only unbelievable but palpable nonsense - on stilts (as Bentham would have said ) ?

"Would OFTEN lock the door to the parent's bedroom".
How many bedroom doors have a lock on the OUTSIDE which does not communicate to the inside.?

In one case, the paedophile had put on some of the father’s aftershave in an attempt to soothe or deceive the child
So this one has not only entered the apartment undetected, and locked the parents in the bedroom, having checked they were both there, but has then gone into the bathroom, rooted around in the cabinet - which would necessitate turning the light on - found the father's aftershave, applied it, put it back, turned the light off, exited, and then entered the child's room.

Does anyone know a child which LIKES the smell of its father's aftershave, particularly a few seconds after first application ?
Children are repelled by strong smells, after-shave, Scotch, green peppers, curry, . . .

This is on a level with "filling the apartment with knock-out gas", so beloved of the mendacious Gutter Press
It is not merely unbelievable,.
It is total nonsense.

And a moment's thought would have told St. Kat that

....reckon you'd have a choice! "Old Spice", "Brut" or for the thoroughly modern man "Hai Karate"

by Verdi 25.06.19 15:19

Howz about Eau de Cadavar?

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