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By: megan

megan — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:53:15 +0000

I have read the Madeleine book and I thinking funny how you would leave three babies in a room on their own in a foreign country especially when the hotel had a creche weird. If you ask me it was awaiting to happen and when Madeleine said before she disappeared mummy why did you not come when me and Sean was crying I would want to know why they both were crying especially if it wasn’t normal. To me this is going to be another case like the Ben needham case. And why wasn’t the parents donebfor neglect because that is what caused et disappearence

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:36:21 +0000

I have followed this case all along and have come to believe that Kate and Jerry McCann know exactly where their daughter is.
As well as the strange and disturbing statement by the Gaspars there is that Exeter connection that remains as yet a mystery.
Robert Murat was in Exeter for ten days returning to Portugal two days before Madeliene disappeared.
His sister runs an adoption agency, Jane Tanner and Dr o Brien live less than a mile from this sister, they are also neighbours of Jame and Charlotte Gorrod who were also at the result. Remember it was Jane Tanner who said she saw a man carrying a child on that night, was this dreampt up due to the fact Jerry had been seen, carrying Madeliene, by some people who were leaving a bar?( the Smiths)
Wouldn’t it stand to reason that if eight children had been left alone in an apartment block and you went to check and then saw a man carry a sleeping child away from this block you would be extremely concerned enough to really check it out and not wait twenty four hours before you mentioned it?
Robert Murat was (allegedly)a guest at a Healy wedding, the McCanns refuse to say whether they knew Murat before their visit to Portugal.
I can’t help but feel the key to all of this lies here somewhere.
Did the McCanns have Madeliene secretly adopted because Kate could not cope with her, or worse bearing in mind the Gaspar statement?
I remember watching Kate being interviewed just days after Madeliene had disappeared, there was no grief like you would expect from a mother who had just lost her child.
One other point, what are we to make of the claim by a taxi driver who said that he picked up a blonde woman, a small child wearing pink pyjamers and three other men, one who looked like Robert Murat, on the night in question at around 8.00pm. They asked him to drive to the Apolo hotel in a town not far from the spanish border.

By: Colette

Colette — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:18:53 +0000

What has always puzzled me about the abduction is why they would take a girl of her age, who would know who she was etc and leave the twins who would have been easier and less likely to scream? As for the name thingy of Healy/McCann it isn’t an offence to use both. I have been married for 4 years and still have my passport, all official forms etc. in my maiden name and only use my married name for school matters.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:35:51 +0000

Yes very strange that spartacus, I think their timelines done on a torn cover of one of Maddie`s sticker books was cobbled together qickly to make it look as if they were doing their checks frequently when in fact I agree with Pat Brown`s profile here that the checks were far more sporadic and a lot of them only listening checks without actually looking on the children, and here I include some of the other Tapas 9 children in the party as well. I also find it very strange that Jane Tanner`s sighting, if it happened was highly suspect and the way it seems to have just been added into the mix as a sort of afterthought to support the abduction theory

By: spartacus

spartacus — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:32:44 +0000

How come that nothing was made of Jane Tanners sighting that was written on the check lists made before police arrived, when she supposedly didnt tell anyone till much later. How can this then have been part of the timing profiles.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:29:34 +0000

Hi, Have just read `Faked Abduction` and am on second time around. This is a great book, well researched, gives the facts without lapsing into OTT speculation, and allows the reader to make up their own minds when presented with all the inconsistencies and coincidences of this story. If you are looking for a book to cross the `T`s` and dot the `i`s` for you, then this is probably not the book for you, it is the kind of book that you have by your side when making your own investigations, so not only is it a good read, but also a great reference source. One thing that puzzled me from the book, was the issue concerning Kate McCann nee Healy. Im presuming that she was registered with GMC as Healy, and continued to practice under that name, despite the fact that legally she was McCann and therefore signed prescriptions and medical documents as Healy. This must be confusing when you are using both names. The other question I have, are all the PJ files now in the public domain or does the Author feel there are still things which have been kept away from public view, and if so why? if the case is cold at the moment, would it be something that could be brought out at a future date, should new evidence arise, or the case be re-awoken. I think the thing that really nailed it for me was the section in the book referring to the dogs, and their track record in previous cases. Absolutely amazing. If a dog can nose out a cube of pork doused in gasoline for one week and then burnt to a crisp, then I am convinced of their ability to nose out cadaver smells and blood from Appartment 5A in PDL.

Site Admin: Yes Chris, Kate’s name is a conundrum. She has evidently retained her maiden name and this is proven on all the documents in the police file: passport, most of the creche sign-in/out sheets and her signature on the official statements. But in the official Madeleine Fund where she is a director, she has registered herself as a director under the name McCann. Anyone else switching between aliases like that would be charged with some kind of crime of deception…but not Kate! How audacious!

By: Daviebhoy

Daviebhoy — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:02:17 +0000

Hi SiteAdmin…I haven’t. I have gleaned ALL my info from the British press and the internet. MY GOD what did we ever do without the internet. I honestly have been gripped by this from day one, probably because I have two kids, who now are 6 and 5. I have phoned radio talkshows re it etc. In the early days I went to work and all I would talk about was Madeleine. Maybe some people found that strange. Kids trust us. Somebody has betrayed that trust. All people like me want, is the truth. Justice for Madeleine. I think I am amongst like minded people here. Re the book, are there any import costs? Please God, the truth will out.

Site Admin: The book costs $35 (about £22) including postage and packing to the UK or pretty much anywhere in the world. It is shipped from the USA and takes about 7-10 days in transit. It has sold into 13 countries so far. You shouldn’t have any problems with import duties because books are exempt of VAT in the UK.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:48:13 +0000

I am waiting for the book Faked Abduction, and getting frustrated by the time its taking to get here but looking forward to reading it. Is this written by the chap who does the Blacksmith Bureau articles, because if it is, I am really looking forward to reading it, I have found his articles very balanced, articulate and well written. Cant get enough of them, and my only criticism is there is not enough of this kind of well constructed investigative journalism available to read. To make sure that I was looking at this case from every angle, and keeping an open mind I also read a book about the case of a missing student eventually found murdered in Minneapolis, and the efforts made by his parents to overcome the prejudices of the local police force to mount some kind of credible investigation. I wanted to make a comparison, and what struck me was that next to Kate McCann`s very bland and monotone retelling of events, which failed to move or convince me, this Mother`s story bore all the authenticity and sheer terror of a Mother faced with the loss of a child. She talks of how after a number of days searching for their Son, they realised they had not changed their clothing, or washed; of how they lost 50lbs in weight between them through not being able to eat. This contrasts with how KM seemed to be able to take time for personal grooming and making sure that she had her jewellery on before going out in public. Yes the family harnessed the support of news media etc., but did not attempt to manipulate it for their own ends in any way so that only the news that they thought was appropriate should be read. It also gave a sense of who their Son was, whereas I dont get any sense of who Madeleine was from this book, just how she pleased her parents with what she wore or did.
Hope Im not rambling on with this but actually like Daviebhoy, I still feel uncomfortable about posting comments, and I sort of feel guilty, but also compelled to speak out

By: Daviebhoy

Daviebhoy — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:20:06 +0000

I have followed this case from day one. Is it just me, or did anyone else find it strange that Kate said in her TV appeal just after Madeleine went missing, “Please Don’t scare her”. I don’t know why, but the first time I heard this, I thought it was strange. I actually hate to post, and have never done so before, because the thought that there is a cover up here is abhorrent and incredible. However the more I read, I have read “The Truth of the Lie”, have bought KM’s book (still to read) and the more I learn about this case…something stinks big time!!! Also, I have always found it strange that the first thing the couple did when made arguidos was to jump on the first plane home. You would still want to stay in the country for your daughter!!! Please God the truth will out.

Site Admin: Welcome to the site Daviebhoy. Have you read Faked Abduction yet? That is the only English book on the case that is critical of the McCanns. It has the Gaspar statements, the Arguido statements and lots more info about the case.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:17:24 +0000

Take on board your point about the time of death being earlier, and the deleted text messages, but I think this is a blind alley. To my mind it certainly suggests that all was not well in the McCann camp and not the tight unit they seem to reveal to the world. I feel that if the time of death is put back further, then the cover up and collusion by the rest of the Tapas group would be so convoluted and complex, although not impossible considering the magnitude of what we already know. I am willing to be convinced and Im only just dipping a toe in here, its like peeling an onion, with more and more layers. Does anyone know anything about the front door to the appartment, I am puzzled by some of the comments about this being locked, but surely when you shut a front door, then you would not be able to get in from the street side without a key, but could get out easily enough from inside. I am assuming here that If you were worried about a child possibly getting out, you could double lock it from the outside to prevent this, but would be risky if there was a fire inside the appartment. (Shame this was not tested out using a child of similar age and size to Maddie) Could you enlighten me as I think that one of a number of crucial components to this mystery is the locking or not locking of doors, and the fact that the McCanns have had to back pedal from their insistence that whoever took Madeleine came through the window, but since there is no forensic evidence to support this, there needed to be access through a door. I dont believe that any doors were left unlocked, so this is why the window needed to be opened. I do agree however with Pat Brown that Kate back pedalled, and acknowledged this in her book, and thus it was then revealed that the patio door was left open to facilitate others checking on the children, whereas initially the group were insistent that they only checked their own kids. Hope I am making some sense, but boy what a tangled web. I do want to stress however that I would as a Mother be overjoyed if Madeleine turned up alive and well, and made me sound like a total idiot, and would publicly eat my words.