Your Thoughts: Did The McCanns Do It?

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• 1 Joe // Sep 30, 2007 at 11:06 am

  The whole issue is very suspicious.I thought there was something sus about them from the beginning…they lack emotion & feelings

• 2 Robert // Sep 30, 2007 at 1:44 pm

  Hi Joe,

  The McCanns were advised by experts NOT to show emotion as the abducter may of “Got off on it”

  DNA is not the “Answer All” that we are led to believe much of Madeleine`s DNA would be shared by her family.

  I lifted this from another site………….

  I also wrote a book about DNA fingerprinting. I went to Leicester University to speak to Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the man who discovered the process that has changed the world, and which is certainly changing the McCanns’ world.

  Alec Jeffreys? One of life’s genuine people. He didn’t make a penny from his discovery, and stayed instead in his lab, smoking his roll-ups and being a proper scientist.

  Over a few of those rollies he explained how DNA fingerprinting works, how he stumbled over it while researching oxygenisation in seal tissues, how it is based on otherwise meaningless junk DNA - and how it is absolutely not infallible. But surely you know that?

  Or you would have known that if you lived in the United States, where the famous Castro case blew the infallibility theory out of the water by simply challenging the way DNA was tested.

  You would definitely have know that if your name was Raymond Easton. Mr Easton entered the history books in 2000 by being arrested for a burglary 200 miles from his home.

  The fact that he suffered from Parkinson’s disease, was in a wheelchair and couldn’t dress himself was ignored because, hey, there was a DNA match.

  Did he do it? No - someone else with same DNA print-out did. But it took a ridiculously long time and more advanced testing before he was cleared.

  ____________________________________________________________

  My opinion is that the McCann`s are INNOCENT.

  Robert.

• 3 Nicholas Morrison // Sep 30, 2007 at 1:56 pm

  Completely innocent and deserve support.

• 4 P Evans // Sep 30, 2007 at 3:55 pm

  The McCanns have given too much time on their defence and have too many people protecting them to be innocent. Their whole world should be about finding their little girl but they use this to earn points and throw smoke screens against the truth.

• 5 Karen // Sep 30, 2007 at 4:51 pm

  I believe they are innocent. The police claim to have found evidence, but in each evidentiary claim there is a wide margin for error and misinterpretation.

  Case in point: the smell of death is both unreliable and open to conjecture. Sniffer dogs often give false positives. How do we know they weren’t detecting a whiff of steak sandwich?

  Case in point: The “blood” in the car. Other news sources say it was merely DNA. And current DNA tests are so sophisticated they can detect DNA from flakes of skin or a strand of hair, both of which easily adhere to clothing and luggage.

  I think everyone is desperate. We all want to find her. But the police are clutching at straws (or strands of hair.)

• 6 Fiona // Sep 30, 2007 at 5:26 pm

  In response to Karen - the sniffer dogs used in the McCanns apartment are sought after world wide for a reason. Not only do they detect an individual cadavers scent, they can distinguish that exact cadaver even if it is buried in a pile of other cadavers. Each cadaver has a unique chemical scent that the sniffer dog can detect. Therefore, your comment about the steak sandwich is illformed and ridiculous.

  I hope that the outstanding forensic results come through shortly and that they are significant. I believe that the forensic lab in Birmingham is world class and that their findings are solid. In any case, the public are not made aware of everything.

  I believe that the McCanns are guilty and that they are ‘clutching at straws’ to avoid punishment. I have faith that our police and our forensic team will corner them and that their futile string pulling will amount to nothing.

• 7 Cara Harding // Sep 30, 2007 at 6:14 pm

  It does not make sense that this family would fight so hard to keep Madeleine’s profile high and her disappearance in the forefront of the news if they were guilty. Nor would they have requested Britian to loan sniffer dogs and forensic analysis to the Portuguese police.

  I have always believed they are innocent.

• 8 Sharon // Sep 30, 2007 at 6:23 pm

  I believe that Madeleine died on or around the early evening of May 3. I do believe that her parents know where the body has been placed. Here is a partial list of why I believe this:

  In the five months since Madeleine disappeared, there have been no credible sightings of her. Not once when a sighting was made, did the McCann’s travel to the area, nor did they even ask to speak to the person who claimed to see Madeleine. I believe they knew it wasn’t Madeleine, therefore they have no reason to go.

  The McCann’s lied about not been able to talk about the case when they were witness. They could have talked about all they personally knew regarding the night of May 3. The only thing they could not reveal is any information Police may have told them.

  There have been British Police officers involved in this investigation since May 5. British officers were in another room listening and feeding questions to Portuguese officers during the McCann’s interrogation. The McCann’s refused to answer 40 questions during this interrogation, one question was, “who was the last person to see Madeleine alive?”

  The sniffer dogs, Eddie and Keela, are reliable and are currently in use in a U.S. case. The sniffer dogs along with the bodily fluids and clumps of hair found in the Renault, blood found in the apartment are forensic evidence of Madeleine’s death. FSS in Britain are world renowned and they are the ones doing the forensic work. There is still the intercepted phone calls and e-mails that relate to that night and we do not know what they may contain as yet.

  The blood in the car could have gotten there when items that came into contact with the body (sheets, towels, clothes) were placed into the wheel well for later disposal. I want to think that the scent on Mrs. McCann’s jeans and shirt came from her hugging or holding her dead child’s body one last time. How sad it would be if no one did hold her one last time.

  The McCann’s and the rest of the Tapas 7 have changed their time line and stories from that night several times now. The truth doesn’t change, and it doesn’t need 4 lawyers and PR people.

• 9 Rebecca // Sep 30, 2007 at 7:41 pm

  Sharon,

  This is all just speculation. You have not quoted where you have taken any of this ‘beliefs’ from. But you have used them here as being fact, not opinion. Therefore, the only conclusion I can come to is that you are listening to what is written in the papers.

  How do you know all this information (about the blood in the car and the interview q’s etc) is fact? Because the rest of the world don’t know for sure!! All the papers have ‘well placed sources’ but you’re naive if you think this means anything.

  I am not saying that I am 100% right in thinking that they are innocent, although I believe with my heart that they are. If you have a gut feeling about something then by all means, voice your opinion. But don’t use all this evidence to back up your feeling when we all know it’s not reliable.

  The papers write what they want, they do it for money. That’s their business and their cashing in if people like you believe everything they make up. I beg you to take a more independant outlook on this. Look at what has happened to this poor family. These are two learned people who I can’t imagine would do anything to harm their daughter, then proceed to cover it up for 5 months! They are always trying to keep her dissapearence in peoples minds.

  I pray every day that this will be resolved one way or another.
  Rebecca

• 10 Helena L // Sep 30, 2007 at 8:22 pm

  To Fiona, YOUR comment is ‘illinformed and ridiculous’,experts have explained that accuracy of dog cadaver scents does not rule after twenty days(or before this for the matter),however they were brought in much later on,in fact months on. To those who judge the parents and are quick to lay blame with no proof whatsoever,I hope one day when you are in need you get no help from anyone, and since you are not going to help find missing children al least don’t try to savotage others’ efforts and leave the families alone,as they already have enough suffering without your ignorant and wicked pathetic words.YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO INFLICT PAIN ON OTHERS,THE MCCANNS AS DOCTORS SPENT THEIR TIME LOOKING AFTER OTHERS,YOU WHO TRY TO DESTROY THEM:YOU DESERVE NOTHING.

• 11 EH // Sep 30, 2007 at 8:46 pm

  Because all of the info is unconfirmed leaks, I have no hard opinion either way as anything is possible until all of the facts are confirmed…but I do wonder, from the hearsay out there:

  Why would cuddle cat be washed 4 days after dissappearance? I have never washed any of my 5 year old stuffed animals…ever…if she went missing, this would be the LAST thing I would do. Aside from the obvious sentimental factor, intelligence alone for DNA would be a reason not to. If the cat was placed up high and was one of the reasons for suspecting an intruder, as Ms McCann has supposedly said.

  Statistically…what are the odds that a group who just happens to think it’s ok to leave children (even nearby) unattended would just so happen to have been targeted by a would be kidnapper…parents who think this is statistically low. Even lower are combining that with the low statistics of stranger abduction. Not judging them for leaving the children alone just pondering the statistical logistics of it…

  Did Kate run back to the restaraunt to inform the party that Madeleine was missing? (I’m not clear on this detail) But if she did, as has been reported..
  If you thought one child had been abducted, would you leave your other 2 alone in the room to go tell the others in your party or would a normal hysterical mother scream from the balcony / patio area and not leave the other 2 alone to also possibly be abducted?!

  The reason for not using the hotel provided babysitters of “We didn’t want to leave them with strangers”…They left the children with these “strangers” many hours already during this vacation. Seems odd they would not do it at night.

  The whole Find Madeleine Fund / Website leaves me uneasy…who thinks about trademarking / copyrighting just 15 days after a child goes missing a fund …I would think you are more worried about finding your own child rather then setting up a fund to find her and help other famalies and for it to be so organized…many parents become activists after losing children in horrible circumstances…public service for this cause usually comes later.

  People greive and show emotion differently so I do not fault them for lack of emotion in public. But the gung-ho attitude for for the fund, items to sell such as bacelets, Gerry’s constant blogging (up until they were made suspects),meetings in Washington and various media outlets to promote the fund, not just Madeleine missing..just doesn’t seem what most would do…but again everyone is different…with all of that money, why were DNA experts and cadaver dogs not brought in earlier? Why does the money seem to just sit there? For what if not Private Investigators and experts right off the bat?

• 12 EH // Sep 30, 2007 at 9:05 pm

  One more question…thought:

  Have any of the British investigators (or anyone credible) let it leak or stated that the DNA results are weak in proving the McCann’s were involved…in other words, is anyone (besides the McCann spokespeople)counteracting the DNA and saying it is NOT pointing the direction of the McCanns or that it is flimsy, at best? I have seen the press and spokespeople’s thought’s but any one credible?

  OJ Simpson was found innocent when there was more DNA proof against him then most convicted murderer’s sitting on death row, according to prosecutor Marcia Clarke. Public opinion and war of words and press can overshadow true science.

• 13 Marvel // Sep 30, 2007 at 10:04 pm

  No Way! The police in Portgual are setting up the McCanns. How can they start accusing anyone of murder without a body? The McCanns should request that the UK ban going to Portgual until Madeleine is found. I feel Robert Murat is involved he works for the police and so does his friend that is pictured in the background looking at Mr. McCann playing with the children the day Madeleine was abducted. He is staring right at them, like he was stalking. Go to http://www.brianspredictions.com and read all the evidence against the police and Robert Murat. Why is it that the authorities can say anything they want but the McCanns are threatened with jail time if they utter a word? Who is looking for Madeleine?

• 14 Chris // Sep 30, 2007 at 10:10 pm

  Yes the McCann’s are innocent! This idea of the McCann’s being guilty is absolute nonsense! Robert Murat was made a suspect because he had the email address of the boatman thought to be involved in Madeleine’s disappearance, there was also some mention of a photo of Madeleine being discovered on either his mobile phone or computer. But then you can’t believe everything that’s being said!

• 15 Jenny // Oct 1, 2007 at 12:22 am

  The McCann´s are innocent.

  I think they would have collapsed by now if they weren´t.
  And recent news about how Portoguese Police have turned down hundreds of sightings because they decided in the beginning that Madeleine is dead.

  I beleive that someone in The Police is involved.

• 16 Sharon // Oct 1, 2007 at 3:42 am

  Cara, the McCann’s campaign to keep Madeleine’s profile in the news and to continue putting forth the abduction scenario makes perfect sense. This is an *alibi* to absolve them of guilt (in the eyes of the public at least). Just like you, there are many people who will follow the McCann campaign and say “they could not know that their daughter was dead or disposed of her body if they are managing this high profile campaign to find her”. It is possible that they may have thought Madeleine’s body would be discovered in a short amount of time and the abductor would be blamed for her death. Perhaps they never intended the campaign to go this far, but it got out of control and they were unable to stop it. Who knows at this point?

  The McCann’s did not request the British sniffer dogs, that was Team McCann spin courtesy of Mr. Mitchell I presume. The cadaver dogs were brought in by request of Portuguese and British Police officers involved in the investigation. However, I believe someone from the McCann Team brought in South African Danny Krugel to search for a body. I will not speculate as to why this was not publicized by British press.

  Without a doubt, this case is a Public Relations campaign in progress and a very profitable one for newspapers around the world. The McCann’s may very well win a public relations war. I fear poor Madeleine was lost in the press jumble a long time ago.

  Don’t you wish some newspaper would tell us about her, other than the fact that she is blond, fair skinned, 90cm tall, and lovely? What games did she like, what was her favorite color, did she like Barbie dolls or Polly Pocket play sets? Was she looking forward to going to school and learning to write her name, did she know her ABC’s, could she count to 10? Did she like swimming or did she have friends? I can’t remember ever before hearing less about the child victim than I have in this case.

• 17 John Sampson // Oct 1, 2007 at 3:20 pm

  Are the McCanns going to take a Lie Detector test? as they said they would,that would perhaps help the public to understand the case even more…………….How any parent can go through what they are going through and remain sane ………..

• 18 Walter // Oct 1, 2007 at 3:45 pm

  There are two possibilities

  1) they accidently did and their parents misled the public and police

  2) they are innocent and wrongly accused

  In BOTH cases a little girl disappeared/died. Both cases are fatal for the parents.
  Let the portugise police do their work - with the support of the British one. The British press could not really be called unbiased

• 19 ace // Oct 1, 2007 at 4:24 pm

  Anyone heard of muchausens by proxy!!! Bet the mccanns have - or if they haven’t they will in the foreseeable future!!!

  The whole publicity thing - its the best way to protest innocence - I have always believed something was up with those two!

  I mean come on - really - who the fuck goes off to a foreign country and leaves the kids ALONE in an apartment while they go off and get bladdered!!!
  SERIOUSLY!!!!

  The whole thing is just not right and those two deserve jail - for life!!!

• 20 marissa // Oct 1, 2007 at 5:53 pm

  i think they’re guilty and my reason is who the fuck leaves babies in a foreign hotel? even if they did not kill her they should still go to jail for that its there fault this thing even happened also a dog smelled death on her mother

  oklahoma 15yrs

• 21 marissa // Oct 1, 2007 at 5:54 pm

  hey ace is ur name alice?

• 22 Karin // Oct 1, 2007 at 8:39 pm

  There was always something odd about this mother. The lack of emotion( anyone noticed - never any mascara smudges from shedded teares!!!! ) the way she dresses after loosing her little girl… there’s nothing soft about her. They drugged perfectly healthy children, they left them alone in the appartement insead of hiring a baybysitter…And then this campaign. Most partens in their situation wouldn’t have the strength to do anything other then just wait for the phone to ring.

  My theorie is that these parents are guilty and disposed of poor Madeleine’s body. Maybe even BEFORE they went out for dinner. God bless Madeleine.

• 23 DEB-Z // Oct 1, 2007 at 9:28 pm

  I find it unusual for parents who are physicians, even during a traumatic event, not to be back at work…My husband was murdered and it is still unsolved. I had to
  go to work the following month…
  My husband was a physician and we had a baby boy die and another in intensive care due to premature births, early in our marriage, and it was the same…My
  husband was back at work the following week…
  Most people go through trauma and extreme grief during their lives and the average person and professional has to go back to work or there would be no job or income to support the remaining family members.
  I do not understand how these people, and others’; Halloway’s mother in Aruba, etc can be allowed to take so much time from work…
  The average people going through trauma would
  have their family living on the street if everyone had the
  jobs these attractive, blond, white people appear to have.

• 24 Tracey // Oct 2, 2007 at 1:27 am

  So to the people that believe they did kill Madeleine, do you seriously believe that they accidently killed her via sedation oh no sorry thats changed now hasnt it…now its fallen down the stairs. They havnt found a body yet cause shes been dumped in the sea, cremated in a pet crematorian oh and kept in a fridge for 3 months and then transported to Spain with the media along for the ride and then buried their whilst they had a spare two hours. Oh purlesssssssssse
  and as for the DNA tests, what was it 100% match? oh no 88 % match or even read one article that said 80% match or is it even as much as that? there have been reports that Birmingham forensics were furious that the results have been misleading by the Poruguese Police so who do you believe? or should I say who the fuck do we believe to give my argument more weight eh!
  as for the hair found we were told it was clumps of hair then it was strands! and what of the latest DNA results apparently these results were in on Friday yet it suddenly seems to have gone quiet on that front. Strange considering they have leaked everything else so far. I wonder why!

• 25 Sharon // Oct 2, 2007 at 1:33 am

  Rebecca,

  I’m not here to convince anyone to feel as I do regarding the McCann’s innocence or guilt. The website asked for my thoughts and I replied with a partial list of why I believe as I do. I believe we are currently awaiting delivery of more forensic testing from FSS, perhaps it will offer new insights into information already in the public domain.

  Cheers,

  The REAL Madeleine McCann Story - video
  http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2296203136219895848&pr=goog-sl

• 26 Tracey // Oct 2, 2007 at 1:40 am

  Marrisa, your argument is typical of people that are angry that little Madeleine was left on her own, yes she should never have been left however that is a DIFFERENT debate altogether and doesnt mean someone is guilty of MURDER!
  No matter what anyone thinks of them, they deserve to know whats happened to their little girl and if you cannot understand that then I pity you.

• 27 Rob // Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 am

  all we can do is hope that she is safe and will be found.

• 28 Heidi // Oct 17, 2007 at 6:33 pm

  Of course they did it!!! There is enought evidence but they seem to get away with it so far. People like you and me would have been arrested months ago but they’re still enjoying their million Dollar home! I’m praying for these poor people who got wrongly accused (Murad and the sacked maid and their families and some others) their lives might be ruined. That’s really awful. God bless them.

• 29 ChronicTonic // Oct 18, 2007 at 1:44 am

  Yes, I have felt from the get go that Kate killed her child and that her and gerry have cooked up this whole scheme for money. Its actually the largest case of extortion I’ve ever heard of. I would have liked this couple to do ANYTHING say ANYTHING that would have given me moments of doubt or a moment of being able to justify what they’ve done. Their actions will bring them down; their words will hang them and the videos and pictures in this case? Damning.
  CT

• 30 nm // Oct 19, 2007 at 2:09 pm

  i didnt think the mc canns killed there child BUT the way things are going with what we are told by the media im not so sure now…why havent they took the lie detector test surely the results of that would tell us one way or another…god bless little maddie and all the mc canns.

• 31 brian // Oct 27, 2007 at 2:28 pm

  I have had a gut feeling from the start they they are guilty…I hope I am wrong and she is found safe but only time will tell. If they are proven guilty, the money duped off the public should be donated to a good cause, Robert Murat should be compensated for his losses etc. and they should rot in hell.

• 32 Tamara // Oct 27, 2007 at 3:50 pm

  I think that the father KNOWS what happened…he was the last one to supposedly look in on her…BEFORE sending Kate to check on her. I think an accident happened somehow and Gerry got Robert Murat to help him cover it up and then sent the mother to check on her so SHE would be the one to find her gone. The mother really thinks she was abducted.Gerry looks like a guilty creep. Notice how he always looks away??

• 33 Ms. Poirot // Oct 27, 2007 at 6:42 pm

  Jane Tanner made a big mistake by making up this mystery man. She was trying to shield the “MacScams” and led the police on the right track!

  And this is Ms Poirot’s conclusion: After discovering poor little Madeline’s body the MacScams asked Murat for help, he hid the body in his house and they disposed of it 25 days later. Smart but not smart enough. I hope Murat will talk sooner or later. He doesn’t seem to be a tough guy.

  The farce is almost over. Get some souveniers from the madeline online store before it’s been shut down. God belss Madeline and all the people who got wrongly accused.

• 34 P Evans // Nov 16, 2007 at 3:07 pm

  For me, the whole case smells of guilt. I can’t for the life of me believe anything that comes from the McCanns or their spin machine. Whenever something comes up, they produce an alterntive story. Its so predictable what they do. Whoever heard of the spokesman of the police suspects, ringing all the witnesses to check noone had spoken to a different solicitor or the police? I never heard of this being allowed to happen before.

• 35 Jim // Nov 22, 2007 at 10:26 pm

  leaving ones kids alone does not in itself make you a bad parent, many people have done that many times…

  Its just sad that when the McCann’s did someone took the opportunity to kidnap a little girl.

  I think its very unlikely that the McCann’s had anything to do with Madeleine’s disappearance.

  I also think that it is very rude & insensitive for anyone to accuse the parents before any real evidence has come to light or before they have been charged for any wrong doing.

  Imagine yourself in that position & that you are innocent & then imagine what it would be like to have people talking nonsense about you, when all you want is your child back, It must be a nightmare…

  God bless Madeleine & her familyleaving ones kids alone does not in itself make you a bad parent, many people have done that many times…

  Its just sad that when the McCann’s did someone took the opportunity to kidnap a little girl.

  I think its very unlikely that the McCann’s had anything to do with Madeleine’s disappearance.

  I also think that it is very rude & insensitive for anyone to accuse the parents before any real evidence has come to light or before they have been charged for any wrong doing.

  Imagine yourself in that position & that you are innocent & then imagine what it would be like to have people talking nonsense about you, when all you want is your child back, It must be a nightmare…

  God bless Madeleine & her family

• 36 Karin // Jan 10, 2008 at 5:03 am

  I almost gave up because I thought the McCanns would get away with all the upper-class-backup they have. Now I believe that justice is on it’s way. I’ve always been convinced they were involved in Madelines disappearance mainly because of their odd behaviour and actions. We might never find out how she died but we all know that babies won’t go to sleep at once. It’s possible they drugged her and she died of an overdose or wandered off and got hurt.

  How might these poor twins feel when they’ll be able to read and understand that their mother called them “hysterical kids”? These parents are awful child neglecters who don’t deserve to have children.

  Dear Jesus let the guilty be charged soon.

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