Goncalo Amaral.

[faithlilly]

No it is not speculation.  Unless you think a man with a close cropped blonde head would look exactly the same when wearing a dark coloured wig.
I know he would look different particularly in a poor light.  The effect could be quite startling if the blonde was deeply tanned.

Is there an evidence that that happened ? If not it’s speculation.

[Billy Whizz Fan Club]

Exactly.  Lack of professionalism all round.  The whole Investigation was a mess from start to finish.  Mainly due to Amaral.

But the UK response was also totally flawed from the outset as revealed by CM and his "private briefings" of May 2007. Just blaming Amaral when the UK Police and CEOP had a flawed approach, imo, is unfair.

[Eleanor]

But the UK response was also totally flawed from the outset as revealed by CM and his "private briefings" of May 2007. Just blaming Amaral when the UK Police and CEOP had a flawed approach, imo, is unfair.

It wasn't The UKs Case.  As we have been repeatedly reminded.

[Wonderfulspam]

It wasn't The UKs Case.  As we have been repeatedly reminded.

Then the UK shouldn't have interfered, acting like a colonial power.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/01/british-police-competition-harmed-madeleine-mccann-investigation-home-office-report

[Eleanor]

Then the UK shouldn't have interfered, acting like a colonial power.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/01/british-police-competition-harmed-madeleine-mccann-investigation-home-office-report

A British Child Missing Abroad.  Her Passport alone gives her the right.

[pathfinder73]

Is that supposed to be incriminating ?

He had girlfriends - maybe they liked to indulge in a little dressing up 

It said the wigs were found in April 2007 after he moved out which is prior to the disappearance. 

Smithman wasn't wearing a wig unless he is bald 

Latest: He wore a Wig! Police seek Kojak being the Abductor of Maddie!

[sadie]

Amaral volunteered, despite being due to go on holiday the next day.  Sofia Leal was none too pleased about that.

PS.  Amaral was sacked.

Going on holiday the next day … and Amaral volunteered ?   That doesn't make sense
What was it about the case that made Amaral so keen to direct it?

He was a drugs trafficking cop, wasn't he ?
Why would he so want to run another missing child/abducted child case?
After all, he got a criminal record because of his perjury in the Joana Cipriano case.

 

[Eleanor]

Going on holiday the next day … and Amaral volunteered ?   That doesn't make sense
What was it about the case that made Amaral so keen to direct it?

He was a drugs trafficking cop, wasn't he ?
Why would he so want to run another missing child/abducted child case?
After all, he got a criminal record because of his perjury in the Joana Cipriano case.

 

He thought it would get him out of trouble if he could prove that Kate done it.

[sadie]

He thought it would get him out of trouble if he could prove that Kate done it.

 

Nothing more that you can think of ?

[Brietta]

Going on holiday the next day … and Amaral volunteered ?   That doesn't make sense
What was it about the case that made Amaral so keen to direct it?

He was a drugs trafficking cop, wasn't he ?
Why would he so want to run another missing child/abducted child case?
After all, he got a criminal record because of his perjury in the Joana Cipriano case.

 

Yeah but he was only made an arguido for what resulted in his criminal record on the 4th May although he must have known that was going to happen and what the likely outcome would be.

I think he saw an opportunity to circumvent that chain of events by becoming the great detective who having nailed another murdering mother would be bombproof re the perjury charge.

Kate McCann couldn't be tortured into confessing as Leonor Cipriano was and the fact Kate didn't play ball and prevented him having another notch on his gun plus a clean record would account for the pathological hatred which I think inspired him to write his hate filled book about her.

That is only one explanation ... I think there could well be others or a combination of others.

[Eleanor]

Yeah but he was only made an arguido for what resulted in his criminal record on the 4th May although he must have known that was going to happen and what the likely outcome would be.

I think he saw an opportunity to circumvent that chain of events by becoming the great detective who having nailed another murdering mother would be bombproof re the perjury charge.

Kate McCann couldn't be tortured into confessing as Leonor Cipriano was and the fact Kate didn't play ball and prevented him having another notch on his gun plus a clean record would account for the pathological hatred which I think inspired him to write his hate filled book about her.

That is only one explanation ... I think there could well be others or a combination of others.

Did he not threaten to abduct his girlfriend's child in that Phone Call, after she dumped him?

[kizzy]

Yeah but he was only made an arguido for what resulted in his criminal record on the 4th May although he must have known that was going to happen and what the likely outcome would be.

I think he saw an opportunity to circumvent that chain of events by becoming the great detective who having nailed another murdering mother would be bombproof re the perjury charge.

Kate McCann couldn't be tortured into confessing as Leonor Cipriano was and the fact Kate didn't play ball and prevented him having another notch on his gun plus a clean record would account for the pathological hatred which I think inspired him to write his hate filled book about her.

That is only one explanation ... I think there could well be others or a combination of others.

Wow, what a hate-filled post based on opinion IMO.B

GA has never come across to me as hating either g or kmcc quite the opposite.

Perhaps he was a dedicated cop taking on the case - as he came across wanting only the truth

Supprised you said another murdering mother - I didn't realize you thought  LC was guilty

[Venturi Swirl]

Wow, what a hate-filled post based on opinion IMO.B

GA has never come across to me as hating either g or kmcc quite the opposite.

Perhaps he was a dedicated cop taking on the case - as he came across wanting only the truth

Supprised you said another murdering mother - I didn't realize you thought  LC was guilty

The opposite of hate is love.  You think Amaral loved the McCanns?  That’s a novel opinion!

[kizzy]

The opposite of hate is love.  You think Amaral loved the McCanns?  That’s a novel opinion!

It was B who mentioned hate, not me.

Don't they say though there is a very thin line between love and hate 

[faithlilly]

I will never understand the visceral hatred displayed towards Amaral by supporters. It really is quite bizarre.