The Netflix documentary featured contributions by the first person to be made an arguido, Robert Murat. Portuguese media began promoting stories which cast doubt on the McCanns’ abduction claims within 24hrs of Madeleine’s disappearance, e.g. “a badly told story” & “they were engaged in swinging”. Despite that, the PJ elected, within days, to interrogate Murat based on his seemingly suspicious behaviour & various allegations made by other parties.
Murat claimed in Netflix the PJ wanted him to sign a confession (content not disclosed) but stated the police were attempting to frame him. Had he “confessed” in May 2007 & actually been successfully prosecuted without any forensic evidence for involvement in kidnapping Madeleine, what does this forum think PJ & the McCanns would have done to continue the search for Madeleine? Furthermore, what would the attitude of both the Portuguese & UK public/media been to this hypothetical confession?