"Madeleine McCann: Mari Luz Cortes, Santiago del Valle Garcia And Clarence Mitchell Says"
http://www.anorak.co.uk/182448/madeleine-mccann/madeleine-mccann-mari-luz-cortes-santiago-del-valle-garcia-and-clarence-mitchell-says.html
Is it true they printed thousands of posters?
"The 52-year-old convicted paedophile was arrested late yesterday on suspicion of killing Mari Luz Cortes, the five-year-old whose disappearance was initially linked to Madeleine’s.
The McCanns printed thousands of posters with pictures of their daughter and Mari Luz on them in a bid to solve the two cases.
The cases were not linked by everyone. Juan Jose Cortes, the girl’s father said at the time: “We don’t think it’s appropriate to relate one thing with the other, because they are two distinct cases, two different countries and two different lines of investigation. Nobody asked us anything.”
How did they print these" How did they get rid of them?
I'm beginning to have my doubts about the veracity of reports like this, Robitty.
I have found one Spanish Language blog making reference and unbelievably I also found a hate page directed at Mari Luz's father ensconced in the bowels of a blog dedicated to dissing the McCanns 🤪 (which I'm not going to link to)
I have found quite a few references to Kate and Gerry McCann having been in touch with Mari Luz's family in January when she first went missing; to them sending their condolences as well as to posters showing Mari Luz and Madeleine with no dissent or acrimony about the posters passing between them.
Like Madeleine's family, Mari Luz's family were seeking their daughter too ... so why would they object to being assisted by a free poster campaign putting her face out there?
Just doesn't make sense to me.
For example ...
CONVOLENCES OF MARRIAGE McCANNThe parents of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared in May 2007 in Praia da Luz (Portugal), have conveyed their condolences to the Cortes. The McCanns had already been in contact with Mari Luz's parents when their disappearance was known on January 13 of this year, and they had even posted posters with images of the two girls. They had also remembered that Huelva is less than 200 kilometers from the Algarve, where the girl was seen for the last time.
The British marriage spokesman has declared that "they are very sad" and that "their thoughts and prayers are with the relatives at this time."
https://diarioevangelicoberea.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/la-familia-de-mariluz-hija-del-pastor-gitano-jose-cortes-vela-su-cadaver/THE LONDON / HUELVA NEWSPAPER
Sunday, 03/09/2008 at 00:00 CET
Aware as few of the painful moments they are going through, Madeleine McCann's parents sent a message of condolence yesterday to the relatives of the little girl Mari Luz Cortés, the 5-year-old girl whose body appeared floating on Friday in the waters of the port of Huelva. after being disappeared almost two months. The McCanns, who since May 2007 carry out an intense campaign to find Maddie's whereabouts , declared themselves "very sorry" for the tragic fate of the Andalusian girl.
"Kate and Gerry have closely followed the search for Mari Luz and feel that there is a connection between the two families," the spokesperson for the British couple explained in London. "Your thoughts and prayers are at this time with them," he added. The McCanns had already sent messages of solidarity and support to the gypsy girl's family, and had even printed posters with the faces of the two little girls and the following legend: Do not forget us .
https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/20080309/los-mccann-envian-sus-condolencias-a-la-familia-de-la-nina-de-huelva-41537