Goncalo Amaral.

[Mr Gray]

Erm....I wàs joking.  Am I not allowed to joke anymore?

My apologies

[Eleanor]

My apologies

That's okay.  There wouldn't be any point if you knew for certain that I was joking.

[faithlilly]

Her and many others imo

She’s a seasoned journalist.

She made hay while the sun shone and now it’s no longer shining she has to find another money stream.

[Mr Gray]

She’s a seasoned journalist.

She made hay while the sun shone and now it’s no longer shining she has to find another money stream.

I think you just find it difficult to accept the truth

[faithlilly]

I think you just find it difficult to accept the truth

She read the files, knew what they contained straight after they were released yet still went ahead with the ‘ask the dogs’ interview in which she was very combative towards the parents. What’s not true about that ?

[Mr Gray]

She read the files, knew what they contained straight after they were released yet still went ahead with the ‘ask the dogs’ interview in which she was very combative towards the parents. What’s not true about that ?

It depends when she realised she had been lied to...Perhaps you can tell us exactly when she realised the DNA evidence was unreliable. There are several posters here who have read the files and still dont realise

[Carana]

She read the files, knew what they contained straight after they were released yet still went ahead with the ‘ask the dogs’ interview in which she was very combative towards the parents. What’s not true about that ?

She did come across as quite combative, I agree.

But she was also interviewed on TV and was highly critical of the investigation. I can't pinpoint exactly whether that was before or just after the "ask-the-dogs" interview. For some reason, *cough*, it didn't get translated. I have a summary of what someone said it was about, but I'm not sure it's worth posting. Anyway, if the summary is accurate (and it came from someone firmly on the parents-what-dunnit side of the debate, at the time at least) it was pretty much what she said in the Netflix documentary.

[Billy Whizz Fan Club]

Sandra Felgueiras was repeating information from what she considered was an 'impeccable source'.  Who wouldn't trust the case coordinator Amaral? and we know that is the main source of her disinformation.

Amaral was the victim of the same.... or if not he misunderstood.... but I believe he jumped the gun on the basis of being told there was evidence of a link to MM.... To quote the FSS; "The simple answer is yes"

[John]

Amaral was the victim of the same.... or if not he misunderstood.... but I believe he jumped the gun on the basis of being told there was evidence of a link to MM.... To quote the FSS; "The simple answer is yes"

The defunct UK Forensic Science Service was very much unfit for purpose and their dismantling evidenced this.

[Mr Gray]

The defunct UK Forensic Science Service was very much unfit for purpose and their dismantling evidenced this.

Absolute rubbish John...a total myth

[G-Unit]

The defunct UK Forensic Science Service was very much unfit for purpose and their dismantling evidenced this.

It was between 2000 and 2005 that concerns arose because of the methods used by the FSS;

The FSS was apparently applying the new LCN technique in a different way, meaning its scientists may have missed DNA evidence that other private forensic laboratories could have identified.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6381969.stm

Police Forces increasingly used private labs and the FSS made huge losses, leading to it's eventual closure.

[Mr Gray]

It was between 2000 and 2005 that concerns arose because of the methods used by the FSS;

The FSS was apparently applying the new LCN technique in a different way, meaning its scientists may have missed DNA evidence that other private forensic laboratories could have identified.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6381969.stm

Police Forces increasingly used private labs and the FSS made huge losses, leading to it's eventual closure.

What both you and John fail to understand is that it was the FSS that developed LCN DNA. Without the FSS who you...John and others want to unfairly criticise there would have been no DNA to analyse...

thats NO DNA....LOL


The so called unfit for purpose FSS also developed Familial DNA....do a bit of research and find out how useful that has been



The familial searching service offered to the police by several UK forensic science providers exploits the size and geographic coverage of the NDNAD and the fact that close relatives of an offender may share a significant proportion of that offender's DNA profile and will often reside in close geographic proximity to him or her. Between 2002 and 2011 Forensic Science Service Ltd. (FSS) provided familial search services to support 188 police investigations, 70 of which are still active cases. This technique, which may be used in serious crime cases or in ‘cold case’ reviews when there are few or no investigative leads, has led to the identification of 41 perpetrators or suspects.

[faithlilly]

She did come across as quite combative, I agree.

But she was also interviewed on TV and was highly critical of the investigation. I can't pinpoint exactly whether that was before or just after the "ask-the-dogs" interview. For some reason, *cough*, it didn't get translated. I have a summary of what someone said it was about, but I'm not sure it's worth posting. Anyway, if the summary is accurate (and it came from someone firmly on the parents-what-dunnit side of the debate, at the time at least) it was pretty much what she said in the Netflix documentary.

Not sure the point you are trying to make. The ‘ask the dogs’ interview was months after the files had been released. As a journalist  SF would have received a disc immediately and there would be no need to translate the files on it. If SF learned she had been lied to before the ‘dogs’ interview, as she must have, why do the interview ?

[Robittybob1]

Wow is my genuine expression of incredulity at G-Unit's belief that Amaral's efforts did not cause any distrust of the McCanns, it's not goading.   but tell you what, if it is goading then that is against forum rules and I suggest you give me at least a 40% warning as my current warning is due to expire tomorrow and I need a top up.

Stop your goading.

[Robittybob1]

Please don't do this.  Otherwise I might have to get cross.

Wow!