What Rowley actually said re: the parents.
Og have never investigated the parents.
British police were active and on the ground throughout the investigation in 2007. A team from Ceop - the child exploitation and online protection agency were sent out and were active.
SnipAppeal for holiday snaps to help track Madeleine's abductor· Specialist British officers join hunt as inquiry wanes
· Photos to be cross-checked with paedophile database
Tue 22 May 2007 23.56 BST
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/22/ukcrime.sandralavilleAbout that time spent by British police on the ground was Jim Gamble Child protection expert who said at a later date that ...
Snip"he suspected Mr McCann and wife Kate 'from the very outset' – and even tried to get the father to 'do the right thing' and confess.
But the former head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre said he is now convinced the couple were innocent and devastated over their daughter.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6815151/Documentary-reveals-senior-police-officer-suspected-Madeleine-McCanns-father-disappearance.htmlWhen Scotland Yard took on the review of Madeleine's case they would have access to the debriefings of the many British officers who had been active on the ground in Portugal.
The notion that Scotland Yard had no dialogue with Kate and Gerry at this time is nothing short of risible; they are experts in their field ... I'm no expert, but in a similar situation I would want to hear certain information from the horse's mouth which I think would be nothing less than demanded by protocol and procedure.