It was a good idea to check, IMO. But what did they find? Nothing.... Not even any synthetic fibres.
They collected samples which were kept.
After the above there proceeded the collection of several branches of the climbing plant in the garden they having been encased in a paper package referenced as trace evidence number 21 and of possible fibres on a wall of the apartment garden, next to the climbing plant, using six Crystal-Tabs appropriate for this they having been referenced as trace evidence number 26.
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Delivery Guide nº 304B/2007 CRL
Delivery Guide of Vestiges Collected from the Crime Scene
Date of Delivery : 14 August 2007
Destination: LPC Physical Area
Forensic examination nº: 200711732 CRL
NUIPC: 201/07 GALGS
Date and Time of Collection: 020630 August 2007
Place of Collection: Wall of apartment 5 A, OC, P da L.
Scope: Disappearance of English girl
Requested by: PJ DIC Portimao
Vestiges Delivered:
Nº Description
26 Crystal Tabs containing eventual fibres
Observation: This material is for preservation and to be kept for possible laboratory examination.
Lisbon 14th August 2007
Delivered Received
Signature Signature
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To The Director of the Police Scientific Laboratory
Date: 31 – 10- 2007
Subject: Request for forensic analysis
Within the context of the current investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine MCCann on 3rd May 2007.
As it is necessary for the abovementioned investigation and is of a VERY URGENT nature, I request that you proceed to analyse, as quickly as possible, the appropriate analyses of the six Crystal Tabs containing eventualfibres collected by Local Crime Scene Officers (examination 200711732-CR/L and delivery guide 304B/2007 – CR/L) on 1st August 2007 from a wall of apartment 5 A of the OC, these are preserved in the physical area of this laboratory (2007 11800-F1).
It is a case of searching and identifying the eventual fibres and comparing them to the fibres from a pair of pyjamas similar to those the girl was wearing when she disappeared.
For this purpose I am sending the pyjamas and request that the examination be carried out as quickly as possible and that subsequently the pyjamas be returned to this department in order to send them to theforensic laboratory in the UK.
Paolo Rebelo
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Fax to the Director of the Police Scientific Laboratory
From: The PJ
Date: 31-10-2007
Subject: Request for the delivery of samples to the INML
As it is necessary for the abovementioned investigation, and being of a VERY URGENT nature we request that you deliver, as quickly as possible, the different hairs collected from the wall of apartment 5 A by LocalCrime Scene Officers to the INML in order that the appropriate analyses be carried out (examination 200711732-CRIL delivery guide 304 A/2007) dated 1st August 2007. The samples are in the biology area of this laboratory (2007711865- BG).
Paolo Rebelo
286/2007-CRL (21)
Fragments of bush/shrubbery Insofar as it relates to this sample, the examination performed was aimed at the detection of the possible presence of blood, no trace thereof having been found. Particles from the superficial surface layer were recovered and preserved in a way similar to that of hairs and fibres.
In my opinion, the capillary roots were not good quality as they were not adequate to perform DNA profile tests.