The McCanns early on feared Madeleine had been taken by a paedophile gang.

[Eleanor]

Gerry McCann "Feared" that Madeleine had been taken by Paedophiles.  I don't find that to be at all surprising.

[Wonderfulspam]

Gerry McCann "Feared" that Madeleine had been taken by Paedophiles.  I don't find that to be at all surprising.

That's not what the witness said...

[Eleanor]

That's not what the witness said...

Yes it is what he said.  Follow the link for Christ's sake.

[Wonderfulspam]

Yes it is what he said.  Follow the link for Christ's sake.

'He said something along the lines of there being Paedophile gangs in Portugal and that they had abducted Madeleine. I was so shocked by this, having originally thought that she had just wandered off'

Gangs, specifically,!

No mention of fear.

[Eleanor]

'He said something along the lines of there being Paedophile gangs in Portugal and that they had abducted Madeleine. I was so shocked by this, having originally thought that she had just wandered off'

Gangs, specifically,!

No mention of fear.

You are wrong.  The witness said that Gerry Feared.  Have you read what he said?

[Wonderfulspam]

You are wrong.  The witness said that Gerry Feared.  Have you read what he said?

Can you show me where he said that?

[Eleanor]

Can you show me where he said that?

Follow the link already posted.  That's what I did.

[Mr Moderator]

'He said something along the lines of there being Paedophile gangs in Portugal and that they had abducted Madeleine. I was so shocked by this, having originally thought that she had just wandered off'

Gangs, specifically,!

No mention of fear.

There was in the first statement dated Sept 07 ergo >>

"Mr McCann was absolutely distraught telling the person receiving the call that he feared 'she (Madeleine McCann) had been taken by paedophiles'."

[Alice Purjorick]

He said something along the lines of there being Paedophile gangs in Portugal and that they had abducted Madeleine. I was so shocked by this, having originally thought that she had just wandered off.

It says this a bit later on.

[Wonderfulspam]

Follow the link already posted.  That's what I did.

You mean this?

'Mr McCann was absolutely distraught telling the person receiving the call that he feared 'she (Madeleine McCann) had been taken by paedophiles'.

That isn't what Mr Mackenzie said.

That's an innacurate summary by someone else of what Mr Mackenzie said.

Mr Mackenzie, in his testimony, actually said...

'He said something along the lines of there being Paedophile gangs in Portugal and that they had abducted Madeleine. I was so shocked by this, having originally thought that she had just wandered off.'

http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/GRAHAM-MCKENZIE.htm

[Eleanor]

You mean this?

'Mr McCann was absolutely distraught telling the person receiving the call that he feared 'she (Madeleine McCann) had been taken by paedophiles'.

That isn't what Mr Mackenzie said.

That's an innacurate summary by someone else of what Mr Mackenzie said.

Mr Mackenzie, in his testimony, actually said...

'He said something along the lines of there being Paedophile gangs in Portugal and that they had abducted Madeleine. I was so shocked by this, having originally thought that she had just wandered off.'

"He Said something along the lines of."  Very precise, I think not.  Or perhaps it was one of those dodgy translations again.

[Mr Moderator]

You mean this?

'Mr McCann was absolutely distraught telling the person receiving the call that he feared 'she (Madeleine McCann) had been taken by paedophiles'.

That isn't what Mr Mackenzie said.

That's an innacurate summary by someone else of what Mr Mackenzie said.

Mr Mackenzie, in his testimony, actually said...

'He said something along the lines of there being Paedophile gangs in Portugal and that they had abducted Madeleine. I was so shocked by this, having originally thought that she had just wandered off.'

You are right, it was a note of a telephone conversation with Crimewatch and not a statement.

[Wonderfulspam]

"He Said something along the lines of."  Very precise, I think not.  Or perhaps it was one of those dodgy translations again.

Would have to be wouldn't it.

Anything to avoid the obvious truth.

[Wonderfulspam]

You are right, it was a note of a telephone conversation with Crimewatch and not a statement.

Ta da!

We can't be certain what he stated in the conversation....

But we can see what he did say in his statement.....

'He said something along the lines of there being Paedophile gangs in Portugal and that they had abducted Madeleine. I was so shocked by this, having originally thought that she had just wandered off.'

http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/GRAHAM-MCKENZIE.htm

He was shocked having thought she'd wandered off, but no, paedophile gangs, no less,  had taken her!

There was certainty!

....and it ties in with 'they' who had taken her....