Is Scotland Yard still running with the abduction theory?

[Carana]

Apparantly no portuguese version, and then they had the cheek to charge me and probably you over £140 each.
Surprised no-one thought of this:
"Oh, I just had an idea, seems like a long shot, but while we're doing the english version of the Crimewatch program, why don't we run off a portuguese translated version, wouldn't cost much to dub the voices, and license it to SIC or TVI ?

What were you charged £140 for?

[Cariad]

What were you charged £140 for?

I think that's the licence fee.

[John]

Well as expected the search in Praia da Luz hasnt even turned up the donkey bones which lie in the last field searched today.  Eight days of searching and nothing to show for it but lots of sunburned cops and a huge bill for the taxpayers.

But let's look on the bright side, the McCanns are reportedly happy with progress! 

[VIXTE]

Well as expected the search in Praia da Luz hasnt even turned up the donkey bones which lie in the last field searched today.  Eight days of searching and nothing to show for it but lots of sunburned cops and a huge bill for the taxpayers.

But let's look on the bright side, the McCanns are reportedly happy with progress!

They have done something that had to be done long time ago. This search would be a part of a normal police procedure like this.
It is not their fault it hasn't been done before. They had to make sure Madeleine was not buried there. IMO they deserve thumbs up. Not only SY but the whole Portuguese team too.. At least some good policing done.

One phase finished.. lets move to another phase.

The taxpayers money this time are well spent. An experienced procedure to be noted down and remembered for all future cases of missing children.

[pegasus]

...An experienced procedure to be noted down and remembered for all future cases of missing children.

But it was UK police who selected the search sites of late July / early August 2007 and it was UK police and UK cadaver dog who carried out those searches. Are you saying the 2007 UK police did something wrong?

[VIXTE]

But it was UK police who selected the search sites of late July / early August 2007 and it was UK police and UK cadaver dog who carried out those searches. Are you saying the 2007 UK police did something wrong?

How can UK police search in Portugal?
Amaral should have done that. As a part of a proper procedure. I've seen it done in other cases and in other countries.
Instead Amaral preferred sitting in his armchair and making up his UFO theories.

[pegasus]

How can UK police search in Portugal?
Amaral should have done that. As a part of a proper procedure. I've seen it done in other cases and in other countries.
Instead Amaral preferred sitting in his armchair and making up his UFO theories.

Mr Amaral wisely agreed to accept the assistance of the NPIA and that is why the searches of late July / early August 2007 were so good, it is because Mr Amaral accepted the help of the NPIA, without whose generous assistance there would probably have been no 2007 cadaver dog searches. The UK man who planned these searches for Mr Amaral was one of the world's top search experts.

[colombosstogey]

But it was UK police who selected the search sites of late July / early August 2007 and it was UK police and UK cadaver dog who carried out those searches. Are you saying the 2007 UK police did something wrong?

They have just gone over old ground still they have had a nice jolly and according to bar owners have drank the pubs dry in 3 days lol.

Perhaps SY could have spent as much effort in finding suzy Lamplugh and Claudia Lawrence now theres a thought.....

They have found NOTHING, apart from one old sock, 2 cannabis plants probably thrown by the wind, and a partridge in a pear tree .......

Maybe they are just eliminating the theory the child was abducted and murdered outside.

[pegasus]

The sites checked in 2007 by Eddie, and the sites checked so far in 2014 by Tito and Muzzy, are different sites.
I have seen no rechecking of sites already proven to be clean by Eddie.
If they were going to recheck any outdoors location which Eddie searched, the obvious one to select would be the one where he did signal, JIMO. 

[pathfinder73]

The sites checked in 2007 by Eddie, and the sites checked so far in 2014 by Tito and Muzzy, are different sites.
I have seen no rechecking of sites already proven to be clean by Eddie.
If they were going to recheck any outdoors location which Eddie searched, the obvious one to select would be the one where he did signal, JIMO. 

They will check sites by church once main holiday season is over. Wasteland and possibly cliff face.

[jassi]

They will check sites by church once main holiday season is over. Wasteland and possibly cliff face.

Obviously in no hurry then, if this is true.

[pathfinder73]

Obviously in no hurry then, if this is true.

I don't know but it's been over 7 years now so waiting a few extra months is hardly going to cause major damage the search.

[jassi]

I don't know but it's been over 7 years now so waiting a few extra months is hardly going to cause major damage the search.

Well it should if she was alive and just waiting to be rescued from the clutches of some depraved paedophile

[pegasus]

The answer is easy (how to search the other areas which warrants have been obtained for):
All the fanfare - the horses - tents - backhoes - spades - forensic peeps - english suits - is unnecessary.
Just go to a selected site at night with Tito and Muzzy and their two handlers, and one or two people to record which square metres the dogs search.
It won't upset the locals - very low profile - no impact on tourist trade.
If Tito and Muzzy don't alert, job done, you know for certain nothing is there.
(If they do alert, then secure and bring in the minimum required to dig just that spot).
Common sense is cheap, why not use it?