Why Robert Murat became a suspect and then an arguido.

[DCI]

Strange Jenny Murat, when interviewed by the PJ, was unable to recall the exact name of her son's only daughter.

http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/JENNIFER-MURAT.htm
*snip*

--- Asked, she says the is not certain on which date Robert was married but she knows that his wife in English and 10/12 years older than him and she knows only that her name is Dawn.
 --- From this marriage came a daughter, Sophie or Sofia (she is not certain), who was currently four years old and who was born in October 2002, living with her mother in Norfolk [full address given].

Didn't know much about her son, did she?
Didn't know when he was divorced or if it was actually finalised
Didn't know if her son maintained a relationship with Michaela.

Oh and look where the information she gathered went!

--- Relative to the facts concerning the disappearance of the English child, the deponent states that because she has been in Portugal for a long time and knows many people, she decided to mount a "post" to collect information in order to be able to determine things about the subject and thus could channel them to the competent authorities. For three days (Friday 11/05, Saturday 12/05 and Sunday 13/05) she was at the "post" mounted near to the cinema having obtained some information that she gave to Robert who, in turn, gave it to the Police.
--- Her idea was to try to sensitise people not to feel intimidated by the presence of police and lead them to give all the information that they knew.

[misty]

Didn't know much about her son, did she?
Didn't know when he was divorced or if it was actually finalised
Didn't know if her son maintained a relationship with Michaela.

Oh and look where the information she gathered went!

--- Relative to the facts concerning the disappearance of the English child, the deponent states that because she has been in Portugal for a long time and knows many people, she decided to mount a "post" to collect information in order to be able to determine things about the subject and thus could channel them to the competent authorities. For three days (Friday 11/05, Saturday 12/05 and Sunday 13/05) she was at the "post" mounted near to the cinema having obtained some information that she gave to Robert who, in turn, gave it to the Police.
--- Her idea was to try to sensitise people not to feel intimidated by the presence of police and lead them to give all the information that they knew.

She knew rather more about her son's "girlfriend without benefits" though, which seems odd as Dawn & Sofia lived with Jenny for a few months.

"snip*

--- The witness knows Michaela, knows she has a daughter who she knows only as "Titinha", who is about 8 or 9 years old, is a Portuguese national, and lives in Lagos. She knows that Michaela is still married to an individual named Louis and she is a Jehovah's Witness.
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DCI - do you find it odd Martin Smith said when he first met RM in the bars that he wasn't wearing glasses yet other sources state RM was as blind as a bat without them?

[DCI]

She knew rather more about her son's "girlfriend without benefits" though, which seems odd as Dawn & Sofia lived with Jenny for a few months.

"snip*

--- The witness knows Michaela, knows she has a daughter who she knows only as "Titinha", who is about 8 or 9 years old, is a Portuguese national, and lives in Lagos. She knows that Michaela is still married to an individual named Louis and she is a Jehovah's Witness.
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DCI - do you find it odd Martin Smith said when he first met RM in the bars that he wasn't wearing glasses yet other sources state RM was as blind as a bat without them?

Yes I do. He had a dislocation of the retina, which made him blind it the right eye. Seems only Martin thought he didn't wear glasses.


His mother spoke to a journalist and gave contradictions of what her statement says.

[Carana]

Hmmm. Many people who have eyesight problems also wear contact lenses (either occasionally or regularly).

[misty]

Hmmm. Many people who have eyesight problems also wear contact lenses (either occasionally or regularly).

The only picture of RM, without his glasses on, which I've ever seen is his police mugshot.
Here's one of him in his younger days