Was there ever any evidence of criminality against the McCanns?

[Redblossom]

the dog in the absence of physical remains is the only tool available to detect remnant scent

Precious tool !

It is, if it were not, police wouldnt use them

IMO Mr Grime saying Keela has to corroborate eddie's findings is just generous, because as said before, she cannot do so, so why he says there is no evidential value is a bit curious, but an extra alert to blood might strengthen the evidence, but by no means definitely means anything because both can react to blood

[AnneGuedes]

The Mystery of Marie Roget, I would say, or another mystery solved by Chevalier Auguste Dupin.

[Redblossom]

people giving opinions on what the evidence might be might give their lawyers a heads up?
 

[registrar]

people giving opinions on what the evidence might be might give their lawyers a heads up?
 

paranoia will destroy ya

[icabodcrane]

people giving opinions on what the evidence might be might give their lawyers a heads up?
 

oh I think their top-notch lawyers are fully aware of the evidence in this case

They were scouring case law as far away as America years ago

[Redblossom]

people giving opinions on what the evidence might be might give their lawyers a heads up?
 

oh I think their top-notch lawyers are fully aware of the evidence in this case

They were scouring case law as far away as America years ago

Zapata? Oops

[registrar]

people giving opinions on what the evidence might be might give their lawyers a heads up?
 

oh I think their top-notch lawyers are fully aware of the evidence in this case

They were scouring case law as far away as America years ago

irrelevant this 'as David Bowie once sung' is not America

[ferryman]

It's long been a mystery to me why people get so excited by the Zapata case

The dogs are just as likely to have reacted to a deposit of blood, making the remarks of the judge no less valid after Zapata's confession than before.

In respect of PdL, Eddie's error with cuddle cat is a much more reliable guide ...

[icabodcrane]

people giving opinions on what the evidence might be might give their lawyers a heads up?
 

oh I think their top-notch lawyers are fully aware of the evidence in this case

They were scouring case law as far away as America years ago

irrelevant this 'as David Bowie once sung' is not America

Gerry didn't think so

He related the Zapata case law at some length,  and Clarence Mitchell confirmed that McCann lawyers were in contact with Zapata's defense lawyers

All this was before Eugene Zapata confessed that was a murderer, of course

[Redblossom]

It's long been a mystery to me why people get so excited by the Zapata case

The dogs are just as likely to have reacted to a deposit of blood, making the remarks of the judge no less valid after Zapata's confession than before.

In respect of PdL, Eddie's error with cuddle cat is a much more reliable guide ...

No one is excited
The zapata case is not only one where cadaver dogs alerted notging was found and the perpetrator later confessed do keep up

[AnneGuedes]

people giving opinions on what the evidence might be might give their lawyers a heads up?
 

oh I think their top-notch lawyers are fully aware of the evidence in this case

They were scouring case law as far away as America years ago

irrelevant this 'as David Bowie once sung' is not America

Gerry didn't think so

He related the Zapata case law at some length,  and Clarence Mitchell confirmed that McCann lawyers were in contact with Zapata's defense lawyers

All this was before Eugene Zapata confessed that was a murderer, of course

Actually he was the one who attracted attention on Zapata. As for the dogs, had they appeared disturbed with the idea Madeleine might have died in the flat and started to contemplate that possibility, would we still consider they might be involved ? Or would we think they are really clever people ?

[Redblossom]

the Mccanns never considered or admitted  the dogs might be right in their apt

Ever

not even for a blood dog finding Madeleinea nosebleed, it was said by gerry  it was rubbish

goodnight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P-z5HJxr0o&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.mccannfiles.com/id163.html

[icabodcrane]

the Mccanns never considered or admitted  the dogs might be right in their apt

Ever

goodnight

That baffled me at the time

When the dogs'  evidence was revealed they were immediately defensive and combative

Why  ?  ...  why wasn't  the possibility that Madeleine may have been killed in the apartment  ( by an intruder )  even  considered by the McCanns, when confronted with that evidence ?

Why were they angry,  rather than devastated by it  ?

[amaraltheofficeboy]

Because they knew their checks didn't allow sufficient time for cadaver odour to develop and because they knew they had not cleaned any blood from the apartment.

In other words it was the reaction of innocent people.

[AnneGuedes]

Were you there when they were told the news?  Did you witness their reaction first hand?

Wouldn't your first reaction be disbelief, denial, refusal to accept such shocking news about your child, especially when there was clearly no evidence of a body or a death in the apartment?

First refusal to accept, sure, everybody can understand. But later ?