Where is the 'Smith' provenance?
All of the three statements in the public domain state categorically that they were unable to describe the features of the carrier.
If any other member of the family had had such a good look and recall to provide images months after the event ... the question arises of why they did not do so at the time?
How much was it that was defrauded by the alleged source for the efits charging for work which wasn't carried out ... £300,000 if I remember correctly ... a lot anyway.
So can anyone suggest any reason why anyone having been robbed of such a sum should put their trust in anything emanating from a criminal source?
I can't think of one.
We have no idea of the circumstances in which SY decided these efits were worth publicising. It won't have been done lightly, and who is to say whether or not they have fulfilled their function.
No doubt we shall be informed in the fullness of time.
It is worth noting that MS had at least 2 opportunities to help the original investigation by producing efits.
He made his additional statement on 23/1/2008 to the Gardai.
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He was approached by Kennedy prior to 23/1/2008
(see statement)
On neither occasion did he state he or anyone in his family had sufficient recollection of the person they allegedly saw to produce an efit.
It would be interesting to know at what stage the Smiths made their decision to co-operate with Oakley, bearing in mind when the PI's final report was submitted to the McCanns, and also why they chose not to tell LP/PJ about their actions at the time.
