Why have the McCanns never taken part in an actual organised search for Madeleine?

[Angelo222]

Perhaps they were looking in out of the way places.

Perhaps this was the beginning of the "lets blame someone else strategy"?

[jassi]

Oh not back to that old chestnut again Eleanor, the poor dears cannot go out and search!!

Why they have never done it is because they are too full of their own importance.  They or at least Gerry was more involved in his own vested interest and still is than soil his silky smooth consultants hands in a search for Madeleine.   The truth is they abandoned Madeleine a very long time ago, the moment they thought they were about to be arrested they were out of there like scalded cats.

Get off your backsides Messrs McCann and go look for your daughter!!!!!

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Do you think they would know how to ?

[Eleanor]

Oh not back to that old chestnut again Eleanor, the poor dears cannot go out and search!!

Why they have never done it is because they are too full of their own importance.  They or at least Gerry was more involved in his own vested interest and still is than soil his silky smooth consultants hands in a search for Madeleine.   The truth is they abandoned Madeleine a very long time ago, the moment they thought they were about to be arrested they were out of there like scalded cats.

Get off your backsides Messrs McCann and go look for your daughter!!!!!

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You see, this is exactly the sort of post that drives me to confrontation.  You insult me and libel The McCanns.

Now, please will you tell me what they should be doing to physically search for Madeleine?  Where do you think they should be actively looking?  Do you think they should have run the risk of finding Madeleine's body, and interfering with a crime scene?

[Estuarine]

Do you think they would know how to ?

Hire Aardvark or Acme Detective agency by looking in yell.com?

[Eleanor]

Do you think they would know how to ?

Of course they wouldn't.  This is a job best left to The Police.

[AnneGuedes]

Why they have never done it is because they are too full of their own importance. 

I don't think so, Angelo, the world just goes around them, that's all.
They didn't search likely because there was nobody to search. Words are easily pronounced to disguise your thoughts, but faking a search is very difficult, especially when you're distressed, which they were.

[jassi]

Hire Aardvark or Acme Detective agency by looking in yell.com?

Or in their case, 'Dodgy Dicks'

[Redblossom]

They met no-one else out searching?   Good gracious, they couldn't have gone very far as many groups both Portuguese and British talk of being out all night and into the early morning.

By all accounts (up until the "book") Kate Mccann never went out that night to search. Gerry Mccann did though with the others ontwo or maybe three occasions. All of them will have seen the scores of people out there.  So I have to agree that to complain there was no one searching when they went out again at 6am or so is a little ingracious and disingenuous IMO. They were catching up on a little sleep! It was just a jibe to create an impression that no one was doing anything.

[Angelo222]

You see, this is exactly the sort of post that drives me to confrontation.  You insult me and libel The McCanns.

Now, please will you tell me what they should be doing to physically search for Madeleine?  Where do you think they should be actively looking?  Do you think they should have run the risk of finding Madeleine's body, and interfering with a crime scene?

We don't allow libellous posts on this forum but I do admit to pulling your chain for which I do apologise.

Are you suggesting a smart well educated twosome like the McCanns have to be educated in the art of searching for their offspring?

How many summers have they spent on the ground in Portugal looking? 

Do they rush off to Portugal at every opportunity to pursue a search?

Kate isn't even working so why isn't she out there talking with locals organising further searches?

[jassi]

If they are not going to search, what is the money for?

[Eleanor]

We don't allow libellous posts on this forum but I do admit to pulling your chain for which I do apologise.

Are you suggesting a smart well educated twosome like the McCanns have to be educated in the art of searching for their offspring?

How many summers have they spent on the ground in Portugal looking? 

Do they rush off to Portugal at every opportunity to pursue a search?

Kate isn't even working so why isn't she out there talking with locals organising further searches?

Where exactly would you like them to search?  And in what manner?

Pulling my chain?  Good manners alone prevent me from pulling yours.  But don't count on it.  Believe me, I am far better at that than you are.

[Angelo222]

Where exactly would you like them to search?  And in what manner?

Pulling my chain?  Good manners alone prevent me from pulling yours.  But don't count on it.  Believe me, I am far better at that than you are.

Where would I like them to search? 8-)(--)

Well hmmm  let's see...  Praia da Luz and surrounds for starters and moving out slowly.

I bet Ben Needham's mum could show them how to do it and on a shoestring budget too.

[Eleanor]

Where would I like them to search? 8-)(--)

Well hmmm  let's see...  Praia da Luz and surrounds for starters and moving out slowly.

I bet Ben Needham's mum could show them how to do it and on a shoestring budget too.

Should they take a couple of spades with them?  A Cadaver Dog mayhap?
No, perhaps not.  Martin Grime already did that.

[AnneGuedes]

Praia da Luz and surrounds for starters and moving out slowly.

[John]

This has always been an issue which had intrigued me too.  Ask any person with a child what they would do if that child disappeared on holiday and the 'normal' response is always that they woukd search for them until they could no longer do it.  The Needham's have done it as have the Fitzpatrick's and the Hasée family.  Why not the McCanns?

What prevented them personally from actually searching for Madeleine?