Where was Gerry immediately after Kate found Madeleine gone at 10pm?

[pegasus]

The Brit analyst in the files (who saw the early statements) states clearly the first searcher the balcony people heard and saw was GM.

Just another case of mistaken identity imo.

Good point. It's possible. For example at about 10.10 MO went to 24hour reception, searching on the way, and it is likely he took the route which goes directly under this balcony.
However two of the balcony people definitely went down from the balcony and spoke to this searcher. It seems unlikely that having spoken with the searcher face to face they would get his identity wrong. So I think GM searched near the the balcony, the two men came down and joined the search, and it was some minutes later that MO searched on way to 24hour reception.

[Eleanor]

none of the group ever had access to that garden.

Stephen Birch did.  He climbed over the back wall with a really big machine which must have weighed as much as a small child.  And he has the video to prove he did this.
Unfortunately it rather scuppers Amaral's idea of the body in the boot.  But that is only passing details.
I think he deserves to be heard.

[icabodcrane]

none of the group ever had access to that garden.

Stephen Birch did.  He climbed over the back wall with a really big machine which must have weighed as much as a small child.  And he has the video to prove he did this.
Unfortunately it rather scuppers Amaral's idea of the body in the boot.  But that is only passing details.
I think he deserves to be heard.

I don't know anything about this Birch fellow 

Did the McCanns pay any attention to his claims  ? 

[Cariad]

Stephen Birch did.  He climbed over the back wall with a really big machine which must have weighed as much as a small child.  And he has the video to prove he did this.
Unfortunately it rather scuppers Amaral's idea of the body in the boot.  But that is only passing details.
I think he deserves to be heard.


I don't know anything about this Birch fellow 

Did the McCanns pay any attention to his claims  ?

No and to give them credit, with good reason. He doesn't present himself as the most rational of people. If it were up to me, I dig up the drive way just to shut him up.

[pegasus]

IMO GM must have searched that carpark opposite tapas reception before MO searched there.

[pegasus]

His action was immoral and deserving of some free hotel accomodation IMO.

[pegasus]

There is no point visible from that block 6 balcony which is "less than 20 metres" from RM's garden.

[Wonderfulspam]

There is no point visible from that block 6 balcony which is "less than 20 metres" from RM's garden.

[pegasus]

@wonderfulspam thanks however the balcony from which witnesses saw GM searching is not on that view, it is further north (correction) west.

[Wonderfulspam]

@wonderfulspam thanks however the balcony from which witnesses saw GM searching is not on that view, it is further north.

Thanks, that's what I was trying to work out.

[pegasus]

If some blogger (especially one with an obsessive theory to prove) tells you a distance, check it yourself.

[Wonderfulspam]

If some poster (especially one with an obsessive theory to prove) tells you a distance, check it yourself.

Saucer of milk dear?

[pathfinder73]

IMO GM must have searched that carpark opposite tapas reception before MO searched there.

Maybe he went looking for his daughter in the opposite direction to Berry's apartment because he wasn't there when the other 4 reconvened (FP, DP, MO & ROB) - Fiona asked Matt to go and call the police and Fiona went into 5A but no Gerry - he's the only one missing and you say he's in a car park opposite 5A and nobody saw him >@@(*&)

[pegasus]

...you say he's in a car park opposite 5A...

I did not say "car park opposite 5A"
I said "car park opposite tapas reception".

[pathfinder73]

Yes how far away is 5A from the entrance  Only one was missing!