Only in America Blog: Madeleine McCann Was Not Abducted

[Brietta]

Several of them WERE reported at the time else how did the British Consul know about them back in 2007?

 ... or how else were the PJ in possession of a DNA sample from one of the assaults?

[Lyall]

I'm sorry but you're still not making much sense.  How could these statements categorically rule out the possibility of the crimes being linked or relevant to the Madeleine McCann case?

You're not getting my earlier point either. Every crime in Europe has as much chance of being linked to Madeleine's disappearance. You're too obsessed with Portugal, and think crime or crimes three years earlier may be linked just because they happened in Portugal.

I'm not saying the Portuguese police may have completely ruled out a link, but if they think the incidents aren't linked then it obviously reduces the possibility considerably.

[Lyall]

How come it makes sense when Carana writes it but moments ago you were arguing that the PJ had likely ruled out these cases being linked cos they'd read the statements?!

I didn't say likely, I said possibly.

[Eleanor]

What I would like to know is why these people never reported these cases to the police at the time of these alleged incidents. They seem to only have remembered them or considered them important just after Madeleine's disappearance and others after the Crimewatch appeal. You would have thought they would have gone to the police at the time. So, excuse me, I take these stories with a mountain of salt.

Don't be silly.  Of course they were reported to The PJ.  How else did The PJ get DNA from Semen?

[Lyall]

They screwed it up from the beginning. Now, really, it has to be restarted. [/color]http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1310/14/nday.04.html

You're really quoting the thoughts of American ex-investigators on this case?

You'll be mentioning Nancy Grace next

[Brietta]

You're not getting my earlier point either. Every crime in Europe has as much chance of being linked to Madeleine's disappearance. You're too obsessed with Portugal, and think crime or crimes three years earlier may be linked just because they happened in Portugal.

I'm not saying the Portuguese police may have completely ruled out a link, but if they think the incidents aren't linked then it obviously reduces the possibility considerably.

I don't follow your reasoning on that.

Madeleine McCann vanished in a Portuguese jurisdiction ... these assaults on children happened in the Algarve at a time which was relevant.

Therefore, it would have been competent and prudent to have looked at them again in 2007 to check for relevance and rule them in or out of the inquiry.

[Eleanor]

Okay.  The same applies.  I will be deleting from now on.

[Brietta]

You're really quoting the thoughts of American ex-investigators on this case?

You'll be mentioning Nancy Grace next

Oh, I see ... an FBI agent doesn't have the same kudos or command the same respect as a self taught profiler?

Is that really the best you can do?

[Lyall]

Oh, I see ... an FBI agent doesn't have the same kudos or command the same respect as a self taught profiler?

Is that really the best you can do?

They're just talking heads, with no great knowledge of this case.

But don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the police didn't make mistakes in 2007.

[Lyall]

I don't follow your reasoning on that.

Madeleine McCann vanished in a Portuguese jurisdiction ... these assaults on children happened in the Algarve at a time which was relevant.

Therefore, it would have been competent and prudent to have looked at them again in 2007 to check for relevance and rule them in or out of the inquiry.

And how would they have done that if they didn't have the perpetrator(s)?

I'll repeat: they know vastly more about those incidents/crimes than we do. We haven't seen statements or any details other than the Met's interpretation (and NOTW article). They're professionals.

[Eleanor]

And how would they have done that if they didn't have the perpetrator(s)?

I'll repeat: they know vastly more about those incidents/crimes than we do. We haven't seen statements or any details other than the Met's interpretation (and NOTW article). They're professionals.

Are you ignoring me?  On Topic, please.