Scotland Yard announce that Maddie investigation team cut to four officers.

[Mr Gray]

You can try and put a positive bent on today's announcement from SY, but it isn't going to work.

the manner in which the report refers to the mccanns confirms that SY   believe them to have no criminal involvement in maddie's disappearance

[stephen25000]

They are the epitome of Simon & Garfunkel.

In this case, silence does speak volumes.

They have found nothing and don't kid yourself otherwise.

[misty]

GFM appeal is removed from PJGA blogspot a.m. today.
Big announcement from SY p.m today.

Go figure.

[misty]

In this case, silence does speak volumes.

They have found nothing and don't kid yourself otherwise.

Do you have a cite for that, please?

[stephen25000]

Do you have a cite for that, please?

Where's Madeleine ?

and note, no mention of abduction by SY.

[misty]

Where's Madeleine ?

and note, no mention of abduction by SY.


Try keeping up.

They did use the word "abduction" on the R2 news report at 3pm today.
Just because Madeleine hasn't been found yet doesn't mean the Met/PJ don't have a good case against whoever abducted her. 2 separate issues.

[stephen25000]

They did use the word "abduction" on the R2 news report at 3pm today.
Just because Madeleine hasn't been found yet doesn't mean the Met/PJ don't have a good case against whoever abducted her. 2 separate issues.

The boring mantra of abduction.

Yet not one iota of proof it ever happened.

[Brietta]

"They are now following a small number of focused lines of inquiry that have allowed them to reduce the size of the Home Office funded team."

Scotland Yard have been rather preoccupied following evidence not figments of the imagination.  Now that they have checked it all out they are probably at the point where the inquiry should have been a good few years ago.

Good luck to them in their focused inquiry ... there should be miscreants out there who are no longer feeling the security they have enjoyed over the past eight years and I for one hope they are as miserable as they can be.

Scotland Yard and the Portuguese will follow what they have to its conclusion ... and there can be no doubt they still have work to focus on.

[stephen25000]

"They are now following a small number of focused lines of inquiry that have allowed them to reduce the size of the Home Office funded team."

Scotland Yard have been rather preoccupied following evidence not figments of the imagination.  Now that they have checked it all out they are probably at the point where the inquiry should have been a good few years ago.

Good luck to them in their focused inquiry ... there should be miscreants out there who are no longer feeling the security they have enjoyed over the past eight years and I for one hope they are as miserable as they can be.

Scotland Yard and the Portuguese will follow what they have to its conclusion ... and there can be no doubt they still have work to focus on.

I've read that already.

It means nothing.

[Brietta]

I've read that already.

It means nothing.

I see ... a police investigation which is following  focused lines of inquiry ... means nothing??

Have it your way if you must ... but as far as I am concerned ... it means that there is still work to be done and SY are still sounding positive.

**Snip

Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry were quoted as saying in the statement that they believed the investigation to find their daughter had "significantly progressed".

"Whilst we do not know what happened to Madeleine, we remain hopeful that she may still be found given the ongoing lines of enquiry," they added.
http://www.news24.com/World/News/UK-police-scale-back-hunt-for-missing-Maddie-20151028?

It is also worth remembering that Madeleine's parents have been kept in the loop throughout the investigation and I really get the impression that the ongoing investigation into Madeleine's disappearance means a lot, lot more than "nothing".

In fact were I the abductor or an associate, I would be feeling a bit hot under the collar right now.

[stephen25000]

I see ... a police investigation which is following  focused lines of inquiry ... means nothing??

Have it your way if you must ... but as far as I am concerned ... it means that there is still work to be done and SY are still sounding positive.

**Snip

Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry were quoted as saying in the statement that they believed the investigation to find their daughter had "significantly progressed".

"Whilst we do not know what happened to Madeleine, we remain hopeful that she may still be found given the ongoing lines of enquiry," they added.
http://www.news24.com/World/News/UK-police-scale-back-hunt-for-missing-Maddie-20151028?

It is also worth remembering that Madeleine's parents have been kept in the loop throughout the investigation and I really get the impression that the ongoing investigation into Madeleine's disappearance means a lot, lot more than "nothing".

In fact were I the abductor or an associate, I would be feeling a bit hot under the collar right now.

You can snip to your hearts content.

It means nothing.

As to abduction, just the boring, very boring mccann mantra.

[mercury]

In fact were I the abductor or an associate, I would be feeling a bit hot under the collar right now.

where have i heard this before...yes Brietta, the scarlet pimpernel , presumed to exist, but with no evidence for this, is feeling hot under the collar because....SY have "made progress"

hmmmm

[stephen25000]

where have i heard this before...yes Brietta, the scarlet pimpernel , presumed to exist, but with no evidence for this, is feeling hot under the collar because....SY have "made progress"

hmmmm

They seek him here, they seek him there, those mccann supporters seek him everywhere......

[jassi]

where have i heard this before...yes Brietta, the scarlet pimpernel , presumed to exist, but with no evidence for this, is feeling hot under the collar because....SY have "made progress"

hmmmm

Progress could be interpreted as the elimination of countless 'persons of interest' from the investigation.

[mercury]

They seek him here, they seek him there, those mccann supporters seek him everywhere......

Indeed, to date no one has any near concrete evidence that he is not a phantom or anywhere near concrete evidence there was an abduction!