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

[mercury]

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

Exactly, means diddly squat in effect

[Admin]

Apologies for the interruption, I have given this topic its own thread due to its significance.

[pegasus]

What happened to "going back to square one"?

[Alice Purjorick]

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

Certainly they shifted a lot of paperwork, had several meetings and had a few people questioned but the latest appears to say not much more than;
"The squad has been reduced from 29 to four because the bulk of the work has been completed.
The inquiry has not reached a conclusion but they are now following a small number of lines of inquiry.
The Met don’t know what happened.
The Portuguese have primacy".

[lordpookles]

The use of the word "disappearance" by the police greatly excites the "sceptic" community, however perhaps they should pause for thought and read the South Yorkshire police page on their investigation into Ben Needham - the same word is used vis-à-vis his case, ie: disappearance.  I don't suppose for one moment that it has crossed any "sceptic" mind that this means the SY Police are considering that Ben's family had anything to do with it though, so why do they get so excited when it's used to describe Madeleine McCann's status?

http://www.southyorks.police.uk/help-and-advice/disappearance-ben-needham

Indeed. Read into the word 'disappearance' what you will. Taken at face value it means she's disappeared. How this occurred has not been ascertained. The news really does not give us much information other then the investigation is ongoing. From what I understand it is quite natural for an investigation to wind down to minimal staff once the main leg work has been done. It could mean they are closing in and a few trusted investigators are left to deal with loose ends. Hmmm, what does seem obvious to me is if there is or are to be any prosecutions that will come from the Portuguese as they are lead investigators. If I was asked for a prediction I believe this case will be solved within the next 20 years if ever - pure guess of course.

[mercury]

Indeed. Read into the word 'disappearance' what you will. Taken at face value it means she's disappeared. How this occurred has not been ascertained. The news really does not give us much information other then the investigation is ongoing. From what I understand it is quite natural for an investigation to wind down to minimal staff once the main leg work has been done. It could mean they are closing in and few trusted investigators are left to deal with loose ends. Hmmm, what does seem obvious to me is if there is or are to be any prosecutions that will come from the Portuguese as they are lead investigators. If I was asked for a prediction I believe this case will be solved within the next 20 years if ever - pure guess of course.

Any reason for the 20?

[lordpookles]

Any reason for the 20?

My personal view is it is unlikely they are to get a conviction without a body whoever committed the crime. Given that thought I think we are hoping that someone stumbles across her body or she herself escapes from whatever prison or life she now leads and revealed herself to the media. Saying that the McCanns or someone else could be arrested tomorrow, but obviously I'm just wildly speculating.

[Miss Taken Identity]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3293516/Police-hunt-Madeleine-McCann-scaled-investigating-60-suspects-nearly-9-000-sightings-missing-girl.html

Clarry still insisting there is no evidence of Maddie coming to any harm? like seriously?
Being snatched from your bed - at night-away from your family for years- my guess is she was/is being harmed. these people sicken me!

Of course her parents claimed the same thing, well, up until they tried to claim money from Amaral on her behalf for the harm the book caused her.. damn very considerate family.



   

[Mr Gray]

I've no intention of stopping speaking the truth

[lordpookles]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3293516/Police-hunt-Madeleine-McCann-scaled-investigating-60-suspects-nearly-9-000-sightings-missing-girl.html

Clarry still insisting there is no evidence of Maddie coming to any harm? like seriously?
Being snatched from your bed - at night-away from your family for years- my guess is she was/is being harmed. these people sicken me!

Of course her parents claimed the same thing, well, up until they tried to claim money from Amaral on her behalf for the harm the book caused her.. damn very considerate family.

IN my humble opinion you assume too much. You don't know that Madeleine isn't alive. You don't know that the parents had something to do with it. If the McCanns are innocent of course they would sue to protect their name and put the proceeds towards the search for Madeleine or maybe ultimately missing children - a win win for them. No one knows and what most are doing is allowing their emotional attachment/involvement in this case cloud their judgement. All imo of course. What would you will say/feel if they find the abductor tomorrow?? How certain are you of your convictions or indeed anyone who posts here?

[Miss Taken Identity]

IN my humble opinion you assume too much. You don't know that Madeleine isn't alive. You don't know that the parents had something to do with it. If the McCanns are innocent of course they would sue to protect their name and put the proceeds towards the search for their or maybe ultimately missing children - a win win for them. No one knows and what most are doing is allowing their emotional attachment/involvement in this case cloud their judgement. All imp of course. What you will say/feel if they find the abductor tomorrow?? How certain are you of your convictions or indeed anyone who posts here?

 I have not assumed anything.. I am stating that it is absolutely disgraceful for the parents to keep claiming their daughter came to no harm. She must have. Or are you of the view that she is with a loving childless family who are looking after her and she is having a great time?

Lets look at the options
1. if she was abducted and murdered- she was harmed
2. if she was abducted and used as a sexual being- she was/is being harmed
3. if she had an accident - she was harmed

now shall we think about this a bit longer?

Or can you accept that the Parents claim she came to no harm during, after, her disappearance but only experienced harm due to words in a book which she could not read! being a 3 year old an all. and this being the worst kind of harm their daughter could suffer and so sought to gain financially from it?

[Alfred R Jones]

Yes how bloody disgusting of the parents of a missing child to point out that there is no evidence that their child has come to any harm and to cling on to the hope that she may be found alive and unharmed - bloody nutters should be ashamed of themselves!!!!!

Jesus.

Is there anything you people won't use as a weapon against these parents? 

[lordpookles]

I have not assumed anything.. I am stating that it is absolutely disgraceful for the parents to keep claiming their daughter came to no harm. She must have. Or are you of the view that she is with a loving childless family who are looking after her and she is having a great time?

Lets look at the options
1. if she was abducted and murdered- she was harmed
2. if she was abducted and used as a sexual being- she was/is being harmed
3. if she had an accident - she was harmed

now shall we think about this a bit longer?

Or can you accept that the Parents claim she came to no harm during, after, her disappearance but only experienced harm due to words in a book which she could not read! being a 3 year old an all. and this being the worst kind of harm their daughter could suffer and so sought to gain financially from it?

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Don't forget another option:

4) she was abducted and was not harmed.

After that don't forget the multitude indeed huge amount of possibilities of what happened to her after her disappearance. Her parents may optimistically hope that she still alive and find some scant comfort in that thought. Lastly, why would they reveal their innermost anguish/sadness to the public when there is a campaign to energise and keep going. There is with such limited information many possible readings imo - do you deny this? And how confident ar you in your ascertains if you were to put a number on it? 90%? 80%? Or not sure?

And if some policeman who got sacked decided to publish a book about me aft r the fact and I was innocent I would sue him for every penny. Wouldn't you? If you wouldn't imo most would.

[Miss Taken Identity]

I would state that being abducted in itself would harm the three year old!  if she was still alive she would be terrified I am sure!  stolen from her bed in the dead of night and you don't think this action would cause her harm? OK. no mental torture? nothing? OK.

[lordpookles]

I would state that being abducted in itself would harm the three year old!  if she was still alive she would be terrified I am sure!  stolen from her bed in the dead of night and you don't think this action would cause her harm? OK. no mental torture? nothing? OK.

Not at all. There are degrees of suffering. Just as there ar degrees of murder or rape them are worse then the other even if the law does not recognise it. Obviously being abducted from your bed and cared for in a loving manner would be most preferable but still traumatic. Goes without saying imo.