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

[Heriberto Janosch]

Operation Grange, from May 2011 to October 2015: 1,338 statements, 1,027 exhibits (physical or documentary evidence), more than 60 persons of interest, 560 lines of investigation identified (now "a small number of focused lines of inquiry"). OG has not reach a conclusion (yet).

Mark Rowley from Scotland Yard said: "[We are] very grateful for the enormous assistance of the media and public so far which, through the appeals, have generated new information and lines of inquiry".

And, in my opinion, new information and lines of inquiry will be generated after Scotland Yard and Portuguese Polícia Judiciária publish all their files from the last four and a half years (if the case is not solved before).

[stephen25000]

Operation Grange, from May 2011 to October 2015: 1,338 statements, 1,027 exhibits (physical or documentary evidence), more than 60 persons of interest, 560 lines of investigation identified (now "a small number of focused lines of inquiry"). OG has not reach a conclusion (yet).

Mark Rowley from Scotland Yard said: "[We are] very grateful for the enormous assistance of the media and public so far which, through the appeals, have generated new information and lines of inquiry".

And, in my opinion, new information and lines of inquiry will be generated after Scotland Yard and Portuguese Polícia Judiciária publish all their files from the last four and a half years (if the case is not solved before).

We have heard that again and again and again.

Read your blog.

[ShiningInLuz]

We have heard that again and again and again.

Read your blog.

If they actually publish all the info, then new lines of enquiry will start up, without any shadow of a doubt.

[stephen25000]

If they actually publish all the info, then new lines of enquiry will start up, without any shadow of a doubt.

We shall see.

[jassi]

If they actually publish all the info, then new lines of enquiry will start up, without any shadow of a doubt.

If they can't publish until the case is shut down, there will then  be nobody available to investigate these new lines of inquiry

[Miss Taken Identity]

If they can't publish until the case is shut down, there will then  be nobody available to investigate these new lines of inquiry

You silly billy  have you forgotten the fund? money being held back just in case...Tsk.

[G-Unit]

I don't think its Op Grange that are deluding themselves. 

It really is incredibly simple.  The Met is investigating a criminal act by a stranger.  The victim is Madeleine.  She may be alive, or she may be dead.  If she is dead that would be murder.  If alive, adbuction.  Clear now?

Living in the past, Alfie? Things move on you know.

[faithlilly]

Because it is what they have told us.  Are they lying?

Have you ever heard the phrase ' the end justifies the means ' ?

[G-Unit]

Operation Grange, from May 2011 to October 2015: 1,338 statements, 1,027 exhibits (physical or documentary evidence), more than 60 persons of interest, 560 lines of investigation identified (now "a small number of focused lines of inquiry"). OG has not reach a conclusion (yet).

Mark Rowley from Scotland Yard said: "[We are] very grateful for the enormous assistance of the media and public so far which, through the appeals, have generated new information and lines of inquiry".

And, in my opinion, new information and lines of inquiry will be generated after Scotland Yard and Portuguese Polícia Judiciária publish all their files from the last four and a half years (if the case is not solved before).

We have no chance whatsoever of seeing anything from the Operation Grange investigation apart from the bits which found their way to the PJ.

[carlymichelle]

Living in the past, Alfie? Things move on you know.

have you been following our australian case with the mum and little girl? the mum  was murdered    in around  2008 and they dont know when the little girl was killed but the little girls biones  were found ina  suitcase  1700km away from her mother  but aus police in 5  years have solved the case  and have linked the little girls mum and daughters  deaths to a  guy  though bones etc pretty amazing i  think

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/10/30/06/35/photos-of-khandalyce-uploaded-to-facebook-just-months-before-her-mother-was-allegedly-murdered

[pathfinder73]

IMO if they are close to a solving it, they would keep more than 4 officers on the case.

They may be lacking evidence to prove it so why keep 29 on when they know what they require to solve it? 4 will do to try and get that final piece of evidence.

[Miss Taken Identity]

They may be lacking evidence to prove it so why keep 29 on when they know what they require to solve it? 4 will do to try and get that final piece of evidence.

Pathy, I'm not confident they will get the evidence to secure an arrest. They will not say even if they are sure what happened. Hope info does com from Portugal though!

[G-Unit]

They may be lacking evidence to prove it so why keep 29 on when they know what they require to solve it? 4 will do to try and get that final piece of evidence.

I guess a larger group was needed to get all the evidence organised together. Then they could see what might or might not be ruled out. I guess that it's either as above or the four are tidying up ready to stop, while being available to deal with any incoming evidence. Perhaps the PJ will come up trumps, it's their case after all.

[Alfred R Jones]

Living in the past, Alfie? Things move on you know.

Let's see your evidence that the Met have moved on from a criminal act by a stranger theory then, I look forward to reading it.

[Alfred R Jones]

Have you ever heard the phrase ' the end justifies the means ' ?

Yes, of course I have.  Apart from blind hope, what leads you to believe the Met are lying to us?