Wandering Off Topic

[Eleanor]

They had no choice. There's no evidence Madeleine was abducted. Other than the Smiths sighting.

There is no evidence that Madeleine is dead.

[Vertigo Swirl]

I can't believe we're still having this conversation after all these years.  It's nuts but also still quite fascinating that some people can put all their faith into the Smith sighting as being the unquestionable Gospel of Truth whilst at the same time admitting that witness statements (especially those given in such circumstances) can be unreliable.

[Wonderfulspam]

There is no evidence that Madeleine is dead.

There is plenty of evidence Madeleine is dead. She hasn't touched her bank account or contacted her family in 20 years. That is evidence she is dead.

[Wonderfulspam]

I can't believe we're still having this conversation after all these years.  It's nuts but also still quite fascinating that some people can put all their faith into the Smith sighting as being the unquestionable Gospel of Truth whilst at the same time admitting that witness statements (especially those given in such circumstances) can be unreliable.

The thing is, the only evidence Madeleine was taken by a stranger is the McCanns claiming that she was, & the Smith sighting. There is no evidence of gangs of predatory paedophiles dragging Maddie out of the window & bundling her into a waiting getaway car. No. All there is, is the sighting of Gerry.

[Vertigo Swirl]

The thing is, the only evidence Madeleine was taken by a stranger is the McCanns claiming that she was, & the Smith sighting. There is no evidence of gangs of predatory paedophiles dragging Maddie out of the window & bundling her into a waiting getaway car. No. All there is, is the sighting of Gerry.

Except there was sighting wasn?t of Gerry, because at the time it happened Gerry was elsewhere.

[Wonderfulspam]

Except there was sighting wasn?t of Gerry, because at the time it happened Gerry was elsewhere.

No, he was out searching alone. It's unfortunate that at that approximate time, while Gerry was out somewhere searching alone. The Smith family happened to witness a coincidental Gerrylike trousers man who was rather shy &  carrying his deeply sleeping long sleeved Maddielike blonde haired child off into the night never to be seen again. It's been the sticking point of the case ever since. It always was the most likely sighting of Maddie having been witnessed by a family of 4 & the timing, description & proximity to the apartment only it doesn't fit the McCanns abduction evidence at all & points to something else altogether.

[Vertigo Swirl]

No, he was out searching alone. It's unfortunate that at that approximate time, while Gerry was out somewhere searching alone. The Smith family happened to witness a coincidental Gerrylike trousers man who was rather shy &  carrying his deeply sleeping long sleeved Maddielike blonde haired child off into the night never to be seen again. It's been the sticking point of the case ever since. It always was the most likely sighting of Maddie having been witnessed by a family of 4 & the timing, description & proximity to the apartment only it doesn't fit the McCanns abduction evidence at all & points to something else altogether.

No, according to the Tapas group the alarm was raised at 10pm so Gerry wouldn?t have had time to go to the apartment, see what all the fuss was about, walk to the wasteland, hop over the chain link fence, bundle himself and the the body back over the fence and then make it to the site of thr Smith sighting which according to the Smiths themselves happened around 10pm.

[Wonderfulspam]

No, according to the Tapas group the alarm was raised at 10pm so Gerry wouldn?t have had time to go to the apartment, see what all the fuss was about, walk to the wasteland, hop over the chain link fence, bundle himself and the the body back over the fence and then make it to the site of thr Smith sighting which according to the Smiths themselves happened around 10pm.

Yes, it is quite remarkable that the tapas group looked at their watches & made note of the precise moment that Kate came screaming.

[Wonderfulspam]

Any competent investigator wouldn't notice the time discrepancy & coincidental details of the Gerrylike man seen by a family while Gerry was out searching alone.