Has Martin Smith Changed his Opinion ?

[pegasus]

Look at the hundreds of real cases these Met officers have solved in London. How many involved carrying a victim unenclosed through the streets? None. For example the case near a sports ground in Hendon. No vehicle, no unenclosed carrying. http://lbc.co.uk/mm/image/27584.jpg Solved.
BTW wouldn't it be great to have one of those experts put in charge of the PDL case? 

[Alfred R Jones]

If Martin Smith hasn't changed his opinion, then he is the only one of a group of nine who thinks the man they passed that evening *might* have been Gerry McCann.  Why should this be of any concern whatsoever to Gerry McCann or any McCann supporter?  As has been agreed on this threadby sceptic and supporter alike he is almost certainly wrong anyway.  Time to move on. 

[Eleanor]

If Martin Smith hasn't changed his opinion, then he is the only one of a group of nine who thinks the man they passed that evening *might* have been Gerry McCann.  Why should this be of any concern whatsoever to Gerry McCann or any McCann supporter?  As has been agreed on this threadby sceptic and supporter alike he is almost certainly wrong anyway.  Time to move on.

If only.

[faithlilly]

If Martin Smith hasn't changed his opinion, then he is the only one of a group of nine who thinks the man they passed that evening *might* have been Gerry McCann.  Why should this be of any concern whatsoever to Gerry McCann or any McCann supporter?  As has been agreed on this threadby sceptic and supporter alike he is almost certainly wrong anyway.  Time to move on.

Are you forgetting Mary Smith ?

[Brietta]

That answers the question. They are left with that one credible lead. The other leads investigated with the full team came to nowt.

There was a huge team in place to plough through all the loose ends and sort the wheat from the chaff.  As well as the files we have seen some of ... there was the continuation of evidence from the case archiving in 2008 till the start of the review in 2011.

One supposes that having caught up on all of that, they are now free to follow current relevant leads.  No need for a cast of thousands to do that, but if reinforcements are required to suit developments, I am sure proper provision will be made.

None of that I am sure rides on whether Mr Smith has changed his mind or whether he has not, it all depends on the relevance in the first instance. The PJ didn't move on it - so probably no relevance at all out with the blogosphere.

[Alfred R Jones]

Are you forgetting Mary Smith ?

You mean the woman who said "our hearts are breaking for the McCanns"?  No, haven't forgotten her. 

[ferryman]

Are you forgetting Mary Smith ?

Mary Smith?

Who is on record that she supports the McCanns, hook, line and sinker, in their quest to find out what happened to their abducted daughter?

Why would we forget her?

[ferryman]

You mean the woman who said "our hearts are breaking for the McCanns"?  No, haven't forgotten her.

You beat me to the punch, Alfred ....

Either Mary Smith and her husband are (now!) at loggerheads, or the Smith family (as a unit) are firmly of the conviction that Madeleine was abducted by a stranger ....

[faithlilly]

There was a huge team in place to plough through all the loose ends and sort the wheat from the chaff.  As well as the files we have seen some of ... there was the continuation of evidence from the case archiving in 2008 till the start of the review in 2011.

One supposes that having caught up on all of that, they are now free to follow current relevant leads.  No need for a cast of thousands to do that, but if reinforcements are required to suit developments, I am sure proper provision will be made.

None of that I am sure rides on whether Mr Smith has changed his mind or whether he has not, it all depends on the relevance in the first instance. The PJ didn't move on it - so probably no relevance at all out with the blogosphere.

As far as we are aware the only solid piece of evidence SY have decided is  possibly relevant are the Smith efits. How you can say that the sighting's only relevance is within the blogosphere beggars belief.

[faithlilly]

Mary Smith?

Who is on record that she supports the McCanns, hook, line and sinker, in their quest to find out what happened to their abducted daughter?

Why would we forget her?

The only credible record we have of the Smith's opinion is their police statements.

[ferryman]

The only credible record we have of the Smith's opinion is their police statements.

During that time I spoke to all my family members who were with me on the night of 3rd May 2007 about this and the only one who felt the same way as me was my wife.

Martin Smith (end of January 2008).

Of course, we know what Mary Smith now thinks ....

[stephen25000]

During that time I spoke to all my family members who were with me on the night of 3rd May 2007 about this and the only one who felt the same way as me was my wife.

Martin Smith (end of January 2008).

Of course, we know what Mary Smith now thinks ....

and there is a signed quote from Mary Smith ?

I can remember someone not that long ago claiming that that Smith's daughter could see better than her father.

Now who was that ?  &%+((£

[faithlilly]

During that time I spoke to all my family members who were with me on the night of 3rd May 2007 about this and the only one who felt the same way as me was my wife.

Martin Smith (end of January 2008).

Of course, we know what Mary Smith now thinks ....

So has she made another police statement then ?

[ferryman]

and there is a signed quote from Mary Smith ?

I can remember someone not that long ago claiming that that Smith's daughter could see better than her father.

Now who was that ?  &%+((£

I said, from reading all the Smith Statements, that the most observant witness (so far as it is possible to judge these things from reports taken in verbatim, rather than reported, form) was Aofe (and her father).

That seemed (and seems still) a fair assessment .....

[ferryman]

So has she made another police statement then ?

She has been quoted verbatim ....