Will 2021 Bring About A Resolution?

[barrier]

Madeleine McCann is still a British Citizen.  Especially if there is a possibility that she is still alive.

Operation Grange don't have the right to abandon her just because she would be over eighteen.

They didn't abandon Ben Needham, although his mother would disagree I'm sure, but unless new evidence were to emerge then it would remain on file as a cold case imo.

[Eleanor]

What a strange notion. Who else would make such an operational decision?

The Office that provides The Funding.  Operation Grange have to request it.

[jassi]

The Office that provides The Funding. Operation Grange have to request it.

Exactly. It is a decision for the Met whether to continue or not

[Eleanor]

Exactly. It is a decision for the Met whether to continue or not

I don't think The Met provide the money.  It isn't coming from normal Police Funds.

[barrier]

I don't think The Met provide the money.  It isn't coming from normal Police Funds.

Special home office grant isn't it.

[Eleanor]

Special home office grant isn't it.

I think you are right.

[Brietta]

I think you are right.

I don't think there is any question of them giving up as long as there are investigative avenues to be followed.  It would be unjustifiable.

Just because the Germans are sure of their ground I think that could be only one part of the investigation into Madeleine's case.  There could be other associated lines of inquiry still being followed.  We haven't a clue what is going on and that is as it should be; we are internet armchair detectives floundering about in ignorance while the real detectives are getting on with the real job.

[Erngath]

I don't think there is any question of them giving up as long as there are investigative avenues to be followed.  It would be unjustifiable.

Just because the Germans are sure of their ground I think that could be only one part of the investigation into Madeleine's case.  There could be other associated lines of inquiry still being followed.  We haven't a clue what is going on and that is as it should be; we are internet armchair detectives floundering about in ignorance while the real detectives are getting on with the real job.

I have never been interested in being any type of detective whether internet or real but unlike Wonderful Spam I didn't know from that first appearance of Madeleine's parents that they were guilty of being involved in their child's disappearance.
There was a point when all the ghastly and as we now know lies were being headlined and the being made arguidos when I did doubt their innocence.
However that was quickly dispensed ......and from then til now I have no doubt that Madeleine's parents are not involved in her disappearance.
It may be simplistic but my thoughts are that the weight of probability of Madeleine's parents being involved in her disappearance is rather less than the probability of a now known child abuser and rapist being in the vicinity of  PDL.
Add to that the fact that both the UK police and the German police do not have Madeleine's parents as suspects.

[Eleanor]

I have never been interested in being any type of detective whether internet or real but unlike Wonderful Spam I didn't know from that first appearance of Madeleine's parents that they were guilty of being involved in their child's disappearance.
There was a point when all the ghastly and as we now know lies were being headlined and the being made arguidos when I did doubt their innocence.
However that was quickly dispensed ......and from then til now I have no doubt that Madeleine's parents are not involved in her disappearance.
It may be simplistic but my thoughts are that the weight of probability of Madeleine's parents being involved in her disappearance is rather less than the probability of a now known child abuser and rapist being in the vicinity of  PDL.
Add to that the fact that both the UK police and the German police do not have Madeleine's parents as suspects.

My thoughts precisely.

I wondered in the beginning about The McCanns, until I realised that it was all Inverted Commas, Question Marks and often Downright Lies.  The whole Media thing was a disgrace.  And I remain to this day ashamed of myself for being so easily taken in.

Brueckner?  I don't know.  I am saying nothing about his possible guilt.

[Holly Goodhead]

My thoughts precisely.

I wondered in the beginning about The McCanns, until I realised that it was all Inverted Commas, Question Marks and often Downright Lies.  The whole Media thing was a disgrace.  And I remain to this day ashamed of myself for being so easily taken in.

Brueckner?  I don't know.  I am saying nothing about his possible guilt.

You've got the low down on arguably a better theory 

[Eleanor]

You've got the low down on arguably a better theory 

I don't do Theories these days.

The McCanns are Innocent so someone else must have done it.

[Holly Goodhead]

I don't do Theories these days.

The McCanns are Innocent so someone else must have done it.

I never even considered the Mc's as suspects until I arrived here and I just can't see it at all but each to their own.

[faithlilly]

I have never been interested in being any type of detective whether internet or real but unlike Wonderful Spam I didn't know from that first appearance of Madeleine's parents that they were guilty of being involved in their child's disappearance.
There was a point when all the ghastly and as we now know lies were being headlined and the being made arguidos when I did doubt their innocence.
However that was quickly dispensed ......and from then til now I have no doubt that Madeleine's parents are not involved in her disappearance.
It may be simplistic but my thoughts are that the weight of probability of Madeleine's parents being involved in her disappearance is rather less than the probability of a now known child abuser and rapist being in the vicinity of  PDL.
Add to that the fact that both the UK police and the German police do not have Madeleine's parents as suspects.

What made you change your mind ?

[faithlilly]

My thoughts precisely.

I wondered in the beginning about The McCanns, until I realised that it was all Inverted Commas, Question Marks and often Downright Lies.  The whole Media thing was a disgrace.  And I remain to this day ashamed of myself for being so easily taken in.

Brueckner?  I don't know.  I am saying nothing about his possible guilt.

Am I right in assuming that you, like most supporters, believed the parents were innocent before the release of the files ?

[Eleanor]

Am I right in assuming that you, like most supporters, believed the parents were innocent before the release of the files ?

Yes.