Has Scotland Yard dodged a bullet in the Maddie case?

[faithlilly]

What would you say in response to the question?  “We don’t believe the copper, he’s lying”?

How about no comment ?

[Vertigo Swirl]

The dogs were taken to Murat's villa too, so the deployment of the dogs wasn't a giveaway of anything except a search for evidence.

Bear in mind that all those who have been involved in the case and have made public statements are now gone. We don't know who is involved in the UK or in Portugal as no announcements have been made.

In case you have forgotten Murat was an arguido at the time of the dog searches, the McCanns weren’t.  What possible evidence could the dogs have been looking for in the McCanns’ hire car and rented property, if the McCanns were not under suspicion at that time?

[Vertigo Swirl]

How about no comment ?

How about it?  Maybe the McCanns actually were naively and foolishly heartened by the lying PJ’s reassuring words.  What effing idiots they were!

[G-Unit]

In case you have forgotten Murat was an arguido at the time of the dog searches, the McCanns weren’t.  What possible evidence could the dogs have been looking for in the McCanns’ hire car and rented property, if the McCanns were not under suspicion at that time?

I think that putting the dogs into 5A was intended as a screening exercise. The dogs weren't expected to alert in 5A in my opinion. The search warrants for the McCann's hire car and their villa were requested after the alerts in 5A and because of them.

[Vertigo Swirl]

I think that putting the dogs into 5A was intended as a screening exercise. The dogs weren't expected to alert in 5A in my opinion. The search warrants for the McCann's hire car and their villa were requested after the alerts in 5A and because of them.

Do you think the McCanns and the general public might have had an inkling that the police had them in their sights as suspects by then?

[Mr Gray]

I think that putting the dogs into 5A was intended as a screening exercise. The dogs weren't expected to alert in 5A in my opinion. The search warrants for the McCann's hire car and their villa were requested after the alerts in 5A and because of them.

assumption...you need to read what Harrison said before the dogs went in to 5a

[pathfinder73]

You have changed “police” to “PJ” now, I see.   Yes De Carmo’s statement is certainly one of the pieces of evidence.  What’s your view of Colon Sutton?  Is he a liar?
 'The Scotland Yard investigation was going to be very narrowly focused and that focus would be away from any suspicion of wrongdoing on the part of the McCanns or the tapas friends.'

Maybe SY's job was to eliminate all other possibilities first before working on the last lead with the PJ.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Maybe SY's job was to eliminate all other possibilities first before working on the last lead with the PJ.

That's a ridiculous assumption on your part IMO.  It would be a complete waste of time and resources for any police force to start investigating the least likely suspects to clear the way to working up to the most likely suspects. 

[barrier]

That's a ridiculous assumption on your part IMO.  It would be a complete waste of time and resources for any police force to start investigating the least likely suspects to clear the way to working up to the most likely suspects.

Well the three amigos fitted that quite well.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Well the three amigos fitted that quite well.

I don't understand your comment sorry.  Do you think most police investigations start at the outside, with the least likely suspects investigated first, whilst they leisurely work their way towards the main suspect, over a number of years?  Does that strike you as a good way to conduct an investigation?

[faithlilly]

How about it?  Maybe the McCanns actually were naively and foolishly heartened by the lying PJ’s reassuring words.  What effing idiots they were!

But on the 8th of August, according to Kate’s book, they were made aware that they were suspects. The article that contains the ‘heartened’ comment is dated the 12th. So they certainly weren’t ‘reassured’ by the PJ’s words because from Kate’s own mouth they knew they were suspects.

[Vertigo Swirl]

But on the 8th of August, according to Kate’s book, they were made aware that they were suspects. The article that contains the ‘heartened’ comment is dated the 12th. So they certainly weren’t ‘reassured’ by the PJ’s words because from Kate’s own mouth they knew they were suspects.

As this is apparently so important to you, though rather off topic, why don't you post the original article in a new thread and we can discuss this vital bit of apparently contradictory evidence in minute detail?

[faithlilly]

As this is apparently so important to you, though rather off topic, why don't you post the original article in a new thread and we can discuss this vital bit of apparently contradictory evidence in minute detail?

No need. What it all boils down to is the PJ spokesperson claimed the parents were not suspects, even though they were. The parents claimed that they were ‘heartened’ by the claim that they were not suspects, even though they knew they were. However you believe that they may have been ‘naive’ for believing the PJ, even though they didn’t, and that’s why they they said that they were ‘heartened’.

Doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in your reading of the present situation, does it ?

[pathfinder73]

That's a ridiculous assumption on your part IMO.  It would be a complete waste of time and resources for any police force to start investigating the least likely suspects to clear the way to working up to the most likely suspects.

Ridiculous would be If they were hoping to find an abductor! The penny would have dropped by now!

[Vertigo Swirl]

No need. What it all boils down to is the PJ spokesperson claimed the parents were not suspects, even though they were. The parents claimed that they were ‘heartened’ by the claim that they were not suspects, even though they knew they were. However you believe that they may have been ‘naive’ for believing the PJ, even though they didn’t, and that’s why they they said that they were ‘heartened’.

Doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in your reading of the present situation, does it ?

LOL, why not go the whole hog and write 'tick tock' while you're at it?  How many times have you been here, believing that things were not looking good for the McCanns and they were about to be arrested?  Literally how many times?