Madeleine McCann alive?

[Angelo222]

I don't think Amaral did either.

Did what Brietta?

[Brietta]

Did what Brietta?

He neither observed the crime scene or the witnesses first hand with the exception of seeing Murat outside his villa.

He mentions in his book asking a GNR soldier who he was.

[Mr Gray]

Unfortunately, they came in after the main event. They were not on the scene when the initial investigation was being undertaken, they did not observe the witnesses first hand, they were not privy to all those pesky little details which never get written down. Those on the scene immediately after a suspected crime is carried out will always be in the best position to arrive at an opinion as to what really went on. The fact that the mother of a missing child so blatantly refused to answer police questions was an indicator in itself that she feared being caught out. In those circumstances the police were totally within their rights to pursue this further.

those at the crime scene collect the evidence...they play no part in deciding if that evidence shows guilt or innocence...that is decided by others...thats the basis of a proper justice system...portugal doesnt seem to understand that..

[Angelo222]

He neither observed the crime scene or the witnesses first hand with the exception of seeing Murat outside his villa.

He mentions in his book asking a GNR soldier who he was.

That's incorrect Brietta.  Amaral spent a lot of time at Ocean Club and checking routes.

[Angelo222]

those at the crime scene collect the evidence...they play no part in deciding if that evidence shows guilt or innocence...that is decided by others...thats the basis of a proper justice system...portugal doesnt seem to understand that..

Are you claiming to be an expert in policing now to add to all your other skills?  Amaral and Ricardo Paiva are to this day two of the best informed detectives in this case, they know more about it than any PJ or SY officer will ever know.

Being wise after the event just doesn't cut it imo.  It seems that some people would rather certain past events never see the light of day ever again but I for one will make sure that never happens and anyone involved in criminality in this case is pursued.

[pathfinder73]

So what was stopping the abductor from brushing the bed down?

And how would they do that when they are already through the window but nobody went through it so I can ignore that question.

[Eleanor]

To air the bed silly...

So this burglar got in through a tiny slit in a shutter- they were not working acording to Diane and she checked!. opened a window grabbed a child while holding her- he pulled out is cleaning kit and began to wash windows and make the bed.. Taking it to another level here 

Absolute nonsense, as ever.

[Eleanor]

He neither observed the crime scene or the witnesses first hand with the exception of seeing Murat outside his villa.

He mentions in his book asking a GNR soldier who he was.

Amaral always had his own agenda.

[Eleanor]

That's incorrect Brietta.  Amaral spent a lot of time at Ocean Club and checking routes.

Amaral needed The McCanns to be culpable.

[Brietta]

That's incorrect Brietta.  Amaral spent a lot of time at Ocean Club and checking routes.

His eye certainly fell on Murat as a likely suspect ... but he gives no other mention of anyone or anything or his activities in or around the crime scene as far as I know.
He certainly had no contact with either Kate or Gerry McCann.

[Brietta]

Please try to follow the topic of the thread a bit more closely.  Thankyou

[G-Unit]

His eye certainly fell on Murat as a likely suspect ... but he gives no other mention of anyone or anything or his activities in or around the crime scene as far as I know.
He certainly had no contact with either Kate or Gerry McCann.

Encarnacao and Neves, Amaral's superiors, had lots of contact with the McCann couple.

[Eleanor]

Does it take me to say that Amaral needed Kate and Gerry to be culpable?  Either, or both, depending on who could have done this alone or together.  And without any help.

Amaral was already in some sort of trouble. Are we supposed to forget that this happened.

To say that Amaral should never have been even remotely involved in the Case of the Disappearance of Madeleine McCann is somewhat disgusting.  How on earth did that happen?  Who allowed this to happen?  The hierarchy knew what was going on, and they still left Amaral in charge.

I will forever remain gobsmacked by their stupidity.

[Angelo222]

His eye certainly fell on Murat as a likely suspect ... but he gives no other mention of anyone or anything or his activities in or around the crime scene as far as I know.
He certainly had no contact with either Kate or Gerry McCann.

Have you forgotten who conveniently pointed the finger at Murat?  Tanner claimed that his gait was the same as the man she claimed to have seen carrying a young child and two others from the tapas group claimed to have seen him outside Ocean Club on the night that Maddie disappeared.  Are you asking us to believe that this wasn't all discussed by the tapas group before it was reported to the police?

Amaral was there when the McCanns were interviewed.

[Eleanor]

His eye certainly fell on Murat as a likely suspect ... but he gives no other mention of anyone or anything or his activities in or around the crime scene as far as I know.
He certainly had no contact with either Kate or Gerry McCann.

Amaral knew that Kate and Gerry could not have accomplished the disappearance of the body of their daughter without the help of someone local.  It was that simple.