Is it true the PJ may have "Smithman" on video?

[ShiningInLuz]

sorry...when you said further information I assumed you meant something relevant.  (Remark deleted)

Oh dear!

[Angelo222]

Do you think/ believe must Smithman is Gerry McCann?
If so, how does this fit in with your belief in the woke and wandered theory?

I don't given the statements made by those in the tapas bar that night which means that it is just one more terrible coincidence and unfortunate for Gerry. Certainly, Martin Smith's insistence that it was Gerry he encountered on the street that night simply muddies the water even more.  The chap the Smith's saw could very well have been carrying Maddie and could very well have resembled GM.

It strikes me as sinister that despite all the publicity surrounding Maddie's disappearance and the Smith's sighting that an innocent local or a tourist have never come forward

[Billy Whizz Fan Club]

Given the resemblance to Gerry McCann I have always felt that the McCanns and their team have sought to play down the Smith sighting.  Strange though given that Smithman has NEVER BEEN FOUND.

Why would they play it down if they knew it wasn't GM?

And play it down is an under statement.... They ignored it for weeks (maybe months) whilst dishing out all sorts of nonsense on "suspects"? If they really wanted an abductor - why ignore a report of a man carrying a child the same age as MM?

[Robittybob1]

has the smith sighting been promoted in portugal....I dont think it has...that may explain things

Good to see you joining in Davel.  [Just waking up D.]

[pathfinder73]

I don't given the statements made by those in the tapas bar that night which means that it is just one more terrible coincidence and unfortunate for Gerry. Certainly, Martin Smith's insistence that it was Gerry he encountered on the street that night simply muddies the water even more.  The chap the Smith's saw could very well have been carrying Maddie and could very well have resembled GM.

It strikes me as sinister that despite all the publicity surrounding Maddie's disappearance and the Smith's sighting that an innocent local or a tourist have never come forward

All the witnesses believe it was Madeleine in a deep sleep so that would explain why he will NEVER come forward!

[Billy Whizz Fan Club]

All the witnesses believe it was Madeleine in a deep sleep so that would explain why he will NEVER come forward!

But why didn't Clarence want to find him?

[Wonderfulspam]

But why didn't Clarence want to find him?

Because he was paid to do what he was told to do.

[misty]

But why didn't Clarence want to find him?

More importantly, why didn't the PJ want to find Smithman between 3rd May & 6th September 2007?

[Robittybob1]

More importantly, why didn't the PJ want to find Smithman between 3rd May & 6th September 2007?

When did Miguel hand in the CCTV recordings?  I know that the Smith's reported their findings about 2 weeks  after Madeleine went missing, so the PJ would not be looking for Smithman till then. 

But I do believe the PJ were certain Gerry had an alibi for the 10:00 O'clock time frame.  So the 10:00 PM time frame did not excite the PJ.

[Mr Gray]

I don't given the statements made by those in the tapas bar that night which means that it is just one more terrible coincidence and unfortunate for Gerry. Certainly, Martin Smith's insistence that it was Gerry he encountered on the street that night simply muddies the water even more.  The chap the Smith's saw could very well have been carrying Maddie and could very well have resembled GM.

It strikes me as sinister that despite all the publicity surrounding Maddie's disappearance and the Smith's sighting that an innocent local or a tourist have never come forward

Afaiaa the Smith sighting has never been promoted in portugal,  the most important country in the investigation
This may be, the very reason he has never been traced

[barrier]

I don't given the statements made by those in the tapas bar that night which means that it is just one more terrible coincidence and unfortunate for Gerry. Certainly, Martin Smith's insistence that it was Gerry he encountered on the street that night simply muddies the water even more.  The chap the Smith's saw could very well have been carrying Maddie and could very well have resembled GM.

It strikes me as sinister that despite all the publicity surrounding Maddie's disappearance and the Smith's sighting that an innocent local or a tourist have never come forward

Ever thought maybe there isn't one.

[Robittybob1]

Ever thought maybe there isn't one.

Are you suggesting the Smiths were lying?

[Mr Gray]

Are you suggesting the Smiths were lying?

No he's suggesting there might not be an innocent tourist or a local... It's quite clear

[Robittybob1]

No he's suggesting there might not be an innocent tourist or a local... It's quite clear

No it is not clear.  You have to ask why there isn't "an innocent tourist or a local"?

One of the reasons could be that the Smiths are lying.
Well what reason does Barrier put forward himself?

[Vertigo Swirl]

Or that Smithman was indeed GM, IMO. That would explain why Mitchell ignored a credible sighting of an “abducter”.

Are you of the opinion that Mitchell knows Smithman was Gerry?