Is It Possible For A Non Professional Investigator To Solve The Case?

[Mr Gray]

Coloured contact lenses should eliminate a coloboma. I am not sure, but don’t people having a coloboma also have poor eyesight as they grow older?

have you ever worn contact lenses....I doubt anyone would wear them simply to cover a coloboma...contacts are a pain in the neck

[Myster]

have you ever worn contact lenses....I doubt anyone would wear them simply to cover a coloboma...contacts are a pain in the neck

So true, very itchy and irritating.  I wore hard lenses in my youth when they were first introduced, and as soon as the lubricating lotion had dried up they would pop out if you blinked.  I remember one of them flirting out in a crowded Saturday fruit market and me circling around staring at the floor for minutes, too embarrassed to tell onlookers what I'd lost. It wasn't the done thing for men to wear them in those days.

[Anthro]

I have been wearing contact lenses for the past 25 years. I remember the coloured ones would cover any blemishes. See the two pictures. I certainly think those lenses can be used to change the appearance of an iris.

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[Mr Gray]

I have been wearing contact lenses for the past 25 years. I remember the coloured ones would cover any blemishes. See the two pictures. I certainly think those lenses can be used to change the appearance of an iris.

why would maddie feel the need to hide her eye mark

[Anthro]

She might have been conditioned from a young age? And perhaps she needs the benefit because of light sensitivity which to me, is far worse than wearing soft lenses.

[Mr Gray]

She might have been conditioned from a young age? And perhaps she needs the benefit because of light sensitivity which to me, is far worse than wearing soft lenses.

What's far more significant is that if Maddie is still alive she would know about her previous family.... I think that throws a large spanner in hollys theory.  My point is Holly has claimed to have a theory that answers all points... Does it answer this one

[ShiningInLuz]

What's far more significant is that if Maddie is still alive she would know about her previous family.... I think that throws a large spanner in hollys theory.  My point is Holly has claimed to have a theory that answers all points... Does it answer this one

Whilst I have memories dating back to before I reached 4, none of those would lead me to the conclusion that I had 'different' adults in my life or that I have siblings.

There would be no spanner in the works in my own instance.

[Erngath]

Whilst I have memories dating back to before I reached 4, none of those would lead me to the conclusion that I had 'different' adults in my life or that I have siblings.

There would be no spanner in the works in my own instance.

I have strong memories of my younger sibling and of interactions which occurred between us before I was four, even the name of her favourite doll when she was two. I would have been four.
There is absolutely no way those memories would be erased if she had gone from my life when I was four!

[G-Unit]

I have strong memories of my younger sibling and of interactions which occurred between us before I was four, even the name of her favourite doll when she was two. I would have been four.
There is absolutely no way those memories would be erased if she had gone from my life when I was four!

I think that's a good point. She would remember being one of three.

[Mr Gray]

Whilst I have memories dating back to before I reached 4, none of those would lead me to the conclusion that I had 'different' adults in my life or that I have siblings.

There would be no spanner in the works in my own instance.

We aren't talking about you

[Mr Gray]

I think that's a good point. She would remember being one of three.

I think the point I have raised is a very good point.... Although at least one poster doesn't want to accept it

[Holly Goodhead]

Although I'm confident about my theory/suspects I've already said in posts I can't be sure of the motive.  It could range from altruistic, raise as own, to sinister, Brady/Hindley. 

If raise as own we've already covered that there's no evidence the blemish/mark in MM's eye was an actual Colombo as per her passport etc.  When PJ asked the McCanns about identifying features they refer to a blemish/mark in her eye and some sort of birthmark on a leg.  From memory I don't believe KM's book refers to a Colombo. 

Re childhood memories all the research shows

Most people have no memory prior to three years of age, and few memories between three and six years of age, as verified by analysis of the forgetting curve in adults recalling childhood memories.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood_memory

If MM was abducted to raise as own and her abductors a) stuck to a story early on 'why her parents parted with her' or how she was 'found' and b) thereafter provided a good home her loyalties will switch to her abductors which she might well have been with for 75% of her life now. 

An anology might be religion whereby a child brought up in a home where religion plays a significant part of daily life will in all probability follow suit.  Conversely a child brought up in a secular home will in all probability follow suit.  The same can often be said for political allegiances too and even football teams!  Beliefs are formed at a young age and shaped by what goes on in the child's environment.  Of course once the child reaches adolescence/adulthood then he/she might challenge their own beliefs but imo this is not the norm.

You can see with KM she has herself down as a Catholic and Everton supporter as this was how she was raised.  In her book she says she did not at any time question her Catholic faith as this was simply how she was raised.   

 

[Anthro]

I am sure this has been discussed, but wouldn’t hypnotherapy be useful since Madeleine said that she and Sean were crying? Does anyone here know if the twins were subjected to something like this to extract potential important information?

[ShiningInLuz]

We aren't talking about you

With this post you obviously are.

[Mr Gray]

Although I'm confident about my theory/suspects I've already said in posts I can't be sure of the motive.  It could range from altruistic, raise as own, to sinister, Brady/Hindley. 

If raise as own we've already covered that there's no evidence the blemish/mark in MM's eye was an actual Colombo as per her passport etc.  When PJ asked the McCanns about identifying features they refer to a blemish/mark in her eye and some sort of birthmark on a leg.  From memory I don't believe KM's book refers to a Colombo. 

Re childhood memories all the research shows

Most people have no memory prior to three years of age, and few memories between three and six years of age, as verified by analysis of the forgetting curve in adults recalling childhood memories.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood_memory

If MM was abducted to raise as own and her abductors a) stuck to a story early on 'why her parents parted with her' or how she was 'found' and b) thereafter provided a good home her loyalties will switch to her abductors which she might well have been with for 75% of her life now. 

An anology might be religion whereby a child brought up in a home where religion plays a significant part of daily life will in all probability follow suit.  Conversely a child brought up in a secular home will in all probability follow suit.  The same can often be said for political allegiances too and even football teams!  Beliefs are formed at a young age and shaped by what goes on in the child's environment.  Of course once the child reaches adolescence/adulthood then he/she might challenge their own beliefs but imo this is not the norm.

You can see with KM she has herself down as a Catholic and Everton supporter as this was how she was raised.  In her book she says she did not at any time question her Catholic faith as this was simply how she was raised.   

You need to do better than quote Wikipedia... It's results don't tally with experiences here. Neither does it refer to extremely traumatic events... Your theory may have many more holes but this is certainly one