What about all the people who do know them and understand them to be innocent? No doubt their views count count because they DO know them. LOL.
The friends who were with them at the time seemed swayed by their reactions rather than by any factual considerations.
you know her face I'll never forget. It was a face of someone's child who had been taken...Kate and Gerry were just breaking down you know just their behaviour was, you know was never questioned or did I ever think there was anything strange about you know their behaviour and how they would, they would act, you know in such a set of circumstances
https://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/DAVID-PAYNE-ROGATORY.htm There was no, there was no way I could imagine anyone could, could hide the fear they must have had if something had already happened and, and then, and, and, and display this, this degree, this degree of anguish without being the most accomplished of, of, and cynical of actors, you know this was unimaginable.
https://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/RUSSELL-OBRIEN_ROGATORY.htmAccording to their friends and family in the UK they were perfect in every way, but no-one was going to say anything else in the circumstances.