They stopped physically searching for Madeleine after a week - are the two things connected?
We know that among the first things that Rebelo did when he took over the case, was to visit the scene and to walk in the direction taken by the man Jane Tanner saw on the night of 3rd.
Despite the plethora of photographs taken at the time, I've not seen Amaral in any.
Interesting thought VS.
If he really was seven days behind, there was an awful lot of 'catch-up' to be done. What better way than to find an Arguido living right beside the holiday apartments. The perfect patsy - that is until his lawyer got to work.
I can understand why with the prevalence of paedophiles in the area (including Brueckner) a man with the access Murat had and was granted by the PJ could have become suspect. Particularly the desperation to get things done and dusted before arguido Amaral's lawyer was presenting his case in the forthcoming Cipriano torture trial.