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[Eleanor]

Well as Brian Kennedy seems to be the 'brains ' behind the agency as well as the finance, quite relevant.

Edgar is not on the company records, only Cowley is.

As to their respective backgrounds, what experience did they have in so called 'abduction' cases ?

Edgar was in the RUC, before 'moving' to the Manchester Police as a constable, according to certain information supplied.

Cowley spent 30 years in the Police service with one promotion.

So what was their expertise in the field of 'abduction' exactly ?

Are there any Agencies specialising in Child Abduction, Stephen?

[stephen25000]

So what?   Relevant to what?   Does that mean he is part of some sinister conspiracy - if so what is it - in your opinion?

I did a search on google a while ago, and there were some dealing with 'abductions' Eleanor.

I will have a search later after I return from work.

In the meantime have a good day.

[Eleanor]

I did a search on google a while ago, and there were some dealing with 'abductions' Eleanor.

I will have a search later after I return from work.

In the meantime have a good day.

Thank you, Stephen.  I suppose that I should do it myself, but ever lazy about research.  And all of you do come up with some good stuff.

[faithlilly]

I’m not sure how far the transparency demanded vociferously of Madeleine’s fund has been an impediment to those looking for her. 

I would imagine that it would be unhelpful for a firm of PIs, the very nature of whose work involves an element of confidentiality, to be subjected to public scrutiny in the way in which the McCann employees were.

What is in the ‘public interest’ about the status of a firm of PIs? 

What is the difference between retired detectives starting off in a business venture using their professional skills and a retired police officer similarly using his professional dog handling skills doing the same?

If the McCanns didn't want their PIs to be open to public scrutiny then they shouldn't have trumpeted their employment from every tabloid front page. It would have been relatively easy to have hired Cowley and co without the resultant fanfare whipped up by Clarence but that wouldn't have manipulated the public, who were funding the venture, into thinking they were actually 'searching' for their daughter.

[Eleanor]

If the McCanns didn't want their PIs to be open to public scrutiny then they shouldn't have trumpeted their employment from every tabloid front page. It would have been relatively easy to have hired Cowley and co without the resultant fanfare whipped up by Clarence but that wouldn't have manipulated the public, who were funding the venture, into thinking they were actually 'searching' for their daughter.

I think you will find that Brian Kennedy was Funding this particular Venture.

[Brietta]

If the McCanns didn't want their PIs to be open to public scrutiny then they shouldn't have trumpeted their employment from every tabloid front page. It would have been relatively easy to have hired Cowley and co without the resultant fanfare whipped up by Clarence but that wouldn't have manipulated the public, who were funding the venture, into thinking they were actually 'searching' for their daughter.

Actually, I do not think there was a penny of "public" funding going into this as Mr Kennedy seemed to be calling the shots.

As far as fanfares go ~ what comes first ~ the chicken or the egg?

[faithlilly]

Actually, I do not think there was a penny of "public" funding going into this as Mr Kennedy seemed to be calling the shots.

As far as fanfares go ~ what comes first ~ the chicken or the egg?

Oh I think you'll find the fund accounts for that time suggest otherwise. Besides when the review was in full swing, around March 2012, the McCanns posted on the Find Madeleine website that due to the review the fund was no longer employing PIs which at that time,  although Cowley seemed to have vanished into the ether, was certainly Edgar.

[Brietta]

Oh I think you'll find the fund accounts for that time suggest otherwise. Besides when the review was in full swing, around March 2012, the McCanns posted on the Find Madeleine website that due to the review the fund was no longer employing PIs which at that time,  although Cowley seemed to have vanished into the ether, was certainly Edgar.

I have no interest in forensically examining Madeleine's fund ~ although I could if I wanted to; in much the same way there are those who do not question the appeal funds set up to finance Dr Amaral ~ although they could not check them out if they wanted to as there appears to be no public accountability there.

[Alfred R Jones]

If the McCanns didn't want their PIs to be open to public scrutiny then they shouldn't have trumpeted their employment from every tabloid front page. It would have been relatively easy to have hired Cowley and co without the resultant fanfare whipped up by Clarence but that wouldn't have manipulated the public, who were funding the venture, into thinking they were actually 'searching' for their daughter.

So, it's your view that the headlines were to dupe the public into thinking the PI's (that in your words the public were funding) were looking for Madeleine when in actual fact they were just being paid out of the fund by the McCanns - to do what, exactly?

[Wonderfulspam]

So, it's your view that the headlines were to dupe the public into thinking the PI's (that in your words the public were funding) were looking for Madeleine when in actual fact they were just being paid out of the fund by the McCanns - to do what, exactly?

To investigate abduction & look for an abductor, thus adding weight to the abduction fantasy they created.

It worked though didn't it, even now there are still people gullible enough to believe that Madeleine was abducted, when it's obvious she wasn't. Unless the abductor happens to have a passing resemblance to  Madeleine's father & he changes his victims pyjamas.

[Mr Gray]

To investigate abduction & look for an abductor, thus adding weight to the abduction fantasy they created.

It worked though didn't it, even now there are still people gullible enough to believe that Madeleine was abducted, when it's obvious she wasn't. Unless the abductor happens to have a passing resemblance to  Madeleine's father & he changes his victims pyjamas.

So you think Redwood is gullible

[ferryman]

To investigate abduction & look for an abductor, thus adding weight to the abduction fantasy they created.

It worked though didn't it, even now there are still people gullible enough to believe that Madeleine was abducted, when it's obvious she wasn't. Unless the abductor happens to have a passing resemblance to  Madeleine's father & he changes his victims pyjamas.

... even now there are still people gullible enough to believe that Madeleine was abducted, ...

Andy Redwood and his Scotland Yard team are among them.

The Portuguese prosecutors are two more who believe the same.

If only they were all as clever as you ...

[Wonderfulspam]

... even now there are still people gullible enough to believe that Madeleine was abducted, ...

Andy Redwood and his Scotland Yard team are among them.

The Portuguese prosecutors are two more who believe the same.

If only they were all as clever as you ...

Indeed ferryman, SY are intelligent enough to know that there really is an abductor out there, who happens to look a bit like Gerry & had a similar pair of trousers to those modelled by Gerry & that he changes his victims pyjamas.

That's how clever they are...

I wish I was that clever.

[Mr Gray]

... even now there are still people gullible enough to believe that Madeleine was abducted, ...

Andy Redwood and his Scotland Yard team are among them.

The Portuguese prosecutors are two more who believe the same.

If only they were all as clever as you ...

I think the next one will be ...there are still people gullible enough to believe what Redwood says

[Wonderfulspam]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqKjkpCOmdo&feature=player_embedded

Why can't that genius Mr Redwood keep a straight face when he discusses the Smiths sighting, do you think?

Missing persons cases are notoriously hilarious aren't they.