Wandering Off Topic

[Alice Purjorick]

Until or if  we hear otherwise the "McCanns story" is also the story being believed by the current police investigation IMO.

Not according to the last official communique from The Met.

[Robittybob1]

And what time was that?

Manuela, the cook: They had already eaten the main course, [Cut to blurry image of a woman’s face, with a strong southern accent from Algarve], because it was already around 9:30pm when she gave the alarm.
https://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2008/05/tapas-cook-breaks-silence-and-talks.html

If you look at her statement in the PJ file she said she wasn't at work that night.  http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARIA_JOSE.htm

"Upon questioning, the witness confirms that on the day of the disappearance, she worked at the restaurant from 10h00 to 18h45, when, having finished her shift, she went home, where she remained with her 13 year old son until approximately 10h00 the following day (4th May)."

So any statement about what happened later must be treated with caution.

[Vertigo Swirl]

That would depend on the time they all exited the Tapas complex.

The PJ decided that the alarm was raised around 10pm which means that that is the likely time they exited the Tapas complex, which just so happens to be around the time of the Smith sighting.

[Mr Gray]

How many careers has it destroyed so far?

As for nailing arses to the wall, my file on post disappearance events could very well achieve that.

so tell us how many careers it has destroyed.......I would have thought amarals conviction for perjury destroyed his..

as for your file...you have benn claiming this for almost a year now...judging by your posts on here re the topic your claims are baseless..imo...after all your claims when do you expect to send this file to the pj

[Erngath]

You don't believe governments and politicians are  corrupt?
How touchingly naive.

Goading ignored!
Can you show the post where I made such a statement.
Usual deflection from you. IMO

[Vertigo Swirl]

If you look at her statement in the PJ file she said she wasn't at work that night.  http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARIA_JOSE.htm

"Upon questioning, the witness confirms that on the day of the disappearance, she worked at the restaurant from 10h00 to 18h45, when, having finished her shift, she went home, where she remained with her 13 year old son until approximately 10h00 the following day (4th May)."

So any statement about what happened later must be treated with caution.

Wow, that's some big piece of misinformation Pathfinder posted then.

[Erngath]

What the police think privately is not necessarily the same as they promote publicly, I thought you would have known that Erngath?   Or could it be that you have applied a sprinkling of wishful thinking fairydust to that view?

Possibly the private thinking is the same as the public thinking!
I thought you might have known  that  Angelo.
Or could it be that  you have applied a sprinkling  of wishful thinking  fairy dust to your view?

[Erngath]

Accusing one of being "touchingly naive" and "sprinkling wishful fairy dust" , both of which I find rather demeaning does seem to be an acceptable way of replying to my post.
Ah well!
I do hope I  am not going to be accused of believing n the tooth fairy as well!

[Mr Gray]

What the police think privately is not necessarily the same as they promote publicly, I thought you would have known that Erngath?   Or could it be that you have applied a sprinkling of wishful thinking fairydust to that view?

I think you are in denial.....it isnt just what both police forces have said its everything else that supports the parents innocence. You might want to think that SY have spent 12 million investigating an abduction in portugal ,,,,,,,made several ilors...interviewed several suspects...but really they know the parents are involved...that to me sounds ridiculous

[Brietta]

If you look at her statement in the PJ file she said she wasn't at work that night.  http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARIA_JOSE.htm

"Upon questioning, the witness confirms that on the day of the disappearance, she worked at the restaurant from 10h00 to 18h45, when, having finished her shift, she went home, where she remained with her 13 year old son until approximately 10h00 the following day (4th May)."

So any statement about what happened later must be treated with caution.

Well researched Robitty.  Do you think that might pass as a 'discrepancy'?

[Vertigo Swirl]

I think you are in denial.....it isnt just what both police forces have said its everything else that supports the parents innocence. You might want to think that SY have spent 12 million investigating an abduction in portugal ,,,,,,,made several ilors...interviewed several suspects...but really they know the parents are involved...that to me sounds ridiculous

I have heard it suggested that the way the police work is they had to investigate abduction first (like the appetizer) by arresting various burglars and assorted criminals to satisfy themselves it couldn't possibly have happened so that they could then concentrate on the main course of investigating the parents, so that just desserts can be served at some point in the future - it's a lesiurely 3 course meal, don't you know!

[Brietta]

In the Yorkshire Ripper case the man in charge was focusing on the hoaxer 'Wearside Jack'. The evidence pointing to Sutcliffe was ignored on his orders.

Despite his lucrative career promoting his association with it, we are constantly informed that Amaral holds no responsibility for any of the major decisions made in Madeleine's case.
Don't you think the big boys who did it and ran away put all their eggs into the one basket just as the superintendent in charge of the enquiry into the ripper murders did and overlooked vital evidence just as he did?

[Brietta]

Are you referring to the Metropolitan Police investigation? There is a Portuguese one which has primacy, so that one is the most important one in my opinion.

The PJ were also investigating abduction and in the absence of ilors seem to be doing so stll.

[John]

If you look at her statement in the PJ file she said she wasn't at work that night.  http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARIA_JOSE.htm

"Upon questioning, the witness confirms that on the day of the disappearance, she worked at the restaurant from 10h00 to 18h45, when, having finished her shift, she went home, where she remained with her 13 year old son until approximately 10h00 the following day (4th May)."

So any statement about what happened later must be treated with caution.

That's extremely interesting Rob.  In her statement she claims to have been at home with her 13-year-old son when the disappearance was discovered as her shift finished at 6.45pm.  Yet in the "Tapas cook breaks silence and talks about the McCanns" interview it is implied that she was there that night and saw what went on.

[John]

Accusing one of being "touchingly naive" and "sprinkling wishful fairy dust" , both of which I find rather demeaning does seem to be an acceptable way of replying to my post.
Ah well!
I do hope I  am not going to be accused of believing n the tooth fairy as well!

I have asked mods not to over moderate the forum but to use some discretion.  A little humour is allowed.