To believe Martin Smith's identification of Gerry (the only witness who formally stated that) requires acceptance of the following points:-
1. Gerry changed his clothes and no-one noticed
2. Madeleine wasn't wearing the same clothing as reported by the parents
3. Multiple other witnesses lied or were mistaken about Gerry's whereabouts at the time
4. Martin was right & the rest of his family were wrong
How much should the truth be bent to accommodate the revised statement of this sole witness, to remove a potential abductor from the equation and identify him as an existing arguido?
1. Could he could have changed his clothes twice (upon return)? How many of the T7 describe what he was wearing? There are a pair of biege trousers on top of the bed ("Foto 17" - PJ Files)
2. Light coloured pajammas - everyone agrees on that.
3. Do you mean T7? Is there anyone who accounts exactly where he was from 9:50 to 10:15. Also consider the other time anomalies in the timeline and you can see differences of 15-20 minutes. Therefore no-one needs to lie. They may just be mistaken.
How many of the T7 say exactly where Gerry was just AFTER 10pm? Two independent witnesses seem to imply Gerry was away from the table for 30 minutes before the al,arm was raised
4. The whole family saw the man. The description is similar in most respects.
Also why was the sighting ignored for years by Mitchell but held up as centrally important by Redwood in 2013. Why after Redwood's comments does Smithman remain somewhat hidden on the Find Madeleine web site? Why is Tannerman still held up as the abductor when he's been accounted for?