Harrison wrote three reports, all incorporating the terms of reference handed to him by Amaral's boss that he was to investigate that Madeleine had been murdered, and worked to them.
Harrison offered to consider other possibilities or scenarios (sic) on request.
There is no evidence he was requested to do so.
Harrison concluded his third, and final, report by making plain he had no clue what happened to Madeleine.
I finish with a challenge.
Even theoretically, what does anyone think might have arisen from the inspection at the gym that could benefit the enquiry?
And another question:
Of England and Portugal, who was the lead-investigator in the shelved enquiry?
Thank you. I don't really see any point in setting off on another round of assumption and innuendo. The facts have been established already.
In his first report Harrison recommended searches based on;
the possibility that Madeleine McCann has been murdered and her body is concealed within the areas previously searched by Police in Zone 1 around Praia Da Luz.
At a meeting on 23rd July Encarnacao, Harrison and SCI Neil Holden met to discuss the recommendations and Encarnacao chose which searches to carry out. One of the possible sites was;
The apartment in which the McCann's had stayed may present further opportunities to search. The use of a specialist EVRD (Enhanced Victim Recovery Dog) and CSI dog (human blood detecting dog) could potentially indicate on whether Madeline's blood is in the property or the scent of a dead body is present. In relation to the dead body scent if such a scent is indicated by the EVRD and no body is located it may suggest that a body has been in the property but removed. This search process could be repeated in all the apartments that were occupied by the friends holidaying with the McCann's.
The very first search was carried out at the above sites;
On 31-07-07 the PJ conducted canine searches with a search warrant at apartments in Praia da Luz that had been previously occupied by the McCanns and their friends.
The dogs alerted in 5A, the apartment from which M McCann had disappeared.
Part of Harrison's brief was to;
Consider further opportunities or areas for search in order to locate M McCann as applicable to the latest intelligence and information provided.
The next event following the dog alerts in 5A was a request on 1st August for additional search warrants;
1 - Rua das Flores, no 27, Vivenda Vista do Mar, Luz Park, Luz, Lagos (the present residence of the McCann family in Luz)
2 - Hired vehicle used by the McCanns, the "Renault Scenic", number plate 59-DA-27.
Further, and of no small importance, it is also requested that a magistrate issue search warrants for [the above two locations] to enable us to recover new items/clues.
http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/59-DA-27.htmHarrison doesn't specifically say that he recommended adding the new sites following the dog alerts, but he does say in his final report that they were part of his recommendations;
All accommodation occupied by the McCann family and their friends as well as any hired vehicles.
http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/MARK_HARRISON.htmI think it's reasonably clear from the timeline of events and from the request for new search warrants that the dog alerts led to the inclusion of the McCann's villa and hire car in the searches. It's also clear that Harrison claimed responsibility for recommending these additional searches. Attempting to suggest otherwise fails because there just isn't any evidence to support such allegations.
Referring to the way in which reports are worded isn't evidence.
Criticising the choice of search areas isn't evidence.
Criticising search methods isn't evidence.
