Examples of Gerry McCanns Selective Memories

[Miss Taken Identity]

Depending on which version one chooses to believe, one has a choice between Payne didn't enter the apartment or he did and stayed for a while. One just has to wonder who's embarrassment was being spared?  The entire period between Maddie being last seen in public after 6pm and Kate raising the alarm shortly after 10pm appears to be sprinkled with mistaken memories and enigmas.

Hit that on the nail Angelo...

[Vertigo Swirl]

The police had to determine whether she had changed her clothing so enquiring as to what she was wearing that night seems an obvious choice of question. 

I'm not questioning the question, merely the inference that Gerry was hiding something by his "selective memory" - presumably there would have been numerous other witnesses as to what Kate was wearing that night, so I don't really see what Gerry has to gain by "forgetting" this detail.

[faithlilly]

I'm not questioning the question, merely the inference that Gerry was hiding something by his "selective memory" - presumably there would have been numerous other witnesses as to what Kate was wearing that night, so I don't really see what Gerry has to gain by "forgetting" this detail.

The point is he probably genuinely didn't remember what his wife was wearing but is it therefore believable that he then remembered in such clear detail a man he had only seen for a few seconds days before ? Was he sewing the seeds of suspicion and playin* on people’s prejudices ?

[Vertigo Swirl]

The point is he probably genuinely didn't remember what his wife was wearing but is it therefore believable that he then remembered in such clear detail a man he had only seen for a few seconds days before ? Was he sewing the seeds of suspicion and playin* on people’s prejudices ?

Do you mean the guy who he described as " he never behaved strangely, nor approached or looked at the children in an ostensible [deliberate/menacing] manner" - sowing the seeds of suspicion by saying he wasn't acting suspiciously?  A novel approach I grant you!

[faithlilly]

Do you mean the guy who he described as " he never behaved strangely, nor approached or looked at the children in an ostensible [deliberate/menacing] manner" - sowing the seeds of suspicion by saying he wasn't acting suspiciously?  A novel approach I grant you!

Do you really think Gerry would be ‘that’ obvious ?

[Vertigo Swirl]

Do you really think Gerry would be ‘that’ obvious ?

You seem to think you know him better than most, so I will bow to your greater knowledge of how the man's mind works.

[Robittybob1]

You seem to think you know him better than most, so I will bow to your greater knowledge of how the man's mind works.

A silly question IMO - asking a man what his wife was wearing.  Should have been asked about the aerobics instructor instead.  No problems.

[faithlilly]

You seem to think you know him better than most, so I will bow to your greater knowledge of how the man's mind works.

Not that man but men very similar.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Not that man but men very similar.

Oh dear.

[Robittybob1]

Oh dear.

I'm all dizzy.

[Miss Taken Identity]

The point is he probably genuinely didn't remember what his wife was wearing but is it therefore believable that he then remembered in such clear detail a man he had only seen for a few seconds days before ? Was he sewing the seeds of suspicion and playin* on people’s prejudices ?

But then we have to think if Kate had to change her clothes that day, and this was significant in some way,by saying he can't remember  will absolve him of any further questioning in this matter.

[Robin Banks]

 

 

[Vertigo Swirl]

Gerry McCann spent an hour and a half with his Wife before he went for dinner on the evening of the 3rd of May 2007 drinking wine and beer and chatting, He spent a further hour and a half with his Wife over dinner, minus minutes during checking the Children's welfare, but he couldn't recall what his Wife was wearing on the evening of the 3rd of May 2007.  But Gerry McCann describes an individual he see's on the beach trip for a couple of minutes in great depth, oh, hold a minute folks, Gerry can't remember what footwear he's wearing, but everything else.

 

Maybe it’s because the guy was performing and Gerry was watching him do so for several minutes, whereas how much scrutiny does a husband generally give his wife of several years (or vice versa?)  I can’t recall what my partner was wearing yesterday with any clarity, though almost certainly jeans were involved.  I can remember what Amal Clooney wore on Saturday quite clearly though - lol. 

[kizzy]

Depending on which version one chooses to believe, one has a choice between Payne didn't enter the apartment or he did and stayed for a while. One just has to wonder who's embarrassment was being spared?  The entire period between Maddie being last seen in public after 6pm and Kate raising the alarm shortly after 10pm appears to be sprinkled with mistaken memories and enigmas.

Seems really OTT...why did he go into so much detail...too much info imo

Why did he have to stress on so much in so little time he was there. bit like the proud father moment

What was he expecting chaos ...because gmccann wasn't there. [g wasn't there but they were so at peace]

Gerry had asked me just to pop in and check everything was alright err with Kate or you know again I can't remember the exact reason whether he was just making sure it was alright that he could stay there and you know more time but you know he'd asked me to pop in.
So I walked back err from the tennis courts, err back to err you know Kate and Gerry's apartment and the time you know looking at, you know we've looked obviously at photographs since then and you know the time that we've got that I was you know going to Kate's about six thirty, err and I went into their apartment through the patio doors. The three children were all you know dressed you know in their pyjamas, you know they looked immaculate, you know they were just like angels, they all looked so happy and well looked after and content and I said to Kate, you know it's a bit early for the you know, for the three of them to be going to bed, she said ah they've had such a great time, they're really tired and you know err so I say, you know I can't remember exactly what, what you know the night attire, what the children were wearing but white was the predominant err colour, but you know just to reinforce they were just so happy, you know seeing you know obviously Gerry wasn't there but they were just all, just so at peace and you know they looked like a family who'd had such a fantastic time and err yeah then I left there, went and got my stuff, went back to the tennis courts and then err there was me, Matt and Russell and I think Gerry played a little, for a little while but he decided that he'd, he'd played enough tennis for that day and err was going back and so it left with me, Russell and err Matt and err Dan who was the, the you know the tennis coach from Mark Warner.

http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/DAVID-PAYNE-ROGATORY.htm

[Vertigo Swirl]

Seems really OTT...why did he go into so much detail...too much info imo

Why did he have to stress on so much in so little time he was there. bit like the proud father moment

What was he expecting chaos ...because gmccann wasn't there. [g wasn't there but they were so at peace]

Gerry had asked me just to pop in and check everything was alright err with Kate or you know again I can't remember the exact reason whether he was just making sure it was alright that he could stay there and you know more time but you know he'd asked me to pop in.
So I walked back err from the tennis courts, err back to err you know Kate and Gerry's apartment and the time you know looking at, you know we've looked obviously at photographs since then and you know the time that we've got that I was you know going to Kate's about six thirty, err and I went into their apartment through the patio doors. The three children were all you know dressed you know in their pyjamas, you know they looked immaculate, you know they were just like angels, they all looked so happy and well looked after and content and I said to Kate, you know it's a bit early for the you know, for the three of them to be going to bed, she said ah they've had such a great time, they're really tired and you know err so I say, you know I can't remember exactly what, what you know the night attire, what the children were wearing but white was the predominant err colour, but you know just to reinforce they were just so happy, you know seeing you know obviously Gerry wasn't there but they were just all, just so at peace and you know they looked like a family who'd had such a fantastic time and err yeah then I left there, went and got my stuff, went back to the tennis courts and then err there was me, Matt and Russell and I think Gerry played a little, for a little while but he decided that he'd, he'd played enough tennis for that day and err was going back and so it left with me, Russell and err Matt and err Dan who was the, the you know the tennis coach from Mark Warner.

http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/DAVID-PAYNE-ROGATORY.htm

Could it be that he waxed so lyrical because he was recalling events in the knowledge that just a few short hours later Madeleine had disappeared and this was the last time all children and mother were together?