Timeline May 3rd

[Vertigo Swirl]

IMO one can take just about everything that supposedly occured between 5.30pm and 10pm with a very large pinch of salt because of the conflicting stories. Just why the tapas group sat down and worked out a timeline has always fascinated me, who were they trying to protect and from what??

Why does putting together a timeline mean they were trying to protect anyone?

[barrier]

IMO one can take just about everything that supposedly occured between 5.30pm and 10pm with a very large pinch of salt because of the conflicting stories. Just why the tapas group sat down and worked out a timeline has always fascinated me, who were they trying to protect and from what??

That appears to be the status of OG,imo.

[barrier]

I always thought the door thing was vastly overblown in importance by the sceptics and so it wouldn’t surprise me if Op Grange did too.

KM mentioned it first,its just being discussed that's all.

[G-Unit]

I always thought the door thing was vastly overblown in importance by the sceptics and so it wouldn’t surprise me if Op Grange did too.

There's no definitive evidence that Madeleine was abducted. The story relies heavily on the testimony of her parents. Therefore any investigation worth it's salt needs to assess the reliability of her parent's evidence in any way possible. If Gerry McCann didn't see an open bedroom door perhaps he didn't see an open window and shutters either.

[kizzy]

IMO one can take just about everything that supposedly occured between 5.30pm and 10pm with a very large pinch of salt because of the conflicting stories. Just why the tapas group sat down and worked out a timeline has always fascinated me, who were they trying to protect and from what??

This facinates me also - how when your child has can can you think logically about times.

Yet let 20 odd people trample rround apartment destroying any evidence.

Causing as much confusion as they possibly could.

The police were not called until there was a state of panic and confusion.

By the time they arrived-  all hell had broken loose.

When there is a state of confusion-  it is harder to remember
 
who did what when or where people were at a particular time.

Yet they wrote a timeline.

[Robittybob1]

IMO one can take just about everything that supposedly occured between 5.30pm and 10pm with a very large pinch of salt because of the conflicting stories. Just why the tapas group sat down and worked out a timeline has always fascinated me, who were they trying to protect and from what??

It doesn't have to be a major crime though does it?

[Vertigo Swirl]

There's no definitive evidence that Madeleine was abducted. The story relies heavily on the testimony of her parents. Therefore any investigation worth it's salt needs to assess the reliability of her parent's evidence in any way possible. If Gerry McCann didn't see an open bedroom door perhaps he didn't see an open window and shutters either.

Any investigation worth its salt knows not to put too much reliance on individual witness statements as these are often inaccurate or incorrect often for the most innocent of reasons. IMO

[slartibartfast]

IMO one can take just about everything that supposedly occured between 5.30pm and 10pm with a very large pinch of salt because of the conflicting stories. Just why the tapas group sat down and worked out a timeline has always fascinated me, who were they trying to protect and from what??

Most large organisations foster a CYA attitude IMO. Whenever anything goes wrong the first reaction is to write down the sequence of events that shows you weren’t to blame.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Most large organisations foster a CYA attitude IMO. Whenever anything goes wrong the first reaction is to write down the sequence of events that shows you weren’t to blame.

As Kate was shrieking “we’ve let her down” that night allegedly I don’t think they were trying too hard to cover their arses.  Also a group of holiday makers is not a large organisation.  IMO.

[Angelo222]

Why does putting together a timeline mean they were trying to protect anyone?

Because it does. And then Mrs Fenn goes and blows a hole in it.   

[Vertigo Swirl]

Because it does. And then Mrs Fenn goes and blows a hole in it.   

Erm...how?  They only did a timeline for the evening of 3rd May.

[Angelo222]

Erm...how?  They only did a timeline for the evening of 3rd May.

Because she singlehandedly destroyed the half hour checking claim.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Because she singlehandedly destroyed the half hour checking claim.

Except the waiters at the Tapas confirm that members of the group were constantly leaving the table for minutes at a time to (they assumed) check on their kids.  If they weren’t leaving the table to go check on their kids what were they doing instead?

[kizzy]

Except the waiters at the Tapas confirm that members of the group were constantly leaving the table for minutes at a time to (they assumed) check on their kids.  If they weren’t leaving the table to go check on their kids what were they doing instead?

well we don't know do we - because they cant get there stories straight imo.

[Mr Gray]

Because she singlehandedly destroyed the half hour checking claim.

You are assuming her testimony is reliable