charon 4,943 Posted March 19, 2014 Another alleged suspect: http://www.abc.net.a...ttacker/5332882 I stay near Auntie Phil, and for the past year there has been a mid 50's Portuguese tramp wandering about near by. Quite often if you use the Public toilets you will hear flute music from the showers.........yep, him. Last night in the pub for a quick pint after work, and he got launched for having a 8 inch wooden carved pipe, that he answered like a phone, bawling his head off about it is the price you pay for freedom (about 5pm.....). He also had a big glossy book on the wean with him..........makes you think... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted April 23, 2014 Cynicism aside, our police are making some progress, and that's before more detectives go out there to work. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27122951 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted April 24, 2014 Cynicism aside, our police are making some progress, and that's before more detectives go out there to work. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27122951 This has turned into a joke seriously. I remember when the whole crimewatch reconstruction happened and the headlines were a few days later , ''weeks away from first maddie arrests'' . Since then there has been about 3 separate occasions when this has happened, including one that said days instead of weeks, its turned in circus. This next part is one for the conspiracy thread but i wonder if the internet bloggers rightfully pointing out the holes in the mccann's story and that guy who done the book 'the truth of a lie ' were getting too close for comfort and the police and the mccanns had to deflect away from themselves and start up new wild goose chase. There was a steady build of voices asking when the mccann's have never been questioned or arrested by UK police ,so they have sidestepped it and started this new direction of the investigation . I have seen even on dedicated sleuth websites critical of the mccanns and who thought they done it now start to put all their effort in this so called new lead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted April 24, 2014 Cynicism aside, our police are making some progress, and that's before more detectives go out there to work. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27122951 This has turned into a joke seriously. I remember when the whole crimewatch reconstruction happened and the headlines were a few days later , ''weeks away from first maddie arrests'' . Since then there has been about 3 separate occasions when this has happened, including one that said days instead of weeks, its turned in circus. This next part is one for the conspiracy thread but i wonder if the internet bloggers rightfully pointing out the holes in the mccann's story and that guy who done the book 'the truth of a lie ' were getting too close for comfort and the police and the mccanns had to deflect away from themselves and start up new wild goose chase. There was a steady build of voices asking when the mccann's have never been questioned or arrested by UK police ,so they have sidestepped it and started this new direction of the investigation . I have seen even on dedicated sleuth websites critical of the mccanns and who thought they done it now start to put all their effort in this so called new lead. Not sure about the above. Firstly, nothing was hidden from our police so it's a reasonable guess that if they'd seen fit to arrest/interview the McCanns they'd have done it. Secondly, the "new" leads turn up something of importance, other verified cases of break in and sexual assualt (granted, something you'd find in many holiday hotspots) which occured when the McCanns were nowhere near and remain unsolved. Thirdly, all of the above simply makes the case that the local police are pretty crap, which is what our police and the McCanns have been hinting at for a while. Whether they'll ever find poor Maddie is another question. But it looks on this evidence like that part of the Algarve has been a paedo paradise for a while, so some careless kiddy fiddler might have left enough clues for a half decent police investigation to heat up the cold trail and move this shit forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted May 6, 2014 Excavations, apparently, imminent in the Algarve. Personally, I'm not convinced this'll solve anything, other than the short term front page needs of a few Biritish papers. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted May 6, 2014 Too true. I was of the opinion that she was in a Spanish rubbish dump. But the news about some of the guys in their party going on an ad-hoc boat trip sounds too fishy for my current liking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted May 9, 2014 Excavations, apparently, imminent in the Algarve. Personally, I'm not convinced this'll solve anything, other than the short term front page needs of a few Biritish papers. I'm not sure if there's anyone actually fick enuff to still get excited by all these false "leads" reported by the papers. Surely if nothing comes from these excavations the story has to die soon. Right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted May 9, 2014 Excavations, apparently, imminent in the Algarve. Personally, I'm not convinced this'll solve anything, other than the short term front page needs of a few Biritish papers. I'm not sure if there's anyone actually fick enuff to still get excited by all these false "leads" reported by the papers. Surely if nothing comes from these excavations the story has to die soon. Right? Unfortunately until there is a body and/or a conviction this will be a regular returner on slow news days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted May 9, 2014 Excavations, apparently, imminent in the Algarve. Personally, I'm not convinced this'll solve anything, other than the short term front page needs of a few Biritish papers. I'm not sure if there's anyone actually fick enuff to still get excited by all these false "leads" reported by the papers. Surely if nothing comes from these excavations the story has to die soon. Right? Hang on, I'll phone Jimmy Hoffa's family and ask them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted May 15, 2014 The amount of utter thick cunts in the World still beggars belief Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted June 17, 2014 Kate & Gerry back in Portugal for the libel trial which has now been postponed. They are angry and upset. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted June 17, 2014 Kate & Gerry back in Portugal for the libel trial which has now been postponed. They are angry and upset. Sun, sand, sea... There's no pleasing some miserable northerners, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted June 17, 2014 Kate & Gerry back in Portugal for the libel trial which has now been postponed. They are angry and upset. Sun, sand, sea... There's no pleasing some miserable northerners, eh? I did go and check on that one; she is from Liverpool, he from Glasgow. However Madelaine was born in Leicester which makes her a proud member of the East Midlands community who are neither north nor south nor Brummies (despite what the ITV adaptation of Adrian Mole would have you believe). The school she was enrolled at before she went missing is close to my in-laws house. If this libel trial fails does this clear the way for UK publication of the Portugese detectives book? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted June 17, 2014 Kate & Gerry back in Portugal for the libel trial which has now been postponed. They are angry and upset. Sun, sand, sea... There's no pleasing some miserable northerners, eh? I did go and check on that one; she is from Liverpool, he from Glasgow. However Madelaine was born in Leicester which makes her a proud member of the East Midlands community who are neither north nor south nor Brummies (despite what the ITV adaptation of Adrian Mole would have you believe). The school she was enrolled at before she went missing is close to my in-laws house. If this libel trial fails does this clear the way for UK publication of the Portugese detectives book? There's nothing to stop anyone here accessing a download (which I'm assuming are freely available in cyberspace). Given that the detective is using a few obvious ruses, like sacking his lawyer, to avoid court I can't help thinking he's shitting himself about losing once he faces the McCanns in court. In any case, there's a separate legal argument to he had about libel/their reputation in the UK, where I think they could make a really good case that his malicious smearing and attempts to cover his own incompetance would harm their reputation and - by implication - their ability to raise money to fund the search for Madeline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,143 Posted June 17, 2014 I particularly enjoyed this complaint from the delightful Mrs M: "Every time he postpones the case, like this, it brings us more pain and distress, Every time we come here we have to make arrangements for our children to be looked after, we have to book flights, we have to book hotels, we have to take time off work to come here." http://news.sky.com/story/1283299/mccanns-angry-over-cynical-libel-trial-delay 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted October 7, 2014 Kate and Gerry received £55,000 as a settlement for libel damages against The Sunday Times http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29470599 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted October 7, 2014 Complete travesty. How they get away with it every time I just can never fathom. The strings that they pull must be near enough unique. I hope a sweet future will arrive one day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted October 7, 2014 Complete travesty. How they get away with it every time I just can never fathom. The strings that they pull must be near enough unique. I hope a sweet future will arrive one day. Careful what you say, Sky News will be on to you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted October 7, 2014 Bring it on. Let's find Maddie and allow her to rest in peace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted October 7, 2014 Bring it on. Let's find Maddie and allow her to rest in peace. You now need to change your DL name to "Sweepyface" RA. T'will be a fitting tribute to a Queen troll or summat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted October 28, 2015 29 cops down to four in the hunt for our lassie; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34661256 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted February 15, 2016 Front page of your super soaraway Sun today has Kate claiming her girl is still alive and in the Algarve. What do our readers think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted February 15, 2016 Front page of your super soaraway Sun today has Kate claiming her girl is still alive and in the Algarve. What do our readers think? She's dead, and has been since pretty much she disappeared. They clearly don't want their kid to be dead, but leaving her alone in a foreign country was shit parenting to say the least. And The Sun/Express/delete as applicable continue to bring the girl up because their readers like misery porn. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted February 15, 2016 Front page of your super soaraway Sun today has Kate claiming her girl is still alive and in the Algarve. What do our readers think? She's dead, and has been since pretty much she disappeared. They clearly don't want their kid to be dead, but leaving her alone in a foreign country was shit parenting to say the least. And The Sun/Express/delete as applicable continue to bring the girl up because their readers like misery porn. I suppose a 3 y/o missing girl is much better misery porn than a 12 y/o live brat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted February 15, 2016 Front page of your super soaraway Sun today has Kate claiming her girl is still alive and in the Algarve. What do our readers think? She's dead, and has been since pretty much she disappeared. They clearly don't want their kid to be dead, but leaving her alone in a foreign country was shit parenting to say the least. And The Sun/Express/delete as applicable continue to bring the girl up because their readers like misery porn. I suppose a 3 y/o missing girl is much better misery porn than a 12 y/o live brat. Dunno, let's find the brat and see, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites