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What a confusing and frustrating case this is. Most of us question the decision to leave the kids alone, have concerns about what appears to be a very odd publicity campaign, believe the McCanns do not come across as particularly likeable individuals, and can't quite get our heads around...

Yes, I totally agree. Thank heaven for this string...all the others seem to be full of people who think the McCanns are guilty because they left their kids alone, they haven't broken down in floods of tears at every opportunity, they went jogging occasionally, they haven't yet confessed to...

Yes, you missed out D. Madeleine's DNA from before she disappeared was transferred into the hire car on other items - clothing, toys, bags, etc I don't think it's possible to find DNA evidence that 'proves' Madeleine was in the car. If the DNA definitely came from blood that would be much...

Useful stuff. I've been trying to find out more about cadaver dog capability too, but from a slightly different angle (ie I am sitting on the fence and want to look at other possible explanations for the dogs alerting - if indeed they did as none of this reporting has been confirmed.) What I...

KM is a part time General Practitioner. GPs on the UK tend to wear casual clothes, not scrubs, as they work in doctors' surgeries and visit patients at home. In the latter case, a GP is almost certainly going to come into contact with dead patients, generally in their homes, where the GP would...

Precisely. This is the big problem with the 'McCanns did it' theory which has led to lots of fanciful suggestions that she was kept in a fridge or even dismembered and disposed of in parts. When a child dies/disappears in suspicious circumstances the most likely explanation is a close...

EU extradition treaties mean there is unlikely to be an unholy battle over extradition as is the case sometimes between countries without such an agreement. Don't the PJ have now to present their case formally before charges can be made? If they think the case is strong enough they are...

Err there's an important principle here of not prejudicing a trial. Given what's already been written over the last few weeks, IF they are charged, they are going to be able to make a good case for media coverage being prejudicial to a fair trial.

Ooops, no, Justine Mc has just made a statement at the airport. Nothing of significance, McCanns had nothign to do with disappearance, returning to UK for sake of twins, with full agreement of PJ, etc etc

The statement will apparently be made on their arrival at East Midlands airport in the UK

News24 reporting that the MCanns will make a statement at the airport on their return to the UK.

The forensic information is incredibly confusing, not least because we are getting this all from 'unofficial' sources and there is speculation that the PJ have a strategy of releasing snippets to prompt reaction from the McCanns. Cadaver smell I don't know a great deal about what and how the...

I haven't seen CuddleCat since KM was interviewed. Has it finally been seized as evidence? Also, given KM has been carrying it around 24/7 since 3 May, how could it have been reportedly tested and found to have a cadaver smell on it? Is this just more inaccurate speculation and rumour or have I...

It's on the Fence Sitters and Not Guilty thread (sorry can't do links) from a post by CaliKid. It's a translation from Portuguese to English so there's scope for mistakes: 'sedative' might have meant something like Calpol rather than something stronger?

Nice to be here! And good to see a thread for those of us who haven't rushed to judgement or let the emotional aspects of the case overwhelm us. I want cold hard facts not subjective and fanciful rantings!

I'm on the fence too. Although it doesn't mean he's guilty of anything, I think the blog is REALLY strange. What makes him think anyone wants to know when they went to church, when they went for a run, what children's party they attended, etc? I suppose it's partly the narcissistic culture of...

Are you implying the Pope is an accessory to the murder then? :eek:

Have I missed something? When did he admit that?

In my view, involving the Tapas 9 seems far fetched: Kate: Oh dear, I seem to have accidentally killed my daughter. It's going to cause problems if I tell the police. Could you help me dispose of her body? Friend: yeah no problem. What shall we do, dump her at sea? The statements are...

I have been following this case although not as closely as others here. There are several things that have seemed not quite right in this case from the beginning. However, I also think some of the theories doing the rounds have been unhelpful: innocent until proven guilty, etc etc. The...