I dont understand why the witness at the petrol station was not investigated further. There has always been something not quite right with this case right from the beginning.
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Ollim complained that when she returned to Spain and first heard about the girl disappearing from a resort in southern Portugal, she had a hard time getting the attention of authorities in Spain and Britain, and finally was able to send a written report to Portuguese police. ~snip ~
I so agree Shazza. The only things I can figure are that:
1. The police know this woman from previous encounters and do not take her seriously
2. The police are relatively sure this sighting never happened
3. The police have "ulterior" reasons for not wanting/needing to talk to this witness
a. members of the PP force are somehow involved and they don't really want to catch the perp
b. the parents are suspected
c. they know who did it and the sighting is immaterial
4. The police are being incredibily irresponsible.
And then she only gets to send a written report to the PP. What about Interpol? I thought they were involved in this search also.
I understand the parents were led to believe that the woman was thoroughly interviewed, etc. This is a very good reason why the parents should have hired a private investigator from the get go.
I'm practically holding my breath waiting for news that they are actually, physically inspecting the area identified in the letter.
Prayers for Maddie,
Salem