Actually what it says is: "a source close to the investigation told The Times that forensics experts had found a surprising amount of Madeleine's hair in the hired Renault Scenic"
It also says... "Detectives had expected to find some of Madeleine's genetic material, skin flakes or hair in the car because it had been used to carry the family's belongings, including her clothes and toys"
and this: "the amount of hair came as a surprise, the source said, although detectives were not confident that they could prove beyond doubt their suspicions that Madeleine's body was ever in the car."
And about the DNA matches? "police today denied that there had been any perfect match, or one strong enough to stand up in court."
(Bolding all mine.)
Interesting article! I suggest everyone read the entire thing, before jumping onto sensational headlines or paragraph headers.
Two thoughts....
1. It keeps being said that the car was rented by the McCanns 25 days after Maddie "disappeared". That would be May 28th, right? But has it ever been said how long they rented it for? Because on May 29th is when they flew to Italy to visit with the Pope. Did they only need a car to get to the airport? Or did they rent it long-term? How long were they in Italy? Did they come straight back to Portugal, or do more travelling? Why pay for a car if you're going to be out of the country? Did they drive the car to the airport that day? Was it parked at the airport while they were gone? Did someone know this, and used the car while they were gone?
2. This may mean nothing, but I've read that the McCanns spent the day of Maddie's 4th birthday walking along the beach. I think I personally would spend the day paralyzed in bed, but maybe not if....if I knew that being on the beach was actually as close to my child as I could possibly get, i.e. if she were in the ocean somewhere....
Just some random thoughts...
Dr. Perper and another expert were on Nancy Grace tonite saying that hair could come out easily from a deceased person. Maybe in clumps after being dead awhile they maybe from moving the body. There's must be something to it if there is lots of hair in clumbs and the cadaver dog hitting on a scent. I would think that the dog was dual trained and looking for Maddie's scent just as Dobber was looking for Lacey's scent as a cadaver.
I really think Maddy is gone and if that's her hair, we don't really need any more proof. These parents were wrong from the get-go and are responsible for her death, even if not by their own hands.If Madeleine were dead, would her hair be falling out?
No, but it could have gotten caught on something in the rental's trunk.
the hair thing could be crucial
I did read somewhere that unlike DNA scientists can tell if hair came from a living body or post mortem
But in order to make sure it is Maddy;s hair you need a follicle to get a DNA marker
so the hair could be vital -
Thanks for posting the link.Article here about the hair in the car.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=482049&in_page_id=1770
Madeleine: Hair in McCann Renault: 'It could be anyone's'
Thanks for posting the link.
I admit I have been away from my computer and away from TV news for most of the day on more than one occasion and with this case having so many last minute twists and changes it is hard for me to keep up sometimes.
If I am understanding correctly from reading your post and others posts it seems that much of the "evidence" against the parents that we thought was solid evidence and which was being trumpeted in many news reports is now turning out to not be correct or at least vastly less than was first reported. Am I getting the correct impression?
Nice post. Well said.Wow. Interesting "re-calibration" of these news reports. I remain skeptical, about all reports; the intitial reports of hair clumps, as well as the "revised" (we don't know whose it is) reports.
I will continue to muse and speculate, on the numerous theories, until this thing spins itself out. It will probably take a while. News companies must be selling a $#it-load of papers, and clicks on news sites.
I think others here, for the most part, may do the same. And most here seem to know full well, that we are at sorely lacking transcripts of interviews, copies of documents, etc. That said, our theories are largely "If-Then" scenarios. i.e., if the report has a shred of truth to it, then the following event may have happened.
Always know I can find the best links to the most current versions of news, right here ;]
Yeah but I mean, eggs are eggs... we have all the eggs we are ever gonna have at the time we are born. It doesn't matter. siblings are siblings. And maddie's DNA is Maddie's DnA. unless one of the twins is her absolute identical twin (not fraternal - identical, caused by an extra split of the egg)... which wouldn't be possible... then no...
More likely, the hair is there because after death, your hair starts to fall out because some of the follicles start to release. Sad.