Madeleine McCann: German Prisoner Identified as Suspect, #34

[RichardKimble]

I think two things are true about the JT sighting.

1. She was incorrect/mistaken/etc about some key aspects of it. IMO there is no way she could have passed GM and friend in the street without either of them seeing her.

2. The Met don't make the statement on Crimewatch that JT's sighting is eliminated from the inquiry without having talked to JT about it and resolved it all as much as possible.

IMO she has nothing useful to say and is more likely to be useful for the defence than the prosecution

I'm sure Redwood didn't just drop in the revelation moment with out some dialogue with various witnesses.

 

[Mex]

I think two things are true about the JT sighting.

1. She was incorrect/mistaken/etc about some key aspects of it. IMO there is no way she could have passed GM and friend in the street without either of them seeing her.

2. The Met don't make the statement on Crimewatch that JT's sighting is eliminated from the inquiry without having talked to JT about it and resolved it all as much as possible.

IMO she has nothing useful to say and is more likely to be useful for the defence than the prosecution

I doubt very much if any statement made by JT, or any other witness for that matter, is ever analysed in splendid isolation.

The norm when the broader picture is viewed is I believe for investigators is to seek corroboration.
For example – the question is not as you seem to think – did GM and JW deep in conversation see JT walking past on her way to check her children. The question is, did JT see GM and JW.

We know that JT left the tapas table and we know that she confirms the meeting of GM and JW. She saw the pair of them.

What we don’t know is exactly where CB was at that moment in time. As the prime suspect in a murder CB’s whereabouts surely take primacy over a witness statement. Which despite being checked and double checked for over sixteen years and one would have thought having had its share of myth and innuendo exhausted over that period.

Alas! It seems that is not the case. But further slurring a witness who was traumatised by the belief that she saw MM being abducted is not really of the same importance as finding out where the prime suspect was. My opinion

 

[karl@]

News about Maddie case: pj conduct new searchs in Barragem do Arade

 

[Mex]

Redwood described the child being carried fitting a description close to that of Madeleine,if the Germans are building a case then there's every chance at some stage the Smith sighting will or would be visited.imo.

I would bet the mortgage on the fact that the Smith sighting will never be revisited in relation to MM's disappearance.
Although other reasons might well cause it to be looked at once more.
My opinion

 

[Davieson]

OG is almost certain that JT did not see an abductor and so am I.

 

[RichardKimble]

I doubt very much if any statement made by JT, or any other witness for that matter, is ever analysed in splendid isolation.

The norm when the broader picture is viewed is I believe for investigators is to seek corroboration.
For example – the question is not as you seem to think – did GM and JW deep in conversation see JT walking past on her way to check her children. The question is, did JT see GM and JW.

We know that JT left the tapas table and we know that she confirms the meeting of GM and JW. She saw the pair of them.

What we don’t know is exactly where CB was at that moment in time. As the prime suspect in a murder CB’s whereabouts surely take primacy over a witness statement. Which despite being checked and double checked for over sixteen years and one would have thought having had its share of myth and innuendo exhausted over that period.

Alas! It seems that is not the case. But further slurring a witness who was traumatised by the belief that she saw MM being abducted is not really of the same importance as finding out where the prime suspect was. My opinion

Who saw CB is the question.

 

[RichardKimble]

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Police investigating Madeleine McCann case to begin search of reservoir​

Police investigating Madeleine McCann case to begin search of reservoir

Scotland Yard detectives are said to be helping with the search.

metro.co.uk

 

[Mex]

News about Maddie case: pj conduct new searchs in Barragem do Arade

The search is being conducted at the request of the Germans.

Caso Maddie McCann. PJ faz novas buscas na barragem do Arade, a 50 quilómetros da Praia da Luz

Polícia alemã pediu ajuda à polícia portuguesa para fazer buscas em zona que suspeito Christian Brückner costumava frequentar.

observador.pt

 

[RichardKimble]

UK papers are on it.

Madeleine McCann detectives will search Algarve reservoir for the missing girl's body: German police - who believe the child was murdered - say suspect Christian Brueckner often visited the site​

Madeleine McCann detectives to search Algarve dam suspect visited

Portuguese police are soon expected to start closing off roads soon leading to the man-made dam near the town of Silves ahead of the official start of the search tomorrow.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[G-Unit]

News about Maddie case: pj conduct new searchs in Barragem do Arade

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[Tekno]

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[Lyall0814]

I doubt very much if any statement made by JT, or any other witness for that matter, is ever analysed in splendid isolation.

The norm when the broader picture is viewed is I believe for investigators is to seek corroboration.
For example – the question is not as you seem to think – did GM and JW deep in conversation see JT walking past on her way to check her children. The question is, did JT see GM and JW.

We know that JT left the tapas table and we know that she confirms the meeting of GM and JW. She saw the pair of them.

What we don’t know is exactly where CB was at that moment in time. As the prime suspect in a murder CB’s whereabouts surely take primacy over a witness statement. Which despite being checked and double checked for over sixteen years and one would have thought having had its share of myth and innuendo exhausted over that period.

Alas! It seems that is not the case. But further slurring a witness who was traumatised by the belief that she saw MM being abducted is not really of the same importance as finding out where the prime suspect was. My opinion

I don't think anyone is slurring her. Wasn't her fault she found herself right at the centre of a missing child case. I'm sure it's difficult, for all sorts of reasons.

 

[Pixie Child]

No-one is saying so no-one knows where the funding for CB's legal defence comes from, so that supposition may be as good as any.
What we do know is that it has been taking place over a number of years and prior to anyone here ever having heard of CB.

I find it difficult to believe that anyone other than the State (via Legal Aid) is paying. If anyone was contributing that could affect his legal aid entitlement.

 

[UK Girl]

OG is almost certain that JT did not see an abductor and so am I.

I dont believe she saw one either.

I also think its impossible Gerry and Jeremy wouldnt have seen her even if they were deep in conversation.

 

[Davieson]

I find it difficult to believe that anyone other than the State (via Legal Aid) is paying. If anyone was contributing that could affect his legal aid entitlement.

If he has financial backers he won't be needing state aid

 

[RichardKimble]

Re the search of the reservoir, last throw of the dice by the Germans,? clearly they can't advance the case with out a body.

 

[Lyall0814]

Never say never, Richard. Anything could happen in this case (imo)

 

[Pixie Child]

If he has financial backers he won't be needing state aid

Yeah but who has so much money that they would pay someone’s legal fees and risk drawing attention to themselves. Organised criminals all use legal aid for themselves.

 

[Pixie Child]

If CB killed her within 48hrs, Barragem is probably the dumping place he was most familiar with. He had camped there with HB I think. You would expect HB to have pointed to that area as likely.

Would you weigh a bag down with rocks? Would that be detectable with a scanner at this stage?

Does the time Marcos Aragao Correia got involved coincide with the confession to HB?

 

[Davieson]

Its a big area of water to search, even just a few metres out from the shore.