Madeleine McCann investigation 'cost £10 million to date'
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Soldato
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If she is ever found, what's the betting a film will follow shortly
I'm surprised hollywood aren't bank rolling a search team
I'm surprised hollywood aren't bank rolling a search team
Caporegime
On what basis? Damages were awarded for libel, and the decision has now been overturned on appeal. That's all.
What can Amaral sue the McCanns for? Nothing.
Caporegime
What loss of income? His book was published in 2008, so he's had 8 years of income from it already. It was widely distributed across Europe, and an authorised English translation has been available since 2009.
Man of Honour
From even more publicity...
Soldato
McCann's lose the appeal against Portuguese detective who claims they covered up the accidental death of their daughter.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nn-s-parents-lose-appeal.html#reader-comments
I am sure many will be outraged by the decision but I think it is common sense.
The detective believes she died and her body was concealed. He has evidence (that is disputed) and wrote a book on his hypothesis and was banned. The book was banned and he was taken to court for libel.
The McCann's insist their child was abducted. They also have evidence to prove it (also disputed). They also have written books and received money from interviews.
Scotland Yard has received around 10 million to solve the case but has so far failed to prove an abduction.
Although not pleasant the Portuguese detective has not been proved wrong in his hypothesis and the McCann's have not been proved right in their account.
It seems a common sense judgement based on the facts to me.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nn-s-parents-lose-appeal.html#reader-comments
I am sure many will be outraged by the decision but I think it is common sense.
The detective believes she died and her body was concealed. He has evidence (that is disputed) and wrote a book on his hypothesis and was banned. The book was banned and he was taken to court for libel.
The McCann's insist their child was abducted. They also have evidence to prove it (also disputed). They also have written books and received money from interviews.
Scotland Yard has received around 10 million to solve the case but has so far failed to prove an abduction.
Although not pleasant the Portuguese detective has not been proved wrong in his hypothesis and the McCann's have not been proved right in their account.
It seems a common sense judgement based on the facts to me.
Man of Honour
Soldato
They're all out of hush money and influence, so I fully expect one of the Tapas 7 to break rank soon and spill the beans.
Man of Honour
Not unless they want to go down as well.
Caporegime
So, according to the conspiracy theorists:
* the McCanns committed the perfect crime
* they immediately got the police involved
* they spent the next 13 years and countless sums of money keeping themselves in the public eye, thereby ensuring that every move they made would be scrutinised, analysed, and criticised by the public, the media, and Scotland Yard
* they somehow got away with it
They must be criminal masterminds!
* the McCanns committed the perfect crime
* they immediately got the police involved
* they spent the next 13 years and countless sums of money keeping themselves in the public eye, thereby ensuring that every move they made would be scrutinised, analysed, and criticised by the public, the media, and Scotland Yard
* they somehow got away with it
They must be criminal masterminds!
Maybe if he was your son you would care.
Absolutely correct. I would care about my children therefore I wouldn't abandon my kids on holiday. Your assumption that the McCanns "care" is a very wild one, and not in line with the evident reality of the situation. If you abandon your children you automatically cease to care for them, in a logistical sense, as well as care about them, in a psychological sense.
You cannot care for your children, nor can you care about your children, if you're at a tapas bar, on holiday, without your kids, having a secret afterparty.
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Associate
This case has always had far too many unanswered questions
Hopefully one day we will find out the truth about what happened to that poor girl
Hopefully one day we will find out the truth about what happened to that poor girl
Caporegime
They put their kids in a secure hotel room. They were not having a 'secret afterparty.'
They did the wrong thing by leaving their kids unsupervised, but let's not pretend they just hung them out the window for someone to kidnap.
Man of Honour
Real secure, huh
Man of Honour
but it still goes on and I've seen it several times since Maddie went missing.
Last year in Rhodes there was a family of 4 adults and two kids and in the evening all 4 adults would be sitting at a table by the bar with one of them buggering off every half hour. I've seen this loads of times
There was another couple who had a baby monitor with them like it made a difference.