Yard chief suggests Madeleine probe may be wound down


Yard chief suggests Madeleine probe may be wound down
Telegraph News
24 Aug 2012


Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, has indicated that the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann may be wound down.

Scotland Yard is to ask David Cameron whether the Government will continue to fund the inquiry into the missing child, who was last seen in her parents' holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007.

The Met opened a new inquiry, Operation Grange, 15 months ago at the request of Mr Cameron. The Government has provided an 'open cheque' into the review of the case. The inquiry has 28 homicide detectives and seven civilian staff working full-time and is thought to have cost £2.5m so far.

Mr Hogan-Howe is asking for a new commitment on financing the investigation, in comments that suggest there may be a limit on how long the police are willing to spend on the case. Previously he has said there is no limit to the time and manpower available to the probe.

He said the police are sifting through a "large cache" of documents. Portuguese police are refusing to reopen the inquiry.

Mr Hogan Howe said: "We are still reviewing a lot of material. It is a significant amount of money and we have quite a lot of officers tied up in this.

"There will be a point at which we and the Government will want to make a decision about what the likely outcome is.

"The Prime Minister agreed to fund this. We have not had any pressure to say you must stop spending more than x amount, we have received a lot of support. But by Christmas I would want a very clear view of what work is outstanding and what time line there is for that," the London Evening Standard quoted Mr Hogan-Howe as saying.

This year Det Chief Insp Redwood, who is leading the inquiry, said he believed Madeleine had been abducted by a stranger and could be alive
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Scotland Yard re: Inquiry into McCann case


Met chief calls for decision on funding of Madeleine McCann review
Scotland Yard is to ask Prime Minister David Cameron if he wants to continue funding an inquiry into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
London Evening Standard
Justin Davenport, Crime Editor

Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe is seeking a new commitment from the Government on financing the “investigative review” of the McCann case.

The force launched the new inquiry 15 months ago after Mr Cameron responded to a plea from Madeleine’s parents Kate, 43, and Gerry McCann, 42. Detectives are examining all the evidence from the Portuguese inquiry into the child’s disappearance from her parents’ holiday flat in Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007.

The girl, who was three at the time, vanished as her parents were having dinner with friends nearby.

Police say that so far the Government has provided an open cheque to fund the review, which has included the cost of translating police documents and witness statements as well as the cost of officers travelling to Portugal and Spain.

A team of 28 homicide detectives and seven civilian staff are engaged in the full-time review and so far it is thought the inquiry has cost about £2.5 million.

Mr Hogan-Howe said he would be seeking a decision from the Government in the next few months over how long they wished to fund the investigation. He said police were still sifting through a huge cache of documents. However, the Portuguese authorities are still refusing to re-open the inquiry.

He said: “We are still reviewing a lot of material. It is a significant amount of money and we have quite a lot of officers tied up in this.

“There will be a point at which we and the Government will want to make a decision about what the likely outcome is.

“The Prime Minister agreed to fund this. We have not had any pressure to say you must stop spending more than x amount, we have received a lot of support. But by Christmas I would want a very clear view of what work is outstanding and what timeline there is for that.”

Mr Hogan-Howe’s comments are the first to suggest that there may be a limit on how long police spend on the case. Previously he has said there was no limit on the amount of time and manpower for the inquiry.

The official Portuguese inquiry was formally shelved in July 2008 but the Met opened a review of the case, Operation Grange, in May last year.

By April this year they had managed to look at a quarter of some 40,000 pieces of information.

Hopes were raised this year when Det Chief Insp Andy Redwood, leading the review, said he believed Madeleine had been abducted by a stranger and could be alive.
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Op Grange Remit : Madeleine McCann


Op Grange Remit

The support and expertise proffered by the Commissioner will be provided by the Homicide & Serious Crime Command - SCD1.

The activity, in the first instance, will be that of an ‘investigative review’. This will entail a review of the whole of the investigation(s) which have been conducted in to the circumstances of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.

The focus of the review will be of the material held by three main stakeholders (and in the following order of primacy);

• The Portuguese Law Enforcement agencies.
• UK Law Enforcement agencies,
• Other private investigative agencies/staff and organisations.

The investigative review is intended to collate, record and analyse what has gone before.

It is to examine the case and seek to determine, (as if the abduction occurred in the UK) what additional, new investigative approaches we would take and which can assist the Portuguese authorities in progressing the matter. Whilst ordinarily a review has no investigative remit whatsoever- the scale and extent of this enquiry cannot permit for such an approach. It will take too long to progress to any “action stage” if activity is given wholly and solely to a review process.

The ‘investigative review’ will be conducted with transparency, openness and thoroughness.

The work will be overseen through the Gold Group management structure, which will also manage the central relationships with other key stakeholders and provide continuing oversight and direction to the investigative remit.

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‘Pray for Maddie’ urges local friend


‘Pray for Maddie’ urges local friend
7 May 2012
Donegal Democrat

A St. Johnston man who saw Madeleine McCann three weeks before she went missing has welcomed the recent media surge surrounding her case and urged everyone to continue praying for her safe return.

Five years ago this week, Madeleine was on holiday in the Portugese resort, the Praia de Luz in the Algarve. In nine days time the pretty tot would celebrate her fourth birthday with her family. However, rather than celebrating her birthday with Madeleine, the McCann family made international headlines following the toddler’s sudden disappearance. Five years later, following extensive international media coverage and a huge investigation, the search for Madeleine continues.

Three weeks before their family holiday, the McCann family had been enjoying their time in Dungloe. They left the Rosses and went to visit McCann’s pub in St. Johnston. Madeleine’s grandmother Eileen had leased the pub to Joe Peoples and they would often call into the friendly local publican. He enjoyed their brief visit because the McCann family had the children with them. He remembers Kate, Eileen and the children being in the pub but recalls that Gerry, Madeleine’s father was not with them on this occasion.

“I remember Madeleine. She was a wee toddler. I told her to go in behind the counter for me and fix the bottles. She thought that this was great and she stood their fixing the bottles,” he said.

Joe’s pub in St. Johnston is known as ‘McCann’s’ to those who are of an age to recall the history of the popular pub. 

“The pub belonged to Eileen’s husband’s father. Eileen is Madeleine’s granny. She has been in here once, I think, since it happened,” he said.Joe recalled that they used to call and say ‘hello’ when they were in Donegal.

“Things have changed though. Everything is different. All you can do now is keep her in mind. It’s back in the news again. I watched a programme about it, there was a couple of them on. I follow the story as much as I can. I am not sure that the whole case was handled properly from the beginning,” he said.
If Madeleine were to be found, Joe is certain that he would be the first to phone the family and congratulate them.

“If she was found, I would be the first to be ringing across. She was a lovely wee girl. It is very difficult, very difficult. When you know the people it makes it all worse. It is heartbreaking. You find it hard not to think about it. It is back in the news and that can do no harm. The last time I saw her was five years ago and she must have changed a lot since. All we can do is keep on praying,” he said.

Note:
In previous articles, Joe Peoples' clearly stated that Gerry McCann was present with Kate and the children when they visited Easter 2007.

See:
Previous articles
On their annual trip to the county last year, Kate and Gerry took Madeleine and their twins Sean and Amelie to St Johnston to see the pub where Gerry's father John was born.
Mr Peoples, who is a friend of Eileen McCann, and who was visited by Gerry, Kate and their children during their visit two years ago, said: “Your head would be pickled thinking about it — there’s not a day goes by when you don’t think about it.”

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RETAIL IN ST JOHNSTON
(excerpt)
Joe’s Bar, St Johnston belongs to Madeline McCann’s grandmother, Eileen McCann. On the early hours of St Patrick’s Day, 2008, the pub was raided for the 12th time. The thieves rammed in the back door of the pub and took all the stock they could get barring a bottle of gin. They turned on the beer taps to let the beer run out. Joe discovered the damage and the back door lying in the garden when he checked on the pub after 7.30 am Lenten Mass. Eileen McCann was the wife of the late John and they ran the pub under the name of McCann’s Bar and there was a living quarters then above the pub. They decided to lease it to Joe 27 years ago. Mrs McCann had been in the area and visited the pub at the weekend. The pub had been ram raided in November 2007 when Joe was in the hospital at the time. After that incident, a steel security door had been put up.

Kathleen McDonald (nee Peoples), Sadie Peoples who became Sadie Moore (nee Gibson), Paul O’ Kane, Thomas Curran, were among those who served behind the bar in Joe’s Bar. Ann McNulty works there today.
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Updates re: Amaral's The Truth of the Lie (Joana Morais Blog)


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Irish couple to help new Maddie probe


Irish couple to help new Maddie probe
Missing Maddie
Niall O'Connor
19 March 2012

AN Irish family holidaying in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz on the night Madeleine McCann went missing say they will "fully cooperate" with any new police probe.

Louth couple Martin and Mary Smith were quizzed by investigators after they claimed to have seen a man carrying a young child through the town on the night of the May 3, 2007.

Madeleine was almost four years old when she vanished from her bed in her parents' apartment at the Ocean Club holiday resort in Praia da Luz between 9.35pm and 10pm on May 3, 2007.

Despite a massive police investigation and huge publicity worldwide, she has not been found. However it has now emerged that a group of Portuguese detectives have been appointed to carry out a fresh review of the investigation.

Now, the Irish couple who were interviewed by police following the girl's disappearance are bracing themselves to be reinterviewed.

Reports in British newspapers have claimed Scotland Yard officers will approach the Smith family in the coming weeks as they attempt to construct a photofit on the prime suspect.

Tragedy

Mary Smith told the Herald today that the family still sees Madeleine story as a "terrible tragedy" and that they will co-operate fully with investigators.

"At this point we just don't know whether we will be called but of course we will cooperate fully. Madeleine's disappearance was just a terrible tragedy," she added.

"We have not been contacted by police yet and we will wait for their instructions," she added.

Police reports state that Mary and Martin left Kelly's Bar in the resort at approximately 10pm when they passed a male they said was carrying a young girl who was barefoot.
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The Carvi Seafood Restaurant Scandal


THE CARVI SEAFOOD RESTAURANT SCANDAL
Fish Feed Fiasco







I was motivated to return to this issue after reading the Mirror article published this week entitled:  "Revealed: How shamed cop made a fortune spouting lies about Madeleine McCann's parents

Quoting the article:
"...[Goncalo] Amaral, 52, led the investigation until October 2007 when he was removed for claiming British police were only helping with leads provided by the McCanns.
During his stint heading the inquiry, the Sunday Mirror caught him enjoying regular boozy ­lunches, one of which lasted more than three hours."
It seemed a good time to return to 2007, when the boozy lunches story first emerged. Perhaps, at long last, we may finally uncover the truth of its origin.
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The following news articles published in the British press were based on alleged observations made at the 'Carvi', a seafood restaurant in Portimão, Portugal.

The anonymous 'fellow diner' referred to in the articles is extremely important!

He or she has been (and continues to be) used by the British media to manipulate public opinion regarding the Portuguese police.

It therefore seems important to understand whether this person was a member of the media itself, or simply a 'concerned citizen' who happened to speak to reporters.

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The foreshadowing of what was to become the Carvi Seafood Scandal was a single line in the Daily Telegraph on May 26, 2007.

Reporter Fiona Govan wrote the following:
"Rarely observed at the scene of Madeleine's abduction or available for comment, those leading the investigation have frequently been spotted lunching at the Carvi seafood restaurant in Portimão."

And this, my friends was where it all began!
 

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The next article about the emerging scandal was written by Press Association reporter Caroline Gammell on June 7, 2007. It was a bit more detailed and was the first introduction to the individual known as a *fellow diner*.

According to Gammell:
...In Portimao...a diner at fish restaurant Carvi said he recognised the police officials...

...A fellow diner at the Carvi restaurant allegedly saw what looked like a bottle of wine and a bottle of whisky at the table where the Portuguese police officers sat for about two hours.

The diner said that about 2 pm the officers asked for the TV news to be switched on and that the officers watched the news.

As we've learned from the Leveson Inquiry, the McCanns or their official spokespersons were contacted prior to the publication of all articles.

It appears to be true regarding Carvi Seafood Scandal as family members are quoted in all the subsequent articles.

Gammell includes a quote from Gerry McCann (dropped by most other articles on the day):
...In Berlin, the McCanns said they had initially been frustrated by parts of the investigation but went on to praise efforts of Portuguese officers.

Mr McCann said: 'We have no doubts of the desire of the Portuguese police to find Madeleine. 'We have witnessed their efforts first hand and they are working harder than Kate and I.''...

Gammell's article quotes Gerry's sister Philomena McCann:
'If it were detectives from Scotland Yard there would be absolute uproar.

'But we have to let them to get on with their work because that's all we have to rely on.

'It is a different country and we have to accept the way that they do things and that it is a different culture where they have lunches and siestas but we hope the work is made up at other times.'

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On the very next day, June 8, 2007, the story sprouted wings, took off flying and has never landed.

As was discussed during the Leveson hearing, many newspapers will use an article supplied by one of the news services (in this case, possibly the Press Association report) as a base upon which the newspaper's own reporter can build an article different enough to allow their byline.

On June 8, 2007, the Evening Standard introduced its readers to the Carvi Seafood Scandal.

Reporter Ed Harris wrote:
...In Portimao, a town near where the four-year-old was snatched on 3 May, a diner at fish restaurant Carvi said he recognised the police officials from TV.

'They asked for the Portuguese TV news to be switched on Madeleine's parents had given a press conference in Berlin and they came on the screen.'

The diner said they had what looked like a bottle of white wine and whisky on the table...

Harris, like Gammell, included Gerry McCann's quote:

...The McCanns praised the officers. Mr McCann said: 'They are working harder than Kate and I.'...

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SAME DAY (June 8, 2007):

The Daily Star appears to have been the first news agency to use the term "bender" regarding the Carvi Seafood Scandal and the disgraceful manner in which the Portuguese police were behaving that day, but it was far from the last time it has been used over the last 5 years.



In the Star's version of the Carvi Seafood Scandal, the Portuguese police go on a bender, crack jokes during a boozy lunch and laugh as they knock back wine and whisky while the TV broadcasts video of the McCanns in Berlin.
...Insp Goncalo Amaral - sat slumped in a chair staring at a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky.
Chief Insp Olegario Sousa burst into a fit of laughter when fellow diners warned British journalists would be shocked.


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SAME DAY (June 8, 2007):

Lucy Hagen handled the Sun's version of the Carvi Seafood Scandal:


Hagen wrote that the detectives were boozing while Maddie's ANGUISHED parents were in Berlin and that *fellow diner* said that one of the detectives was slumped in his chair.

Interestingly, Hagen reported that the fellow diner was taken to a police station, held for four hours and had his camera confiscated.

It would be extremely helpful if this alleged arrest could be verified and if it could be determined whether the diner was a vacationer, journalist or press photographer.
The cop leading the Maddie hunt was blasted yesterday after he and two colleagues spent two hours boozing - at lunchtime. Chief inspector Olegario Sousa downed wine and whisky with fellow Portuguese officers as a restaurant TV screened Maddie's anguished parents at a Berlin press conference.

A British snapper was ARRESTED after he spotted Wednesday's long lunch in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz, where Maddie vanished. He was held at a police station for four hours and had his camera confiscated. An onlooker told how Sousa - who has appeared on TV fronting the inquiry - relaxed with officers including detective Goncalo Amaral. The witness said: "When I left, one was still slumped in his chair."

Asked whether it was acceptable for cops to drink wine and whisky at lunch, Sousa insisted yesterday: "It is my free time. What does it have to do with you what I drink or what I eat? "I drink what I want to drink when I can drink. Have you seen anyone drunk? Have you seen any action deterred by that?"

The missing girl's aunt Philomena said: "If it were detectives from Scotland Yard there would be absolute uproar."

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SAME DAY (June 8, 2007):

The Times report was written by reporters David Brown and Thomas Caton

They wrote:
...not only had the senior Portuguese officers been seen frequently going out for lunch at the Carvi restaurant, but they REGULARLY took two hour lunches at the Carvi Seafood restaurant.

Further details were given regarding the *fellow diner*'s observations:

The party shared a bottle of white wine and there was what appeared to be a bottle of whisky on the table during the lunch, which lasted almost two hours.

The *fellow diner* said: "Someone on another table seemed to know them and joked about them having two-hour lunches and knocking back Johnnie Walker Black (Label)."
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NEXT DAY (June 9, 2007):
The Daily Mail published an article that detailed the 'boozy lunches' and the alleged arrest of a photographer:

Excerpts:
...Portuguese police were forced to defend their reputation amid allegations that they were enjoying boozy lunches while the search for Madeleine continued...

...Senior police officers...were seen laughing and joking as images of the missing four-year-old and her desperate parents appeared on a restaurant TV screen...They laughed and cracked jokes as they enjoyed a meal washed down with wine and whisky - as footage of the couple played in the background. Afterwards, they left a table littered with empty glasses - and went back to work...

...In Portimao,...a diner at fish restaurant Carvi said he recognised the police officials. "I knew who they were because Mr Sousa has been all over the TV and in the papers," he said. The diner watched as officers enjoyed the lunch, which took place a short walk from the police station...

...Then - in what looked like becoming the first arrest in this case after nearly five weeks, a photographer trying to take a picture of them emerging from the restaurant was detained, held for four hours, fingerprinted, interviewed, and had his camera confiscated. He has now been formally named as an 'Arguido' - the same status as the chief suspect in Madeleine's disappearance, Robert Murat...

...On Tuesday, two groups went to two separate restaurants. The bigger party did not begin to leave for an hour and three-quarters. The smaller party had a 50-euro meal of fish and wine and shared jokes between what appeared to be discussion about police business...

...On Wednesday, the party included senior figures from police headquarters at Portimao... One of them was Ch Insp Olegario Sousa... Another was Goncalo Amaral... At 12.50pm the two men strolled across a sun-drenched square to Carvi restaurant... Inside, they formed a table of four with two other officers. The diner said: 'They asked for the Portuguese TV news to be switched on and sat at the table watching it. It must have been about 2pm. Madeleine's parents had given a press conference in Berlin and they came on the screen.'...

... The diner added: 'The police were laughing and joking among themselves while it was on. They seemed to be sharing some sort of joke. Whatever it was, I thought that laughing like that in public was in really poor taste...

...'They had a bottle of chilled wine with the meal but they had a bottle of whisky on the table after the main course as well. I was pretty shocked to see they were drinking whisky at lunchtime. The bottle was passing between them for about half an hour. 'Someone on another table seemed to know them and joked about them having two-hour lunches and knocking back Johnnie Walker Black. He said they would get themselves in the papers.

...'I got the impression they went there regularly - they were very friendly with the waiter. I don't know what time they came in but I was there for a good 90 minutes and when I left, one of them was still slumped back in his chair in the corner with the whisky bottle in front of him. He was a big sweaty guy and he was sagging into the chair. The table was littered with empty glasses. 'There was some sort of commotion and I heard someone shout out. They swore and said something about the 'Paparazzi Ingles' (English Paparazzi) hiding behind the door.'...

SUMMARY:

An individual dining at the Carvi Restaurant observed Portuguese police officers having lunch and recognised them as members of the team working on the Madeleine McCann investigation.

The 'fellow diner' claimed to have witnessed four detectives sharing a bottle of wine and what "looked like" a bottle of whisky.

The' fellow diner' was interviewed by reporters working for a number of British papers or those reporters borrowed material from one another's stories or a news service.

Philomena McCann was contacted and responded.

Kate McCann's mother, Susan Healy was contacted and responded.

Olegario Sousa was contacted and basically told the media that what the investigators did on their own time was none of their business.

A person was arrested by the Portuguese police.

The arrested person's camera was confiscated.

The arrested person was made an 'arguido'.

There have been no further details made public about the alleged arrest.

  • One must wonder - was the fellow diner simply a tourist who happened to take photos of the officers?

  • Was the fellow diner a journalist or a press photographer?

  • If the fellow diner was simply a tourist, what right did the Portuguese police have to confiscate the camera?

  • If the fellow diner was a journalist or press photographer, was this entire 'boozy lunch' story developed simply to discredit the Portuguese police as rumors were circulating that the focus of the investigation moving away from abduction?

Whatever the truth might be about the Carvi Seafood Scandal, it has provided 5 years of fodder to those attempting to portray the Portuguese as incompetent bunglers, boozers and Keystone Kops.

All one has to do is read articles published over the last three years to see how this one incident, blown out of all proportion, enabled the reputation of the Portuguese investigators working diligently to find the truth about Madeleine's fate to be destroyed by the British press.

You may find the following list interesting: Goncalo Amaral - Boozer

Note:
Statements in the official Portuguese police files indicate the McCanns and their friends claim to have left all of their eight children (ages 3 and under) unattended in their holiday apartments to have dinner and wine nightly at the Tapas Restaurant. Reports vary regarding the number of bottles of wine consumed.

See: 
Puzzles and mysteries at the very heart of the investigation

The Times, 10 Sept 2007
How much alcohol did the McCanns and their friends drink on the evening Madeleine disappeared?

Kate and Gerry McCann and their friends are reported to have told detectives they shared four bottles of wine, with another two barely touched before Madeleine was discovered missing.

However, it is claimed detectives have recovered a bill showing they downed eight bottles of red wine and six white during the afternoon and evening.
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How shamed cop made a fortune spouting lies about Madeleine McCann's parents


Daily Mirror

Revealed: How shamed cop made a fortune spouting lies about Madeleine McCann's parents
Mirror
12 Feb 2012



Gonçalo Amaral has been paid at least £320,000 for a book and DVD ­peddling his outrageous claims that Kate and Gerry McCann covered up the death of Madeleine

The  Portuguese detective who was thrown off the Madeleine McCann case in disgrace has made a fortune spouting lies about the missing girl’s parents.

The Sunday Mirror can reveal Gonçalo Amaral has been paid at least £320,000 for a book and DVD ­peddling his outrageous claims that Kate and Gerry McCann covered up the death of Madeleine in the family’s holiday apartment.

Amaral was booted off the investigation after just five months in charge. But his book, The Truth About The Lie, became a bestseller in Portugal even though the country’s top lawman insists there’s no evidence to back up his accusations.

A legal source close to the ­McCanns believes ­Amaral could have made as much as ­£1million in total.

“Amaral made an astonishing amount of money from his ­campaign to discredit the ­McCanns,” said the source.

“I don’t know how he sleeps at night, knowing he’s cashing in on the tragic story of a three-year-old girl’s disappearance.”

Gerry and Kate are suing ­Amaral for at least £1million for libel and breaching their human rights.

Lawyers for the couple, from Rothley, Leics, are expected to present proof of some of the ex-detective’s earnings when the case is heard.

They will show Amaral ­received at least £287,000 from the ­publisher of the book, which has been ­translated across Europe, and £33,600 for a DVD ­documentary.

SLURS

The McCanns’ civil case against Amaral was due to be heard in Lisbon last week but was ­postponed when the ex-cop split suddenly from his legal team.

In 2009 the Sunday Mirror ­revealed the McCanns had lodged a 36-page writ at the Lisbon court saying Amaral’s slurs left them “totally destroyed”.

Friends, relations and those who worked with the couple after Madeleine’s disappearance will support their claims as witnesses. The McCanns are not expected to give evidence in person.

If they win, the money will be used in the search for Madeleine, who disappeared in May 2007 on a family holiday in the Algarve.

Amaral, 52, led the investigation until October 2007 when he was removed for claiming British police were only helping with leads provided by the McCanns.

During his stint heading the inquiry, the Sunday Mirror caught him enjoying regular boozy ­lunches, one of which lasted more than three hours.

Portugal’s attorney general Jose Pinto Monteiro later archived the investigation and cleared the McCanns of any wrong-doing.

Kate and Gerry have never given up hope of finding Madeleine, and Scotland Yard detectives are now carrying out their own probe into her disappearance.

Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/goncalo-amaral-made-a-fortune-spouting-681722
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Robert Mendick articles re: McCanns


Bibliography
Robert Mendick articles re: McCanns



  • Kidnap fears for girl, 3, at Mark Warner resort
    • The Evening Standard, 4 May 2007, 376 words
  • Kidnap fears for girl, 3, at Mark Warner resort
    • The Evening Standard, 4 May 2007, 376 words
  • Holiday girl kidnap fear
    • The Evening Standard, 4 May 2007, 1312 words, Robert Mendick and Anna Davis
  • Vital hours lost and crowds destroy crime scene
    • The Evening Standard, 8 May 2007, 920 words; Chris Millar and Robert Mendick
  • Is it time to stop the Maddy roadshow?
    • The Evening Standard, 5 June 2007, 1842 words
  • Police take new DNA swab from main Maddy suspect
    • The Evening Standard, 6 June 2007, 497 words
  • Sniffer dogs in hunt for Maddy's grave
    • The Evening Standard, 14 June 2007, 480 words
  • Maddy grave report 'cruel'; Father says Dutch paper wrong to publish 'location' of missing girl's body
    • The Evening Standard, 14 June 2007, 692 words
  • Maddy prime suspect is questioned again
    • The Evening Standard, 10 July 2007, 290 words
  • Police 'framing Maddy mother'; Detective in charge 'jailed my innocent wife for child killing'
    • The Evening Standard, 8 August 2007, 734 words; Exclusive Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • In the heat of midsummer, Lurid rumours engulf the McCanns and their friends
    • The Evening Standard, 8 August 2007, 1672 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • Maddy police 'framed my wife and are doing the same to the McCanns'
    • The Evening Standard, 8 August 2007, 649 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • McCann friends break silence; 'These smears over Maddy are disgusting'
    • The Evening Standard, 8 August 2007, 791 words; Exclusive Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • 'People here want these McCanns to leave Portugal'
    • The Evening Standard, 9 August 2007, 606 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • Maddy : Riddle of lost hour; Father admits there has been 'shift' in police investigation
    • The Evening Standard, 10 August 2007, 1080 words; Exclusive Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • Riddle of lost hour as Maddy's father says there is a shift in the investigation
    • The Evening Standard, 10 August 2007, 964 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • The 120 metre route to check on children
    • The Evening Standard, 10 August 2007, 398 words
  • Maddy police seek Briton
    • The Evening Standard, 10 August 2007, 257 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • Couple cleared of link to Madeleine
    • The Evening Standard, 14 August 2007, 380 words
  • Maddy parents quiz police
    • The Evening Standard, 14 August 2007, 277 words; Robert Mendick and Chris Millar
  • Maddy : Mass of new clues
    • The Evening Standard, 16 August 2007, 259 words
  • I just want to go home, says fitness teacher who is key witness
    • The Evening Standard, 16 August 2007, 332 words, Robert Mendick and Keren Tal
  • Maddy: Portugal police under fire over handling of evidence
    • The Evening Standard, 16 August 2007, 541 words
  • Maddy chief: We're baffled
    • The Evening Standard, 16 August 2007, 852 words
  • Maddy police on full alert
    • The Evening Standard, 20 August 2007, 226 words
  • Maddy 'may have been killed after bungled burglary'
    • The Evening Standard, 20 August 2007, 552 words
  • Maddy raids within hours
    • The Evening Standard, 20 August 2007, 287 words
  • Smears implicate doctor friend in Maddy mystery
    • The Evening Standard, 21 August 2007, 348 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • Stop the smears and concentrate on hunt for Maddy, says friend
    • The Evening Standard, 22 August 2007, 422 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • McCanns call for new police probe rules
    • The Evening Standard, 22 August 2007, 488 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • McCann fury at murder smear
    • The Evening Standard, 23 August 2007, 458 words
  • McCann anger at reporter's murder smear
    • The Evening Standard, 23 August 2007, 589 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • The crucial 10 minutes Maddy was vulnerable
    • The Evening Standard, 24 August 2007, 967 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • Kate swears at police: No way did I kill Maddy
    • The Evening Standard, 7 September 2007, 922 words in Portimao
  • Parents are innocent, insist friends
    • The Evening Standard, 7 September 2007, 142 words
  • Gerry McCann talks for first time about being suspects
    • The Evening Standard, 11 September 2007, 822 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz and Jack Lefley
  • Portugal police bid to seize Kate diary
    • The Evening Standard, 12 September 2007, 862 words
  • Maddy parents face growing problem over legal team bill
    • The Evening Standard, 13 September 2007, 831 words, Robert Mendick, Jack Lefley and Mark Blunden
  • Tycoons refuse to give Maddy's parents cash for legal bill
    • The Evening Standard, 13 September 2007, 568 words
  • McCann friends face new quiz
    • The Evening Standard, 14 September 2007, 1045 words
  • 'Madeleine 's gone Madeleine's gone'; What Kate really said when she found daughter missing from bedroom; Sobbing McCanns were so distraught they couldn't have faked it, say friends
    • The Evening Standard, 20 September 2007, 1266 words; Exclusive
  • Revealed: What Kate really said; First account of how she reacted on finding Maddy had vanished
    • The Evening Standard, 20 September 2007, 278 words; EXCLUSIVE
  • Maddy's father's chilling theory; 'abductor hid in apartment while i was checking on my daughter'
    • The Evening Standard, 21 September 2007, 656 words; Exclusive
  • Maddy father: man hid in room; 'Abductor in apartment while I was checking on my daughter'
    • The Evening Standard, 21 September 2007, 654 words; Exclusive
  • McCanns' fury at TV gagging
    • The Evening Standard, 28 September 2007, 501 words
  • McCanns hire own experts to demolish police case
    • The Evening Standard, 9 October 2007, 500 words
  • Why Kate is innocent ...
    • The Evening Standard, 10 October 2007, 499 words
  • Why Kate can't be guilty
    • The Evening Standard, 10 October 2007, 581 words
  • McCanns are still main suspects, says police chief
    • The Evening Standard, 11 October 2007, 449 words
  • Kate : People would like me if I looked more maternal
    • The Evening Standard, 16 October 2007, 164 words
  • McCann friend saw Kate and children during 'missing' afternoon
    • The Evening Standard, 18 October 2007, 560 words
  • McCanns: We can prove that we didn't sedate our children
    • The Evening Standard, 19 October 2007, 524 words
  • Kate to work in child care
    • The Evening Standard, 22 October 2007, 425 words
  • Maddy's mother wants a new job in child welfare
    • The Evening Standard, 22 October 2007, 464 words
  • Maddy father's hysterical call on night she vanished
    • The Evening Standard, 23 October 2007, 496 words
  • Kate breaks down on TV
    • The Evening Standard, 24 October 2007, 1036 words
  • I think Maddy is being held in a house
    • The Evening Standard, 24 October 2007, 1236 words
  • Gerry 'fuming' at TV question about drugging
    • The Evening Standard, 25 October 2007, 132 words, Gerard Couzens in Madrid and Robert Mendick
  • Police failed to record any interviews with McCanns
    • The Evening Standard, 25 October 2007, 560 words
  • Lip reader sees bungled police tapes of McCanns
    • The Evening Standard, 26 October 2007, 607 words
  • Gerry could be a risk to his patients, warns senior heart specialist
    • The Evening Standard, 29 October 2007, 528 words
  • New hope for the McCanns
    • The Evening Standard, 29 October 2007, 821 words
  • Saga that we still find unbelievable
    • The Evening Standard, 2 November 2007, 814 words; Commentary by Robert Mendick
  • Police: We may never charge the McCanns
    • The Evening Standard, 20 November 2007, 492 words and Kiran Randhawa
  • Maddy suspect: I was praying 10 miles away
    • The Evening Standard, 21 November 2007, 640 words
  • Kate takes drug tests
    • The Evening Standard, 23 November 2007, 556 words; Exclusive
  • McCanns' private detectives 'lack the skill to find Maddy '
    • The Evening Standard, 23 November 2007, 403 words
  • Drug test for Kate
    • The Evening Standard, 23 November 2007, 351 words
  • McCanns' fate 'hinges on Renault carpet fragment'
    • The Evening Standard, 27 November 2007, 303 words
  • McCanns pay detective team £50,000 a month in Maddy hunt
    • The Evening Standard, 28 November 2007, 496 words
  • Police fly in for Maddy DNA summit
    • The Evening Standard, 28 November 2007, 537 words
  • McCanns hope to be cleared by Christmas as Algarve DNA team flies home
    • The Evening Standard, 30 November 2007, 462 words and Kiran Randhawa
  • McCanns hope to be cleared by 'tenuous' DNA tests
    • The Evening Standard, 30 November 2007, 373 words and Kiran Randhawa
  • New doubts over Maddy evidence that made the McCanns suspects
    • The Evening Standard, 3 December 2007, 313 words
  • U-turn by Portugal police: No DNA proof that Maddy is dead
    • The Evening Standard, 7 December 2007, 471 words
  • Portuguese cops admit: We have no evidence that Maddy is dead; Backtracking could see McCanns removed as suspects
    • London Lite, 7 December 2007, 284 words
  • Maddy police: We have no proof that she's dead
    • London Lite, 7 December 2007, 199 words
  • McCanns call Tapas Nine to secret talks; Friends meet for the first time since Maddy disappeared; No rift' as police prepare to question holiday group again
    • The Evening Standard, 10 December 2007, 583 words; Exclusive
  • MacCanns hol secret talks for Tapas Nine
    • The Evening Standard, 10 December 2007, 583 words
  • Murat's angry mother blames McCanns; My family is being punished because they left their child alone in the villa'
    • The Evening Standard, 12 December 2007, 692 words; Exclusive
  • Murat's mother attacks McCanns and their 'lying' friends
    • The Evening Standard, 12 December 2007, 574 words
  • Murat mum in stinging attack on the McCanns; She claims detective agency bribed witnesses
    • London Lite, 12 December 2007, 262 words
  • Maddy witness breaks silence: I am sure of Kate's innocence
    • The Evening Standard, 14 December 2007, 579 words
  • Madeleine : Key witness speaks out; 'I am certain of the McCanns' innocence'
    • London Lite, 14 December 2007, 615 words
  • Madeleine : Key witness speaks out 'I am certain of the McCanns' innocence'; (1) 'I am certain of the McCanns' innocence' (2) Fellow tourist who befriended the ... Madeleine witness is convinced of McCanns innocence
    • London Lite, 14 December 2007, 632 words
  • Murat 'sat in as police quizzed Tapas Nine'
    • The Evening Standard, 17 December 2007, 312 words
  • McCann : Dog handlers bungled hire car search
    • The Evening Standard, 17 December 2007, 344 words
  • Gerry's fury at 'bungling' dog handlers; He claims hounds were led to Scenic
    • London Lite, 17 December 2007, 502 words
  • McCanns' Team fears they will be 'Arguidos' forever
    • The Evening Standard, 21 December 2007, 431 words
  • McCanns may use EU courts to clear names; Couple face long legal battle to lift official suspect status
    • London Lite, 21 December 2007, 307 words
  • Mystery over 'child-size' McCann bag
    • The Evening Standard, 24 December 2007, 331 words
  • Maddy police 'must clear Murat'
    • The Evening Standard, 2 January 2008, 126 words
  • Charge me or clear me, demands Murat
    • London Lite, 2 January 2008, 267 words
  • Police have been so cruel, claims Murat
    • London Lite, 2 January 2008, 258 words
  • Cops rename McCanns as top suspects; New report handed to prosecutors
    • London Lite, 3 January 2008, 290 words
  • Portuguese police 'to seize diary from Kate McCann '
    • The Evening Standard, 4 January 2008, 286 words
  • Claims Murat's lover has been named official suspect in Portugal are denied
    • London Lite, 7 January 2008, 284 words
  • McCanns in blockbuster movie deal; They need cash to boost Maddy fund
    • London Lite, 8 January 2008, 453 words
  • It's Maddy the movie; McCanns in talks with team behind award-winning film; They need cash to fund continuing search for daughter
    • The Evening Standard, 8 January 2008, 802 words; Exclusive
  • McCanns 'to sack' their own detective agency; Kate and Gerry furious with outspoken investigators
    • London Lite, 10 January 2008, 256 words
  • McCanns to 'ditch their detectives'; Fury at their own private investigators
    • London Lite, 10 January 2008, 411 words
  • McCanns may drop detective firm AS Maddy fund runs dry
    • The Evening Standard, 10 January 2008, 591 words
  • Maddy files to be kept secret from McCanns; Judge keeps couple in dark for three months
    • London Lite, 14 January 2008, 204 words
  • McCanns can't see files for three more months
    • The Evening Standard, 14 January 2008, 514 words
  • Maddy cops join hunt for second girl; Police fear link to missing Mari, 5
    • London Lite, 16 January 2008, 460 words
  • McCann team of detectives visit missing Mari's home; Fears of paedophile gang rise as girl vanishes in Spain
    • London Lite, 16 January 2008, 303 words
  • Martin Bell slams BBC for 'stupid' coverage of McCanns
    • The Evening Standard, 16 January 2008, 368 words
  • 'Bungling' Maddy police in hunt for second girl
    • The Evening Standard, 16 January 2008, 587 words
  • McCanns 'wasting fund cash on Maddy hunt in Morocco'
    • The Evening Standard, 25 January 2008, 839 words in the Rif Mountains, Morocco
  • Maddy case may never be solved, admit Portuguese
    • The Evening Standard, 13 February 2008, 448 words
  • We're closing Maddy case says Portuguese minister
    • The Evening Standard, 13 February 2008, 460 words
  • McCanns may return for Maddy anniversary
    • The Evening Standard, 3 April 2008, 267 words, Robert Mendick in Praia da Luz
  • The Maddy effect
    • The Evening Standard, 4 April 2008, 745 words
  • Maddy police sit in on 'Tapas Seven' talks
    • The Evening Standard, 7 April 2008, 170 words
  • Shannon's mother 'based kidnap story on TV drama'
    • The Evening Standard, 8 April 2008, 260 words
  • McCanns may return to Portugal for TV plea
    • The Evening Standard, 8 April 2008, 438 words
  • McCanns call for missing child hotline
    • The Evening Standard, 10 April 2008, 134 words
  • McCanns call for probe into leaks of Maddy police reports; Couple demand answers over sobbing daughter 'smear'
    • London Lite, 11 April 2008, 350 words
  • McCanns call for inquiry into leaks of police reports
    • The Evening Standard, 11 April 2008, 715 words
  • Kate 's tears of remorse over Maddy; 'We'd wanted a listening service'
    • London Lite, 23 April 2008, 445 words
  • (1)Kates tears of regret at holiday firm (2)Kates tears over Maddy; No listening service for maddy
    • London Lite, 23 April 2008, 441 words
  • Tearful Kate : I just wish there had been a listening service for Madeleine
    • The Evening Standard, 23 April 2008, 585 words
  • Scarlett's mum asks McCann 's pr for advice; Mother of teen murdered in Goa turns to Maddy guru
    • London Lite, 25 April 2008, 346 words
  • Scarlett's mother turns to McCann 'S PR
    • The Evening Standard, 25 April 2008, 1518 words
  • Kate : I don't think Maddy is dead but the worst thing is not knowing
    • The Evening Standard, 29 April 2008, 563 words
  • My year in search of Madeleine
    • The Evening Standard, 2 May 2008, 2011 words
  • McCanns' suspect status 'will be lifted by August'
    • The Evening Standard, 9 May 2008, 234 words
  • McCanns to be cleared by the cops; 'They will no longer be suspects'
    • London Lite, 1 July 2008, 388 words
  • McCanns in the clear
    • The Evening Standard, 1 July 2008, 592 words
  • Cleared ... but still no end to torment of Maddy's parents
    • The Evening Standard, 1 July 2008, 554 words
  • McCanns hire new team of detectives to comb police files
    • The Evening Standard, 2 July 2008, 464 words
  • Police hand Maddy files to McCanns
    • The Evening Standard, 7 July 2008, 272 words
  • McCanns will be cleared and want all Maddy files
    • The Evening Standard, 18 July 2008, 201 words
  • Couple try to rescue Maddy lookalike
    • The Evening Standard, 18 July 2008, 237 words
  • Mystery girl in Maddy hunt
    • The Evening Standard, 5 August 2008, 388 words, by Jack Lefley and Robert Mendick
  • Spotted again; Maddy case files reveal another sighting in Belgium
    • London Lite, 7 August 2008, 305 words
  • The lost email; Paedo gang alert took six weeks to reach Maddy cops
    • London Lite, 7 August 2008, 308 words
  • Six weeks for kidnap plot email to reach Portuguese
    • The Evening Standard, 7 August 2008, 527 words
  • Maddy: Did Belgian paedophile ring have her stolen?
    • The Evening Standard, 7 August 2008, 598 words
  • Police made attempt to bug McCanns' villa
    • The Evening Standard, 8 August 2008, 411 words
  • Portuguese cops tried to bug Kate and Gerry 's villa; Released Maddy files reveal attempt to 'trap' McCanns
    • London Lite, 8 August 2008, 401 words
  • Detectives made attempt to bug McCanns' villa
    • The Evening Standard, 8 August 2008, 410 words
  • Kate McCann slams police chief
    • The Evening Standard, 5 September 2008, 243 words
  • Maddy aged six
    • The Evening Standard, 1 May 2009, 96 words
  • Paedophile in Maddy case 'to be extradited'
    • The Evening Standard, 22 May 2009, 341 words
  • Face of new suspect who may have taken Maddy
    • The Evening Standard, 6 August 2009, 483 words
  • 'Posh Spice lookalike' may hold Maddy clue
    • The Evening Standard, 6 August 2009, 447 words
  • Home office review to help in search for Maeleine McCann
    • The Sunday Telegraph, 7 March 2010, 368 words
  • Hunt for Maddy: The next chapter; with funds dwindling and the trail gone cold, Kate McCann has written a hard-hitting book cbout the search for her daughter, reports Robert Mendick
    • The Sunday Telegraph, 10 April 2011, 1539 words
  • 'Other children had been abused'; Kate McCann says Portuguese police covered up sex cases in area where Madeleine was abducted
    • The Sunday Telegraph, 8 May 2011, 901 words
  • Ex-lawyer faces jail for 'harassing' McCann family
    • The Sunday Telegraph, 29 January 2012, 511 words
  • Retired lawyer faces jail for 'harassing' Kate and Gerry McCann ; A retired lawyer who has repeatedly accused Kate and Gerry McCann of covering up their daughter Madeleine 's death is facing jail for harassment.
    • The Telegraph Online, 08:20 AM GMT, 29 January 2012, 1009 words
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2 parents / 1 child
 vs.
230,000 dead Haitians


Daily Express Front Page January 14, 2010

FACTS REGARDING
2010 HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE


 A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti at 4:53 PM on January 12, 2010
  • 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti
  • 16 miles from the capital city Port-au-Prince: population estimate: 2.35 million
  • More than 50 significant aftershocks followed over the next 10 days

Government of Haiti official estimates indicate:
  • 230,000 people died
  • 300,000 people were injured
  • Hundreds of thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged
  • As many as 1 million people were left homeless
  • Thousands of Haitian children were orphaned
Infrastructure losses included:
  • 28 out of 29 government ministries buildings were destroyed
  • 50 hospitals and health centers were destroyed
  • 1,300 educational institutions were destroyed
  • Port-au-Prince airport and Haitian seaports were crippled
  • Millions of cubic yards of rubble choked Port-au-Prince

The Red Cross estimates that the 2010 earthquake directly affected as many as three million Haitians.
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