Ross Hall
18 November 2007
The News of the World
DETECTIVES hired by Maddie McCann's parents are CERTAIN she's still alive and they're close to finding her.
The Spanish-based Metodo 3 agency also believe they know the identity of the missing four-year-old's kidnappers and are on the verge of solving the entire case.
Boss Francisco Marco told us said: "We're 100 PER CENT sure Maddie is alive. We're sure she was abducted and we are very, very close to finding those responsible."
The specialist investigators group, who have never failed to find a missing child, are working on the theory that THREE people were involved in the snatch after a new witness came forward.
The witness claims to have seen Maddie being bundled into a van by a man and a woman in central Portugal TWO DAYS after she was taken.
The news comes as Maddie's troubled dad Gerry has told how he is certain she was taken by "a predator" who had watched the family for DAYS.
In an emotional home video diary recorded some months ago, Gerry says he believes the abductor hid in the dark outside their Portuguese holiday apartment before grabbing Maddie from her bed.
On the video, filmed by a friend and to be screened by the BBC tomorrow night, doctor Gerry reveals: "I've no doubt Madeleine was targeted. That makes us sick to the core-to think that someone was watching us and our daughter."
He says he thinks the kidnapper was HIDING at the front of the flat in Praia da Luz as he checked on his children that fateful evening.
He adds: "I've absolutely no doubt they've watched me go in, come back out and then they've thought, 'That's the window of opportunity to get in and get back out'."
Gerry's theory backs our front page story last month that Metodo 3 believed Maddie was snatched to order in a paedophile plot.
The video also shatters Portuguese police theories that the McCanns could have dumped Maddie's body during a trip to Spain.
It shows the boot of their hired Renault Scenic, where cops suspect the body was hidden, was actually full of missing posters and yellow armbands on that day in August. Pictures taken from the video also show Gerry sitting at his computer working on posters, and Kate hanging out washing.
On video Kate reveals her regret at leaving her children that night. She says: "There is not a day goes by I'm not thinking, 'Why did I think that was OK?' "
Panorama: The Mystery Of Madeleine McCann, 9pm tomorrow BBC1.
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We know who took Maddie!
Ross Hall
18 November 2007
The News of the World
Shock claim by McCanns' private eyes
DETECTIVES hired by Maddie McCann's parents are CERTAIN she's still alive and they are close to finding her.
The Spanish-based Metodo 3 agency also believe they know the identity of the missing four- year-old's kidnappers and say they are on the verge of solving the entire case.
Boss Francisco Marco told us: "We're 100 PER CENT sure Maddie is alive. We're sure she was abducted and we are very, very close to finding those responsible."
The investigators, who have never failed to find a missing child, are working on the theory that THREE people were involved in the snatch after a new witness came forward.
The witness claims she saw Maddie being bundled into a van by a man and a woman in central Portugal TWO DAYS after she was taken.
Taken
It is not known if she was a local resident or a holidaymaker.
The news comes as Maddie's troubled dad Gerry has told how he is certain she was taken by "a predator" who had watched the family for DAYS.
In an emotional home video diary recorded some months ago, Gerry says he believes the abductor hid in the dark outside their Portuguese holiday apartment before grabbing Maddie from her bed.
On the video, to be screened by the BBC tomorrow night, doctor Gerry reveals: "I've no doubt Madeleine was targeted.
"That makes us sick to the core-to think that someone was watching us and our daughter."
Until now Gerry has been banned from discussing the investigation under Portuguese law. But he is captured on the private video saying he thinks the kidnapper was HIDING at the front of the flat in Praia da Luz as he checked on his children that fateful evening. He added: "We were looking at the back of the apartment and maybe the weak spots were at the front.
"It's a corner flat with trees overlooking it. Somebody could be hiding there watching out of view. I've absolutely no doubt they've watched me go in, come back out and then they've thought, 'That's the window of opportunity to get in and get back out'."
Gerry's theory backs our front page story last month that Metodo 3 believed Maddie was snatched to order in a paedophile plot.
On the video, filmed by friend John Corner, Gerry reveals he desperately wishes he could turn back time. "Looking back could destroy you, eat away at you." he says.
"We have very much tried to focus on what more could be done now, not what we could have done before, because we didn't do it.
"If we could turn back the clock, we'd just rewind as fast as we could."
The video also shatters police theories that the McCanns could have dumped Maddie's body during a trip to Spain.
It shows the boot of their hired Renault Scenic, where cops suspect the body was hidden, was actually full of missing posters and yellow armbands on that day in August. Pictures taken from the video also show Gerry sitting at his computer working on posters, and Kate hanging out washing.
On video Kate, 39, reveals her regret at leaving her children that night.
She says: "There is not a day goes by I'm not thinking, 'Why did I think that was OK?' "
Gerry, also 39, added: "Clearly at the time we felt what we were doing was quite responsible. We talked earlier on about how rare it is for a foreign child to be abducted and of course Praia du Luz is such a quiet place it was the furthest thing from our minds.
"We were dining very close to the children and we were checking on them very, very regularly. We are very responsible parents and we love our children so much."
Panorama: The Mystery Of Madeleine McCann, 9pm tomorrow BBC1.
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