You are all guilty (except SB, myself and snaw)

[Flubster]

I have no facts so I'm going with statistics - which state that it is far more likely that a direct family member is the culprit than a complete stranger.

Give the Portuguese plod a ring ring then with this bit of ground breaking news. That's sure to convince the judge to bring the McCann's back for questioning, depsite the facts not being strong enough...

Judge: Sorry, but the case doesn't hold up. Forensics is debatable, no eye witness, no body, etc, etc.

Senor Detective: But Judge, Cowboy Bob says that statistically the McCann's did it.

Judge: Right then. Haul them back and hang the buggers form the highest tree...

[The Lone Gunman]

Give the Portuguese plod a ring ring then with this bit of ground breaking news. That's sure to convince the judge to bring the McCann's back for questioning, depsite the facts not being strong enough...

Judge: Sorry, but the case doesn't hold up. Forensics is debatable, no eye witness, no body, etc, etc.

Senor Detective: But Judge, Cowboy Bob says that statistically the McCann's did it.

Judge: Right then. Haul them back and hang the buggers form the highest tree...

Actualy, it wasn't the McCanns, it was one of their friends looked in on Maddie before Mrs McCann discovered she was missing.

I have seen CSI and Poirot and other stuff on the telly and I know:
It is normally the last person to see them alive.
It is normally a close friend or relative.

Case solved.

[DodgyAgent]

very interesting article DA - thanks for posting it.

it was as much of an explanation as to why we react as we do to these types of events, and how they affect everyone. It seemed from the ITV program last night that there is precious little evidence to form any objective conclusion at all.

[Churchill]

it was as much of an explanation as to why we react as we do to these types of events, and how they affect everyone. It seemed from the ITV program last night that there is precious little evidence to form any objective conclusion at all.

Why bother even speculating?

*We* do not have access to all of the evidence. Only what has been presented by the media.

Best left alone mefinks.

[The Lone Gunman]

I couldnt be arsed reading the whole piece, but did find it rather ironic that it has a "have your say" button attached.

[BoredBloke]

"I have seen CSI and Poirot and other stuff on the telly and I know:
It is normally the last person to see them alive.
It is normally a close friend or relative."

Depends on the program you happen to be watching. The one I see from time to time it tends to be the person who owns an old hotel, gold mine or deserted fun fair and that person is usually the one who goes around telling tales of doom. When caught they tend to be wearing a mask. I also know that they are not fans of those 'pesky kids' and so might have a motive to abduct one.

[Spartacus]

It seemed odd at the time that the last person to see her alive wasn't a suspect and that the hunch of that hackette from the Daily Mirror was given more credence.

But, hey, fruitless to speculate in cases like this when you haven't seen the evidence, statements and what have you.

[The Lone Gunman]

"I have seen CSI and Poirot and other stuff on the telly and I know:
It is normally the last person to see them alive.
It is normally a close friend or relative."

Depends on the program you happen to be watching. The one I see from time to time it tends to be the person who owns an old hotel, gold mine or deserted fun fair and that person is usually the one who goes around telling tales of doom. When caught they tend to be wearing a mask. I also know that they are not fans of those 'pesky kids' and so might have a motive to abduct one.

In which case it is the old hackette from the daily mirror (as mentioned by Spartacus then) and she would have got away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling kids!

[Spartacus]

In which case it is the old hackette from the daily mirror (as mentioned by Spartacus then) and she would have got away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling kids!

Yeah, she has been hanging around the crime scene an awful lot.