The whole scenario seems a little off to me. Why would parents leave three very young children alone in the hotel room of a place they are not familar with, to go and eat out at a restaraunt. Apparently now they are suspects in the crime of there missing daughter. Do you think they did it??
I discuss this with my dad the other day. I just don't understand why parents would leave three young kids like that just to go eat somewhere. I'm not sure to believe that they killed their daughter, but they might have something to do with it.
i think the police have screwed up (which they have) and trying to find a scape-goat. if you have read this story (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2005320001-2007420000,00.html) you will see where i am coming from
Well, any opinion put in this thread is just speculation and we have to be careful not to write anything prejudicial to the case. However, if it's true that traces of Madeleine's DNA were found in a car that was hired by her parents about 4 weeks after she first disappeared then it's difficult to give an innocent explanation. But why would two doctors, well respected and established in their field with an apparently happy home life, be involved in any wrong-doing? The jury's still out for me.
and why would they stay in portugal so long after killing them (im not syaing they have just using the police theory). if they was gonna kill the girl they would have gone alone, killed her then moved away to live a life in a new country elsewhere. its like robbing a bank, then going back to the bank to help the police find the suspect, it just wouldnt make sense.
Well i have a logical explanation of trying to see how they can be implicated in there daughter going missing, but really have you seen them really emotionally distraught or grieving as a normal parent would? If that was my daughter I would not give a sh*t about paparazzi etc I would be an emotional wreck and hunting for her myself ...for me they are to laid back and calm......
While the case is still under investigation, the parents looks suspiciously guilty the longer the case goes on.
Very true but in saying that , it is a common ground in these cases - because most cant find an answer and automatically turn to the last with the child.
well unfortunately you hear far too much of this on the news in todays world. murders, kids go missing. if they are guilty they have certainly played the upset parents to the thousands of news journalists in their faces on a daily basis. ive silently susspected them from day one, but like everybody, i really do hope the poor girl is found alive. such a shame, she looks such a sweet innocent girl.
Well, this is where im coming from. First of all in The Sun english newspaper both parents stated "Whats Done Os Done"! This quote is very unsetteling as saying that could mean "oh i dont care" ?? This case will unravel itself soon. Please dont try to be too judgemental and hurt the case. We are here to state our opinoins and this is what we are doing. Good Day mckST
Could go either way. One thing that seemed to me to be noteworthy is that even from day one, they never seemed very emotional.
Because if it was an accident that happened whilst they had left their children 'home alone' and alledgedly in a sedated condition the very fact they are doctors would work against them. Their whole carrers would be blown out of the water. NOW let me make it perfectly clear I AM IN NO WAY SUGGESTING THEY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER DISAPPEARENCE, only offering an answer to a question.
How did they find body fluids from Madeline in a car rented by the couple three and a half weeks after the event ? Why did mum wash the teddy ? Why did they have bleach in the appartment ? Why was the bible in the hotel room left open on the page about David killing his brother ? Why did the police sniffer dogs pick up the smell of death on the mothers cloths ?
There are many possible innocent explanations to these questions. 1. Because it was dirty? Maybe she just threw it in the wash without thinking? 2. To clean the bathroom or kitchen? I've got bleach in my home too - but I'm not a murderer. 3. Coincidence? 4. Did the dog say it had the scent of a dead body? Here's a good one for you - if the hire car is such a key piece of evidence why were the McCann's driving around in it until they boarded the plane this morning? Even if they are guilty their conviction is in doubt because of the sloppy evidence handling of the Portuguese police.
I do not believe any mother would wash a favorite teddy of a lost child. The dogs they used they had flown in from the uk,they are trained to only identify death. The hire car they have been using is not the same car as the one that was used for the trip accross the boarder after three and a half weeks. Do you buy bleach for your hotel room when you are on holiday ?
I'm playing Devil's advocate here because if there are traces of Madeleine in the car it's very suspect. However, grief does funny things to people and she may well have unthinkingly washed the teddy. She might have wanted it nice and clean for Madeleine who she was expecting to be found safely. I'm sure the dogs are very good - they must be if they've been trained here in the UK. But believe it or not dogs aren't perfect - they are known to give false indications. And it was the same hire car. And yes, if I was going to be living in an apartment for a fortnight or whatever, it might cross my mind to buy some cleaning products to keep the place looking nice.