The case of Madeleine McCann

[nugnug]

if he was hiding in the flat when gerry mcann checked that would explain everything say gerry mcann forgot to lock up properly after he checked its easily done.

[Patti]

I think someone asked for the trail of where the dogs sniffed for MM...

[nugnug]

did the witness describe the abductor as light skinned or dark skinned.

[HMEssex]

Hi Nugs. The mere fact that more than one person saw a man with a child similar to Madeleine on the night she went missing rings bells....we should never discount this. The other thing is, that no man has ever come forward carrying ac child in that area after MC was went missing...even after all the publicity....so to me the Smith's sighting is more significant. 

The Smith family only came forward after seeing a newsclip of Gerry carrying one of his twins, and identified him as the person they saw carrying a child that night in Praia de luz.


I still don't understand the clip of 'Gerry laughing on the balcony'.  Why was he laughing?

[nugnug]

i dont belive that was the first time he had seen a picture of gerry mcann.

[HMEssex]

i dont belive that was the first time he had seen a picture of gerry mcann.

So he recognised him?

[nugnug]

he dident say its was gerry mcann till 4 months later after cliaming he had seen a picture of gerry mcann.

now i cant belive hes telling the truth here i cant belive that months that was the first time he had seen a picture of gerry mcann the mcanns had all over the news 24/7

[HMEssex]

he dident say its was gerry mcann till 4 months later after cliaming he had seen a picture of gerry mcann.

now i cant belive hes telling the truth here i cant belive that months that was the first time he had seen a picture of gerry mcann the mcanns had all over the news 24/7

Why not?

They watched news of Gerry carrying a child off a plane weeks after Madeleine went missing, which triggered their memories of meeting and talking to someone similar carrying a 'sleeping child' through the steets of Praia de luz.

What's your take of him on the balcony laughing?

[nugnug]

in stressful situations people react in all different ways

no matter whats happened to you if someone says something funny you might still laugh.

some people laugh when there nervous.

[tyler]

When Gerry got off of the plan,Smith says he recognised the way Gerry was walking and the way he was holding his child,to be the same as the guy he and his family had seen on their holiday.

[nugnug]

but thousands of people carry there kids like that what would make it so distinctive.

as i can see theres nothing about his walk thats distinctive ether.

[Patti]

The Smith family only came forward after seeing a newsclip of Gerry carrying one of his twins, and identified him as the person they saw carrying a child that night in Praia de luz.


I still don't understand the clip of 'Gerry laughing on the balcony'.  Why was he laughing?

Hi HMEssex

I;m afraid that is incorrect. The Smiths made their statements on the 26th May 2007. After September when Mr Smith saw the McCann's came home and saw Gerry carrying one of the twins it reminded him of the night he saw a man carrying a child,  he then made another statement. His wife refused to make another statement.

In fact the Smith's knew Murat prior to Madeleine being taken and the statement which the Smiths made on the 26th saved Murat....from any further involvement although Murat was made an aguido a couple of days before prior to Smiths statement on the 26th.  In fact it could have been the following day, but I can't remember off hand.

Also to note that at this point the Smith family were unaware that they had seen a similar man carrying a child as to that of JTanner....all 7 of the Smith family witnessed this man with a child, but this man if not the abductor has never come forward despite worldwide media attention.   

[nugnug]

so he dident actually say he saw Gerry McCann it just reminded him

and nobody else in the smith contingent backed this story up.

[Patti]

so he dident actually say he saw Gerry McCann it just reminded him

and nobody else in the smith contingent backed this story up.

Hi nugs He did say he was 70 to 80% sure it was Gerry that was carrying the child when Madeleine disappeared, this was 4 months later on though.  But, on saying that there is conflicting reports on the reasons Smith never came forward before he saw Gerry walk down the stairs of the plane.....after Gerry had been seen on daily basis carrying one of the twins in PDL..via news reports sent worldwide. 

This statement by Smith caused the demise of the McCann's popularity.  Yet, Smith had said that he promised to help the McCann's in every way possible to help find Madeleine.  A bit hypocritical really!

I still think the man they saw was either a  local or an holidaymaker; whoever it was had no transport and took a great risk in carrying a child through PDL....

[nugnug]

as far as i know there is no other way to get off a plane than the way gerry mcann got of it so i cant really see how that would of jogged his memory.

and i would say that's the normal way to carry a child when your getting of a plane so i don't see how it aroused his suspicions.