Mind you it's Hamish Campbell.
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The soup heir.
The one who fitted up Barry George for some ulterior motive.
Still nothing gets in the way of a good career in the cops.
Does it Lord Ian Blair?
The price reward of silence.
Jean Charles de Menezez paid the price 
A senior police officer has revealed a Scotland Yard investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has identified a number of potential suspects.
Detective Chief Superintendent Hamish Campbell, who led a Metropolitan Police review of the six-year-old case, said a list of names of possible suspects and other information, including forensic âopportunitiesâ, would be passed to the Portuguese authorities.
I hope the McCann's get the answers they need whatever the outcome is as to what happened to Maddie.
Wonder if they went over the Tapas 9's initial statements.
Nah, that would be too obvious.
Caylee Anthony got the fine toothcomb.
And these two are taken at face value 
More soporific bullshit on Sky 
Originally Posted by Yellow Rose:
I hope the McCann's get the answers they need whatever the outcome is as to what happened to Maddie.
I fear that all that will happen is the Portuguese police will file it away - they've pretty much made their minds up about it being her parents that committed the crime. They've never really investigated her disappearance properly and there was a lot of huffing and puffing when other forces offered their help.
I hope they don't take this track and do follow up on these leads 
We, courtesy of Gordon Brown intervened, got the original cop off the case and then arm-wrestled them into dropping it Pengs. If you thinks the Brits fully co-operated on that one, especially with forensics and witness statements I'm second in line to the throne. A lot of action went on behind the scenes there.
And the Portugese Police are not and were not a bunch of sardine munchers as our delightful press would have led you to believe.
Don't forget she refused to answer the 48 questions.
And none of them would volunteer a reconstruction.
Hardly compliant.
You'll get nearer the truth looking at the released police files than ignoring them.
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
We, courtesy of Gordon Brown intervened, got the original cop off the case and then arm-wrestled them into dropping it Pengs. If you thinks the Brits fully co-operated on that one, especially with forensics and witness statements I'm second in line to the throne. A lot of action went on behind the scenes there.
I think they're guilty inasmuch as they left their children unattended Donks but I've never thought they physically harmed their children.
I also agree what you say about how our press denigrated the Portuguese police which is why I think any new leads from the UK will be dismissed
although there is something about him that I just don't like but can't put my finger on
Originally Posted by Pengy:
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
We, courtesy of Gordon Brown intervened, got the original cop off the case and then arm-wrestled them into dropping it Pengs. If you thinks the Brits fully co-operated on that one, especially with forensics and witness statements I'm second in line to the throne. A lot of action went on behind the scenes there.
I think they're guilty inasmuch as they left their children unattended Donks but I've never thought they physically harmed their children.
I also agree what you say about how our press denigrated the Portuguese police which is why I think any new leads from the UK will be dismissed
Maybe she had an accident. Maybe an autopsy would have revealed doping and neglect. Who knows? But sure don't add up.
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
Originally Posted by Pengy:
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
We, courtesy of Gordon Brown intervened, got the original cop off the case and then arm-wrestled them into dropping it Pengs. If you thinks the Brits fully co-operated on that one, especially with forensics and witness statements I'm second in line to the throne. A lot of action went on behind the scenes there.
I think they're guilty inasmuch as they left their children unattended Donks but I've never thought they physically harmed their children.
I also agree what you say about how our press denigrated the Portuguese police which is why I think any new leads from the UK will be dismissed
Maybe she had an accident. Maybe an autopsy would have revealed doping and neglect. Who knows? But sure don't add up.
as Baz says, I doubt we'll ever get to the bottom of this case
One things sure though. She's got to remain missing or the fund will dry up. The Fund used to sue all light and sundry courtesy of Carter Ruck.
Try going over those accounts.
One reason why I never thought the McCann's were responsible was and is their constant drive to keep the case in the public eye. If they had anything to do with what happened to Maddie they'd want to disappear into the background so the public would forget
Originally Posted by Yellow Rose:
One reason why I never thought the McCann's were responsible was and is their constant drive to keep the case in the public eye. If they had anything to do with what happened to Maddie they'd want to disappear into the background so the public would forget
All Kate had to do was answer 48 questions.
All the 9 had to do was a reconstruction.
I'd say yes to both if I had nothing to hide. Would you?
If the McCanns were babysitting your child that week would you be happy with the answers?
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
Originally Posted by Yellow Rose:
One reason why I never thought the McCann's were responsible was and is their constant drive to keep the case in the public eye. If they had anything to do with what happened to Maddie they'd want to disappear into the background so the public would forget
All Kate had to do was answer 48 questions.
All the 9 had to do was a reconstruction.
I'd say yes to both if I had nothing to hide. Would you?
I can't remember the finer points in the early days of the investigation but I remember Kate addressing at some point why she didn't answer all the 48, I just can't remember the explanation, For me in the bigger picture I just don't believe she/they were responsible
Fair enough.
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
Originally Posted by Yellow Rose:
One reason why I never thought the McCann's were responsible was and is their constant drive to keep the case in the public eye. If they had anything to do with what happened to Maddie they'd want to disappear into the background so the public would forget
All Kate had to do was answer 48 questions.
All the 9 had to do was a reconstruction.
I'd say yes to both if I had nothing to hide. Would you?
No actually Donks I wouldn't - I've seen the list of questions most of them were irrelevant - they looked like they were set up to 'frame' them or at the very least discredit them. If my child were missing my heart would have sunk knowing the time and effort that had gone into that list meant that they were not out there looking for the person responsible.
And ..................that's all I'm saying. I appreciate that we all have very differing views and I have been known to get far too passionate about this
Lips now firmly zipped on it.
Eddie framed them Soozy
And they framed themselves.
The McCanns did next to no searching for Maddie tight-lipped.
gotta admit-i think the mom & dad did wrong by leaving the kids alone that night
IF Maddy was taken (and it was nothing to do with them) they got a life sentence of guilt right there,and no court could make them feel worse
you never know she could turn up one day
I don't believe for one minute the McCann's had anything to do with the disappearance of Maddie. Sadly, they did leave their children unattended while they dined and had drinks with friends.. neglect maybe, anything else 
Read all the contradictary statements then.
I followed it Velvet There's nothing will convince me they harmed her, a zillion reasons why I think that.
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
I followed it Velvet There's nothing will convince me they harmed her, a zillion reasons why I think that.
Me too - I have read accounts from both sides - think it suited the Portuegese to lay the blame with the Macs simply because they failed dismally with their investigation.
And I really will keep my trap shut now.
I have had two suspects in mind ever since the girl's disappearance.
Originally Posted by Dame_Ann_Average:
I followed it Velvet There's nothing will convince me they harmed her, a zillion reasons why I think that.
No worries Dame and Soozy
Just a question up for grabs
Donks 
It is something I allow myself to get really narky about - I can't help myself
I really shouldn't enter threads like this ........it brings the 'old' Soozy out in me