Madeleine Bombshell - police net closes in on just one man who is key to the mystery

unreorganised wrote:I wonder how much Met Policing £14000/month gets you? Can't be more than two full time officers at most, surely?

I can't really see how this - honorable mention by the BBC aside - is really "news". The Prince Charles thing is interesting though; what's that about?

Dee Coy wrote:Over on CMOMM only jean monroe has alluded to the fact that the one man, according to the BBC and the Express, is Smithman. There has been an outpouring of vitriol towards Cressida Dick from TB and a whole load more scorn from other members.

Why are they ignoring the Elephant in the Room? The The beeb, of all cautious media outlets, have cited Smithman as the final wanted person!

Dee Coy wrote:

canada12 wrote:If it is Smithman, Kate and Gerry won't be pleased - considering how much time and effort has been spent trying to discredit the Smith family, who are, after all, the source of the Smithman sighting. They tried to hide the e-fits. The e-fits show a remarkable likeness to Gerry. Gerry carried Sean off the plane in the same way that the Smiths described the person they saw carrying the little girl (the coincidence is what jogged th Smiths' memories). Smithman has never come forward to identify himself, in spite of masses of publicity.

One might suggest that, having eliminated absolutely every other possibility, OG has come down to this final solid lead after keeping it on the back burner throughout the investigation. I don't believe it was forgotten about at all, nor do I believe it's a last throw of the dice. I believe the dice were always there, waiting in the wings.

And we can't forget that the Smiths have been available, as witnesses, from the start, and we have no idea whether the police have interviewed them again, indepth.

It will be interesting to find out (if we find out) whether it is Smithman. I personally hope that it is, and that OG has much more information than they're releasing publicly. If anything is likely to make Kate and Gerry nervous it will be Smithman. Publicly, they should embrace the sighting enthusiastically, because it backs up their argument that Madeleine was abducted and should, if it was anyone but Gerry or another Tapas member, provide a concrete lead. Privately, they could be sh*tting bricks.

Good summary C12.

Ok, so it finally boils down to Smithman, who is not a new lead at all, but has been pivotal from day 1.

The PJ know this, we know this but more importantly the McCanns and the Met know this. So why is he being produced now as the endgame approaches?

Are we going to have a patsy shoehorned in as Smithman (dead or alive?) or are they going for a real identification? And have the Smiths and the other English lady who saw him been apprached by OG? Exciting times for justice ahead, I hope.

Helenmeg wrote:Sorry - I was looking for picture - Now I get it!
22:00 A man is seen carrying a child wearing pyjamas heading towards the ocean

Excellento

Châtelaine wrote:I agree, Andrew.
IMO they've spent all this time and money to EXCLUDE any other possibility ...

TheTruthWillOut wrote:

Châtelaine wrote:I agree, Andrew.
IMO they've spent all this time and money to EXCLUDE any other possibility ...

The classic...Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

TheTruthWillOut wrote:

Châtelaine wrote:I agree, Andrew.
IMO they've spent all this time and money to EXCLUDE any other possibility ...

The classic...Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Andrew wrote:At the end of the day, then Operation Grange will continue for as long it takes until everything is ready to go in Portugal.

And that's basically what they're doing. Paying salaries for it to tick over until the PJ give the green light.

IMO etc.

canada12 wrote:

Satsuma wrote:They can't need 6 months to "close in on one man" -  that doesn't make sense
I assume they're just looking for a body, then everything else will fall into place

Whose body? Mystery man, or Madeleine's?

canada12 wrote:

TheTruthWillOut wrote:

Châtelaine wrote:I agree, Andrew.
IMO they've spent all this time and money to EXCLUDE any other possibility ...

The classic...Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

And since the McCanns have painted themselves into a corner - they entertain only one theory - that she was abducted - then if Smithman is the only lead which is left, after all other possibilities have been examined and eliminated - the McCanns must, by their own admission, accept the possibility that Smithman is the 'abductor'. And if they don't, what does that say about their claim of abduction? Here's a solid lead, Mr. and Mrs. McCann. What are your objections? And why?

Andrew wrote:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccann-cops-hunt-worker-10013618

Madeleine McCann cops hunt worker at resort as they fear he 'kept secrets' from local police
British officers are convinced the former worker at the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz knows more than he's told them

Satsuma wrote:

canada12 wrote:

Satsuma wrote:They can't need 6 months to "close in on one man" -  that doesn't make sense
I assume they're just looking for a body, then everything else will fall into place

Whose body? Mystery man, or Madeleine's?

Maddie's, canads. It's the only reason I csn think of for  OG to have been going on so long