Gemma O'Doherty, Investigative Journalist - now published investigation into Madeleine McCann case

Gemma O'Doherty‏ @gemmaod1 · 23m23 minutes ago


Why did #McCann private investigators fail to make the most basic of inquiries before announcing a so-called major breakthrough in the case which apparently came to nothing?


So why did Madeleine McCann detectives ask so few questions after major breakthrough?

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1206842/Why-did-Madeleine-McCann-detectives-ask-questions.html

candyfloss wrote:Gemma O'Doherty‏ @gemmaod1 · 23m23 minutes ago  


Why did #McCann private investigators fail to make the most basic of inquiries before announcing a so-called major breakthrough in the case which apparently came to nothing?


So why did Madeleine McCann detectives ask so few questions after major breakthrough?

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1206842/Why-did-Madeleine-McCann-detectives-ask-questions.html

So would it be fair to assume that the 'Victoria Beckham' lookalike; the Australian connection and indeed the whole story is a fabrication? A red herring or indeed a goose hunt to take the trail all the way to the other side of the world, perhaps? With a nice little 'celebrity lookalike' angle to add a little spice (ha - pun intended!!)

ETA:  'the search switched to Australia,' a very long way away from Luz - 'look over there not here?'

ETA 2: I can almost see and hear the journalists/copy writers/PR people or whoever concocted reported this story rubbing their hands together as the land of Oz is flagged up along with a spice-girl lookalike! What fun they must have been having... )

poster wrote:

So would it be fair to assume that the 'Victoria Beckham' lookalike; the Australian connection and indeed the whole story is a fabrication?

Yes. Nothing more, nothing less.

I know I shouldn't be shocked but I still am.  One might have hoped there would be a shred of substance to the story.

That poor child - that her very own parents should allow her to be part of such a tasteless pantomime is, imo, deeply disturbing.

Have they no shame?

The briefest of trailers here.

Ha, I don't think CM needs to tell anyone on or of camera that there was no evidence of a break in.

https://villagemagazine.ie/index.php/2017/12/terror-nure/


the above link is to gemma o'doherty's article in the dec 2017 issue of the Village magazine about abuse in a posh private school in Dublin with some priest teachers. a few readers who were in the school have commented on the truth of her story.

I look forward to her madeleine article - does she feel the 'p' word is relevant to the maddie mystery as it is in her linked article.

Gosh, that is absolutely dreadful from the quick skim through I've had so far. I'll brace myself to read it properly later.

https://mobile.twitter.com/gemmaod1/status/958826583380328448

Gemma O'Doherty
@gemmaod1
The BBC and Madeleine: How the public were misled about a key sighting that could help to unlock the mystery of her disappearance. My investigation will be in @VillageMagIRE this weekend #McCann

Mark Willis (Tony bennett sock?) has posted on CMOMM implying that Gemma's article is another thing that will not see the light of day (he's obviously referring to Sonia Poulton).

So we can read it this weekend. Great.

We really can read it this weekend.

@gemmaod1
The BBC and Madeleine: How the public were misled about a key sighting that could help to unlock the mystery of her disappearance. My investigation will be in @VillageMagIRE this weekend #McCann

10:17 PM · Jan 31, 2018

Good news

People have written whole books on this case, so presumably her article will be concentrated on one or maybe two facets that she thinks are important.

Smithman or Tannerman?

https://twitter.com/gemmaod1/status/959456288861294592

“Gemma O'Doherty‏ @gemmaod1
Gemma O'Doherty Retweeted Village Magazine
As part of my #MadeleineMcCann investigation, the #BBC have admitted to me they made a mistake in their coverage of a potentially critical sighting of a man and child on the night she disappeared. Police say this sighting could hold the key to the entire mystery #McCann
Gemma O'Doherty added,
Village MagazineVerified account @VillageMagIRE
Village's February edition will be out and in shops tomorrow, Saturday 3rd
7:59 am - 2 Feb 2018
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Hmm. Wonder what she meant by 'BBC coverage'? What coverage?

Dee Coy wrote:Hmm. Wonder what she meant by 'BBC coverage'? What coverage?

10th anniversary panorama?

Ah, yes. That was the doc where Mr Smith apparently changed his mind about Smithman being GM, but with no substantiation as to why or where that was declared. About 20 mins in.

Will this investigation be published online or will we have to wait until a kind soul gets a copy?

Just read up on Gemma and see some quite interesting recent history. (wrongly) Dismissed from the Irish Independent for unauthorised doorstepping of the Chief of Police over annulled speeding points. Turns out her own boss had also benefited from the annulment too...(boys club)

The really interesting part is that the Irish MSM basically ignored what was done to her after exposing the corruption so I guess this case should interest her a lot.....Just wonder why it took her so long to write about Madeleine? Unless someone brought her up to speed?

I can't wait for the inevitable line by line blue ink rebuttal of the entire article

https://jillhavern.forumotion.net/t14822p75-gemma-o-doherty-investigative-journalist-will-soon-publish-details-of-her-investigation-into-the-madeleine-mccann-case

I think that the whole article is here - I haven't read it yet.

Dee Coy wrote:Ah, yes. That was the doc where Mr Smith apparently changed his mind about Smithman being GM, but with no substantiation as to why or where that was declared. About 20 mins in.

Its being uploaded elsewhere,Martin Smith has never retracted his statement and remains with a certain degree of certainty who he saw.

Oh dear, there is going to be a worldwide shortage of blue ink in that case!

Many thanks, NE.

Read the bottom page first, then the others.

Grateful thank for posting that NE.

Certainly goes with what many have always believed

BBC knew but did nothing the question has to be WHY.

Thanks Nick, wow, great job Gemma!
The world needs to read this.