Were the McCanns not middle class doctors, they would have been utterly destroyed and torn apart by the media. They have had an easier ride because of their social position. Ben Needhams mother has never had anywhere near the level of support offered in her search for her missing son. The class system is still very much alive and kicking within the UK to the detriment of the working classes - I don't recall a Prime Minister or two weighing in on the side of Ms Needham. The most she got were the valiant efforts of Esther Rantzen to keep young Bens story alive in the media and on Thats Life. Both cases are tragic and deserved the same level of support !
When you look at how other parents of missing children's parents behave, it is clear that the McCann's do behave in an odd manner. They always appear to be more concerned with defending themselves than finding their daughter. If anyone else in these circumstances was told that a corpse smell was detected, they would scream with pain, they would be inconsolable, they would be grief stricken,they would ask the police to investigate further and do everything in their power to make sure that all lines of enquiry were kept open. so that the truth could be found. They are more concerned and have always been more concerned in proving that she is alive so that the fund can continue, so that they can sell the merchandise for YOU to look for their daughter. You've seen the searches in Praia Da Luz, they were not digging for a live Maddie. The McCanns were not there when the digs were undertaken, but a couple of weeks later they were in attendance at the damages trial. That speaks volumes to me. They thought they had a done deal, a few more thousand in the kitty. Their greed knew no bounds and ultimately is turning out to be the beginning of their downfall, long may it continue.
I'm surprised that Kate found the time or inclination or was lucid enough to write a diary. Was it prepared in advance for the world to read? The setting up of the website and fund within a few 'working days' after Madeleine's disappearance is quite some achievement, the pouring in of the money to the fund certainly cheered Gerry up, according to family members. Just a few days later he can be seen standing on the hotel balcony laughing his little cotton socks off. I suppose at that time Kate must have been scribbling away in her land of make believe telling all and sundry how Gerry didn't help with the household chores and that she had to cope alone with her two youngest children. It also means the diary was written on the back of lie, pure fabrication. The Portuguese police files claim Maddie died in apartment 5a, that means Kate would have written the diary under false pretences and then received £125,000 HUSH MONEY from the News Of The World because they published the diaries without permission.
The Guardian was extraordinarily quick at changing the headline
Courtesy of gerrymccannsblogs
