Saturday 15 April 2017

'HE WANTS TO SQUEEZE EVERY PENNY' Cop who led initial hunt for Madeleine McCann shamelessly vows to ‘clean out’ her parents by suing them for damaging his reputation

The McCanns won a libel case against Goncalo Amaral in 2015 after he claimed they covered up Maddie's death, but the decision was later overturned
EXCLUSIVE
By Alex Diaz
15th April 2017, 11:41 pm

THE detective who led the initial hunt for Madeleine McCann has shamelessly vowed to “clean out” her parents by suing them for damaging his reputation.

Goncalo Amaral, 57, wrote a book claiming Maddie died at the McCanns’ holiday home in Praia da Luz and Kate and Gerry covered it up.

Goncalo Amaral, 57, wrote a book claiming Maddie died 
at the McCanns’ holiday home in Praia da Luz

The grief-stricken parents won a libel case against the now-retired cop over his allegations in 2015 — but the decision was overturned on appeal and later upheld by another Portuguese court.

It means the McCanns are now unable to take the case any further and Amaral is able to counter-sue the couple for damages.

The dad of three has already put in a claim for 10,000 euros , around £8,500, to cover legal costs.

Detective also claimed that Kate and Gerry covered it up

However, the decision was later overturned and Amaral has now 
put forward a claim for 10,000 euros , around £8,500


It comes as Kate and Gerry approach the tenth anniversary 
of Maddie’s disappearance next month

His publisher and a firm behind a DVD on the case also want 5,000 euros each.

But the ex-cop, who was out enjoying a beer in the sun on Friday, could claim tens of thousands more.

A source said: “Amaral holds the key to making life financially very tough for the McCanns.

“He has told friends he intends to do just that. He wants to squeeze every penny he possibly can out of them, clean them out. He has no shame at all.

“He doesn’t believe they need the money to fund the search for Maddie as he is certain they know what happened to her.

“He is looking to deplete the Maddie fund at a time when they need all the money they can get.

“On top of all that, Kate and Gerry will be asked to pay a large legal costs bill for their case that ended in defeat for them.”


The ex-cop, snapped enjoying a beer on Friday, 
could claim tens of thousands more

He is also still working on his second book on the 
case despite claims to the contrary

Amaral 'doesn't believe' Kate and Gerry need the money 
to fund the search for Maddie

A source said 'Amaral holds the key to making life 
financially very tough for the McCanns'

Amaral may do interviews on May 3, the anniversary 
of Maddie’s disappearance

The financial blow for Kate and Gerry comes as they approach the tenth anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance next month.

And in a further twist, The Sun on Sunday can reveal Amaral is still working on his second book on the case despite claims to the contrary.

The source said: “Amaral says the second book will be even more explosive.

“Since writing the first his mind has been working overtime coming up with all sorts of wild theories.”

Approached in Lisbon, Amaral said: “I don’t have to explain anything to anyone.”

But he added that he may do interviews on May 3, the anniversary of Maddie’s disappearance.


The Sun





Quote of the Day

by Joana Morais---3 years ago

«In that place the body would always decay. The issue with the bag is the following, Gerald McCann said at one point in time that he did not have any sports bag. Mark Harrison, an English expert, who did the planning of the searches that were carried out with the CSI dogs, of the cadaver odour and blood, at the ends of July, early August, puts forward that serious hypothesis - that the body was taken inside a sports bag, he speaks of a golf bag, of a sports bag – and indeed a sports bag existed. There are photographs taken inside the apartment [rented by the McCanns/5A] immediately after the disappearance, an hour later, and the sports bag is there, inside the closet and is of a darkish blue colour.



Thus, those photographs exist, contrary to what anyone can say that they did not own a sports bag – the sports bag was there. A sports bag, even though there wasn't any brand like “Adidas” in the bag, but it was a bag of that kind. So, what happened to that bag, what took place next, other situations ensued relatively to another bag, something that it’s not worth mentioning now here, there are people who also talk about a bag... 

That cliff area is an important zone, several people talked about it, there were many important events that took place there, events that people saw and suspected, in the golf course area, in the path to the geodesic mark, all in that area. Therefore, it is an area where it is worthwhile to make a search again. But to be searched in the scope of an investigation that is reopened.» - Gonçalo Amaral.


in 'Gonçalo Amaral returns to Praia da Luz' at Querida Júlia [Dear Júlia] Morning Talk Show, broadcast by SIC, February 17, 2012


Joana Morais


See also:

Hunt for Gerry’s missing tennis bag which ‘could have been used to carry Madeleine away’

Maddie’s Blanket Missing from the Ocean Club








The Kate McCann Gallery

Sunday, 22 May 2011

Who can say what the mum of a missing child should look like?


Relieved?


Blase?


Contented?...


Flippant?..


Tickled pink?...


Flagrant?...


Chavtastic?...



Bricking it?...



Or just plain weird..?

Curiously, there are plenty of photographs that could come under the heading of 'weird'.  Plenty of happy smiles with their other children, but none of them searching, asking, looking...  This is what we see, it's out there in the public domain for us to draw our own opinions on. 

So what should the mother of a missing child look like?  My expectations would be a devastated wreck, but who can say? We can question whether it's normal to function and show all the wrong emotions.  Calm, beaming smiles from a woman who managed to co-ordinate her personal grooming from day one - right down to putting her earrings in.

After watching her husband storm off set during the Spanish interview pictured below, I did think Mrs McCann acted as cool as a cucumber, which certainly opened my eyes.



However, to date I've never actually viewed her as 'cold'.  Not until it was so succinctly put by Mrs McCann herself, and pictured by the Express... Instead of raging yet again at the unknown, perhaps she should question why people hold this view...



And perhaps, just once, the headlines could be about her missing daughter and not herself.


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