Gerry McCanns compromising answer hidden for years.
This Australian Interview was aired over 5 years ago in Australia. The full content of his answer was edited out to Gerry's benefit.
The Producers must have realized this answer was very incriminating so they changed the long winded strange answer to simply say: No.
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By Mark Saunokonoko
Previously unseen footage of Gerry McCann being asked if he killed his daughter justifies taking a closer look at his possible role in Madeleine's disappearance, according to a law enforcement expert who specialises in detecting deception.
Mark McClish, a former US Marshall and Secret Service agent, has analysed Mr McCann's unedited 25 second response to an Australian reporter in 2011 asking him and his wife, Kate: "Did you kill your daughter?"
In his reply (which can be viewed above), Mr McCann used 51 words, often "rambling on in his denial", when just a succinct response was necessary, Mr McClish told nine.com.au.
"He spends a lot of time trying to convince us why he would not kill his daughter," Mr McClish said.
Mr McClish, who now trains police and military interrogators in the art of statement analysis, said Mr McCann's body language in the footage was also a possible area of concern.
"He displayed some non-verbal gestures that indicate possible deception," Mr McClish said.
"When Gerry was first asked, 'Did you kill your daughter?' he looked down and brought his left hand up to his nose as he answered, 'No, no never.' Not being able to look the interviewer in the eyes while giving a specific denial is an indication of deception."
If someone brings their hand up to their mouth or nose while answering a question it is also a deceptive indicator, Mr McClish said.
The documentary footage is remarkable for more than just the confronting question posed so directly to Kate and Gerry McCann.
Mr McCann's denial was first aired in 2011 by Australia's Channel Seven, but his response – as is now apparent – had been heavily edited by the broadcaster.
In the 2011 version, Maddie's father's answer to the question appeared to be a simple: "No, that's an emphatic no".
However, those who follow the case closely were shocked to see Mr McCann's full and unedited reply on a Channel Seven documentary, Gone, in April this year. The 60-minute program marked the 10th anniversary of Maddie's disappearance.
The 2017 documentary revealed that the opening 23 seconds of Mr McCann's answer in 2011 had been chopped out.
Mr McCann's actual reply was: "No, no, never. And, you know, there's nothing with any logic that could, you know, you would have to start with why? You know, how? When? Who? And there's just simply, you know, answer to any of these things is there’s nothing to suggest anything. So, no. That's an emphatic no."
Doctors Kate and Gerry McCann have always strongly denied any involvement in the disappearance of Maddie, who vanished from a Portugal holiday apartment in May, 2007.
Statement analysis is not admissible evidence in court, but police can use it as a tool to assist investigations and zero in on potential lines of inquiry.
For nine years Mr McClish was lead instructor on interviewing techniques at the U.S. Marshals Service Training Academy in Glynco, Georgia.
The former US Marshall categorised parts of Mr McCann's reply as "a weak denial".
"There are enough deceptive indicators within his answer which would justify taking a closer look at his possible role in Madeleine's disappearance," Mr McClish said.
The McCanns were considered formal suspects by the Portuguese police until the investigation was shelved and their "arguidos status" was lifted.
Earlier this month, Assistant Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Mark Rowley was asked in a media briefing if Kate and Gerry McCann had ever been questioned as potential suspects by Scotland Yard detectives.
"No," he replied.
