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Anyway, the first piece is an article from Diario de Noticias, dated August 15, 2007, which I translated at the time:

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today in Diario de Noticias:

http://dn.sapo.pt/2007/08/15/sociedade/ ... _cann.html

PJ believes the key lies with the McCanns�?friends

The PJ’s spokesman for the Madeleine case has made several public statements yesterday, insisting that the possible death of the child is at this point the path the police authorities are giving more strength to.

At a time when the results of the lab tests from Birmingham, England, are awaited, which tested for DNA from the blood residues that were detected in the Ocean Club apartment, in Praia da Luz, close to Lagos, from where Madeleine McCann disappeared on May 3, Policia Judiciaria (PJ) continues to act discreetly on the terrain, listening to conversations in public places and observing the locals, as DN could fin dout.

Furthermore, the investigators hold “a lot of information�?and apparently know who originated Madeleine’s death. The key to the mystery lies with the parents�?friends that were dining as a group that night. And the sea is still one of the possibilities to make the body disappear.

Chief inspector Olegario de Sousa, the PJ’s spokesman for the Madeleine case, has repeated the death theory, in an interview to SIC, four days after having admitted that scenario for the first time, to tv stations BBC and ITN. But “until now�? he observed, Maddie’s parents are not suspects in her disappearance. Olegario de Sousa said it was “perfectly normal�?for the police to return to the resort’s apartment where the McCanns were spending their holidays, in order to collect evidence with dogs that detect cadaver traces. He also guaranteed that “nothing failed�?at the beginning of the investigation, and underlined the fact that the Scientific Police then collected the most elevated number of clues that were ever obtained in a case. Yet, it was only now that PJ was informed that there were dogs in England that were specially trained to detect the odour of cadavers.

Speaking to TVI, Olegario admitted that “new arguidos�?may be constituted, and that status may fall on people that are presently witnesses in this process.

While they try to assimilate the scenario of their eldest daughter’s death, the McCann couple try to hide from indiscrete looks, as they chose the most expensive real estate area in Praia da Luz, which is mostly inhabited by british citizens, many of which are retired. Located in Luz Parque, and with a view on the sea, the Vista Mar villa, where Madeleine’s parents and her twin siblings have been staying for over a month, “is worth 800 thousand euros�? and was built “less than ten years ago�? according to a real estate agent in the area.

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The following is a post made by myself, on my home board, on August 21, 2007:

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Tv News Clip

This is the link that XXX mentioned. You'll have to fast forward until 15 mins 37 secs into the video. It's an interview with Olegario de Sousa with RTP on August 15.

A transcript & translation of some relevant answers, concerning the dogs and the cadaver issue:

"The dogs reacted at the locations where they were doing their work."

"The results of the collection of residues were sent to be analyzed. The dogs - their work was done in several locations. I will not specify (...) where or how [their reaction] happened."

"We will now see what the lab can tell us about what they eventually analyzed."

(on whether a cadaver does not have to remain at a given location for a long time in order to make the dog react:)

"According to the information that I collected, that is the situation. Right after a human being stops living, as its vital functions cease, odors are set free, the body immediately enters the decomposition process, due to the various enzymes and other substances that are contained in the organism. In most cases, it takes hours or days for the body to release odor, for example, for a human being to detect. In the case of that dog, he doesn't need that amount of time, he can detect the smell in the first moments."

If you see the clip, you'll notice some talk about Russell O'Brien close to the end of the interview. Olegario de Sousa is totally non-comittal concerning this subject. Didn't think worth translating - but if you need any further info, I can do it for you.

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Hope that helps - will keep looking for that clip, though. Other posters who may have kept some videos, or may have other resources: what I'm looking for, is RTP's 'Jornal da Tarde' dated August 15, 2007.