June 2007 Friday, June 1, 2007
Report that they're on a trip to Madrid where they held a press conference.
McCanns say they hope Maddy's with someone who wants a daughter and who won't hurt her.
They made a special reference to missing Spanish boy Yeremi Vargas, who disappeared in March in Gran Canaria.
Gerry said they would sell their house if they thought it would help get Maddy back.
The couple also met Interior minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, as well as anti-child pornography groups.
Now the McCanns plan to go to Berlin, Amsterdam and Morocco next week.
"Last night the couple, from Rothley, Leicestershire, flew back to Portugal after visiting Madrid, the Netherlands, lMorocco and Germany". {reported 2 June}
Report that a second DNA sample was taken from Murat and samples taken also from Jenny Murat, Malinka and Luis Antonio. {reported 4 June}
A Belgian couple told police they saw Maddy outside the cathedral in Liege and the little girl turned when they shouted Madeleine's name. {reported 3 August}
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Revealed that DNA was discovered in 5A that didn't match any of the McCanns nor Murat and no link to Malinka.
Since Portugal has no DNA d-base, the best hope is to give it to UK police.
The DNA results were the first in a series of tests carried out in Lisbon, Porto & Coimbra.
Diane McCann, John's wife and a teacher at Bankhead Primary School in Rutherglen, Glasgow was quoted re release of balloons.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Report of a global rock concert being planned, featuring Elton John among other for a worldwide "Madeleine Day" that will have a huge series of worldwide events.
Gerry says it would happen later this year once attention drops, to refocus it - it would be sooner than the 1-year anniversary - thinks maybe it wouldn't necessarily be one big concert but a certain day on which people would play "her DVD".
Monday, June 4, 2007
Senior Portuguese detectives say a kidnapper might have been scared off by the huge publicity.
Kate weeps during church service.
A "fighting fund" set up to pay for the campaign stands at nearly £582,000.
Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa said "After 30 days there is nothing to state that the girl is dead."
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
{According to his blog, Gerry met with PJ today}
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
German interview in Berlin at which McCanns' involvement in Maddy's disappearance is questioned.
Her husband Gerry, his voice shaking with emotion, added: “I have never heard before that anyone considers us suspects in this and the Portuguese police certainly don’t.
The only point at which Mr and Mrs McCann struggled to keep their composure was when they were asked what message they would give to Madeleine. Both looked down at their hands and there was a long silence before Mrs McCann said quietly: “She knows we love her.�?BR>
Trish Cameron (Gerry's sister) and hubby looked after the twins in PDL.
During their fleeting visit to Berlin, Mr and Mrs McCann met British ambassador Sir Peter Torry in private.
In Scotland, 100 cardiologists gathered in Glasgow this morning for a vigil to pray for Madeleine' return. Vigil led by Doug Skehan, Gerry's boss and happened during the British Cardiovascular Society Annual Scientific Conference and John McCann put in a cameo performance.
Skehan said he spoke to Gerry when he returned briefly to Leicester last month and that a locum had been appointed in Gerry's absence at the hospital.
Gerry claims they don't want a long campaign and that everything they've done has been by taking counsel from experts.
They had visited Germany & Holland because of the large number of German & Dutch holidayers in the Algarve.
McCanns met with Germany's Deputy Justice Minister Lutz Diwell.
Links Maddy's case with child abuse and sex offences.
Reveals McCanns discussed with Auntie Phil the idea of going to Strasbourg to get support from MEPs.
Gerry: “I think this is the first foreign national abduction of its kind since 1991 �?it’s extremely rare,�?he said. “What we are doing is being associated with child abuse in its broadest terms, sex offenders and trafficking of people." “We are not upset that Madeleine’s abduction is being associated with these wider issues.�?BR>
Wristband plan revealed; similar scheme by local paper in Leicestershire sold more than £26,000.
Spanish police source reveals mystery phone call received while McCanns in Germany from man who claimed to know Maddy's whereabouts and provided much detail and who wanted to talk directly to the McCanns. Call traced to an unregistered pay-as-you-go phone from an unidentified country but NOT thought to be from Morocco. At about 3PM the couple who were about to go to the airport in Berlin to fly to the Netherlands were told he might call back and so they went to the British Embassy. At 6PM At 6pm, journalists travelling in the eight-seater private jet with the McCanns were told by the flight crew that there might be a change in destination. They revealed they had been asked to draw up a new flight plan involving a possible change from Amsterdam to East Midlands Airport. It was thought the McCanns might need to go back to the UK to talk to advisers about the call. But all efforts to re-establish contact with the man failed and the couple decided to go on to Amsterdam and left Berlin at 7:30 PM. The call did not appear to be a crank call.
Report that the McCanns flew to Amsterdam this evening, returning to PDL tomorrow.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Report that the mysterious call came from a mobile phone registered in Argentina.
Final part of McCann tour to go to Morocco.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Report that McCanns plan to stay in the Algarve until the end of summer at the earliest.
They are expected to move out of the MW apartment into more permanent housing and they will go to Morocco on Sunday.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Report on Mari Pollard claiming not to have been properly interviewed by police about her sighting.
McCanns in arrive in Rabat, capital of Morocco and return to PT on the 12th.
Report that upon their return from Morocco, F.O. staff will no longer be with the McCanns. {NB Clarrie had previously been mentioned as being with FO on 28 May}
Monday, June 11, 2007
De Telegraaf received anonymous letter claiming to show where Maddy's body is hidden, and gave it to police {reported 14 June}
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
McCanns met with PJ {reported 14 June}
McCanns went to Faro airport to collect a friend {reported 14 June}
Clarence now referred to as the family spokesman.
Spanish journo, Antonio Toscano, claims Maddy was snatched by "mysterious criminal mastermind" ('The Frenchman') who belongs to an international pedo ring and took Maddy upon instructions from 2 other people. McCanns said Toscano wouldn't answer any questions and it "They were said to be “driven up the wall�?by Toscano’s claims." Toscano said he'd been tipped off to the Frenchman's involvement. Frenchman described thus: white, thinly built and around 5ft 7in tall. He has blond short hair and is in his late 40s".
Mention of 2000-signature strong internet petition demanding social services investigate McCanns for neglect
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Report released of anonymous letter telling that Maddy's body was hidden in the scrubland 9 miles from PDL; McCanns reportedly don't think this is significant.
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf printed the allegation before PJ could investigate and McCanns deeply upset by that.
Area highlighted was the rocky ground north of the village of Odiaxere.
One of De Telegraaf's reporters is said to have found a beach towel near where Maddy's body was supposed to be lying.
De Telegraaf receieved the letter on Monday and gave it to police, delaying publication until Wednedsay; similar to letter from 2006 that led to bodies of two missing Belgian girls but "slightly less professional" than the Belgian one.
Friday, June 15, 2007
GNR search the scrubland, including sniffer dog searches, at Arao, 9 miles from PDL.
Arao lies just north of the main road from PDL to Faro.
Implied that the McCanns did not consider this signifcant or they would not have gone to Faro yesterday.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Report that the search was for a "shallow grave".
Report that McCanns believe Maddy is still alive.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
PJ described as "bungling".
Police to search 5A again.
Report that the flat is "understood to have been stripped and cleaned and now up for sale"; owner referred to as "unnamed Englishwoman" and said to be ready to accept rock-bottom price.
Report that officers had said that the McCanns had "dealt a fatal blow to the hunt" by "accidentally destroying crucial DNA evidence when they searched the flat in the minutes after she was missed". Sousa said they allowed 2 dozen people into Madeleine's bedroom and that the scene had been contaminated by family, friends, resort staff and other tourists opening and closing doors and windows."
Gerry is to speak to the PJ about these comments to clarify in what context they were made and what exactly was said.
50-day, 50-balloon release scheduled for Friday.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Antonio Toscano said to have given PJ the name of 'The Frenchman' {reported 21 June}
Thursday, June 21, 2007
On the Easyjet flight, Gerry "stabilised" an elderly man who collapsed.
Gerry revealed yesterday that he'd had photos of Maddy stolen when his wallet was taken minutes after he arrived in London to meet with lawyers. He'd withdrawn money from a cash machine at Waterloo and had £100 in it.
Padraic Flanagan's article described photos as: "one showing Madeleine aged 15-months, while another was taken in church more recently" (he quotes Auntil Phil in his article) but an uncredited article from same day describes Uncle John as saying of the photos: "there were two pictures of Madeleine taken when they lived in Amsterdam. They were taken around two years ago, before the twins were born."
The theft caused a delay in Gerry's meetings to assess candidates to head the Campaign as he had to cancel his bank cards and file a police report.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Maddie sightings in Malta.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Murat said to be driven to brink of suicide and asks his family to speak out on his behalf since he's legally gagged; his aunt denies charges that porn was found on his computer and says he'll happily submit to a lie detector test.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Report that a Maddy look-a-like had been taken aboard the yacht of a wealthy Arab family in Malta.
Antonio Toscano is set to hand over his evidence today to police.
An Italian man and a Portuguese woman were arrested last Thursday in Sotogrande, Spain for allegedly trying to extort money from the McCanns by collecting the reward.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Report that a child's makeshift bed was found at the villa of the arrested couple, Danilo Chemello and Aurora Pereira Vaz and also found dozens of newspaper clipping about Maddy's kidnapping. Chemello had been given a jail sentence for child neglect relating to his treatment of his step-daughter and Vaz was known to authorities for her connection an illegal adoption ring. Chemello is also wanted in France for trying to blackmail the judge who sentenced him to jail.  | | | | | | | | |
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