Hi Brian

Ive just found 3 interesting pics from Amaral’s book:

The 1^st is a map of the possible route taken (nr.1) by a man seen walking carrying a small blonde girl on the night that Madeleine disappeared, sighted by the Martin & Mary Smith family (Irish) at 10pm that had just left Kelly’s Bar - the route passing behind the Ocean Club apartments, crossing the road Rua Primeiro de Maio walking along the road Rua da Escola Primária. The latter being one of the roads that passes by the Estrela da Luz apartment complex.

Then shows route nr.2, going in the opposite direction - a man carrying something/a child, as per Jane Tanner’s claimed sighting at 9.15pm.

The 2^nd pic shows the spot where the Martin & Mary Smith family (black arrow) actually crossed path with a man carrying a small blonde girl (red arrow) heading down the hill direction sea, although a few roads before the actual sea.

Brian, just a quick thought. On this photo to the right, there are windows with bars on, close to the pavement, as if the windows are light to a basement? – would this be similar to what you have shown on your basement drawings?  Or was it a basement door with a smaller window that had the bars on that you had drawn?

3^rd pic - the children’s sleeping room.

Kate had apparently said that when she entered the apartment at 10pm, the door slammed shut, caused by a through draft with the window being open in the childrens room & found the window shutters had been forced as well. She then alerted that Madeleine had been abducted.

If the abductor went in or out of this window, how can a man being quite heavy manage everything with making all the obvious noises - with the window shutters being forced, window being opened, climbing past all the clutter, the bed by the window, the chair to the right & past the 2 cots for the twins, to get to Madeleine’s bed to lift her out, carry her back past the twins cots, climb on the bed & both get out of the window - without waking up any of the 3 kids? As well as no neighbours hearing the forced window shutters.

It was a sliding window that only half opened, so would have been extremely difficult for a man to climb through the window, plus carrying a child - whether going in or out of it, it seems it could not have been possible.

And if the abductor did not force the blind & window to enter the apartment, then who else did & why?

Jane Tanner & Russel O’Brien’s apartment was right next door to the McCann’s apartment, and Jane & Russel were in & out of their place, due to their child being sick so had to change her sheets. But housekeeping had no record of him asking for clean linens. But obviously they did not hear the window shutters being forced or any commotion coming from the McCann’s apartment.

Apparently, Madeleines bed was found to be very neat with just a fold-over of the bedclothes & her toy cuddle cat was laid at the top of the bed by her pillow.

Kate had previously said that she knew that there had been an abductor because cuddle cat was found high on a shelf where Madeleine could not have been able put it. If you remember Brian, this showed up in one of your DDs, where you had said cuddle cat proves MM was taken, then it was all in the news afterwards.

I have read somewhere else that Kate sometimes slept in the other bed in the childrens room that is next to the window.

Gerry McCann supposedly much later reported seeing a light on in the apartment & also that the childrens bedroom door was open but assumed all was ok.

Matthew Oldfield had also said that he had seen the light on. He checked on the McCanns kids at 9.30pm, but pushed the door open slightly & only saw the twins 2 cots & Madeleine’s bed was out of view, but assumed all was ok.

So, it has been said, that perhaps Madeleine could have already been taken by then. And Gerry thought that perhaps someone was already inside when he went for his check.

But, it seems that both Gerry & Matthew have not said that they noticed the window was open in the childrens room. So the window could only have been opened between 9.35pm & 10pm

Going back to the 1^st 2 pics

If the man carrying a small blonde girl that the Martin & Mary Smith family saw at 10pm, is the same man carrying something/a child that Jane Tanner saw earlier at 9.15pm, it would mean that the man carrying the child would probably have had to walk, from route 2, taken a left corner going past Murat’s mums’ place, then taken a left turn & walking that road, then at the crossroads take another left turn onto Rua Primeiro de Maio & then taking the 1^st  right turn to walk down the road Rua da Escola Primária. Perhaps the road Rua da Escola Primária was taken to avoid the more main open road of Rua Primeiro de Maio where he would have been seen more.

That could probably fit with the timing of 45mins of that walking route, between Jane Tanner seeing a man carrying a child at 9.15pm & the Martin & Mary Smith family seeing a man carrying a blonde girl later on at 10pm.

The Martin & Mary Smith family apparently asked the man walking carrying a small blonde girl if the child was asleep & was no reply. It is strange that there was no photofit request on the Martin & Mary Smith family sighting.

It was only in September 2007 that the Martin & Mary Smith family came forward to say that after they saw on tv Gerry McCann getting off the plane in UK, that Gerry had the same stance as the man they saw carrying the small blonde girl on 3^rd May 07 at 10pm. This was discounted as Gerry was at the Tapas bar at 10pm, as per the PJ report which was info given from the rest of the McCann’s Tapas group.

If you discard Jane Tanner’s sighting in a dimly-lit area, as with her being the only witness & that neither Gerry McCann nor Jeremy Wilkins that were chatting saw the man carrying something/a child or not even saw Jane Tanner when on the same road, and then look only at the route nbr.1 where more than one witness, the Smith family (husband, wife, kid(s)) sighted a man carrying a small blonde girl.

The man carrying a child could have walked a much shorter route - from the McCann’s apartment, walking behind the Ocean Club apartment blocks, crossing the road Rua Primeiro de Maio, to walk along the road Rua da Escola Primária.

Perhaps Madeleine was taken from her room & temporarily kept at the Estrela da Luz apartments, before moving on, later on.  This may account for your DDs with the building that you have drawn a few times that looks very much like the Estrela da Luz apartments.

Having said all that, I have always wondered, why would a planned abduction be done on foot?  It makes more sense to have planned to park a car close by the McCann’s apartment, take out Madeleine & place her in the car to make a quick getaway & would be more hidden, rather than walking around the streets carrying an abducted child for so long & risk getting spotted.

That then could fit with what the so-called FBI psychic’s female had said, where she saw that Madeleine was placed in a car that was in the parking lot close by & drove her eventually to Lagos.

Then, we have Gale’s insights on her drawings & on SOS Radio too on 2^nd Oct 08, saying that a man knocked on the door & she opened it. Gale’s also said that MM was not really frightened & knew the man from seeing him before at sometime.

Again, so why were the shutters broken & the window open in the childrens bedroom when Kate went for her check. 

Gale describes a man with glasses, brown hair, space between teeth, dealing with cars & gambling as well. She sees a blue car with an ‘X’ in the plate nbr & that this was planned & had been done before in another place & that a man with SF name knows too, as well as a lot of people know & feels it’s a conspiracy. 

Reggie also said on SOS Radio that there was some familiarity where MM would have known the man.

Reggie also said that he feels a female energy where there is strong close connection with a female that knows Madeleine’s parents & that this female is connected to this male & that this female had made an agreement with him to kidnap MM.

Also Reggie felt that there is some sort of consipiracy & that this female had been working behind the scenes planning with hidden motives & feels envy, secretiveness, jealousy & that she knows a lot & not saying anything. 

Reggie said he got the intials of this female, as MS.  Perhaps she is related to your RS (male, cop) & WS (wife?, runs child network). Or could the MS & WS be mistaken for either W or M in the insights.

Or, we have Martin & Mary Smith with initials MS. 

Both Gale & Reggie feel that MM is still in Portugal, the same as you do. 

I cannot find where Gale has any new insights on the Madeleine case, since her original drawings a while back & the SOS Radio of 2^nd Oct 08 was a repeat of her original drawings, her reading them out.

 Anything new in your insights, or Gales, Reggies? 

Kind regards

Z 

Hi Brian

Did you see this possible sighting of Caylee?  http://missingexploited.com/2008/11/21/possible-sighting-of-caylee-anthony-at-a-mall-in-northwest-orlando-fl-make-comparison-for-yourself/

The picture of the potential sighting of Caylee was reportedly snapped by a shopper at the mall and was given to D & A Investigations, a firm that is working with the Anthony family

Similar false sightings as with the Madeleine McCann case & there are things happening like you say that are similar to MM case.

There is even an RM – Ricardo Morales. Perhaps this man should be checked out more thoroughly, as RM was Caseys ex boyfriend & was upset about Casey then dating Tony. And RM lives with Amy that Casey stole money from, so both have reason to be upset with Casey.

Kind regards

Z

i Brian  

Following Maya from Slovenia’s post (well done!) & the mention of Colego, I thought that it may mean college/school & the man perhaps could be a caretaker, or even of a hotel in PDL. There is a school in PDL close (just west) to the McCann’s apartment. And I think the AV was part of a name sounding something like Steve or Stav.

In some of your more recent DDs & Gales insights, there seems to be a link to Lagos (statue/station etc) from PDL, so perhaps MM was held for a very short time in PDL, then moved to Lagos 10mins away. I have found that some shops in Lagos old town have a 2^nd shop that link to PDL, like the Africa Craft shop in Lagos old town - they have a 2^nd shop in PDL below the Dolphin restaurant (see further below), that I believe overlooks the beach, sea, rocks.

On page 1 where the 5-page RV 10/5/07 is – re "beach of light / go there, ocean sign trash V rocks, 26A" – I am wondering if you were viewing a scene looking from a villa/shop/restaurant/apartment down onto the beach, rocks, sea of PDL (as we know beach of light means Praia da Luz) & the V-sign may refer to the Viewpoint just past the PDL church by the beach. And on the other RVs 10/5/07 you have drawn some crosses.

On 15/5/07 someone sent you a 26A address, Rua Marquez Pombal 26a – a shop called Garrafeira Ok Wine Shop (nr.7 on original map from 2004– see pg.1) then they say “Strange enough this square seems to have a cross in the middle. Could this be the cross you drew?”

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Hi, yes I think this is correct and will post this new information ASAP.

Brian

That far back, you may have thought this map was of PDL & was why you thought it may be correct. But this cross is in the old town of Lagos, on a square called Praca Luis De Camoes. It seems some shops/restaurants that were on that original map (2004) with the key nr 7, have moved away & some places have now changed name. See full & more recent map (2008, probably printed 2007):   http://www.freemaps.net/admin/sources/editor/assets/Current%20Maps/lagos.pdf

On DD5907 it says "she is next to the cross".  A cross of a church is mainly on the roof, where MM could hardly be next to (unless it’s a high rise apartment block). So I thought perhaps its worth looking at the cross statue in the middle of this square in Lagos. Which is just a little bit further out & down of Maya’s red circle on the map that she posts.

Cross statue, square Praca Luis De Camoes -  Remember Gale’s insights re a statue, circular brick, cement groundwork, marking a spot, blocked with concrete?

List of buildings next to this cross :

Africa Craft Shop (Lagos) selling ceramic, wood, stone carved African animals, birds, chairs etc imported from Africa. Can arrange packing & shipping (if they can ship chairs, they may have some large cartons stored in their basement to sit on!)

They also have a shop in Praia da Luz with same name & is below The Dolphin Restaurant (overlooking beach etc??) & you have drawn arched windows on some of your DDs.

Fools & Horses Restaurant, on corner of Praça Luis de Camões – Gale I believe mentioned horse(s). Place named after a Brit comedy (luvly jubbly!)

The Wine Shop (owner Humberto speaks English) – post on pg.1 22/5/07 from the Reverend in contact with spirit, says “Who is Hubert or Huberto,name has like five names to entire name”. (I don’t think it’s the same Rev that sent that weird email that you removed last year).

Clube de Futebol Esperança de Lagos (CFEL), Secção de Badminton, Praça Luis de Camões, 22 – 1º

O REQUINTE shop, Praça Luis de Camões, 4 –sheets, linen etc. 2nd shop: O PONTO CERTO Rua C.J. Machado, 35

Mimar Café

Paintings from Portugal studio/shop. 2^nd shop too

Restaurante O Pinóquio

Hideaway bar, Travessa 1º (Primeiro) de Maio 9, just off Praça Luís Camões

Catherine's Nail & Soap Bar, Travessa 1º (Primeiro) de Maio, 11, road leading off from square Praca Luis De Camoes

Vino Divino-Divine Wine Bar, Rua 1º (Primeiro) de Maio, 4

Eurosports shop, rua Infante de Sagres, 16, road leading off from square

Niya Boutique, rua Infante de Sagres, 19, road leading off from square

The large green building next to the cross statue on square Praca Luis De Camoes on corner of road Travessa. 1º (Primeiro) de Maio is or was called Obrigado - Loja1: Praca Louis De Camoes, 67

They too have a 2^nd shop – Obrigado, Loja2, Rua Silva Lopes, 32 (opposite church San Antonio (Igreja de Ste Antonio) with museum attached & opposite police station, as per my post with photos mid-October 08, following Gales insights).

Brian, on DD5441 3 May 07, it mentioned “check the mail” – have you ever seen this? First time I’ve seen it. I wonder if that is what you were referring to?

Hope all is well with you & family

Kind regards

Z

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All is fine...and you?

Brian

There was an article in the Daily Star in October 2007 in which the Tapas Bar dinning waiter Jose Baptista and his girlfriend Maria Fernandez (both reported as working at the Ocean Club) gave a damning interview about the behaviour of the family.   (See attached and please note that at the time of this interview that the staff were banned by their employees of speaking to the press for a 12 month period………….however, this couple were the only ones to break this “gagging order”).

Recently, I looked at the Policia Judiciari notes that have been posted on the web and have been through all the employees listed………and whilst I found Jaoquim Jose Moreira Baptista, but there was no Maria Fernandez………….however, Maria Manuela Antonia Jose is listed as the only woman working at the Tapas Bar and in the list of staff and Joaquim Jose Moreira Baptista and Maria Manuela Antonio Jose are listed next to one another in their witness statements and I note living in flats, 258 and 261 ………almost next door to one another.

I remain convinced that Maria Fernandez and Maria Manuela Antonia Jose are one and the same.

What is very suspicious to me is that Maria Manuela is listed as not providing a statement due to the fact that she “did not work” the night of the abduction, however, one year later she gave this interview to the press in which she claims to have indeed working and makes other comments about the night in question ***……………..…………. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU9Us7IPc_Q

I have also looked at the footage of the “Manuella” and whilst her hair is highlighted and much of her body is covered she does bear some kind of physical resemblance and have a dark bracelet/watch like Maria Fernandez on her left wrist.

I have forwarded this information to the McCann investigators but I am not sure that they are doing anything about it……………

I find it very strange that Maria Manuela Antonio Jose / Maria Fernandez has lied either to the police or the press and if she is indeed also Maria Fernandez why she gave a false name whilst her boyfriend did not……………also, one can not argue the fact that she was merely speaking up for the rest of the staff at the time of the filmed article, because if she is indeed the same woman who did a damning report six months prior, her and Jose Baptista had already done enough to discourage her from perjuring herself further.

At any rate, I think it is important that more scrutiny is placed on the staff of the Tapas Bar who should have been made prime suspects at the time……….just for the fact that they were the only people with the knowledge of the family and their routines. 

I have always had a nagging feeling that this couple were in some way involved as the “inside man/woman” and would be extremely pleased if someone could look into this further.  (Please also note that I wondered whether Luis Antonio (the estranged husband of the German Girlfriend, of Robert Murat), who supposedly cleaned the pools at the Ocean Club, might be related to Maria Manuela Antonio Jose)?

Best regards,
Kathryn

PS.  There was an article from October that mentioned that Jose and his partner took their cars and searched for Madeleine, so if Maria and Manuella are the same person why did she not mention this in the filmed interview?

 *** EXTRACT FROM THE PJ FILES OF MARIA MANUELA A.J’S NON-STATEMENT:

There was an article in the Daily Star in October 2007 in which the Tapas Bar dinning waiter Jose Baptista and his girlfriend Maria Fernandez (both reported as working at the Ocean Club) gave a damning interview about the behaviour of the family.   (See attached and please note that at the time of this interview that the staff were banned by their employees of speaking to the press for a 12 month period………….however, this couple were the only ones to break this “gagging order”).

Recently, I looked at the Policia Judiciari notes that have been posted on the web and have been through all the employees listed………and whilst I found Jaoquim Jose Moreira Baptista, but there was no Maria Fernandez………….however, Maria Manuela Antonia Jose is listed as the only woman working at the Tapas Bar and in the list of staff and Joaquim Jose Moreira Baptista and Maria Manuela Antonio Jose are listed next to one another in their witness statements and I note living in flats, 258 and 261 ………almost next door to one another. 

I remain convinced that Maria Fernandez and Maria Manuela Antonia Jose are one and the same.

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Hi, thanks, could not get the attachment to open.

Brian