The Puzzle: Solving the Madeleine McCann Case | Full Episode

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[@sgr_sgr]

Thank you!

[@diannaboss4167]

Fauci & his Brother in her Blood Sacrifice,.. look at eye witness Sketch

[@detoutmoncur9541]

It is possible that you post the first episode of 48 hours about madeleine broadcast in November 2007?

[@mikaragua]

You know that the person in 29:47 is not a profiler in any way. He is a scammer who plays the german profiler but never worked or has studies anything like this...

[@j4mm213]

Some TV companies are mislead about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Using someone like Jim gamble who first thought gerry McCann was hiding something just by meeting him 15 years ago then all of a sudden Jim changed his mind. There's a few things gamble has said which isn't true or based off the evidence from the Portuguese police investigation documents which is available online(pj files). As for hans christian wolters the smirker it's taken another pro McCann police officer/criminal investigation journalist Mark Williams Thomas to go over the German prosecutor evidence and has debunked the lot,He also believes that christian bruekner is innocent and wolters us just full of hot air.

[@kathyjones3320]

I just can't get over the fact they left 3 children alone in a hotel while they went out for dinner. It's unbelievable.

[@jueseaton]

Or the fact they weren't ever pulled up about their negligence. If an average working class couple had done that they would have been arrested for child negligence.

[@diane5522]

Everyone did it

[@101.1.0]

​@@diane5522 No, not everyone. I would never have done that. Ever.

[@Angie-jm8kp]

​@@101.1.0 I think Diane meant everybody in the party left their children.

[@LindaFoster-xq5fc]

That act was unthinkable in itself.

[@gabrielamartiniuc6322]

How do two doctors not hire a nanny or babysitter to watch the kids? It’s not like they couldn’t afford to. Being highly educated but not so smart.

[@cynicole1860]

I've always wondered the exact same thing, girl.

[@jasonwiggins]

Intelligence and common sense are definitely two different things.

[@SuzieQuzie0773]

@Gabriela Martiniuc I've had the same thoughts for all these years...Also also IMO leaving children sleeping while ur gone out with friends=Brilliantly Dumb Adults...IMO going and checking every 30 minutes wasn't acceptable to me...to be so highly educated yet lacking common sense...hope u have a great day 😷🤣😄🤓🙃🌨

[@lighttheway5088]

They say it is quite normal in those parts of the country. Many even leave their babies outside of stores in their strollers while they shop. It seems absurd to me.

[@darkwoods1954]

A lot of middle class people want kids but also want to keep their child free lifestyle. They can be quite entitled, wanting it all.

[@springsteenguy]

I’m a father of two and it’s true that you can’t take your eyes off your kids for a second. Compare photos of your parents from before and after they had kids and you will see it in their eyes. Once you become a parent, you are always on guard. It’s why parents seem to age quicker. The stress of never truly having a moment of completely clear thought is one of the biggest sacrifices parents make.

[@HollyB-b3t]

you need to relax more buddy

[@dondamon4669]

Jesus kids aren't that hard!!

[@HollyB-b3t]

@@dondamon4669 I have 5 and although they are spoiled fukin brats who get anything they want they also share with their friends. We are very well off (4 Fast food businesses which are Goldmines) Huge House. 3 Vacations each year!☺ But still we give to charity and all😏

[@nikos9257]

@spring I am not a parent but I totally agree with what you said

[@Elizabeth-yg2mg]

I don't have kids, but if I did, I'd be afraid to let them out of my sight.

[@Ana_Sor4ever]

Leaving your 3 and 1 year old children unattended.. ???? Wtf ???

[@Christine-dz6wh]

It still blows my mind that the parents thought that it was ok to leave their kids alone and let alone the door unlocked

[@domoetker3967]

why?

[@Christine-dz6wh]

@@domoetker3967 cause you’re supposed to protect your kids and leaving them alone in an unlocked room while they’re sleeping is basically handing them over to the criminals.

[@domoetker3967]

@@Christine-dz6wh who?

[@sarasalone3060]

@@domoetker3967 Parents are meant to look after kids or give them to a nanny or babysitter. Leaving young children alone is child neglect in these countries

[@domoetker3967]

@@sarasalone3060 WHERE???

[@Berns1971]

When you leave your children unattended, ANYTHING can happen! Fire, injury, abduction...even your child waking from a scary nightmare, alone and crying. How did they EVER think leaving those kids while going out was acceptable?!

[@PippiPippi98765]

That is also the question I struggle with the most in this case. You are absolutely right - anything could have happened. To choose to be with friends before your kids safety there must be some kind of detachment or distance to your own children. What a risk to take. Someone checking every 15-20 min. - how could they think this was okay. I'm sure the parents have asked themselves the same question a 1000 times. The neglect shown by these parents gives me the creeps.

[@BabyBoy_Milo]

ESPECIALLY in a strange country on a vacation? What were these parents even thinking? I can’t imagine leaving my small children alone like that while I’m not even in the building

[@makariojopekavoa1134]

Should never leave children alone unattended. Parental duties.Negiligence on the parents. Never leave your children alone.

[@earthlycolorbrown6246]

Blame it on the alcohol and depravity.

[@PippiPippi98765]

@@earthlycolorbrown6246 As I understand they did the same thing every evening. They had lots of day time to think about how bad this idea was, but they didn't.

[@steppy3736]

All these years later and I still can't understand how they left their children alone in an unlocked bungalow.

[@janethobbs2226]

I don’t believe that it was left unlocked

[@steppy3736]

@@janethobbs2226 they have always said it was unlocked.

[@AnewStart]

They didn't leave them alone, this was just something they agreed on after the fact.

[@cassy420blaze]

kinda makes you think they are behind it...

[@divinekate]

In a foreign Country to boot!..

[@wandaeaton6106]

When I was little, I was playing in the front yard. A station wagon pulled over. The man was telling me to come so he can ask me a question. I started walking toward him. Then my mom came out of the house, yelling my name and to come to her. You just can't leave your children alone and can't leave the door unlocked. It's a cruel world out there!!!

[@PianoGesang]

Yes that is true and it has nothing to do with the case here

[@UrFavorite444]

Omg that's so scary please please hug and spend every moment with your mother! It is terrible how this world is, it is horrible and heartbreaking that someone could do that to not just a young child but anybody

[@feardheas4548]

...and maybe he did just want to ask you a question? In fact the likelihood of that would've been far far more probable than anything untoward that's the real truth about 'stranger danger'. It's actually nearly always those closest to you that could end up murdering you.. poor Maddy knew that before she perished I believe.

[@NekoPez]

@@feardheas4548 bruh adults do not need to ask random children questions. Are you an adult and how many times in your adult life have you felt the need to ask random unknown children playing in their front yards questions?

[@sulynn72]

You do know men can just come into a locked house and take a child. It's been done, I know at least a couple of times. One when the girl was having a sleepover and the mom in the next room. The other was famous but similar. So it's not the parents fault

[@MrBrunosvensson]

There should be mandatory life sentence for child rape.

[@fabyguz15]

I absolutely agree. Neglectful parents should also be held accountable!

[@danw1374]

Mandatory death sentence you mean

[@kai-ul5gx]

Just capital punishment ! This is something necessary

[@ammyandrade7904]

In Madagascar few months ago apart from jail they also approved mandatory castration for those sentenced with rape. Which I think should be approved all over the world.

[@LuzMaria95]

YES!!!!!!!

[@laurenc2976]

I once read a comment that said the parents wouldn't have left a large bag of cash unattended that night so why on earth did they feel at ease to leave their children?

[@jmb5924]

That’s an excellent point

[@aliyahfatty7732]

Wth 🤦‍♀️ 0:41 cash in a bag

[@alfredmicallef]

😊 nqqää0q​@@jmb5924

[@737tech]

Go to Denmark. Very common for parents to leave their baby carriage with the baby outside a restaurant as they eat.

[@PianoGesang]

B/c money is more likely to be taken . The comparison is flawed.

[@kamankat]

Parents, please never leave your children alone and unattended no matter what

[@quantisedspace7047]

The fact that this needs to be stated is bad in itself. We require people to be licensed to drive, carry weapons, work in certain dangerous industries but no licence at all is required to create or raise offspring. How TF did this situation even occur ? People should not be allowed to reproduce until they can provide evidence of resources to support the children to a suitable standard until the age of 18.

[@rawfoodphilosophy7061]

also maybe lock the door?

[@maureencarr242]

Big money in child trafficking. Thousands go missing every year.

[@CMPFETZ]

It's so pathetic that anyone would even have to say this. I honestly can't fathom leaving my child alone at that age to run to the mailbox, let alone to a restaurant! They should be charged with something!!

[@sylsalas]

A normal mother or father won’t leave their children alone even if they are next door , accidents can happen in a second , children are curious .. we are talking about a 3 year old girl and 2 little ins of 2 , in which normal head this happens …. Definitely I would charge them for that … for abandon the children .. is heartbreaking … also all these years passed no closure … so much money here involved …. How many children in the world get abducted every day and nothing is done …. I just think there is something strange in all the story since the very beginning …

[@FariesWearBoots]

When the dad said, "If we thought someone was gonna take her we wouldn't of left her" ?! No, you never leave your kids alone ever, Especially in a hotel room in a foreign country.

[@LuzMaria95]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!

[@josephinefallis147]

A child should be safe in their bed, do you stand and watch over them all night

[@HopeGreen-m7i]

@@josephinefallis147 U might leave ure kids in bed and go out,, seemingly, rather than bother should anyone climb through their bedroom window

[@michelleclarke8500]

Baffled me as well. That he had conditions on whether to leave them attended or not. Also the mother saying her greatest fear is that Madeline might be taken by a molester. Excuse me but shouldn’t your greatest fear be that to lose your child no matter the whys??

[@deanpointon41]

There was no abduction.. i impore everyone to look into this further and dont trust the mainstream media.. gerry mccann hired a media team to control the narritve just hours after his daughter was "abducted".. this video is another component of misinformation

[@masterninja9716]

I love how they used to say they’d check on the kids every 30 minutes but now the story has changed to every 15 minutes or so. They left them unattended and in an UNlocked apartment/hotel.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

"Every 15 minutes, or so."

[@1rage17]

In a foreign country. That just sounds absolutely maddening to me. I mean at least get a nanny I’d rather trust a person I don’t know that seems like a good nanny rather than leave children that young alone.

[@meekermoo752]

Especially on vacation 😰 no thank you

[@quantisedspace7047]

How do you know they left the children unattended ? We only have hearsay for that. The leaving alone is a cover story for something else. Staff witnesses have repeatedly shown/stated that the group hardly ever left their seats, let alone make the trek to the apartment block. If they did, they'd've been up'n'down like a set of yoyos.

[@baileyboo9751]

It's madness

[@corgisrule21]

I maintain that leaving 3 toddlers/small children alone was one of most daft things to do. That poor, sweet baby 🥺

[@clivebaxter6354]

Alone in an unlocked apartment

[@edwardswhitley]

And they only took her. Could took all of them open door. Why I think an accident happened parents covered it up possibly

[@catman4471]

@@edwardswhitley Yup, one under each arm and the other in his mouth.

[@radiodonta9167]

they were half a football field away, that's barely alone

[@Verawnique]

@@radiodonta9167 That's fully alone.

[@miracleNwonder]

I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, but the parents should be held accountable for leaving babies, yes babies, alone in a hotel room (with it's own entrances to the outside world) with unlocked doors while they went drinking. They got away with it because they were affluent doctors. If a single mother living in the projects, for example, left her children alone to go drinking at the bar next door, they would throw the book at her and that is FACT. This was child neglect! They are at least partially responsible.

[@neilmcgilligan2695]

I agree. Anyone else would be charged griddle class doctors get away withit.

[@michellemcdonald3978]

I agree ☝️ I’ve always said they should have been charged with negligence leaving them babies alone for hours and I don’t believe they went and checked on them through out the night either I believe that’s BS!!

[@regularguy8771]

They were part of it, they were scammed into thinking she would go to a good home.

[@picilocarnal]

I disagree. They would only throw the book at a Project’s parent if there was a pattern of leaving the child alone to go turn tricks, for example. But not if it was an isolated occurrence in a place where you expected safety AND you were nearby.

[@aftersexhighfives]

@Yolie Remeza tell me you've never had a child or even been a within a mile of a dcfs office. Lol that's not how that works.

[@kierandoc1987]

There is no evidence at all of an abduction

[@GazBeasley]

Well there is a child that vanished and a window left open. There’s absolutely no evidence that she wasn’t abducted

[@Sanity586]

As a mother of a 3 year old little boy, my heart breaks for this precious child. Children are sacred. How can anyone harm an innocent child.

[@quantisedspace7047]

You need to be more objective. All this 'my heart breaks' nonsense is not helping anybody. It has not yet been established that a child HAS been abducted. It has not yet been established that a child HAS disappeared. It has not yet been established that a child WAS EVEN THERE.

[@watchgoose]

@@quantisedspace7047 Believe me, if anyone knew where she was/is, they would shout it out loud, if only for the publicity.

[@maddyperez6716]

@QuantisedSpace you are absolutely delusional..This poor child is most likely in heaven now. Very sad yet dark reality

[@quantisedspace7047]

@@watchgoose I don't agree. Thus Brűckner character supposedly knows where she is, and he's not revealing anything. Do you think the Germans will take this as proof of his innocence. Any person who knows where she is/was would have to be or be connected to the abductor/murderer. Any admission of knowledge of location would be equivalent to complicity. No one wants that, even for the publicity. There is also the possibility that she doesn't want to go back to her old life, and who can blame her with parents like that. Certainly, she'd be old enough to make that decision for herself and law enforcement would have no choice but to go along with it. Then there's the possibility that she doesn't know who she is. It's no good going on about the eye colorama, because even that may be a fake. No, I don't seriously believe she is alive, but not in the sedated/fell/abducted/trafficked/killed sense. She is dead, but for a reason you probably haven't heard of

[@quantisedspace7047]

@@maddyperez6716 Delusional ?! Quite apart from this heaven crap, what on earth makes you think I believe she's not dead ? That she is dead is the most likely possibility. I was just answering other possibilities for those who think otherwise.

[@moreblazorrage3006]

No matter how this turns out, the one thing that never escapes my mind, is the fact they left their small children alone! YOU DON'T DO THAT!...EVER!

[@RepentAndBelieve1437]

EXACTLY 💔

[@janetmcgibney]

They have to live with that mistake for the rest of their lives

[@alisonfriedman5288]

This is exactly why I find it so hard to empathize with these parents.

[@GoodFebruarian]

Unless, What IF the parent is the prime suspects ? And 'trafficking' is the keyword ?

[@kevinhancock4064]

Agreed

[@sistafila]

It's a heartbreaking story but a lesson to every parent. You can't trust anyone and anything in this horrible world. Keep your children safe.

[@Lessontobe]

They were very irresponsible parents!

[@Globalplayersmattertoo]

The parents killed her.. it was an accident... They were drugging the kids with sleeping meds...

[@Adderallyall]

Look up how there was no dna of the child in the room and they had to fly home to get something with her dna on it. Seriously this happened. How could there be NO dna?? Cleaned up too well after something happened??

[@SkaffaS]

to say you can't trust anyone or anything is just dumb.

[@ihatemondays63]

@@SkaffaSnot really, considering the world we live in now

[@IanADolan]

I used to work for Mark Warner Hotels, a few years before this happened. One reason they were so regarded and expensive was due to the on site nannies, they'd look after your kids until 11pm I think. It's hard to understand why people would leave kids, but even harder when they're at a resort known for excellent childcare.

[@Mitoubacklund]

There's much more to this story than meets the eye.....Highly irresponsible parents..I have children myself and would NEVER leave a one-year-old and a 3.5 year old EVER..Even going down to throw away my trash ...or nip across to my neighbour 2 metres away..for a coffee.. NEVER. They have shown that they are responsible for their daughter's death. I think she died accidentally. It's that or she was sexually abused and then she had to be silenced.. It's beyond tragic. Kate and Gerry should be investigated again and tried in court.

[@colmmeade1824]

​@@Mitoubacklundcouldn't agree more the child deserves justice beautiful soul

[@michellebilodeau3882]

In this world, you can NEVER take your eyes off your kids. Sadly.

[@luisafernandabalan5940]

Never !

[@lizardwhispererfivehead3552]

Not Back in 1971, not in 2007 and not now 😨

[@m74796]

Or leave your door unlocked

[@heatherwilliams6558]

Her parents left the apartment open and the door from outside Reckless and the cause of it

[@TJ-bn2cn]

This little girls parents weren’t even in earshot and they were with friends drinking, so I doubt that they were quite or alert! To leave very young children alone would be illegal in the majority of countries. I’m not a person who likes to even think the parents are at fault because life can be complicated but there’s no excuse in the world for leaving such young children unattended! None

[@Brembelia]

My heart breaks every time I think about this child and what may have happened to her.

[@transatlanticsilkcottonfabrics]

They still haven’t found her?!

[@Moonewitch]

@@transatlanticsilkcottonfabrics Nope! She's been all but declared dead.

[@joforrest1]

Ask the parents, they know exactly what happened

[@sannanas9994]

the parents did it... was in the news in europa few years ago

[@ald1050]

The parents killed her by accident then later got rid of her body. It is so obvious. I can't believe this charade is still going on.

[@SV-ec2gq]

Not only that but leaving the door unlocked. Unbelievable

[@CologneCarter]

Different countries, different laws. In Europe you don't ever lock in children, elderly or disabled people. In case of a fire they won't be able to get out on their own. It is common and not against any law to leave your children alone and leave the home. It is also quite common to use a baby monitor or to regularly check if everything is still alright.

[@Multimeli123]

@@CologneCarter Sooooo you still should have common sense!

[@danahsutton101]

The parents are involved. They would not re enact their movements, the tefused to answer forty five questions. Blood and cadaver dogs reacted to their apartment. The media is helping to cover up this crime. There was no abduction.

[@sanne1179]

Ich befürchte es auch.

[@Eirini1]

@danah. Agree

[@patriciaduran222]

I don’t understand how authorities can they let this individual get away with rape and possession of all this child pornography . It makes me sick in my stomach that for raping a child he only got one 1 year sentence. This man should have been put away since his first offense.

[@FeuerblutRM]

I think you can get up to 10 years for SA/Rape, however most of the time the sentence is drastically lower. Sometimes because of confessions (a confession always have to be beneficial for the suspect to encourage confession), sometimes because victims hardly remember anything, sometimes because the crime was many years ago and other prison sentences are in between. But summarized, many Germans agree the prison sentences for these crimes are way too low and victims are too often left alone with costs (for example life-long trauma therapy or compensation because many victims can never properly work and need early retirement and social security money).

[@agsmark]

It was the parents

[@rubyred6954]

One thing about this case I’ll never understand, first of course is leaving your children, period but that’s a WHOLE other debate. Second is IF you’re going to do something like that then why would you leave the doors UNLOCKED? I makes absolutely completely no sense seeing as Madeline was old enough to open the dang door herself and walk out…it’s CRAZY that they did this. I’ll never ever comprehend that particular piece of the puzzle 😳😱

[@tuutpotlood9832]

He did not destroy the car, he just changed its name. Where and when was the yellow white van scraped in Spain and at what date? Why in Spain and not Portimao? (where the head departmand of police is, for south west Algarve) I have a wired feeling... One of the frends of the familie told the mother, that he would take her shift to take a look. I also think it is that frends member that already came down to the Algarve a few times. I wonder i'ff his phone was used that evening and for how long exactly i'ff so.... ( Mobile phone records show that he (Brueckner) received a > 30-minute call< while he was in town, which lasted from 7:32 PM to 8:02 PM.) I'ff prepayed then look just at that time moment and his actifity of those 30 min. ((( by jeanmonroe Today at 0:55 Interviewing UK Police Officer DC 1485 IVOR MESSIAH questioning Gerry McCann's 'best buddy' Dr David Payne. (Friday the eleventh of April two thousand and eight) DC 1485: "Is there anything that you consider pertinent or relevant to establish the material truth?'' (about a three years old child 'disappearance') D Payne 'reply': "Err the, there are a few things but I don't think this is the right forum for bringing those up.' What are the 'few things' that you consider pertinent or relevant to establish the material truth, (about a child's 'disappearance') you want to keep 'SECRET' and not tell DC Messiah, Dave? ))) 27 jan 2023 - According to their own accounts, they checked on Madeleine every > 30 minutes

[@adinamedrea5303]

They cleared the way for the criminals to come and take her. They must have had an understanding, probably got money for her.

[@edski8536]

No puzzle... Just plain neglect & absent brained.

[@edski8536]

​@@adinamedrea5303you know what? I believe that could have been a possibility too.

[@Psmith-ek5hq]

And when they were out during the daytime when no-one was in the apartment, they locked the damned thing!

[@ciaramc790]

What I can't understand is this.. either the night before or 2 nights before Madeleine was taken, she and 1 of the twins woke during the night. The following morning Madeleine asked her mother why she didn't come to them when she and her sibling were crying. The fact this occurred but yet they still went and repeated their negligent behaviour totally stuns me. If this had been uneducated or middle class people the remaining children would have been removed from the parents due to child endangerment. What angers me is the time and money spent on this case compared to other missing children and especially since it was Madeleines parents who imo were to blame for her being able to be taken. Btw the info came from Kate McCanns book.. RIP Little Angel I am sorry your parents failed you

[@nikkimclay5474]

so you are more angered by the victims & not the perp ? thats super helpful , yes they failed her, they made a massive mistake BUT the actual abductors should be what angers us in society

[@pamelajackson2383]

i agree with you. I had forgotten that part of the story---Madeleine did wake up alone and scared on a prior night. SMH

[@pamelajackson2383]

@@nikkimclay5474 if the parents had watched their children, there would have been no crime. That is a very frustrating fact. The opportunity was foolishly given and that poor little girl paid the price.

[@nikkimclay5474]

@@pamelajackson2383 what about all of the other kids taken ? the problem is with the paedophiles in society

[@pamelajackson2383]

@@nikkimclay5474 but we are discussing madeleine's case and the facts surrounding it. She was left alone. That is the case fact surrounding the mystery.

[@SharonMartinez]

"It is every parent's worst fear..." the episode starts out. Well, obviously it was not the McCann parents' worst fear or they would not have left her alone in a hotel room while they went out socially. Mind boggling. And that so much money and attention has been afforded them is galling.

[@HollyB-b3t]

galling just galling I mean galling Ahh really galling thats what galling sure tis only galling☘☘☘☘ from Ireland

[@m.h.6499]

That money could have helped so many other missing children’s families. Richard Hall has a documentary on the shadiness of the people who collected and used the money in Madeleine’s Fund. I hope one day Maddie gets Justice. 😔🧸🕊

[@l-b284]

the children weren't the priority

[@LuzMaria95]

I agree.

[@mamaraah2578]

Highly educated and wealthy people. Using holiday clubs during the day for their children and eating out every night but too cheap to pay for a babysitter for their three children. I think the Madeline case really is a warning to all parents to watch your children and put their safety above your own pleasures.

[@laurielovett8849]

Baby sitting was Free at that complex

[@ChellenBobby]

Wow it was free and they didn't take advantage of that they just left there kids alone.. there is just something not right with this whole story it makes you wonder what really happened to Maddie and if her parents really do know..

[@Miranda-od2mq]

Of course, they would have had the money, that's a good point of yours but it was all set up, you see. The child was doomed to be sacrificed.

[@michelleberube8567]

Exactly

[@wjcj1566]

European culture is totally different when it comes to children. More lax & lenient, seen as part of teaching independence. However in this case, they should have at least a plan to have someone watch the kids. They probably think that the resort is pretty private & safe that nothing horrendous as this can happen esp when the parents are not too far from the room.

[@cynicole1860]

Why they left their kids sleeping alone, with an unlocked door in a different country is a question that boggles my mind.

[@sheilae.9670]

Same question I asked. Why are people so naive and trusting. I have 2 boys and would never. Evil infact does exist. Such a sad case 😞

[@jasonwiggins]

Yep.

[@hfrt29]

Yea,u can never be to safe

[@mufferducker822]

I wouldn't leave my dog in an unlocked apartment. Let alone kids.

[@darkwoods1954]

You'd be surprised how many middle class parents do stuff like this. They want kids but also want their child free lifestyle.

[@sugargold4126]

My kids were around that age at the time she disappeared. The John Benet Ramsey case forever was on my mind and I would NEVER leave my kids alone especially on vacation. I’m sorry but what were they thinking? That poor child. The musical chair crap during dinner taking turn to check on the kids was just insane.

[@terrymccan5891]

Of course they were stupid and I'd never do it either but how does this mean they deserved for this to happen to them ???

[@domoetker3967]

why?

[@debrageisler5120]

Go

[@domoetker3967]

@@debrageisler5120 where?

[@-_YouMayFind_-]

@@terrymccan5891 Exactly as if the parents haven't suffered enough already they don't need the bashing from people. It is first of all not like America. people don't walk around with guns here so it is definitely considered safer. As well it was just a holiday area. Who would think their kids get kidnapped in a village in a safe country. It is not something people expect.

[@zimutes]

As someone native to where this unfortunate event took place, I cannot but feel somehow surprised how, after all these years, you can see based on this youtube comment section that it's somewhat common for people to feel surprised about the fact that they felt so comfortable and at ease leaving these children alone in a flat while dinning on vacation (besides everything else we know), in a country where people speak a (beautiful) language that the children wouldn't understand, where everything is to them strange. It sounded incredibly bizarre to portuguese society at the time, but we were in a way led to believe that we as latins were culturally too "careful" and "close" to our children. I would never leave a child alone in a bedroom while on vacation in the UK, in France, in the US, anywhere I'm not a million percent familiar. Imagine if this story had had a better ending, and little Maddie only wandered off through the streets. Children do crazy stuff. How stressfull would that situation be to a little child?! Unfortunately it was the worst possible scenario. With a lot of strange things surrounding it. I sometimes feel that we'll get it right with one or two more netflix documentaries... Cheers from 🇵🇹 - don't leave kids alone anywhere.

[@moiramarriott4403]

British but now a resident in Portugal, different area, but agree. Portuguese children here, stay up late, compared to UK but are cherished, observed included in the family activities. They sometimes have extended families , especially in the village, children aren't looked away while the parents socialise. The fact there were other adults in that group , all should of been investigated closely, prehapes they have bee, however its usually the close that do the crime.

[@zimutes]

@@moiramarriott4403 👍 almost made me tear up a little in the "they sometimes have extended families" part. That's how I was raised. I had not only my mother and father, but also my aunts (one of them particularly), my uncles, my grandmother, and a few neighbours. And also a shopkeeper. Let's see how it goes in the future... And great point about the "other adults".

[@jmb5924]

Growing up, we never even had babysitters in the 50s and 60s. If parents got together for an evening, they all brought their kids and had them all together, some asleep and some awake, under one roof.

[@MaryMcNulty-z2t]

@@zimutes

[@Bueller.Bueller.Bueller.]

Did they say the parents went to dinner multiple days in a row? As if one day wasn't wrong but they set up a pattern for any pervert to notice! I once had a "friend" ask me to go into the store with her and she was going to leave her baby asleep in the car seat. I was shocked and said I would wait in the car for her. We are not friends anymore.

[@goncaloamaral7846]

You don’t have any friends anywhere

[@Bueller.Bueller.Bueller.]

@@goncaloamaral7846 yup, not that kind

[@krispindolina2727]

Good point! And if there was regular table reservation at Tapas bar and if in Tapas bar was someone who knew, that someone could make that incriminating phone call to Bruckner an hour befor Maddie went missing!

[@lornarettig3215]

@@krispindolina2727 Or you could review the physical evidence of the case, which points to the parents having guilty knowledge of her death. The evidence shows there was no intruder - it is not possible to get in and out of a place without leaving any forensic trace. Ask the dogs.

[@KackieJennedy]

Parents can't go to dinner more than once a week? Where's this rule written?

[@kick4243]

When I was seven, my dad left to go to the gas station half a block away. He made sure to lock all the doors, pull the curtains but still to let in enough light, and told me not to answer the phone (landline). I sat in the middle of the living room with my baby sister firmly in my lap. Part of the reason for this was that she was 6 months old and I could keep her occupied with toys. It was also in case anyone did come into the house, I had access to all of the doors to get out. He was gone for about 10 minutes. He immediately checked us over real quick, and we were fine, so he thanked me for caring for my sister and took over on baby care. My parents worked opposing shifts to make sure one parent would always be with us. That is the only time that I can remember us being alone until I was 12/13 and we had cell phones readily available. We also lived 1 block away from the fire department and hospital, and we had neighbors that we could always go to. We learned first aid and memorized so many phone numbers just in case. If in everyday life my parents were terrified, HOW DID THEY LEAVE THEIR "MIRACLE CHILD" ALONE, LET ALONE THREE CHILDREN?!?!??!??!!?!?!!??!??!?!

[@andrewdoran4572]

Maybe, just maybe...they wanted to leave the kids alone....did they actually want Madeleine deliberately taken from the room? There are far too many anomalies in this case...too much stuff makes no sense... professional people leaving kids for several hours, maybe they did this on a regular basis and perhaps as a result Maddie had separation issues. And why no polygraph test on either of the parents. They are either part of a grooming ring or they wanted that child out of the way.

[@julielevinge266]

Was just inconceivable that these people left such young & vulnerable children all alone night after night after night???

[@Magnolia516]

With unlocked door. 😮

[@c.l.montoya2972]

No doubt, absolutely inconceivable. I don’t want to judge the McCann’s because they know more than anyone it’s a mistake they will regret everyday for the rest of their lives. It brings so much sadness & breaks my heart, the suffering of child & parents. I pray to God He ease their pain, hold Little Miss Mattie McCann in the loving safety of His heavenly care. This family will reunite in heaven🙏🏽 God bless the McCann family with this knowledge. And may every parent on earth learn from this & keep their children safe and sound.🙏🏽✨💖✨

[@martinha2856]

Yes, exactly. They were irresponsibles human being.

[@oldaccount5217]

They probably pawned her off to some wealthy bidder and now they’re scapegoating the nearest sex offender on the registry

[@sidneyc9252]

I agreeeee like what???? You never know whose watching you or your family, you may not see the person stalking/looking at your family but the perp does. Thats the creepy thing about life its sick.

[@coolcat6103]

Never seen either parent shed a tear for maddie, not even a cracked voice! Cold blooded ……

[@sanne1179]

Ich finde auch, daß alles was sie sagen so einstudiert wirkt.

[@coolcat6103]

Yes agreed! He talks to the interviewer like he’s above them. Also they were the only people who never looked for her, people took days off work to search for her but they just stroked around. Kate had put ribbon in her hair the next day and had even changed her earrings! She said the night maddie went missing everyone was searching and she just wanted to wake up with maddie found! Suggesting that they weren’t out looking and that she actually went to sleep the night she was gone! The next morning a camera man was hiding and filmed them strolling along chatting as they took their twins to the holiday daycare club like nothing had happened. Obviously they must have known it was not worth looking as maddie was long gone. He was seen taking a huge hold all out to play tennis a few days later, I believe that held maddie, the sat nav of their rented car suggested he’d been all over we the island and the bag was never recovered! The boot of the car was left open for days, the dogs smelled cadaver in the boot too which the Mac and said was rotten meat! This was a planned opp which is why they got away with it, the child was IVF so I think maddie was bread for the father whom ever he was. They are free masons.

[@Eirini1]

@@coolcat6103wow!!! No tears. Always seemed odd. I think you’re right

[@leilokas83]

I am Portuguese and this case is still remembered by all of us. I could share so many things about this case… Just read the book that was written by the initial portuguese inspector Gonçalo Amaral. The book is called “The truth of the lie”. About the German guy… When the news were released, my father called me and said he knew him. My father was a cab driver at the time and he picked up the german guy in Lisbon and took him to Algarve. While my father was driving him… he kept asking to pull over at a gas station to buy beer. My father warned him that It was a long drive and if he was trying to scam him or do something… he would take him to the police. (My father also said something about him being in Lisbon for psychiatric consultation). The guy assured my father he had the money to pay for the long ride at his house and he would make the payment as soon as they got there. To make It short, when they arrived at his house in Algarve… the guy wasnt able to enter his home. His house was located inside a property. The landlord came outside (he lived in another house inside the property) and told my father he rented the house to that german man and he vandalized it! By that time, the police was also there. I do not remember if they were called by the landlord or by my father because of lack of payment. The landlord opened the door of the house rented to the german guy and my father said he and the police were shocked because It was complete caos and destruction inside! He clearly had a serious mental ilness! The police felt sorry for my father driving so long and having to go back home again that they followed my dads car to the ATM machine just to make sure he was safe and not scamed. Conclusion, the german guy has clearly psychiatric problems and I also saw now a criminal record… However…I wonder if he would be able to commit a crime in such a carefully and “rational way”. I mean, he would have to be unnoticed in the area by other people, be careful not to leave evidence while entering the appartment, careful not to disturb the twins that were also sleeping inside the same room… So, he was able to do all this without a vandalized window or door? I always felt It was not normal that an adult couple would leave 3 children (Age 3 and 2!) UNATTENDED in an apartment in a FOREIGN COUNTRY! They clearly had money to require nanny services that were provided by the hotel! Finally, I must say that everytime they were interviewed i saw no deep emotion. I never saw desperation in them… I wish deep in my heart that the parents are not involved in this and that maddie could be found. I hope the truth Will come out and not blaming someone just because the crime suits him! We all want closure, but above all… We want justice for Maddie!

[@HB-gj7gd]

They found evidence !!! Dont remember what it was , think it was photos Look it up

[@mr6sg]

Well said. Very accurate resume of what really happened.

[@VictoriaMarch13]

@@HB-gj7gd photos of what? That points at the German or the parents??

[@nikkimclay5474]

they have to live with their mistake, remember their friends did the same thing, so they obviously thought it was safe ! the McCanns lived here in NZ before this happened & were very respected professionally & well liked personally. They appeared unemotional because they had no choice but to fight & survive for their other kids. Kate wrote a book which shows just how devastated they were because the spotlight was never about the abduction but about their decision to leave her alone that night.

[@rachaelclarke3737]

I don't believe it was the German man and I am going to get the book. The parents are not normal.

[@sherriianiro747]

I remember when this happened and the thing that still boggles my mind is that the parents not only left those kids all alone, but left the door unlocked and their "friends" were "taking turns" every 15 minutes checking on them. And top that with staying in a foreign country too- it doesn't add up.

[@asdf3568]

It adds up just fine. Reckless but not implausible.

[@Sinclair80]

I could almost get my head around leaving them sleeping in a locked room (even that's bad enough) but the unlocked door just fries my brain. On what planet would you do that.

[@asdf3568]

@@Sinclair80 Maybe it was one of those doors with locks that would render anyone inside unable to exit. And in the event of a fire for example, they would be trapped.

[@asdf3568]

@@Sinclair80 Due to fire concerns I would presume.

[@tarasherman2714]

They should have been charged with endangerment. 💯 or worse

[@Bawihipachuau]

The fear and the panic that child must've gone through 😭😭

[@watsonspuzzle]

It's terrifying to think about.

[@ChrisTine-bf3id]

💔

[@reeorchids]

😥😥😖💔

[@justtango4741]

Probably not much at all if drugged by the parents. Who would not allow the other children to be tested.

[@spikefivefivefive]

Her parents failed her terribly.

[@annied9864]

1 word. Parents

[@jimnfl7134]

where have i heard that before, the Ramseys!

[@GenXBitch]

I remember when we took our kids to Disney and stayed on one of their resorts. They specifically tell you not to leave your child alone in the room. They had babysitting services. We met another family who pretended to be friendly just so we would babysit their daughter. They offered to switch off! We knew nothing about these people! I was shocked! Both our kids were under 6.

[@deedee6460]

The dad’s comment was ludicrous. He said if they knew then they wouldn’t have left her alone. The problem is you don’t know!!! That’s why you have to be there to watch your kid!

[@szilviaaradi1911]

You are right. I don’t like the mother…I would be out of my mind, but she is just so calm…strange

[@iluvcatslol5714]

@@szilviaaradi1911 right?! It feels so fake

[@Yolanda.b]

@Szilvia Aradi She was probably in shock. Everyone handles loss differently.

[@granny58]

The parents had something to do with it. I'm not buying the patsy syory

[@italianstallion9170]

they were arrogant and overly complacent, 'this won't happen to people like us' attitude.

[@sueellenb8353]

Im sorry, you do NOT leave your children alone sleeping or not. Checking on your children every 15 minutes is not ok. There was no reason they couldn't take turns leaving a set of parents with the kids. Or hey hang out in the Livingroom while they sleep in the bedroom. Yes the Criminal is the one who is to blame for taking her and hurting or killing her( i have not finished the episode) but the parents are also at fault for leaving them alone. The fact that they did this their entire trip just showed anyone that was watching when they could safely take the little girl. I am so sorry for their loss but what that little girl went through is worse then what they have gone and will go through.

[@seanahmed9079]

for me it wasn't the fact they left them, but left the apartment UNLOCKED!!!!! Now why would you do that??? You shouldn't leave your apartment unlocked even when you are home much less when you all leave out!!

[@glamdolly30]

100% right! It beggars belief those parents prioritised their desire for adult-only evenings with pals, drinking wine and showing off to each other at a tapas bar (they were professional colleagues who met through their medical work), over the safety of their vulnerable children. Frankly the McCanns are lucky they didn't lose all their children that night, and the other adults in the group are also fortunate their child wasn't taken. Every one of them was put in harm's way, every night they abandoned them for the tapas bar - though incredibly, in addition the McCann's had chosen to leave the door to their apartment unlocked, which is probably why Madeleine was targeted. Everything I've seen of Gerry and Kate indicates he dominates, and she is weak and defers to him. I suspect it was Gerry's idea to put all the children to bed, then hang out together at the tapas bar like a group of young, carefree childless couples. Nominating one parent to do a quick patrol of each apartment to check on all the children every 20 minutes or so was wholly inadequate, and clearly left the children vulnerable. Even if one child woke up scared and alone after a nightmare (as poor Madeleine told her parents she had done the night before she disappeared), or was suddenly taken ill with no grown up to turn to, it was not acceptable. I cannot imagine a mother coming up with that lousy, irresponsible 'child-minding' arrangement - and most mums simply would not agree to it. Gerry strikes me as a typically full of himself, Alpha male hospital consultant. We've seen how he dominates his wife, I imagine he dominated the whole group too. I bet he was centre-stage during those tapas evenings, showing off, telling witty stories and generally playing the big-shot heart specialist in front of his fellow medical professionals. If so, the last thing he wanted was small children (his own and other people's), cramping his style and taking the limelight off him. The demands of the under-fives are not compatible with grown-up socialising! Little ones have multiple needs that must be met by their caregiver(s) as priority - bathroom breaks, nappies, food, drink, entertainment and sleep. They whine and cry when they're unhappy. It's hard for a man to be centre stage and a great raconteur with infants around - the toughest audience of all. The group of 9 adults block-booked the same table at the tapas bar every night, that's how important those adults-only evenings were to them. After Madeleine vanished, police considered the possibility an abductor/burglar had seen the group's block booking written in the bar's reservation book, and knew those apartments were unattended every evening. It practically advertised it. I've always puzzled over the fact the group didn't just take all their kids with them, and head out together en masse to any of the local restaurants for supper together as one big family. Portugal and its eateries are family friendly after all, as is the Continent generally. Bistro-owners expect to see small children sleeping on parents' laps, or in buggies alongside them, as the adults relax, chat, eat and enjoy a glass of wine. That is completely normal, the atmosphere and climate are conducive to those relaxed, family gatherings. What's not normal is putting your kids to bed without proper adult supervision, and heading out for a fun evening as though you are a group of young, childless couples on a stag/hen weekend! There's simply no excuse for the McCann party choosing to exclude their children from their dining arrangements each night, in family-friendly Portugal. It's bloody outrageous! And it put their children at unacceptable risk of harm - which tragically transpired for little Madeleine, just 10 days short of her 4th birthday.

[@jessica3996]

100% agree with you!

[@andema83]

Don't know what they said in this documentary, but the McCanns always said they checked every half an hour on the children. And even that wasn't true. And it is hard to believe anyway, to keep track of time when you are having dinner and socialize with your friends. I suppose those checks were very cursory and certainly not every 15 minutes.

[@janethobbs2226]

But, did they check ?

[@WMW-82]

Doesn't matter how much some people defend them they where wrong for leaving them children alone. You just can't defend it under any circumstances, but they have to live with that decision now for the rest of their days. Imagine knowing it was your fault your child got taken that would be a great enough sentence for any person and I can't imagine the pain they have to go through every hour of every day. I feel heart broken for one person and that is little maddie 😢🕊

[@susandemir7180]

Something happened in the apartment, the police dog's found 3 different places and the car, And all those people in thier group should have been charged with abuse for leaving the children alone, Other people have lost their children for doing the same thing, Why are they treated differently,

[@WMW-82]

@@susandemir7180 100% agree with you ESPECIALLY when one of them came to harm! Surely that only goes to prove they had left them in an unsafe environment. Apparently the police dog was one of the best in the world, he'd worked for fbi and American police with 100% hit rate, but the mother said the dog was in on it and dumb or something 😆 like the dog knows anything he just wants to play ball after finding smelly thing. There's a really good documentary on here it's called "Embeded confessions" with Peter Hyatt it's jaw dropping

[@Quaker-tc8ue]

You have apparently never heard of ‘latch key kids,’ from the 1970’s-1980’s, who spent much time alone because the parent/s, guardian/s were working. ‘Daycare’ wasn’t a “thing” then, nor were after-school clubs.

[@LuzMaria95]

PERIOD. 💯

[@katze918]

@@WMW-82 agree.! that documentary blew my mind. he could explain everything I was wondering about all these years.

[@karenhill5925]

Nobody will convince me that it is Normal or Acceptable for maddies parents to Leave 3. Children under 4 in an Unlocked apartment and go out to dinner! That alone in my eyes is Reckless uncaring bordering on nefarious

[@nikkimclay5474]

aptly named you are ! so they are nefarious but the abductor is not ? ok Karen keep on victim blaming, the world needs perfect people like you

[@smalltowngirlbigcityheart3724]

@karenhill They we’re never charged with child endangerment because the burden of losing their child was so great.

[@nat-fp1pq]

Extremely bad idea to leave little ones alone.

[@EverHappyDude]

I could never have believed that a parent could do so. Such bad parents, poor child. That said, nobody should have to go through what they have had to go through.

[@Anonymous38572]

Absolutely child endangerment imo

[@myfanwyrees2987]

Leaving three young babies asleep in an unlocked apartment is “gross negligence”. That poor sweet baby.

[@m.h.6499]

Unless they chose to appear negligent in the way of leaving the kids alone, rather than have a babysitter learn that Maddie wasn’t there because, earlier in the day, she had already passed away. Allegedly. Rest In Peace, Madeleine Beth. 😔🧸🕊

[@cathgordon836]

One thing that has always bothered me is the parents not taking any sort of responsibility for their daughters abduction. Who leaves their tiny kids alone while they go for dinner?

[@edoboleyn]

They did it.

[@Lisa-MarieG]

There was no abduction. She was overdosed with anesthesia. Her dad was working as an anesthesiologist at the time.

[@mandyedwards6729]

@Cath Gordan... its a case that illustrates so clearly why leaving young children alone ar home must always be treated as a crime.. i must admit I will nver understannd this decision ... It was two 2 year old and a 3 year old... yes a parenting failure ....by 2 medics ... ... .. ....

[@quantisedspace7047]

Yawn. How many more times. THERE WAS NO ABDUCTION

[@lyndsygillespie4184]

She was accidentally killed by sedatives and then placed in the tennis bag ( that never was found again ) the dogs don’t lie .. they know where she is .. if it had been any other parent who had done this they would have been arrested and charged for child neglect at the very least. Those twins should have been removed immediately afterwards.

[@daveyjones5702]

this guy is a patsy, and the mccans know god damn well what happened to their kid.

[@coffee6783]

A lesson to other parents, never leave your kids alone for any reason. I grew up with my late mother saying "you can't take your eyes off them for a second".

[@LuzMaria95]

so true.

[@myhomeismyoyster7339]

Nothing about this case has ever sat right with me. I really hope we get answers oneday

[@theScytheofGod]

In my heart, her parents sold her to an ex-patriated pedophile living in the area.

[@simplysalwa]

Everything always comes to light someday so yes I hope so too👍🏼

[@despicabledavidshort3806]

What about a missing baby would sit right with you??

[@myhomeismyoyster7339]

@@despicabledavidshort3806 i mean the parents leaving them alone, not talking to the police in that country and all the other odd things that came about afterwards

[@MarieM-ui4bu]

I'm afraid parents have answers already

[@jc2385]

Such a tragic case. Ive always hoped it will be solved in my lifetime. Like the JonBenet case, its gone on way too long.

[@theoryofpersonality1420]

First case the podesta Brothers. Second case Maxwell.

[@bemorebe3092]

Madaline wasn't found stiff as a board tied up in her basement by her dad. Not the same at all. Jonbenet was clearly family. 🙄

[@nbaoldgirl]

@@bemorebe3092 don’t be like that. The OP was just saying they’re alike because of how long its taken for both these cases to be ‘solved’ and that they’re little girls.

[@jc2385]

@@bemorebe3092 Was referring to the long time it seems to have sat "cold." I don't believe JonBenet was killed by family at all.

[@despicabledavidshort3806]

@@jc2385 well who do you think wrote the ransom note on paper from the house? The note mentioned ransom for the same amount that her father received as a bonus. Do you actually think a stranger sat in their house and wrote that

[@Scarlet_rose77]

I can’t get beyond the fact that children were left alone in an unlocked room … I just can’t 😢

[@novelist99]

Germany's sentencing for sex offenders is pathetic! This man should never have gotten out of prison.

[@cazi5759]

Unfortunately, our WHOLE legal system in Germany is pathetic 👎.

[@propriono]

It has nothing to do with madeline. Her parents accidentally killed her and then disposed of the body. No abduction or pedophiles involved

[@dawn25]

The prosecutor DA Wolters knows he can't ever let Bruckner out of prison. They have actually connected him to at least 3 murders and 4 more kidnappings. Maddie McCann is not the only child missing in Portugal. There are 3 more kids about her age all gone when CB was living in Portugal. There is a book called My Search For Madelyn McCann by Jon Clarke and it's very well put together. CB is a very sick man predator I will say. He came up very early on but like the others SO he was not looked at

[@traditionalsoldier3639]

Well Germany does not have best record of punishing or producing murderers

[@ContactsNfilters]

15 months???

[@melodymiller3282]

Who ever suggested to leave all these children alone SHOULD DEFINITELY BE CHARGED WITH SOMETHING.

[@justiceforall007]

Agreed, but unfortunately, only a poor person doing this would be charged. The elite are immune from prosecution.

[@rosy_ranirani4865]

Irresponsible parents !

[@tj1923]

Neglect

[@CyrilNarayan]

Every parent is irresponssible once in his life. Why judging poor parents suffering from 16 years. Such a cruelty. this is dry philosophy. The coupables are the Podesta brothers.

[@GoodFebruarian]

Child Endangerment

[@commonsense2053]

Deserted their daughter at an extremely vulnerable age in a foreign country, just so they could get some peace and have a drink,how they weren't charged with child neglect is beyond me.

[@nikkimclay5474]

thats beyond the real issue of who abducted her & where is she ? you are just stating the obvious not the crime

[@italianstallion9170]

i hope they learnt their lesson and don't leave babies alone anymore, haven't heard that they had anymore missing kids so looks like they did.

[@jen3189]

@common sense I totally agree. I.believe, had they been a low socio-economic family they would have been vilified; but highly educated DOCTORS were given sympathy and millions of pounds in support. The UK police have spent millions on this one case! My heartfelt sympathies have only ever been for Madeline. Bottom line, the parents left Her and the even younger twins alone. I just don't see how people can discount that element.

[@janeclarkson8471]

The person us stating a fact, which they're entitled to! Unbelievable how rude some people are!

[@kimberlyhood4095]

I guess the cost of the drinks and the Nanny were expensive so they just chose the drinks. It's always disgusted me with this case, it could've all been avoided.

[@martelinaalmissa39]

parents are the guilty one...this is only sharade because they in the club....if this isnt enough they found innocent person to blame...morals in history lowe

[@brittanyphilbrook4477]

I'm just baffled at how they found it acceptable to leave the children alone let alone with the door unlocked. Yet they're shocked that someone was able to abduct their child? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@heyya3741]

Its not bc you think this, that everybody thinks like you !! Try empathy for once

[@gemmaclark6663]

12:24 so weird how much of searching and years of the world but still nothing 😢

[@zenbumblebee]

Never leave children alone. Monsters walk among us.

[@timmyl9121]

Never leave children alone because they need you ,imagine just waking up and your parents aren't there, this is a traumatising thing to be absent minded about ....and tgats only one basic issue of leaving children unattended

[@Michael-ro5cu]

It is very strange that the sole witness to the abduction was able with the help of a police artist to create an exact image of Ghislaine Maxwell. That child was butchered by the Illuminati.

[@propriono]

The only monsters in this story are the parents who killed her. No pedophiles or other fantasy stories

[@CyrilNarayan]

@@propriono Podesta brothers are not a fantasy story, there is evidence, search and you will see... not a hazard if the case is not solved since 20 years. They are powerful.

[@quantisedspace7047]

but if they /had/ attended the children, then the monsters would be there all the time.

[@YaYaPaBla]

I could never imagine leaving my babies alone while going out to eat/drink with friends. No, you hire a babysitter to stay with the babies!

[@elianea.c.2294]

Or you take them with you

[@YellowRoseofTexas01]

We always took our son going out to dinner. On our 2nd Anniversary we took him with us to dinner. When he was 5, I took him on a flight to Germany and Cardiff, Wales.

[@YaYaPaBla]

@@YellowRoseofTexas01 exactly if my kids could stay with my parents, or go with us. Then we didn’t go.

[@rachaelsawhsawh3430]

Yeap true never ever leave them alone.

[@firewingphoenix8078]

the resort had free babysitting too

[@maricamicallef9545]

I won't leave an unlocked apartment with my belongings while on holiday or anywhere let alone with my kids in that room. It's insane! Poor little Madeline.

[@annanatalio8642]

Madeleine's case and Jonbenet Ramsey's case are very similar, and in both cases the parents were suspected.which leads me to think that in both cases the parents know well what happened to their daughter

[@xMorbidArtx]

Madeleine’s parents know what happened, that they were stupid enough to leave their daughter alone.

[@robramsay6408]

Listen to all you goody goodys . Riff raf You aint got a clue

[@spirals73]

@@robramsay6408 They don't know but they think they do. But "goodie goodies" is a weird thing to call them.

[@sheilae.9670]

How can 2 medical doctors think it was OK to leave sleeping kids in their room with the door unlocked?🤔 Couldn't even hire a babysitter to watch the kids? I just can't comprehend their logic. Such a sad case, poor girl 😔

[@lisawentworth6831]

I know, it is boggling my mind. If they were poor and stupid, I could maybe understand the logic, but as doctors, would their advice be to patients to leave children unattended? Even if you don't think about child abduction, I was always worried my kids might choke or fall out of bed...always within ear or eye view.

[@sst6358]

Yes they should be held accountable

[@22ergie]

...arrogance... the "it can't happen to us", attitude.

[@juniorniconico3106]

The resort offer babysitting for free. I never understand their choice. And why the person left the other Kids

[@Helennn63]

@@lisawentworth6831 poor and stupid? As if poor individuals are incapable of ensuring the safety of their kids. It’s clear these doctors may have had more stable incomes, but they were the irresponsible and “stupid” ones.

[@StaceyLovesBettyBoop]

I remember I was even nervous to be in the front yard with my children were young. I can't even imagine going to a restaurant, even if it were next door. Still feel horrible for them. How awful!

[@keepitsimple4629]

Stacey, I don't feel sorry for them. at the least they should've been charged with child endangerment, which would've happened to any other couple. I personally think Maddie died and they're covering it up. They seem so emotionless, especially the father.

[@StaceyLovesBettyBoop]

@@keepitsimple4629 I hear you there. It just would be awful to lose a child no matter what the circumstance, but you are right. They should’ve been charged with neglect at the least. I have wondered if they are behind it for years. It’s hard to really say at this point.

[@JLo_Oc]

It was ridiculous they were never charged for child endangerment. Why wouldn't you have one friend sit with them and then trade off mid night? They supposedly "checked in on them" every 15mins ?? Even for a 10yr old, this is total white privileged higher class negligence !!!

[@yayaetc7334]

@@keepitsimple4629 Why not get a local babysitter while you are out?

[@louannallen4812]

Again, as tragic as this story is, I feel the parents were ultimately responsible. First, in leaving the children alone in an unfamlilar place, but maily for leaving the door unlocked in order for for they ,and their friends to "take turns checking in" on all the children every 15 minutes. Seriosuly??? How dumb can they be?? Hire a babysitter, and lock the door!!!

[@LuzMaria95]

exactly 😞

[@lisaboston2465]

Something I’ve never understood is how not just one, but several couples could go on vacation, especially in a foreign country, and leave their kids unattended in unlocked rooms at night like that. Even if it is considered a family oriented and friendly resort location, you’d think at least one set of those parents would have had better judgment. My heart still goes out to the McCanns though and I hope Maddie ends up being found alive someday.

[@Mandamf]

I am hyper aware of my surroundings, and have a hard time relaxing in my home, let alone on vacation. Or going abroad. I couldn’t imagine my hyper fixation on my children if we went anywhere. It’s becoming an unhealthy obsession to know their whereabouts and safety. I usually don’t watch these kinds of docs because of it. 😮‍💨😮‍💨 I wish I could be there for these kids. I hate the world we live in.

[@aprilblossom9268]

They could have had a baby-sitting Rota amongst themselves - if they knew then well.

[@nosiphodywili35]

If she really was abducted by a sex offender. I'm sorry to say she's already buried. They should be looking for the body. But if people say the parents sold her. There's a woman now in her late teens early 20s claiming to be her on tik tok and the McCann family has agreed to take a DNA test with her in order to see if the claims are true. So if they truly sold their child I doubt they'd be wasting their time with some girl on tik tok.

[@nosiphodywili35]

@@annikarewelo2665 you're right. I also saw no resemblance ... And Madeleine looked so much like her mom. If this tik tok girl was her she'd definitely look something similar or be a striking resemblance to the mom. And she's none of those things.

[@lifeissweet9826]

i'm not so sure madeline was abducted from the room. if the door was unlocked and she woke up and found herself alone, whats to say she didn't just leave and start walking and was taken that way?

[@carlabolotaolo9979]

Parent’s nightmare to lose your child and not know what happened. I get anxiety just thinking about it.

[@DirtySouthMouth]

Stories like these make me not want to have children

[@lalushel2679]

parents did it, they are evil

[@martusia4594]

There was no abduction . They only care about their reputation. Portugal police solved the case. The girl died in the apartment

[@samanthang9148]

I feel sorry for the little girl, but not the neglectful parents. I mean you don’t leave your luggage, your belongings unattended. How could you leave your child unattended in a unlocked room. It’s so ridiculous. Rest in peace little fairy angel.

[@janetbrown6409]

My thoughts too. I bet they lock their front door at nights when they are at home

[@lynahiacampbell8232]

This needs to be pinned !!! Because it’s absolutely crazy ! You (doctors at that ) travel abroad to a foreign country and leave your kids alone at night in a room unlocked whikst you got and dine and drink wine with friends !!! Sorry what !!!!!!!!!

[@stevefowler3398]

@@lynahiacampbell8232 absutely spot on! And being doctors, they are very well acquainted with the laws regarding child neglect and/or abuse. They have legal and moral obligation to report any suspicion of neglect/abuse to the authorities. And that is how we all know that they are lying. And that the wining and dining every night, whilst neglecting ALL of the children is pure camouflage, for a much greater crime.

[@ettaariane]

​@@stevefowler3398 I believe that too.

[@kimifur]

I didn't even leave my luggage for two hours in a B&B in Canterbury (the most valuable thing in there was a rather expensive hand cream) during the day behind the locked front door. I don't have children, but if I wouldn't even leave a bag during the day for two hours, I doubt I would leave my toddler at night alone with the door unlocked. At best, the parents were neglectful. At worst, they were involved.

[@Wearingmycrown]

The family friend said the bound between mother & child WAS amazing & quickly corrected himself. The bound between mother & child is something that can’t be explained. He spoke of Maddie in past tense…..

[@adnanmehmood.constantprogr5019]

When she is not here how would you form the sentence?

[@Wearingmycrown]

@@adnanmehmood.constantprogr5019 The Bond between mother & child is NEVER broken wherever they maybe.

[@MrAdrenalines]

Becouse they knew that She was already dead...

[@7cats2]

Because little Maddie has been gone for over a decade, so using past tense would be correct.... But maybe hope keeps them trying to be positive.

[@martusia4594]

Well they disposed of her body that's how they know she's dead 😢

[@aboutdawntoday]

The prison times given for the heinous crimes they know he committed are so lenient it's shocking, even if he confesses they will probably sentence him to just another year and a half.

[@ruthbashford3176]

I think Christian Breuckner should take his case to the ECHR, I'm sure he would have more success than the McCanns. He might be a rapist and paedophile but there is absolutely NO evidence he abducted Madeleine or even that he knew she existed before she disappeared.

[@ginexkasachstan]

Its typical european "spare the offenders dont care about the victims" law mentality. We need harsher sentences because those sub humans wont stop rape children or women. All they get is a slap on the wrist and the victims suffer for the rest of their lifes. Victims have to fear they will get victimized all over again. after they serve the 1-3 years jail time they have to fear the perp will go after them a 2nd time to get revenge. Some even get a new identity but not the victims of the crime. Every day some new psychopath/rapists are born or created thats enough to deal with but to add all the released ones on top of it they will grow in numbers, sadly. Rapists wont change, lock them up 4ever even after the first rape, you cant rehabilitate a deeply disturbed, deranged man. Maybe they can contain themselves a certain time but it wont last long

[@franceshaypenny8481]

That German scumbag was eliminated as a suspected within weeks of Maddie's disappearance already. There are no suspects currently viable. The media wants to continue to make money off this case in the same way they do off the Ripper murders of 1988.

[@AmyPieterse]

I think ppl guilty of such crimes should be castrated and put in jail for life. European prisons are too lenient!!!!

[@TASmith-ou3is]

Absolutely appalling!!!

[@ruthconnolly607]

I'll never forget one interview with the parents a few years later, whereby the mum said that it took her a long time not to feel guilty, and the husband had much earlier accepted that "guilt is a wasted emotion". It haunted me and I remember it clearly. I don't agree with them.

[@michellesayers5346]

He's a narc and he medicated his wife

[@bambinaforever1402]

I also did not like their statement “ if we knew she would be abducted we wouldn’t leave kids alone” wdf????? I did not leave my kids alone not because i was afraid they would be abducted, who thinks of that! I wouldn’t leave them unattended because smth can happen to them. I have 3 ( all adults now), when they were small unless i could leave them with a family member we did not go out to any restaurant. And in Portugal help costs next to nothing. My husband’s brother lives at the same area on the coast - cleaning 2 bedroom apartment costs 20 euros. I bet for 10 they could have arranged a babysitter

[@frankmcnally01]

Her parents knew what happened and did nothing, they should be charged with kidnapping and child abuse.

[@TheOneAndOnlycE]

parents hid her body and know where she is 100%

[@cosmicmuffin322]

There is so much evidence to show that an accident happened in the house, she died, and they disposed of her body. The dogs found the scent of death all through the house.....there were body fluids in their rental car......yet somehow everyone is blamed but the parents. The Portugese police investigator knew the parents were involved but he was called incompetent and his career destroyed.

[@SugarSugarCreek]

He SA'd a 5 year old, and had all that downloaded and only got 15 months in prison? Unbelievable

[@danielletaylor6319]

Unbelievable how they've never been charged with neglect works both ways

[@antoniasingleton3448]

The comment I was looking for. Absolutely ridiculous!

[@sulynn72]

​@@danielletaylor6319they'd have to charge the whole group. And supposedly it was a family oriented place.

[@ingridlooze3839]

We know now he did not do it and is no suspect anymore.

[@Bringvineback]

These parents are lucky they’re married, affluent with money, and white. If this was a single mom or dad, who were low income and/or people of color, CPS would’ve been called on them and the public would’ve ripped them apart.

[@JoyofRVing]

Children should never be left alone even in one’s own home. It’s part of the sacrifices parents make when their kids are young. I remember whenever we traveled when my kids were young, we’ve always ordered room service because of the kids.

[@irishgurl3078]

I think every adult in that group should have been charged with child endangerment at the very least for leaving them alone in that apartment or whatever it was. The place they were staying had childcare services and they could have had someone stay there with the kids.

[@EWAMILENAP]

Poor child had to pay the consequences for their parents' irresponsibility. Her parents never once admitted they were wrong for leaving their children alone in the hotel. They had no remorse and shame on them.

[@MimiB1974]

Having to live with that guilt for the rest of their lives is a lifetime of punishment

[@glamdolly30]

@@EWAMILENAP I agree 100% the McCanns were reckless and irresponsible for leaving their children unchaperoned in the holiday apartment, while they hung out with the other adults in their group at a tapas bar. They weren't the only ones either - the other parents in their group did the same, and were equally reckless. But they were lucky - their children weren't taken. Madeleine was, and her parents will pay for their poor judgement until the say they die. I have heard Kate and Gerry say they regret that choice, and should not have done it. I think its unfair to say they've shown no remorse. If they could do things differently, they would. But the fact is, they cannot change it. We don't live our lives in reverse, with the benefit of hindsight. I have no doubt they've been very protective with their twins Sean and Amelie, since losing Madeleine.But they can do nothing to protect Madeleine now.

[@bubblegum1948]

@@MimiB1974 True enough. Cant agree with you more. Yes, indeed.

[@NittyByGritty-7]

Should have been charged with LYING because they are ALL LIARS

[@rubyred6954]

I can’t even think about something like this happening let alone it happening IRL. To go on having to live your life and bring up your other children while forever being stuck in the past on that fateful day! God bless this beautiful innocent child and bring definite answers for her family.

[@esterherschkovich6499]

I worked for the company Mark Warners.They provide Nannies,care for the children during the day.I was employed as First Aid.I am a Nurse in the UK.The family and friends know more..who leaves children unattended??As its been said lots of times here...as they were professionals they were treated differently but if they had been of a lower class,they would have been thrown in jail til it was found out what happened to their daughter.They pointed fingers at an innocent man and had little respect for the Portuguese Police....Think of all the thousands of lost children around the world...not just this little 😢 girl.

[@ginexkasachstan]

Before Madeline a blonde boy disappeared not far where maddie vanished. In Aljezur from a public beach at day time. He was 6 years old. Rene Hasèe was his name but sadly you hear not much about it. Police simply declared him as a drowning victim. Yes sharks exist in the ocean in Portugal but some part of him should have been found if he drowned, sharks dont eat swim trunks🤷‍♀️

[@j4mm213]

@@ginexkasachstan sharks eat humans but don't eat swimming trunks ffs 😂

[@MsLilpeach]

@@ginexkasachstan Well said.....it's really sad that all you have to do to get people to REALLY do their job is to have some cash. It's obviously like that all around the world. The rich get things done right away, and usually get much better results, if they get charged at all. I think this German dude looks pretty promising, in my opinion. His history is enough to really look deep into this guy. He's proven that he really likes to mess with little kids, so that, to me, is reason enough to look more into him. And I wonder if the girl up above who commented, leilokas83, I wonder if her father has told of giving this guy a ride that night in his taxi? Like, has he went to the cops with this info or what? I'm sure they'd wanna talk to him, if he in fact, did give the dude a ride that night of the kidnapping. Anyhoo, but you're right - sharks don't eat swim trunks....Lol

[@juniortartar5900]

I think the people they were with were involved somehow. How would some random know for sure no one was in the room or no one would be walking in any minute. Also youd think they wouldve taken one of the smaller kids. Less of a fight or risk of then screaming help or knowing how to say their name.

[@marybernstein6498]

Yes it is very bizarre to leave such young children unattended, Very peculiar indeed and we have heard that the suspects look like John Podesta and his brother. it is essentially it seems by these two doctors a child sacrifice. They were well off - why not secure a babysitter?

[@Firode9856]

“Our little girl is so special”!!!!! So special they left her and 2 other children alone in an unlocked apartment. Baby sitting available but they chose not to employ. Mother refused to answer 48 questions, they then fled Portugal. Mother loaded washing machine hours after disappearance... Washed cuddle cat toy. Weren’t even questioned by social services back in U.K. Paid mortgage payment from money raised. Friends in high places.

[@granny58]

It's all very sketcy

[@davidkruyer8048]

Two of the worst parents I have ever come across to doctors you would have thought would know better they are the ones responsible for what ever happened to her becouse of there complete disregard of there safety and wellbeing and the only reason they have never been charged with anything is because they have affluents and money

[@trishabidesi8604]

I was a kid myself when i first watched this story. It was everywhere and all the time. This case shaped my mentality where I CAN'T BARE TO LEAVE MY CHILD.

[@andreribeiro1259]

What a biased report! It leaves out the fact that the dogs not only detected traces of blood but also the scent of a corpse on the mother's clothes, in the apartment, and on the girl's teddy bear.

[@MandiMomOf8Channel]

I've followed this case for years. Madeline is so precious and deserves justice ⚖️

[@katielucas4594]

Agreed! Same here!

[@sgr_sgr]

@billgatesisanonce Exactament!

[@oldmacdreadapexriddims1460]

And the parents need jailed

[@dickfitswell3437]

Yeah they need to charge the mom and dad. That's why they left Portugal. The Portuguese authorities had enough evidence. Go watch Peter Hyatt, the world-renowned expert on statement analysis and his discussion of the Madeleine McCann case. He has never been wrong in all the cases he does. He trains the FBI, and LEO across the globe. The father gave an embedded confession of how he disposed of her. She passed after they gave her something to sleep so they could party. They gave that information to a question no one asked. They're going to find her one day in Spain, in the ground and the parents will never be punished. I used to think they were innocent until I watched Peter Hyatt discussing, at length, the case. Then to top it off, when they took it out of her dogs there and went into the mccanns apartment and four other apartments and the cadaver dog only alerted in their apartment and then they took the cadaver dog to five different vehicles all on different levels of a parking and the dog only alerted in their rental car....yup. video of the dogs searching is on KZbin.

[@bernard6973]

Agree! But, as parents, I can’t imagine leaving a child alone! just because parents want to have fun!! there’s something called babysitter!!!!

[@martina6611]

Unforgivable. Who would leave their children alone ? They should have taken care of their kids. It’s horrendous and those parents should have been prosecuted for child neglect.

[@redplanet7163]

It's probably far worse than that.

[@zaneta5877]

I agree. They are guilty.

[@smalllightbulb3492]

I've been saying this from the beginning. No matter what happened the parents were extremely negligent. You can't leave such young children alone. Never, nowhere, there is no excuse.

[@caterinarivanor33]

TOTALLY AGREE!!!!

[@chrisgomez1840]

wats interesting is since there were three children in dat room but only Madeline went missing it tells me dat de parents wanted Madeline to go missing imho

[@mrsseasea]

When the mom says “please don’t scare her”. Is just heart breaking for any mom to hear and say.

[@Mai.80]

She lost her right to say it the moment they left their children (of 3 and 2) unattended.

[@janethobbs2226]

She scared her by leaving her alone

[@goncaloamaral7846]

@@Mai.80 so she should say, “please scare her?” Are you on a register?

[@Mai.80]

@@goncaloamaral7846 read my comment again, if you don’t understand it, don’t be ashamed, ask for clarification.

[@quantisedspace7047]

It's also a red rag to any abductor who gets off on that sort of thing.

[@socialbutterfly4146]

Casey Anthony did exactly that!!! Murdered her child! Hid her body! Put it in the trunk of her car. Moved her body. And whatever evil things she did to that precious baby

[@Spiderlash97]

I was just thinking of the similarities when I saw your comment

[@edubois31]

How they left the children for so long with the door UNLOCKED has never ceased to amaze me. SMH. Poor baby to have been taken! I hope the parents find some measure of peace. I can't imagine.

[@ramirezelgato]

Mmmmmm...., if leaving the children unattended was a cover up for what had already happened...

[@whatsthestorymorningglory61]

My daughter is eight now and I’ve never left her alone. Not in the day, not at night. My heart goes out to that poor child. And then to the parents. I just cannot imagine the pain and the guilt.

[@sheilanixon913]

When I carefor my grandchildren, I even lock the cae door when paying for petrol in the Kiosk where I can see them Even when our youngest child was 12 and the others were teenagers, we only left them to go out locally and , they knew they could call on our neighbour , who checked ob=n Christopher , the 12 year old , every hour or so.

[@nellyb2434]

My son is 7 and he's my only child. I would not even leave him alone at a kids club on holiday where I knew nobody. He will come everywhere with me and I certainly would not go off to a bar and restaurant with the door unlocked and a huge swimming pool and road there as massive dangers to him, let alone abduction. How does a parent consistently stand in front of the press cuddling a bleached toy of their missing daughter's and never ever show an ounce of emotion. If they're not guilty, I still do not like them!!

[@janetmcgibney]

@@nellyb2434 The cuddle cat was not bleached! Kate did show emotion, and later on was told by the so called experts to not show to much emotion 🤔 Nobody knows how they would react in their situation!!

[@nellyb2434]

@@janetmcgibney I beg to differ...most mothers I know could be told a million times not to show emotion...you try stopping them.

[@janetmcgibney]

@@nellyb2434 I beg to differ...most mother's would do exactly what the experts tell them to do

[@heidiiiiiiii]

Let their story and the many others be what reminds you to never leave a door unlocked, especially if you aren't in the house...not just an intruder but wandering young kids..it happens so much a child is found outside while the parent was asleep, showering, the many other possible things.

[@emmasanders6226]

Regurgitating the same lies is infuriating. Madeleine was never abducted full stop.

[@blooomerang]

My dad always said the parents looked strangely guilty. Either there was an accident or the parents killed her and hid the body?

[@emmasanders6226]

@@blooomerang Yes the lead detective at the time believed it was accidental and the parents covered it up. Evidence seems to confirm the theory

[@pablojuega3312]

In my opinion is correct

[@Eirini1]

@@blooomerangthey look guilty

[@7eyesopenwide168]

7 year sentence for raping an elderly woman. But people go to prison for much longer for far less. Weird weird sick world.

[@oemadam]

7? I heard 70.. this is crazy!! In the religion set by Allah Almighty rape is deathpenalty

[@loisdellinger]

I remember when this happened! I could not believe 3 children were left alone with no adults around

[@malabuha]

It was astonishing to me to see the parents so calm and collected the morning after the night of abduction. Maybe that's a British thing... I lost my son when he was 3 yo on a beach packed with people and we couldn't find him (my husband and I) for about 20 minutes. I was hysterical. I was a crying mess. But thankfully a security guard has found him in a place that we haven't look. I was so distressed that she would not let my son come to me before I calmed down. That is why i can't understand how the mother was able to appear so calm and understanding.

[@foxyauragems6146]

I think we do ...

[@bambinaforever1402]

What son - my CAT jumped over the fence i was running like a maniac all over the place yelling his name. As it occurred he either jumped back or was all the time sitting on a gate pillar. Dear god was i happy.

[@frankmcnally01]

Because they were in on it, the knew exactly what was going on.

[@mikalilypops3259]

No it’s not a British thing !

[@32446]

It’s called shock! They were also told that this is how they should behave in case the abductor was watching the TV.

[@joshah7627]

they just pulling out names from their backside .... the parents did it and we all know it .... sometimes the evidence is clear to see in blinded room

[@Dontincludeme]

In the 90s and early 00s, my parents would take me with them on their business trips and would leave me in the room alone or with a hotel babysitter (rarely), or sometimes sleeping in the car all the time. The amount of luck we had thinking back is amazing

[@rawfoodphilosophy7061]

My parents ALWAYS locked the door though.

[@aprilblossom9268]

What about fire risk though ?

[@paolamiranda9809]

It was a different world back then

[@kimifur]

@@paolamiranda9809 It wasn't. It was actually more dangerous, not less. I was born in the early 80s and my parents didn't leave me on my own until I was about 12, even at home, even for a few minutes! I was allowed a lot of freedom, but not without someone responsible making sure I was doing my own thing safely.

[@angkeats7111]

It's really hard to have empathy for them when they created the opportunity for their children to come to harm. Their friends employed the nanny service at the resort so there was absolutely no reason why they didn't. I don't believe they went back every 15/30 mins at all. They only speak about 2 times they went back and one of those (by the friend) he didn't confirm she was there so if they DID check on them, they didn't do it properly. So many inconsistencies and deceptive comments about what happened, don't know what to believe. Also, there's still no explanation from the parents as to the cadaver dogs hitting on Madeline's clothes other than "dogs get it wrong". Actually they don't. The dogs used are the WORLD'S top scent dogs. They don't mistake cadaver for meat or anything else. If you read the accounts of that night there's clearly something odd about it (not saying they caused her death just that the whole thing is fishy)

[@natsarimthings3147]

Why in the world would adults leave children alone sleeping in an unlocked apartment? YOu're suppose to lock every door and window before leaving. This is just tragic. One simple mistake could lead to the loss of life. Poor Madeleine. RIP sweet girl.

[@hippychick420]

I agree but let's be honest. Why tf would they leave kids in a home ALONE.

[@tammysury3162]

They willingly sacrificed his little girl

[@kathykay6602]

@@marmaladesunrise Locking the room is a deterrent. It would take long for someone to pick the lock and open the door. Maybe someone would see it sooner.

[@boobootheballbreaker2092]

HE ENTERED THROUGH A WINDOW

[@gailmorra]

@@tammysury3162 oh come on.

[@26doolittle]

No evidence of being taken from her bed or an abduction. No evidence of her movements between 6 pm to 10 pm on the 3rd. Plenty of evidence of a cadaver being in the apartment. How is that explained?

[@shaun1293]

Most annoying thing is the parents were never punished for neglect. You don’t leave your kids alone in an apartment. Instead they raked in money from the aftermath, books etc

[@TheDoggmom]

Madelyn’s parents have been punished plenty.

[@quantisedspace7047]

@@TheDoggmom They have? Can't say that I've ever heard that before.

[@quantisedspace7047]

Be fair though. You can't blame the McCs for raking in money like that. This money all comes from idiots who were too stupid to question their narrative. If they just donated money to what was declared as a fighting-fund from the get-go, they only have themselves to blame. The people of Liverpool are famous for boycotting the Sun. If we all boycotted the McCann fund and refused to buy the bewk, their supply would be cut off.

[@gincee6156]

@@quantisedspace7047@Shaun I am pretty sure, they blame themselves enough. Also the media attention & plenty of rude remarks of Muppets like you are more than enough punishment for most people.

[@Mairitas]

@@TheDoggmom, I agree with you. I think guilt teared them up for years and they will never be carefree un full happy ever again 💔

[@ChooChewChu]

This episode does not convey the full magnitude of how enormously villified these parents were by the British press and public for years after Madeleine's disappearance. The female journalist says, "I'm sure there were people in the UK who did think that they had some involvement, and that was reflected particularly in the British tabloid press." Nah, not "some" people. The consensus in that country was that these parents were directly responsible for their child's disappearance, and she knows that.

[@canelle09]

Let's not forget that her parents , both doctors, instead of hiring a baby-sitter for few hours, has chosen to leave a 3 years old child with her baby brothers..who does that? 3 years old.

[@goncaloamaral7846]

Although you seem totally comfortable with an abductor which is weird. You haven’t mentioned that once. Weird.

[@cristinagirao1072]

The resort provided free nannies to take care of children. In Portugal leaving children unattended is a crime. Why did they not took advantage of the free nanny service? Portugal is also one if the most safe countries in the world. Something does not add up.