Star: MADDIE TWINS KIDNAP HORROR

Tomorrow's cover:

Express:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/madeleine-mccann-trolls-threatened-kidnap-2289330

By Martin Fricker
Madeleine McCann trolls 'threatened to KIDNAP her siblings in twisted plot to solve disappearance mystery'
20 Sep 2013 22:00
The conspiracy theorists – convinced her parents were behind her disappearance – incited bigots to back the kidnap of Sean and Amelie

Sick internet trolls discussed kidnapping Madeleine McCann’s twin siblings in a twisted plot to solve what happened to her.

The online conspiracy theorists – convinced that her parents were behind her disappearance – incited bigots to back the kidnap of Sean and Amelie.

Kate and Gerry McCann were so shocked they contacted police.

Details of the internet debate emerged during the libel trial of ex-police chief Goncalo Amaral, 56.

The Portuguese officer claimed the couple faked Madeleine’s abduction to cover up the three-year-old’s death at their Algarve holiday flat in 2007.

The McCanns, both 45, of Rothley, Leics, are suing Mr Amaral over his 2008 book The Truth Of The Lie.

The couple have also a £1million libel action against the publishers and a Portuguese TV station.

Richard Wright, husband of Kate’s cousin, told the hearing in Lisbon: “There was an internet conversation where a member suggested someone should abduct Sean or Amelie to get information to confirm Mr Amaral’s theories.”

The case continues.

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The McCann-haters really should stop deluding themselves, it's over. The Lisbon court has screencaps, threads and, apparently, a 3A database. You know, that stuff they never understand - EVIDENCE.

Game. Set and Match. McCanns.

Did Gonc know that some of this was coming when he tried to have last weeks hearings held in camera and he failed?

The lie:

Rosalinda V. Hutton ‏@RosalindaHu 3h
Forums that question the #mccann abduction story are polite, affable,well run. In 6 years never seen anything of a threatening nature.

The truth:



Threatening an elderly, infirm man whose granddaughter is missing? Sick fkcs.

lily wrote:Game.  Set and Match.  McCanns.

Did Gonc know that some of this was coming when he tried to have last weeks hearings held in camera and he failed?

Unless there is even worse to come - and this is about as bad as it gets - yes, I would say this is what Gonc wanted kept from the public. Pity he'd never shown any interest in reining in his crazed vigilante fan club, isn't it?

Bonny, no denials. Nothing from Gonc. Yes, he could have stopped this if he wanted.

Heck, remember when the Houndation went to see him in Portugal when Grenville made the presentation to him of a fridge magnet? Gonc could have requested decorum then. The thing is, I do believe that Gonc does not do decorum. Witness the bullet tape.  

Star:

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/340036/Internet-trolls-threaten-to-snatch-one-of-Madeleine-McCann-s-siblings

Internet trolls threaten to snatch one of Madeleine McCann's siblings
INTERNET trolls plotted to kidnap one of Madeleine McCann's siblings, a court heard yesterday.

By Jerry Lawton/Published 21st September 2013

The online weirdos believed the child would reveal what had happened to the missing girl.

The sick plan was fuelled by former police chief Goncalo Amaral's claim that Kate and husband Gerry faked their daughter's abduction to cover up her death, a close pal of the couple told the court.

Michael Wright, married to mum Kate's cousin Anne-Marie, said the Portuguese ex-detective's allegation was to blame for a kidnap threat against twins Sean and Amelie, now eight.

He said Mr Amaral's book The Truth Of The Lie gave cranks on anti-McCann forums a focus because initially he was in charge of the probe into the three-year-old's disappearance from a holiday flat in the Algarve in May 2007.

Mr Wright said: "There were several examples of them inciting forum members to abduct one of the twins as they felt they would be able to throw some light on what may have happened."

Vigilant Mr Wright, who helped monitor internet activity on Madeleine for the family, passed on the information to heart specialist dad Gerry, who called in police.

He said the threats made the McCanns, both 45, from Rothley, Leics, more vigilant about the use of the internet by their twins.

Mr Wright, a company director, told the court in Lisbon he was aware Brit sniffer dogs used in the investigation had detected the "smell of death" in the holiday apartment.

But he said the dogs' intelligence was called into question later.

And there was no evidence in the final police report to suggest the couple were involved.

But Mr Wright added: "The conclusions of Mr Amaral's book prevailed over the conclusions of the official police inquiry.

"More people saw the book and the TV documentary based on it than read the police case files.''

The McCanns are suing Mr Amaral, 56, for £1million in libel damages. He denies defamation.

The case resumes next Friday.


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'Online wierdos' - yes, that's a good description of the Gonzo supporters.

Express:

Evil internet plot to kidnap Madeleine McCann's brother or sister

INTERNET trolls called for the kidnap of missing Madeleine McCann’s brother or sister as her parents reeled from a police chief’s smear campaign, a court heard yesterday.

The bigots hatched the sickening plot in the wake of false allegations about Kate and Gerry McCann’s involvement in their daughter’s 2007 disappearance.

Police investigated the sinister internet chatroom exchanges as some residents of the Algarve tore down posters put up by the McCanns as part of their campaign to find Madeleine, who vanished while on holiday there.

Threats to twins Sean and Amelie, now eight, added to the anguish of the couple, close friend Michael Wright told the court in the Portuguese capital Lisbon.

Mr Wright said the second anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance was a particularly hard time for Mr McCann. He told a judge: “I had a discussion with Gerry where he talked about not being able to go on.

“I had never heard Gerry speak like that before. It was a very upsetting conversation for me to hear Gerry talk like that.”

The McCanns, of Rothley, Leics, are suing former Portuguese police inspector Goncalo Amaral over claims in his 2008 book The Truth Of The Lie. In the £1million libel action, they are also suing Mr Amaral’s publishers and the makers of a 2009 TV documentary which repeated his claims.

Company director Mr Wright said the detective’s memoirs acted as a focus for conspiracy theorists on internet forums.

It was published three days after the McCanns were told they were no longer “arguidos” or suspects over their daughter’s disappearance aged three from the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.

Mr Wright said: “There were several examples of them inciting forum members to abduct one of the twins as they felt they would be able to throw some light on what may have happened.

“On one of the internet forums, called ‘The 3 Arguidos’, there was a conversation in great length where a member was suggesting that someone should abduct Sean or Amelie because they may be able to get information out of them that would confirm Mr Amaral’s theories.”

Mr Wright, of Skipton, North Yorkshire, told the court he felt compelled to tell Mr McCann and they decided to alert police. The threats also made Gerry and Kate more vigilant about the use of the internet by their twins, he said.

“I know [the twins] will definitely be in a position where over coming years they will search on the internet and find people who will be saying their parents killed their sister,” he said.

Around 120,000 copies of Amaral’s book were sold before an injunction forced its withdrawal. It formed the basis for a Portuguese documentary watched by 2.2 million viewers.

Mr Wright said nothing in the final police report suggested the couple were involved in the disappearance of their daughter.

He said: “For me, the conclusions of Mr Amaral’s book prevailed over the conclusions of the official police inquiry. More ­people saw the book and the TV ­documentary based on it than read the police case files.”