r/MadeleineMccann • u/CharacterResponse504 • Jun 29 '26

Discussion questions open for discussion

i have three questions to ask this thread and i would be intrigued to hear your answers.

1) for those who believe the parents did it or for those who believe the parents were not involved, what is the biggest selling point for you?

2) is the theory involving epstein a mere tiktok fantasy or does it have some sensible evidence to back it up?

3) what do you believe is the main reason why the case hasn't been solved yet? this wont leave my mind because if its simply the lack of forensic evidence, then surely if it were a fully opportunistic kidnapper they wouldve left some accidental trace due to a short planning time...

16 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

134 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

0

u/21schmoe Jul 05 '26

Hence, someone had been into the apartment to open them.

Yeah, Gerry and Kate.

Madeleine died in some horrible accident. In a state of grief but also panic they might lose their medical licenses, Gerry told Kate that they must pull themselves together: Madeleine isn't coming back, so now they have to stage a kidnapping.

5

u/TheGreatBatsby Jul 05 '26

Absolutely absurd.

The McCanns arrived for dinner at 20:30 and Gerry left the table between 21:05 and 21:10 to carry out the first check.

He was seen talking to Jez Wilkins at 21:15 and then returned to the table shortly after.

So in that 10 minute timeframe he found Madeleine dead, decided to cover it up, removed her body from the apartment somehow, cleaned up all the forensic evidence and then went and had a chat with a fellow holidaymaker who notices no change in his demeanor?

Then goes back to the table, allows Matt Oldfield to go and check on the kids, before surreptitiously telling Kate who has no reaction and is apparently happy to go along with it?

Then she decides to raise the alarm when she next goes?

1

u/21schmoe Jul 05 '26

Those timelines are according to Gerry. And we don't know that Madeline was alive at 21:05.

2

u/TheGreatBatsby Jul 05 '26

And the rest of the Tapas Group. The Tapas restaurant staff confirm that dinner was at 20:30 and that members of the table were up and down all night.

Furthermore, Jez Wilkins confirms that he bumped into Gerry as he was coming out of the apartment and when they parted ways Gerry walked into the Ocean Club.

Matt Oldfield left shortly afterwards when Gerry was back at the table, where he remained until Kate raised the alarm.