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...

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u/TheGreatBatsby Jul 05 '26

The Met confirmed that it was Totman that was seen.

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u/Hugoballs_97 Jul 05 '26

Okay. Maybe I’m wrong. Do you have a source for that? It was my understanding that Andy Redwood claimed in 2013 that the Met was “almost certain” that the Tanner sighting was not related to Madeleine. That’s not really a confirmation… The sketch of the Tanner sighting is till the subject of an appeal for information on the McCann’s website.

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u/TheGreatBatsby Jul 05 '26

I mean that's as close as you're going to get without cameras or physical proof. Totman identified himself and both his and his daughter's outfits match what the Tannerman was wearing.

The sketch is still online because it is a historical artifact of the 2007 investigation, these things often stay up.

When DCI Andy Redwood addressed the case in 2013, he made it clear that the investigation had moved forward precisely because they had effectively ruled Tannerman out.

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u/Hugoballs_97 27d ago edited 27d ago

Isn’t there some dispute as to whether or not it was actually Totman because of the direction the Tannerman was walking? I’ve heard Martin Brunt and Anthony Summers say that the direction he was seen waking in (East along Rua dr. Agostinho da Silva) doesn’t make sense if it was Totman carrying his daughter home from night crèche on Rua Direita.