'Find Madeleine's body and prove we killed her': McCanns' challenge to police
Personally, I like a challenge. I think it is arrogant of the McCanns to throw down the gauntlet to the Portuguese police in this manner. I know it would make me all the more determined to prove my point.
The McCanns are labouring under the false belief that if there is no body there can be no crime. This used to be the case under English law. That is, until the famous Porthole Case, whereby a conviction was obtained even though the police never found the body.
It is said that history repeats itself. The article about the Porthole Case is entitled "Web of lies fails to save the porthole murderer". Let us hope that the McCann web of lies also fails to save them from justice.
UPDATE: Guilty verdicts without a body are rare. In this article are examples from the US.
Another one here. And here.
"The body can reveal a lot of secrets, so a number of killers have tried to get rid of their victim's body altogether".
"Most murderers are unaware of even the simplest clues that might give them away. But by thinking like a forensic scientist, is the "perfect" murder possible?".
What's the bet that Gerry and/or Kate have read and studied this book? Suspicious or what?
