Sunday, July 29, 2007

Any further info on this?

Does anyone know what has happened to this line of enquiry?

"Experts from Britain are attempting to trace the abductor of Madeleine McCann by following a trail left by mobile telephone signals.A team of British telecommunications specialists has arrived in the Algarve to attempt to pinpoint the movements of telephones around the resort complex where Madeleine was abducted 26 days ago.Their arrival came as Madeleine's parents released the final mobile telephone images of the child before her abduction. They show her excitedly starting the week's holiday in Portugal.The mobile telephone tracing technique was used to collect evidence that helped to convict Ian Huntley for the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in 2002.Trails are created by silent transmissions sent out by every mobile phone even when not in use. Each signal is picked up by masts, which create a timed computer log of the handset's movements. By measuring the strength of the signal, the location of the handset can often be narrowed to an area as small as a few square yards.Detectives will use the information to verify statements provided by guests and staff at the Ocean Club complex, where Madeleine was taken from her bed."

That appeared on http://www.fox21.com/Global/story.asp?S=6579635&nav=menu149_2 However, the link is no longer valid but that often happens with media websites.

Also in the same article -

"Kate McCann is particularly keen to visit Morocco to raise awareness of Madeleine's abduction because of its closeness to Portugal and easy access by boat."

So anxious in fact, that they leave Morocco until last.

One more for you to think about.

"Gerry McCann said: "She was dead excited about going away with the rest of the kids." "

Nice one Gerry, a man with as much class as plaster ducks on the wall.