Today there was a meeting between the UK and Portuguese
police and forensic specialists from both countries. We
have been told that all the forensic test results are
now available. Kate and I are very hopeful now that any
doubt what these important tests show will be removed.
As we have stated all along, we are confident that the
results will no way incriminate us and hopefully
everyone can concentrate on finding Madeleine and her
abductor.
Given some of the unhelpful comments recently about the
media's role in helping find missing children I would
like to quote Ernie Allen. Ernie has been president of
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
for the last 25 years. ?We just have to continue to do
everything possible to find that one, key piece of
evidence, and then follow it to Madeleine. There is no
more likely source of that information than some
average, caring, alert citizen, somewhere in the world,
informed and motivated by a photo or intense media
coverage of a missing child.?
With this in mind, Madeleine's fund has started the
?80,000 advertising campaign in Southern Spain which
will also target North Africa and Portugal. The fund is
also contributing ?50,000 per month to support the
private investigation. We appeal to anyone who may have
information to call confidentially our hotline number
+34.902.300.213, e-mail investigation@findmadeleine.com
or contact the police.
