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'Psychics? Try Proper Detective Work' |
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A British crime expert says police in Portugal should use proper detective work
to find Madeleine McCann - not information from psychics.
Officers hunting for the missing four-year-old are wading through piles of
information sent by mediums and following up leads.
Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa even believes the
abductor may make contact posing as a psychic.
He said: "We can't put the messages in the bin, we must check them
all."
But Mark Williams-Thomas, a former detective, told Sky News Online: "Are
they hoping that spinning a bottle or a crystal ball will help? It's mad
really.
"When you start believing in psychics you're saying that you've exhausted
all your leads of proper, investigative detective work.
"Presumably they are checking out those which carry names and contact
detail. But if they think the kidnapper may contact them posing as a psychic
then that's incredible.
"What leads them to suggest that? It's a very strange conclusion.
"Why would the abductor give information through a psychic, or by
pretending to be one? If they are wracked with guilt, why not just phone the
police with the details or drop her off somewhere?
"Also, would the abductor really get in touch and leave contact details?
We should be relying on good old fashioned detective work.
"However, it's possible a third party - such as a relative of the abductor
- could pretend to be a psychic as a way of passing on bits of information they
have."
Mr Williams-Thomas - who flew to Portugal soon after Madeleine
disappeared - says he has also been inundated with emails about, or from,
psychics regarding the case.
But he questioned how their credentials could be verified and said officers
would have to wade through information from hundreds of people with little hope
of success.
"They are not used very often in the UK. They're sometimes listened to
but are not really a line of inquiry a senior officer would take," he said.
"I did a case where we did have involvement with a psychic. At first the
information they have can seem incredible, it makes the hairs on the back of
your neck stand up.
"But it's never led to finding someone - it didn't in this case,
anyway."
Mr Williams-Thomas stressed that the search for Madeleine is still in the early
days and there was still hope.
"They're still waiting for forensics and will be cross-referencing witness
statements - through grounded policing there can be a positive result." |
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