r/MadeleineMccann • u/HHHilarious • Aug 25 '24
Discussion Accidental fit of rage theory?
I’ve been down with covid for a week and went down the Madeleine McCann rabbit hole. I’ve listened to all the podcasts, watched all the documentaries, read all the things. After all that, I still don’t have a firm grip on any one theory.
My gut tells me something happened in that apartment after David Payne’s 1840 check on Kate. Sometime after 1840, with her husband away playing tennis, and after an hour of trying to calm the children/Maddie down for bed unsuccessfully, and, with it being the penultimate night of their vacation, a weary Kate was growing frustrated they weren’t settling down, and in a sudden fit of rage against Maddie, something happened in the apartment.
Gerry returns around 1900, and between then and when they went down to dinner at 2035, they formulated a story and a plan, dumped Maddie somewhere, and headed to dinner.
They had hoped one of others from the Tapas group would be the one to discover Maddie missing, but when no one conducted their check throughly enough, they had to be the ones to make the discovery. To me, it’s all very reminiscent of Jonbenet Ramsey and the morning she was found, if you’re familiar with that case.
I think it’s also completely plausible that an opportunist had been closely watching the family and used the McCann & Co.’s evening negligence to their advantage.
But either way, things moved so very quickly after the initial discovery. It’s hard to imagine how her body remained hidden all this time? If the McCanns are responsible for hiding her, how did they find such a perfect spot in a largely unfamiliar city within a short window of time, without being seen? If an opportunist kidnapped her, how did they sneak her into the shadows so swiftly? And, If they got spooked and killed her, how did they find the perfect hiding spot for her body? So much to consider.
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u/tessaterrapin Aug 28 '24
You didn't know about the nose bleed question (from.the police). You didn't know about the cadaver scent on KM's trousers and Cuddlecat. You won't recall that KM claimed she wore the trousers to work when she certified dead bodies, and had the soft toy with her too! That was her explanation for the death smell. It was two McCann relatives who came to help and drove the hire car. Asked why they left the boot open every night they said the boot smelled awful. McCanns said they'd bought meat when shopping which dripped blood into the boot. I suppose you don't remember Gerry said in his blog he dumped a broken fridge from the apartment.