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  • Is that the same suit and tie Gerry had on at the police bravery awards on 11th July 2007 ?

  • @254..."raking up anything which has absolutely no relevance in the ongoing search"....filled the man with DREAD..wonder why?His schooldays and university.?.I'd think Kate would have more to worry about that kind of raking..was she HotLips Healy or not?

  • 1:46 on the video..."we finished our trips".is it me or was there a timetable of events to be gotten through? To what purpose I do not know but it seems as though there was a planned agenda. Who created such a timetable when the focus should have been about finding Madeleine and staying close by...just in case?

  • They want 1.2 million euros of the detectives money made off the back of the book he wrote......and which they (McCanns) have retained...preventing their sale...despite a court judgement. What 1.2 million euros?

  • watch for february 9th in portugal...McCanns continue the legal process of silencing the detective who searched for their daughter

  • My fist, Gerry Mccann's face

  • REGARD ? You never showed any REGARD when you left three TODDLER children ALL under 4 years old.

    All left in an unlocked apt ABROAD. No REGARD whatsoever in their safety and well being.

    You both should have been charged for CHILD NEGLECT.

    Anyone else would have been prosecuted

    Why did you not punch Paynes face when he made sexual gestures towards your daughter either ?

  • Paxman is a supreme interviewer and Gerry despite his media "training" has truly met his match. Look at Paxmans eyes - is he convinced?

  • Gerrys hands are all tied down with string to stop him scatching his ears. Why should we donate to a fund reg as a company to pay for your legal ecpenses. ? This was down to your own child neglect.

    Why have you not challenged the GASPAR STATEMENT ? Amarals book really blows all your lies out the water Gerry. How ever is spin monkey Clarence Mitchell ever going to get you out of that one HA HA HA

  • @TheKathie20 you reaped a whirl wind gerry!!

  • If he had glasses he'd look like Will From the Inbetweeners! :D

  • dont like the tone of that guy......something always seems missing

  • @YooMorron That photo was sickening. Kate McCunt looked so ecstatic that she could not control the large lop sided grin spread all over her droopy lop sided gob.

  • England is a protestant country. Do you think this has something to do with the child disappearance?

  • Devil's advocate? Information into the investigation is a reconstruction of that day... Got the guts for it? If you really aren't involved in her death, that is already proven, please back up your claims and participate in a reconstruction of that day. Why didn't you leave the apartment to find her? Nobody could ever find her because you disposed of the body using your medical skills. Justice will be done somehow.

  • Justice will be made. You just wait Gerry...

  • Do know what a real father would be doing Gerry? Getting out there everyday and trying to find his child. But then again, a real father wouldn't have left her alone to begin with

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  • Paxman does not look as tho he believes Gerry lol. Who does ?

  • laughing their heads off in Amsterdam at their book launch. Gerry you will get your day you murdering cunt. Imagine stting setting up a fund or should i say reg company when other good people searched for " your daughter " No parent of a missing child would think of doing that. They would be to wrapped up in their grief. Then again, why search ? you already knew Madeleines fate.

  • For a clever doctor he doesn't half talk like a bland footballer

  • H

    is smile is so sinister & evil looking. more of a sneer. LYING BASTARD!!!

  • Hope they find this poor little girl, the focus needs to be on her not her parents, they made a mistake I am sure they are aware of that, It is a terrible misfortune to happen to anyone.

  • But Gerry You are the one who left 3 small babies alone in a hotel room WITH the door unlock..at one time when u checked on them u stated in the police report that u felt that there was someone in the room with u..so instead of checking u went back to the bar..

  • what bloody wanker.... If I see him on the street I will smack that murderous face of his

  • never a hair out of place, never looks flustered or shows any emotion, clothes always ironed & spotless??? if that was me i'd look like a tramp having a nervous breakdown. you did it gerry, you won't get away with it forever, bastard!!

  • LOL "devil's advocate" NO, that's just what everyone is thinking Gerry!

  • He looks like a kiddy fiddler.

  • keen to work with the authorities in England and Portugal? Another lie you facking cant!!

  • @tdreamgmail That keen Kate McCann did not answer the questions from the Portuguese Police.

  • Lying cunt

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  • does anyone notice around 39 seconds he means to see 'better protected than many, Jeremy' talking about dealing with the media- but actually says 'm - enemy' - meaning that word in the back of his mind could be 'enemy' when referring to the media- so why would he view the media as an enemy when they could help to find the child? of course he might be nervous- but then why be nervous unless you have something to hide?

  • This guy makes my fucking skin crawl. Jesus, could his guilt be any more obvious?

    He'll get what's coming to him, him and that Godawful cold hearted bitch wife of his.

  • @pikeman07 Ohhh your so right on that one pikeman. Another word Gerry uses when he points out Madeleines eye is ... " It was a good marketing ploy " sick or what ? Great post.

  • @pikeman07 Perfectly explained!...Such hypocrisy on Gerrys part.

  • wow , his little girl's missing and he is smiling ....

  • Love this interview because its so obvious Jeremy Paxman is doing it `tongue in cheek` and that he doesn`t belive a word McCann is saying. Shame Jeremy didn`t ask him why it was necessary to form a company within days of Maddie`s disappearance and also start making plans for a campaign to last well into the future, when the little girl could have been found the next day.

  • Google  GASPAR STATEMENT

  • @Hst2628 The time has long been nigh for some serious questioning of the parents. If they had nothing to hide then they would have fully co-operated and answered the 48 questions asked of them by the proper authorities in Portugal. After that they FLED Portugal.

  • They wanted information from the public, used the press to that end, but refused to answer questions posed to them.

    That says it all, for me.

  • a disservice was done by you and your mates. Your wider extended family says it all

  • Paxman is no fool, whatever you're saying it won't wash with him.

  • Now Madeleine is in the USA .lol. Next we will hear is tha she was seen in Africa out in the hot desert living in some shak with a group of peadophiles. Or in Alaska being held captive by a group of big foot peadophiles.

  • This jerk would fall apart if cross examined by an experienced barrister. Gulping and stuttering, lying and jumped up child neglecting scum.

  • Who else thinks Gerry McCann should become a chat show host?

  • DO NOT DONATE MONEY TO THERE FUND.

  • Gerry McCann has rehearsed very well...even his trips are in alphabetical order ....Germany, Holland and Morocco!.

    He has worked hard to present himself to the most arduous interviewer ...Paxman is not a stupid man and it shows....he is literally biting on his lip.

    I hope the Mccanns will one day answer for Madeleine's fate.

  • what a prick, guilty as fuck.

  • Isobel Duarte has released the books.

  • Gerry McCann is a stuttering fool. Watch while he gibbers and gulps.He is in a dark place!..He has a questioning individual in the form of Paxman..Gerry uses the term: Devil's Advocate...He is the advocate!

  • ayone one seen me gnashers?

  • This guy is not so much a dad,..but a creeping little politico......sod the daughter!

  • OMG...Clearer lines in the sand..door-stepping us filling us with dread...from our ..to our ...We wanted to..if it was a backward step...

  • I can't let it go..this arsehole is lying...he trips up when he says MENEMY..and the stuttering crap .....

  • Shesshhh..If I had my teeth in I'd say they were guilty..but I'm just gumsy!!

  • If anyone can find my teeth..after that last post..I'd be very grateful...they shot out at MythBusters!!:):)

  • Gerry questions the dog's finding and also thinks the handler Martin Grimes is making the dogs go to the scenic....

    If you can get past the fluff of the "entertainment"..you get a good measure of a dog's capabilities. Go to Mythbuster's Hair of the dog.

    ..

  • Jeremy Paxman has had a fearsome reputation for being gutsy and adversarial when meeting politicians and those who speak with no direct answers and fluffy words.

    This interview was horrible..Paxman spent most of the time with his fingers clamped on his lips..the dark lighting goes by me but I'm sure there was a reason.

    Paxman's expressions came from his eye's and he looked very concerned when facing Gerry McCann

    The Devil's advocate comment came from Gerry ..I think that has to be noted!

  • Another disgusting event which hasn't reached the UK..is that the McCann Lawyer was ordered to release Goncalo Amaral's book..all held by Isabel Duarte (McCann lawyer).She has defied the decision of three Supreme Court Judges and refuses to return the books to their rightful owner even though they found in his favour. It is defiance in law and theft..

    Of course it is complicated but It is becoming ever more ridiculous and convoluted!

  • To Gerry it is like a game of chess...of superiority. Gerry's the man don't you know. He is the one in control(with all his paid puppets in place). There is a dreadful gambit being played out for us all to see.....and basically it begs the question. Is Gerry pissing on our legs and saying it's just raining.

    I have never seen such disrespect for a missing child...he has no reason to score points with Paxman when his priority should be his child.

  • @vivaI hope you have a daughter and find her the best thing that ever happened to you..they are beautiful and precious

  • Why is Gerry smirking? His daughter is missing, presumed dead. What is so funny, eh?

  • and here we have it..a new appeal and petition.....The Couple are striding out on a new wave of pre-christmas activity..Halligen is due for his trial..Murat v Tanner is in the offing...and Amaral's book has been de-banned..and guess what..the fund is running low!!

    I wouldn't have thought it in a million years.....parsley and arse comes to mind. and I'm a turkey!!

  • there are two points of interest in the German focus for the McCanns.....it is either the Hewlett fiasco..or perhaps Robert Murat's wife. Lets see where this goes....and not a peep out of the BBC about the overturning of the ban on Mr Amaral's book..even though it was trumpeted so loudly by them(BBC) when it was banned in the first place.

    So much for impartiality..Balanced reporting should have meant a mention at least to balance the scales....It didn't happen!

  • @GEOWOO230

    The same thing happened here with the JonBenet Ramsey case: The headlimes were screaming when a District Attorney wrote a letter to Patsy Pamsey saying that she was exhonerated by some new DNA evidence that came up that the DA didn't know the first thing about but barely whispered when the new taskforce put together by the police said that they were still very much suspects.

    So now you have the little girls who obsess and make fan vids about these cases spouting wrong information.

  • Gerry thought that once their trips to Germany ,Holland and Morocco were over..the media interest would die down..why didn't it? Would it be because they needed the focus and interest to stay with them and to fuel the fund?..I ask IMO

  • If Gerry thinks someone is taking a "devil's advocate's view" it means someone is taking the opposite view..usually in a roguish way and to get to the heart of the matter through tough debate and serious questioning. Why is Gerry uncomfortable?

  • "a dis-service done to our daughter"...stop right there!!!!.Mr MCann you left Madeleine and S""" and a""""" in the apartment and left them to whatever would happen to them....be it fire or fear..want or worry. You left them there.....and you blame everyone else..?

  • TRUTH.. Paxman was holding back.....he was not given free rein on McCann,..he had to keep within a remit or the interview was a no-no......Gerry McCann needs to know what is ahead of him..and prepared for the questions..even so ..he was a little squirmish when the bold Paxman eyeballed him straight across the room!

  • @GEOWOO230 I agree with your interpretation of this interview. Paxman's expressions and body language said everything. With regards to the celebrity child-neglectors fuelling their fraudulent fund, I see they have been in Germany this week. This is probably a response to the injunction on Amaral's book been overuturned and also to a book about the case supporting Amaral's thesis being published there.

  • mr paxman didnt do a very good job with this interview, he could have made mincemeat out of gerry but failed

  • He sounds so detached..this overview of his.. that they could " with hindsight drawn a much clearer line in the sand..and even about being photographed"..where are his fatherly words..he speaks like a business consultant. When he mentions Madeleine's name it is twinned with the fund....!

    The book by Goncarlo Amaral is now free to be issued by a decision by three judges in Portugal..The book "The Truth of the Lie" can now be published..Portugal is now free again to have freedom of speech!

  • @GEOWOO230 Yay! Go Goncalo... how will the UK press avoid this once the book is printed and sold here?

  • @mairyjhinge Quite simple. The McCann supporting British Media will just ignore Amaral's book. Just as they have been ignoring the truth about this case for the last three years. Mind you it's not over yet. The McCanns are still insisting they are pressing ahead with their libel action against Amaral. They will not do so unless they are certain that the outcome is pre-decided in their favour.

  • @chkyfckr He was the one who released pictures of Kate's confirmation, his rugby playing and smooched the press with the story of their "romantic courtship" across two continents. The only thing the press dug up was that Kate was famous for being "hot lips Healy" at uni. Well, since she is a swinger now, we will just say that the bitch has "prior form."

  • @alphabetacanton

    You say Kate "is a swinger now". I've heard this allegation a number of times, but I have never seen any evidence to support it. Do you know for a fact that the McCann's arew or were "swingers? Or are you merely repeating unfounded malicious allegations you've heard elsewhere? And even if the McCanns are or were swingers, so are millions of other couples in the UK alone. Surely this is a personal lifestyle choice. What has it got to do with Madeleine's disappearance?.

  • @costatropicalgranada The fact that they are swingers is relevant because they regularly go off in a big group to foreign countries to have orgies. They left their children in vulnerable situations night after night for four hours and drank copious wine and spirits and their heads must be filed with exicted anticipation of the sex to come. That was why Madeleine fell from the sofa after she woke up and died. Her body was probably carried out to sea to be dumped.

  • @alphabetacanton

    You say "the fact that they are swingers..."

    I haven't seen anything to suggest that that's a fact. Do you have any evidence to substantiate your claim?

    Many families do go on holiday in groups without being swingers,

    If the McCanns are not swingers, as you claim, then the scenario you've outlined is nothing more than your sordid little imagination.

  • @costatropicalgranada A doctor couple had written to the police about the way David Payne talked about Maddy "rubbing her nipples" and the parents did not object. The way the group had closed rank and refused to talk to the police and the fact that the evil couple refused to answer the 48 questions or stage a reconstruction point to their murky version of the story. The unusual circumstances and conduct raise a lot of doubt and it is right to speculate the truth. Sordid, yes, the Mccanns.

  • @alphabetacanton

    In other words you can't produce any evidence whatsoever that the McCanns are swingers, as you claimed.

    Sordid, yes, people like you who make allegations that they can't substantiate.

  • Why is he grinning like a mental patient?

  • "...complete disservice done to our daughter who is still missing..." Um, Gerry. You started it. I think you'll find that once your wife answers those 48 questions, you'll find that the disservice to your daughter stops.

  • 50 seconds on...sneery....lying bastard!!

  • gerry doesnt have kate to hold his hand hes flying by the seat of his pants -

    why isnt gerry talking about hhis daughter instead of a intellectual discussion about the role of the media

    hes so worried about the way he was portrayed than finding madeline - 

  • I`d love to punch his smug face!

  • @MsWeeBean ....dont worry..one day someone will...

  • There was no regard for your daughters life!

    YOU HAVE NEVER ASKED FOR THE CASE TO BE REOPENED!!!!!!!

  • @AuntSpode8899 They are swingers, you don't have a family holiday in resort well known for swinging and also make holiday arrangements so that your holiday will co-incide with a large group of your friends. His wife sounds like a retard, but I have enountered a number of medical people who are useless outside of their field.

  • That horrible smug smile, what a nasty nasty man Gerry McCann certainly is, he isn't really that smart is he. Paxman played this on his back foot, knowing the good doctor would make a fool of himself, disappointed that he didn't just ask 'Did you kill your daughter...?'

  • its been over 3 years now since this happened.... its evident that they dont do appeals directly to the kidnapper since the sky news one where kate says those who are with madeline or been with madeline , no direct appeal to abductor since then.... 3 years ago... 3 years with no direct appeal to kidnapper... activity behind scenes what is this....i feel he is not bothering searchin hiself as he knows what took place that evening in may 07

  • Gerry you are a lying knob. Selfish scum bag child neglecting twat,.

  • @Hst2628 You may not be aware that there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever of an abduction. Read the McCann files and then you'll see why people disbelieve the McCanns.

  • Why are you talking to Paxman and not getting out there and looking for your daughter?

  • both gerry and kate are a disgrace to our country ! and i suppose sacrifing your daughter for kate to be on eastenders crying as though it matters and gerry to be lieing out his ass and raking in all the money makes. You would be the best POLITICIAN in the world.

  • Gerry McCann comes across as incredibly smug and self-important here, and the sneering smiles are sickening. It looks as though Mr Paxman isn't falling for this act though.

  • Disservice was leaving her in the flat you fucking prick.

  • If these two lived on a council estate and left the kids alone while they went to the pub, they would be villified by the press.

    But, oh, hang on, they're DOCTORS, and were having TAPAS. So that makes everything ok then I suppose......

  • @The86416  Aint that the truth. Why is Paxman not savaging him for buggering off out and leaving the kids home alone. Why did Kate McCann refuse to answer the questions from the Portuguese Police ?

  • well how about the fact madeline was made a ward of the court very soon after her disappearance - they cannot be her parents they have given over the parental rights of her to the courts

    why hasnt anybody asked them ????

    the answer is greed AND money

    tHEY PRAY TO THE GOD OF THE ALMIGHTY POUND DOLLAR PASEO YEN

    DONG RUPEE

    HOW CAN THEY COLLECT MONEY  FOR A PERSON THEY NO LONGER ARE THE LEGAL GUARDIAN OF ??????????

  • @groove1971 yes they should have been careful with media in the early days ,, but they contacted sky news. and the media was on the doorstep of 5A within hours, it was massive media attention, worldwide. and they made a big thing of her coloboma eye... this was a distinguising feature. all could have made a kidnapper nervous. they went jogging the next day. and they were surrounded by media. they made maddie a trademark. an abductor could have been forced into getting rid of her. lies!

  • Come on Gerry, i would like to see you on Jeremy Kyle lie detector in the morning.

  • funny how when paxman meets an mp he thinks what s thais bastard lying about,but not mr mcspam

  • It's about time someone gave Gerry McCann a good hiding.

    The British public will support anyone who does.

  • he has closed his account and team mcspam accuse us of multible accounts

    I hate hearing this self righteous cunt talk

  • I think you are spot on

  • ha ha you are right its hard to keep up

  • 2:50.. Having the media raking up your past feels u with dread?..Why?..What else have u done that the police should know about?

  • Who do you think you fooling? Being a Doc shouldn't you know about body language!

  • @LordArsehat AND THE CUNT CLOSED HIS ACCOUNT

  • gerry is there one word of truth in this interview, you know madeline is gone, never to be found,, u got rid of her,, she is dead. and u have managed to hide her for 3 years....... what sort of ppl are u and ur wife, the twins will learn all this when they are teenagers, they will ask questions,, you have disposed of madeline as she died in that apartment... was she buried, i hope when u are found out u say where she is,, she deserves a proper funeral, she is NOT alive u display signs of lies

  • How did courting the media and making the fullest use of it, "get information into the investigation."? That man opens his gob and a load of irrelevant twaddle pours out. I think what he might mean is that as the bogus sightings came in from all five continents, he poured that information in, which the PJ had to investigate. What other information did they offer? Madeleine was abducted because we say she was? There was no way she could have wandered, but don't say how they know?

  • Their are lots of places to get up to date information about the McCanns.....and the Gaspar statements which are in the official police files.

    You won't find it in a UK paper thats for sure!!

  • at 1:27 he says: .."the one thing we would do slightly differently..." Is he talking in hindsight or does he expect this to happen again in the future..There are two children still in their home.

  • See the wolfish smile when packman asked about the media circus, What a lying sinister Bastard he is, I wouldnt fancy this bastard operating on me,

    cold as ice, him and his child neglecting wife.

    Paxman should of asked him about the sniffer dogs,

  • We need a Facebook page for Madeleine against her parents.

    Justice for Madeleine.

    Get her lying, neglectful, selfish parents for neglect.

  • perhaps he should have looked after her then

  • Sorry, the Euro Weekly News.

  • The Euro Daily News has published a story today that will have the McCanns shitting themselves. Is the truth going to come out at last?

  • When paxman asked if GM thought he had been naiive, I thought the content of the question was about the child care arrangements, but G's interpretation was about the media scrum. Doesn't that just show yet again that its all about the parents and never was about the little girl?

  • WTF!!!! Is paxman on the mcann pay packet, I have watched this man for years and his questions to previous people were tough, to the point. This is the weakest interview ever. Sad to say paxman yoou let yourself down.

  • Those two "parents" scare the crap out of me, seriously-50 secs -1 minute, the way he is smiling- "shivers".

    Poor little kid, this has got to be one of the biggest myseries of the 21st century...and it's all gonna come out soon I reckon.

  • at 1.15 No you nob! What parents do is dont leave there kids on there fucking own & in another country...Fuck sake!

  • A frightened and pathetic narcissist. Time is closing in.

  • the sick murdering piece of scum knows gormless planks like paxman are either too scared or too stupid to ask damaging questions. He feels perfectly safe now, almost to the point of laughter

  • murderers 666 I don't quite agree with your interpretation of Paxman here. Paxman's body language and facial expressions for me convey his contempt for Gerry lies. I do however agree with your perception of Gerry feeling perfectly safe almost to the point of laughter. That has been the case right from May 3rd 2007. He knows that he and Kate are protected by people in high places. Sadly, I don't think there is any chance of this despicable pair ever been brought to justice.

  • That cunt is almost pissing himself laughing at the "media circus" part.Why?

  • @spassycar

    I think this is one of the few videos where we see Gerry truly outside of his comfort zone. That hideous grin is a thinly disguised attempt to hide the fear and contempt Gerry is feeling at being potentially exposed by Jeremy Paxman.

    In fact, I think Paxman was soft on him compared with other interviews he has carried out.

    It would be interesting to see how Gerry would react if he were confronted with some REAL questions.

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  • i think he enjoys the media part. as he says was massive international media. but he says getting info on him from school days etc filled him with dread, why? he is lying in this interview, much the same as other interviews :( kate and gerry , will u ever tell the truth :(

  • some of gerrys facial expressions are arrogant and some are abit scary,, he is so cold,,, this was no abduction... he has nasty looks on his face sometimes.. what a creature

  • as time passes and they think they have gotten saway with it, they are getting more relaxed during interviews

    there are FREUDIAN SLIPS ALL OVER THE PLACE

    the situation seems to be: OK, WE THE MCCANNS KNOW, YOU (THE WORLD) KNOW, BUT YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. LET'S ALL BE FRIENDS AND CARRY ON WITH THIS FARCE UNTIL WE QUIETLY AND DISCRETELY FADE AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC EYE AND YOU (THE WORLD) FORGET ABOUT US

  • does he say 'MENEMY' ??????

    'MENEMY JEREMY'????

    and then starts laughing involuntarily??? Why would you be laughing you liar fool???? because you have gotten away with all this in front of the world? are you proud of it all? I don't think you're clever, you just have powerful friends

  • Paxman's facial expressions say it all.

  • Gerry talks about "finishing our trips" and Paxton squirms in his chair @ 1:54. This is a farce where the interviewee knows the interviewer knows it's a croc of sh!t......

  • sounds like he went to say, we were heartbroken? he stops himself there, why. he is constantly thinking what to say next, there are pauses and stutters. you just want them to confess, to say what really happened . paxman is not impressed

  • That lingering (virtually sinister) smile which Gerry McCann gives creeps me out!

  • Agree with NicolaMG, Gerry McCann is floundering in this interview, Mr Paxman is obviously unimpressed by this wobbly performance.

  • @dee6694 The reason Gerry McCann is 'floundering' in this interview is because of Paxman's trademark dubious expression. You would feel uncomfortable as well if you were questioned in the same manner. It cannot be taken as evidence of McCann's guilt.

  • @OutOnBailNow what a stupid post........

  • Paxman is a blithering fool who should be sacked for his sycophantic babble. A baboon could conduct a better interview.

  • this has to be gerrys worst interview, he stalls alot, stutters, smirks, nothing looks convincing. paxman doesnt believe him at all, hope he didnt get paid for this interview. paxman would not have wanted to pay gerry for this interview

  • Lying Killing TWAT!

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  • What a whining ,sneering man Gerry is. Paxman didn't buy a word of it!..you know when you are in bad company!

  • i dont believe a word gerry is saying

  • with regards to the abduction, i dont think she was abducted from the apartment

  • Squirming Gerry's silly smile is very uncomforatble to watch.

    I could slap his face really hard

  • Honestly, Who Doesnt Throw a Shoe These Days?

    would you buy a used car from Gerald McCann?

  • Why didnt he ask him why they dont take a lie detector test ?

  • at the very end paxman knows gerry is lying, when he says thankyou, he knows. and Gerry Mccann knows that paxman doesnt believe him. this is terrible

  • I agree that the McCann's and friends should be held accountable for the willful neglect of minors aged 4 and under. I the youngest child from that group was just 8 months old and they were being left every evening without any supervision at all. It is just unbelievable that they have managed to get away without so much as a slapped wrist...