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    Contortions of Truth Detective Amaral, and Madeleine McCann
    Contortions of Truth Detective Amaral, and Madeleine McCann
    Contortions of Truth Detective Amaral, and Madeleine McCann
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    Contortions of Truth Detective Amaral, and Madeleine McCann

    By Richie Cooley

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    This booklet reviews the controversial book by Detective Amaral, the Portuguese investigator at the heart of the Madeleine McCann case. The details of this crime are discussed at length, as are thoughts concerning the importance of objective truth. This is written by a fundamental Christian; thus, theological notions are peppered here and there.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichie Cooley
    Release dateApr 8, 2019
    ISBN9780463021460
    Contortions of Truth Detective Amaral, and Madeleine McCann
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      Well done! Great quick read and overview of the most important points of this case we all remember. Those dogs don’t have biases or opinions or motives. When a cadaver dog and a blood dog hit the apartment, the rental car, madeleine’s toy an Kate’s clothes… that’s case closed in my eyes. The parents hid their daughter’s dead body and likely had some of their friends lie for them

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    Contortions of Truth Detective Amaral, and Madeleine McCann - Richie Cooley

    Contortions of Truth

    Detective Amaral, and Madeleine McCann

    By Richie Cooley

    Licensed by:

    Richie Cooley (2019); [edited: (2020)]

    Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 International

    Table of Contents

    I. Introduction: And—Again

    II. Excerpts of Amaral

    III. Conclusion: The Big Lessons

    IV. Citations

    V. Works by Me

    *British spelling is generally used.

    *Disclaimer: Any discussion of criminal cases is not intended to slander anyone. Obviously, every suspect is innocent until proven guilty, and my opinions matter for nothing.

    I. Introduction: And—Again

    Netflix recently uploaded a series on the plight of Madeleine McCann, so the old wounds are being reopened and the facts of the case are being heavily discussed by many.

    To be blunt, the docuseries isn’t very good.

    Netflix has a history of failures in this particular genre. For example, the first season of Making a Murderer was a blatant, disturbing, fact-bending portrayal of a very criminal man (Steven Avery). Yet, because it was a slick production, the show has won multiple awards.

    In reality, it ruthlessly slandered police officers in a far-fetched, inaccurate conspiracy theory scheme. The docuseries failed to adequately highlight key evidence, such as the facts that blood taken from a vial (supposedly to frame Avery) was proven not to have been removed by the police, the murdered woman was incredibly wary of Avery, and that he himself had a proven track record of lawless activity and violence against women¹.

    Netflix has been at it again, making much over a controversial true crime case—and doing a poor job of it. It had captivating press which helped promote the series. Articles circulated stating that the McCanns were not happy with the show and didn’t want to participate. Maybe that’s true, but the program is incredibly pro-McCann. Had Gerry and Kate participated this cat would have been fully out of the bag (and not many would have been interested in it, which is telling).

    It is at least thought-provoking.

    To fully appreciate the significance of this case we need to back up a few decades and cross the Atlantic.

    I was a high school student in the United States when the JonBenet murder case dominated the headlines. It is indeed extremely lamentable why some unsolved tragedies rocket to super-stardom while most languish in obscurity. However, with JonBenet and Madeleine McCann it has been easier to see why their plights received a lot of fanfare. From the very beginning of each case there was a controversial, bad-parent, sin-element involved among the elite. This captivated people.

    With JonBenet, what disturbed many were the images of a wee girl paraded around with a lot of make-up and provocative clothing. This stirred a lot of controversy. Yet interestingly, this sin-element seems to be what ultimately spared the Ramseys from criminal prosecution. I can attest that the general public conversation went something like this… Those Ramseys were odd. They must be involved. Then there

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