u/Diligent_Cat4663

What if, based on statements present, and based on opinions, that the parents aren't guilty of any crime and CB isn't responsible, what if, hypothetically speaking, the real person guilty for the disappearance is reading the posts and comments in this reddit? And also commenting.

Just asking.

I have no experience if the German prosecution system but within the many hours of reading this past few weeks, I came across something which said that CB was sentenced to 6 weeks in prison for an offence against a prison officer, which CB appealed and due to a delay is to be heard in Autumn 2026.

I also read that "not guilty" verdicts in Germany can be appealed and that the case against CB in 2024 has been appealed. It relates to 5 victims of CB's.

Just going off of what I have read, but wondered if anyone who does understand how German law works have any more information and knowledge?

As CB is the prime suspect in Madeleine's disappearance, not her parents, and because that case appears to have taken a new step in July 2026, do you think that his police surveiance is mostly to keep track of him until these cases get to court, if they get to court?

I fully understand that what i read may not be accurate.

How long does it take for reta to stabilise Insulin resistance and inflammation?

TIA

Has it been mentioned somewhere that CB thinks that if he wasn't under police surveillance that he would be attacked by other paedophiles?

And if he did say this, why would he think that is the case?

If he didn't mention other paedophiles, did he mean the public? As I understand it, before he went to live in a tent, the worst thing that happened was that people protested about where they had placed him to live.

So, CB left Luz several months after Madeleine disappeared, we all know this, however for those who can't keep up........he is reported to have travelled to Sylt North Germany.......off top of mi head, 40 hours of driving.

It is reported in 2008 that he was in Orgiva Spain which is approx 30 hour drive from Sylt. No idea how long from Hanover. That is a a long drive simply to visit a music fest, so I have to wonder why he did so much travel.

Just read now that he actually returned to the Algarve in 2008 but it didn't give any specifics of which area of the Algarve.

Other children missing 2008 Amy Fitzpatrick from Mijas Spain. Actually I won't add any more names but there are other children who have disappeared in Europe, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal.......

Has anyone else ever considered that CB could be responsible for other missing children?

Just watched the film/TV drama anyone else seen it if so what were your thoughts? Edited twice.

One thing that stood out was Kate's solicitor telling her to say "No comment" which under those circumstances was understandable. I have read many times how the public have decided that her refusal to answer some of the questions was a sign of guilt, there has been massive controversy over it.

The other thing I noted was the difference between how Portuguese children are raised (via the film) compared to some English children. I myself did reward charts for my kids when they were young, it was also important that they had a structured routine. On holidays we have always taken them out to eat with us as a family, but the evenings started early and finished early, the film highlighted that Portuguese don't think 11pm is a late night for a family meal out, however I can't think that this is a regular occurrence, surely it is important that their children have a night time routine?

I also noted that the PJ had been warned not to use the evidence regarding the dogs against the McCanns because it wasn't conclusive, yet they did that anyway.

Madeleine's parents are fully aware that they made a irreversible error when leaving their children in apt.5A with the door unlocked, I am sure that they live with that every day of their lives.

Kate and Gerry are reported as being disappointed with the film and have suggested the "negative impact" it will have on their lives. I have never been in their position and so I can't imagine how severe or even how the film will negatively impact them. I find that I understand her situation much better now, I almost cried at the end.

It was on channel 5 here in the UK if anyone hasn't seen it.

What are your thoughts?

In late summer 2007 I found a really cheap holiday in PDL, at this stage I was not aware of Madeleine's disappearance, booked the holiday.

Once I learned of the disappearance I felt scared, we were taking our two daughters, the youngest the same age as Madeleine. We stayed in a villa at the back of Luz, I was actually terrified and placed suitcases in front of the patio doors in the room our daughters slept in. As it was we had to move from the villa to a much smaller place right at the front of the resort just up from the seafront bar.

One day an odd man walked in a really confident manner down the street, he was oddly dressed, he wore all black, his trousers were a light cotton breeches style, his shirt had a grandad style neckline. He had black hair and looked slightly scruffy, he wore sandals. I will guess that he was in his 50's.

He sat down in the bar, had a drink and smoked a roll up then went to the beach and walked towards the black rock. He wasn't like any other person in Luz. I had the worst gut feeling. I slept downstairs with my daughters the rest of that holiday.

The next day, same again, On the beach were piles of stones, displayed with a larger rock and then built up with smaller rocks. I asked one of the waiters about him and was told that he turned up shortly after Madeleine had disappeared and that he was looking for her. He always walked towards the rock and over what I now know is a path over the rock, he also left his stone piles at the bottom of the rock.

He wasn't carrying anything on any of the occasions that I saw him which was most days. The waiter said that after the summer of 2007 he disappeared and had returned in 2008 in about late April. He was considered odd by the people working the bar and that he always disappeared the same way and didn't return for hours. My thought was that his search was very limited.

http://findmadeleine.com/campaigns/unidentified_people.html

The specific e-fit was released in 2009, it states at the site of the sketch The picture shows a man that was seen several times by different witnesses during the days leading up to Madeleine's abduction on the 3rd of May. He was described as ugly with pock-marked skin and was said to be watching the family's apartment intently.

I don't recall the man having a pocked face but the e fit is terrible, over exaggerated regarding the pocks. and as the sketch is in black and white, it shows the man's hair to be black and also suggests that his shirt was black. The collar in the sketch is the same as the collar that the man was wearing. I never got so close to him that I could see if he had pocked skin or not. His hair was very similar to that in the drawing, receding and boofed.

One morning the door bell went at the apartment, my husband answered, it was the same man and his reason for knocking was to ask if we wanted to buy any art work, only he had no artwork with him, I had not seen him approach anyone else in Luz. I was terrified.

In 2013 I think, there was a crime watch and a phone in, I phoned and gave a full account of the above and never heard anything back.

I am sure that the man in the e-fit was the same man.

I had a gut feeling that Madeleine may be over that rock but I am not sure if that was caused by the actions of the odd man.

The search in 2025 was done very close to the path that the odd man must have walked over.

I read a Kate McCann book recently where she mentions her dream in 2007 regarding her daughter being over the black rock which I hadn't been aware of. The book wasn't published until a later date.

I firmly believe that the man we saw is the same man as in the e-fit.

To add, he wore the same clothes day after day and looked as if he was sleeping rough.

Does anyone have any recall of anything similar reported in PDL 2007 or 2008?

F 60 so skin has seen better days. Those who had a double chin who have lost weight on reta, has your jaw line returned to be nice and tight or do you just have a flabby bit of skin hanging down?

I have reduced to my current weight with normal diets and my face has remained more or less the same, on reta, my face has started to get really slim and gaunt. It is early days but I am concerned about mi wobbly chin.

How has reta affected your face?

The interview described in the media as an interrogation with Elke and Bernhard Piro, why do you think they implicated CB as being in apt. 5a?

Helge Busching's comments, do you think they were made up or are genuine?

Elke Piro publicly commented regarding the interviews with British police, also said that she would be a witness in the UK if required.

Does anyone know if there are official and factual reading grounds for the above?

Hello, last Thursday I was invited on a walk, I miss walking. I considered that if I could stop and rest every 400 meters I'd be ok. Stopped and sat on someone's was less than 400 meters in but then had to do what was probably 800m cos there was nothing to sit on, sat then for almost 2 hours in a cafe. Set off at 10 am didn't get back till 3. I really started to struggle so sat down on park benches, people's house steps, I should have been more clear about how much I struggle to walk too far.

Sunday I started to feel weak, Monday I felt unwell and needed more co codomol than I would usually take. Went to bed Monday at about 8.30 and apart from the loo which has been difficult I haven't shifted from my bed. I have never felt so wiped out. Yesterday I started to sweat reallt badly, pyjamas sodden, hair sodden, then around 8pm I was shivering so much it was painful. My body has been in constant pain since Sunday, maybe before Monday but reaching unbearable by Monday.

Could this be something other than a flair and has anyone witnessed the same?

I have been told so many times in the past that if eating too little, weight loss can be hard. I am now eating less than I have ever eaten.

I am three weeks in and until the third pin at 2mg I had no sicky feeling, no nothing. I have lost 5 LB but I put that down to the loss of water weight after a holiday.

After the third pin yesterday morning I have felt pants, exhausted, achey, I could only manage tiny portions all day and I estimate I had under 800 cals. I am 5 foot 6 and currently 12 stone 5lb.

Is it possible on Reta due to severely low calories for weight loss to stall?

I was loosing a steady half pound per day, every day, had lost nothing this morning.

I realise that I may be being paranoid re non weight loss this morning but as someone who has dieted all my life, with little in the way of results on a calorie deficit diet and known to reduce and reduce the amount of calories I intake - on a diet usually 1300 a day and down to 1100 with no loss, I don't want to damage my progress by not eating enough.

Is there something else in Reta that keeps weight loss going even if calories are severely limited?

Your support would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks