Volume XIII
Pages 3434 - 3436


Service Information
2007.11.14

To: Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation
From: Joao Carlos, Inspector

Concerning the investigation of the disappearance of the British minor, Madeleine McCann, I present you Sir with the following:

On the 19th of October, we were contacted by the Commissary General, located in Madrid, by the Chief of the Kidnapping Unit, Alberto Carbas, who passed to us the information that the McCann family had contracted a Spanish company known as “METODO 3”, composed of Spanish private detectives. This business, or in other words, the costs of the activities of this business were being covered by a Scottish multi-millionaire whose name is BRIAN KENNEDY and whose objective was to locate the British minor.

With this information, we were asked if we were available and interested in meeting with a representative of this Spanish business, and also with the Commissary General and Chief of the Kidnapping Unit of the Police of our neighbouring country, whose operation is in Madrid.

The meeting had as its objective to receive on behalf of the private detectives, from that moment and for their own wishes, relevant information with the aim to ascertain the truth, and to state that they would not interfere in police work, and at most they would serve as a complement to some useful information. They firmly state that they are not working directly for the McCann family, but for Brian Kennedy and that their sole purpose is to locate the missing child, or to gather the inescapable truth of what happened.
They did not ask for any information regarding the investigation, nor was any offered to them, for obvious reasons as this is found incorporated in the Portuguese penal process.

On the 13th of the current year, in the presence of the signatory and inspectors Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Paiva, a meeting was held, in this department, with Brian Kennedy, the director of the detective company, Francisco Marco and an advisor of this same company, Antonio Jimenez, ex-chief of the Kidnapping Unit of Catalan. From the beginning, Brian Kennedy was questioned, and ascertained that the meeting only had this scope--of transmitting that his objective in all of this was purely charitable in that he is interested [in helping to stop] the bad treatment of minors and in missing children. He affirmed that he only was interested in discovering the truth and nothing more even if the McCann family, the friends, or any other person is found to be involved in the disappearance.

During the course of this meeting, the director of METODO 3 gave us a small book (attached), with information relative to the disappearance of the minor. This information, as we were told, was received via telephone and that they had already opened a line in Spain, specifically to receive and deal with information.

In this book, written in Spanish, we can analyse three pieces of information:

1. In the first case, we observed that there was report of facts which occurred in August/September of 2006, and which appears to us somewhat extemporaneous, as it cannot now be related to the material under investigation.
2. In the second point, we should remember that the computers of Sergey Malinka were searched and that nothing of suspicion was found there or related to paedophilia.
3. In that which concerns the third point, we are currently carrying out diligences with the intent to confirm or disprove the related information.

With nothing more to report.

Joao Carlos, Inspector

Processos X
Page 2670
Date: 2007/09/13

SERVICE INFORMATION

RE: Laptop used by Gerald McCann

It has come to my knowledge the existence of a laptop, rented by GERALD MCCANN, after the date of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann on May 3, 2007.

Of the diligence conducted by this police, we were able to determine the name of the individual who facilitated the rental to Gerry McCann as NUNO JORGE SIMOES FERREIRA who is an IT specialist by profession. He is a resident of Portimao.

He confirmed having rented the laptop to GERALD MCCANN after the 3rd of May with that computer being returned about one month later.

The owner of this laptop has voluntarily delivered the same to this police so that we may examine it as we wish.

It is a SONY VAIO laptop with serial number *******.

This is all there is to relate to your Excellency.

Signed, the inspector.

Processos, Volume I
Pages 168 to 170

Date 2007/05/05

SERVICE INFORMATION


Re: Receipt and Treatment of Photograph

It pleases me to inform you V.Exa, that on the present date, Inspector Rui Goncalves went to Sagres—the location where he was to effect inquiries relating to a grey-coloured vehicle.

It is noted that the vehicle in the picture corresponds to a Renault Clio with vehicle registration 15-AV-67.

The photograph in question is attached. For your consideration.

Signed by Inspector Hugo Ferreria

*****

Page 169 is a photograph of the parked vehicle.

*****
Page 170 is a completed vehicle registration search. This search notes that the car is owned by LUZCAR, 8600, Lagos

Processos Vol XII
Page 3183


Service Information

2007/05/07

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: J. C. Franco, Inspector

Subject: Verification of Rubbish Containers

I hereby bring to your notice, that on this date, I the undersigned, together with Inspector Luis Piedade as well as three employees from the Lagos Municipal Chamber, responsible for rubbish collection from Praia da Luz, went to P da L and carried out a detailed check of all the rubbish containers in the area, including the underground containers, as well as in surrounding areas, a total of 188 containers were checked, nothing was found of interest to the NUIPC 201.07 OGALGS investigation.

Signed


Inspector J.C. Franco

Processos Vol I


Pages 145 - 146


Service Information


2007/05/05

To: Dr Gonçalo Amaral, Criminal Investigation Coordinator


From: João Carvalho, Inspector

Subject: Suspicion about the disappearance of Madeleine Beth McCann


I hereby inform you that today at about 16.40 at the OC block 6 apartment 6 (the operations base for this police force in the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, an individual who identified himself as Derek Flack, phone nº ***** appeared before me.

He is an English citizen on holiday in Praia da Luz, near to the tourist resort, from last week until approximately 12th May 2007.

In view of the disappearance of Madeleine, he came to give information about a suspicious event that he witnessed:

On the 2nd or 3rd May during the day (he does not remember exactly, but thinks it was during the afternoon), accompanied by his wife and when he was going to the Baptists supermarket, he observed an individual (about 1.70 in height, dark apparently Portuguese in appearance, with one day stubble, with short dark hair, cut long at the back, which extended to his shirt collar, wearing a yellow T – shirt) who was standing at the corner of the path watching (this being the reason he found him suspicious) in the direction of the apartment that Madeleine would later disappear from.

He adds that near to where the individual was watching, on the other side of the road, was a parked vehicle, van type, white, with a person (he does not remember whether the person was inside or outside the vehicle). He cannot describe that person.

Because of what happened he felt he should make a statement to the police as he felt that what he saw was suspicious.

A sketch was drawn up at his request, identifying the suspicious man with nº 2 and the parked car with the other person about whom he can remember no further details as nº 1.

He is available to collaborate with the police, if necessary.


Signed


João Carvalho, Inspector

Outros Apensos

Page 541

Report on Visualisation and Analysis of Photographs


On this date, I can inform that photographs from a CD provided by Leicestershire police were visualised and analysed, these referred to photographs taken by the F***** family during their holidays at the OC between the 28th April and 5th May 2007.

Upon analysing these photos, the result was that there was at least one photograph where some of the elements making up the group of friends of the McCann couple were visualised, nothing relevant being found for the investigation.

Portimao, 23rd May 2007.


Inspector

Ricardo Paiva

Volume II Page 452

Incident History Records

8th May 2007


Email received from Leicestershire police


Would you kindly permit an officer to visit Mrs F*****?. She has recently been on holiday to the MW complex and is in possession of video footage taken by her husband. It is understood that the footage is currently contained on their home computer. The allocated officer will need to review the footage and all footage of the complex should be downloaded onto a suitable storage disc. Mr F**** has indicated that it probably only consists of a thirty second pan of the playground area/pool area/Tapas bar. Mr and Mrs F are not technically competent to download the data. Please statement accordingly re exhibit continuity.

I have spoken to Mr F this morning and he has been advised that local officers will make contact with his wife.

If possible please send a copy to me for initial viewing in the Incident Room

Processos Vol I

Pages 2 - 5


Policia Judiciaria

Service information


Date: 04/05/2007


For: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation

From: Vitor Martins, Inspector


Subject: Participation in the disappearance of the child

I inform you that on this date at about 00.10, the Lagos GNR contacted this police station about the disappearance of a female child, four years old and of English nationality.

According to the GNR officer, the disappearance would have taken place at about 22.40 yesterday, from the bedroom of a ground floor apartment in the OC in P da L , where a family composed of two adults and three children were staying.

The layout of the apartment is composed of two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room and a bathroom.

Both the front entrance and the back door (sliding living room windows) permit easy access to the public road.

The couple, during dinner, would go to the children’s bedroom several times, and at a determined moment during one of these visits, the mother realised that one of the children was missing and raised the alarm to find her.

Given these facts and due to superior decisions, the police service was activated, consisting of the undersigned and the specialist, João Barreiras, who immediately left for the site and proceeded to carry out the inquiries related to the investigation.

At the site, the girl’s parents were identified as being:

Gerald Patrick McCann, of English nationality, born on 05/06/1968, holder of passport number 407905401 and owner of mobile phone n|° 00447786986188.

Kate Marie Healy, of English nationality, born on 05/03/1968, originally from Liverpool, holder of passport n° 034215169 and owner of mobile phone n° 00447903108397.

The both own the following residence:

Orchard House, 5 The Crescent, Rothley, Leicestershire, UK LE7RW

The missing girl was identified as Madeleine Beth McCann, born on 12/03/2003 and holder of passport n° 453847661.

It is stated that, in addition to the little girl referred to, the couple have twins aged two who were also in the bedroom where the girl was sleeping.

In conversation with Gerald Patrick McCann, it was possible to learn the following:

They had been staying at the OC since 28th April 2007, the plan being to stay for a week.

From the day 29/04/2007 he would dine with his wife at the OC restaurant, whilst their children were in the bedroom a few metres away from the restaurant.

They would have dinner at the restaurant with three other couples who were friends.

Yesterday (the day of the events) they got up at 07.30 and had breakfast in the apartment. At 09.00 they went out of the apartment and left the children at the crèche, this crèche was located within the OC, with child care workers who would look after the children until 12.30.

After lunch, at about 14.30 the children would be left at the crèche again, remaining there until about 17.00.

At about 17.30 the parents would bathe the children and give them something to eat and at about 19.30 the children would go to sleep in one of the bedrooms in the apartment referred to.

At about 20.30 the couple would leave for the restaurant to have dinner.

At about 21.05/21.15 Gerald (the father) went to the children’s room and saw the bedroom door was partly open, which he thought strange because he had the impression that he had closed it, however he entered the room and saw the children and checked that the window and the shutter were closed.

At about 21.20, their friend Jane passed by the apartment, (along the corridor of the main façade) and saw an individual carrying a child in the descending direction of the road, only managing to notice that this individual was aged between 30-40 with dark hair and wearing light coloured trousers.

At about 21.30 their friend Mat entered the apartment by the back door (living room sliding doors), he did not enter the bedroom and only saw the twins sleeping, he did not notice anything strange.

At the same place, at about 22.00, Kate (the mother) discovered the events and the disappearance of Madeleine Beth McCann, given that at this time the window was wide open as well as the curtains and shutters.

In conversations with the Director of Maintenance of the OC Services, Silvia María Correa Batista, it was possible to establish that those responsible for the running of the crèche were Lindsay Johnson and Stacey Portz and that since October the following crèche employees began work: Amy Tierney, Pauline McCann, Rhiannon Fretter, Charlotte Pennington, Leanne Wagstaff, Susan Owen, Sarah Wwianson (sic), Jackie Williams, Shinead Vine, Emma Wilkins, Cat Baker and Kirsty Maryan.


The director for service maintenance of the OC provided lists of guests in the apartments and lists of guests who left on 03/05/2007 and gave her telephone n| ***** for any further information that might be required.
It is important to state that when officers from this police force arrived at the site, they were already several people inside the apartment, who could have contaminated the site.

It is important to state that GNR officers carried out various searches near the apartment in the attempt to locate the little, but that until now these searches have been fruitless.

An examination of the site was made, as well as a photographic report.

The parents handed over one photograph of Madeleine Beth McCann.

I bring this to your attention.

Signed

Inspector


Vitor Martins

Processos Vol XI


Pages 2876 – 2878


Date: 2007/09/24


Service Information

To: The Coordinator of the Criminal Investigation, Gonçalo Amaral

From: Paolo Ferreira, Inspector


I bring to your attention that on the 20th September in the morning and on his own initiative, Hoos Evert Hendrik appeared before this police force (Dutch nationality, company Creon Starlight Crematorio de Animais lda NIF 507045289, Monchique).

Hoos Evert Hendrik says that he is the owner of an animal crematorium situated at the above mentioned address.

He referred to an article recently published in Correio da Manha which mentioned suspicions that Madeleine McCann could have been cremated in his crematorium.

He said that on the morning of 20th September, in other on the day that he presented himself to the police, he found several individuals circling and photographing the installations of the crematorium, persons whom he approached and checked that they belonged to the police force which had already visited site, during a veterinarian inspection as a result of which the site was closed and sealed.


Hooes Evert Hendrik came to the police with the aim of clearing any doubts or suspicions that might exist regarding him, and placed himself at disposal for any clarifications necessary with the aim of lifting these suspicions as he confirmed that he had nothing to do with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, adding, when questioned, that he did not know any members of her family, neither her parents or anyone else related to them. He said that all he knew about the case came from the press.

Hoos Evert Hendrik said that the crematorium had been closed and sealed following an inspection in March 2007.

He asked us to go to the crematorium installations to check this in situ to check that the seals had not been violated and to inspect documentation with regard to the inspection and the attitude taken by the authorities on that occasion.

On the afternoon of the 20th September, accompanied by my colleague Ricardo Paiva, I went to the site in question and was received by Mr Hoos. There we checked that in fact the crematorium consisted of two ovens situated on land next to the offices. Both doors to the ovens were sealed with aluminium tape from the IGAE and the seals were seen to be intact. Labels on the doors were also visible. We made a photographic report (in annex).


Inside the office, namely a room equipped with a desk, Mr Hoos gave us a copy of the Apprehension Notice issued by ASAE – Authority for Food and Economic Safety, dated the 2nd March, 2007, which refers to the sealing of the ovens.


Mr Hoos added that after the sealing of the ovens the possibility continued to exist, with recourse to this effect to an incinerator of the municipal chamber of Lisbon. He proved this fact by showing several invoices/receipts referring to this. He said he would hand over copies of documents referring to the activities he carries out.

Signed
Paulo Ferreira
Inspector

Processos Vol XIII

Page 3981

NUIPC – 201 07.0 GALGS
4ª Brigada


INFORMATION

Concerning the information in Folios 293 – 300, I can inform you that in spite having carefully explored and analysed with minute detail, nothing useful was found of interest to the investigation. In spite of the individuals mentioned having criminal pasts linked to illegal practices of a sexual nature, no relation was detected with the disappearance of the British child, Madeleine McCann.


Portimão, 2nd November 2007


Inspector

João Carlos




Note: Pages 293 - 300 are missing from the DVD.