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Processo Vol V
Pages 1121 to 1123

External diligence carried out on Casa Liliana 2007.05.14

Today at 07h20, I, Joao Carvalho, together with three teams ( * ) who searched 2Casa Liliana" in Rua da Ramalhete ... property of R.J.Q.E.Murat, report the following:
- Arriving at the location, the owner was contacted who locked away his dogs then conducted Support Team 1 onto the premises;
- Initially, the entire area, internal and external, was identified. The internal area comprises an entrance hall, two suites with room and WC, one bedroom with a conservatory, a large reception room, a sitting room with conservatory, a kitchen and a pantry with a small walled kitchen garden, a machine room, a WC and an adjoining suite with private WC (bedroom of R.Murat). The external area comprises a shed, by a greenhouse, a swimming pool, a machine room and a storehouse (the latter two situated below the pool);
- The searches began by Teams A1 and A2, inside and outside, being accompanied by J.A.Murat, mother of the owner;
- In the course of the search two rainwater cisterns were found next to the pool. They were partly emptied to facilitate a search by a diving team from the Fire Department of Luz-Lagos (Commandants Paulo Reis and Rui Rodrigues). The work results were negative.
- The GNR dog team commanded by First-Sergeant A.Silva used four dogs to search for a trace of Madeleine Beth McCann in the entire property (inside and outside). The work results were negative.
- In the location were three vehicles - VW Transporter; Peugeot 205; Hyundai Getz - all of which were searched.
- The entire property was inspected by colleagues from Local Crime Section and Police Science Laboratory, with respective photographic reports made, with special focus on R.Murat's room and the vehicles.

( * ) [Names of the team members are given here in the report].

Everything was done according to the authorisations. Various items were seized and listed.
The work was completed at 21h00.

This RDE (Relatorio de Diligencia Externa) is appended to the Inquiry by - Signed - Joao Carvalho, Inspector.

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Processos Vol V
Pages 1255 to 1258

Letter to Amaral regarding investigation thus far on Robert Murat 2007.05.15

This is a report from Inspector Luis Pereira of the National Directorate of the PJ in Lisbon to Dr G.Amaral.

Note the DATE, and without putting forth all the flowery politic-speak and legalese:

--- the National Directorate deems that having now analysed the content of the work done for the case, and other material outside the file, certain previously authorised phone taps must be cancelled immediately, they being of no further interest to the case; [At this date that can only mean the McCanns]

--- but in their place, the National Directorate VENTURES TO SUGGEST seeking competent court authorisation for additional new phone surveillance over R.Murat and M.Walczuch [two of the four pages being given over to fully detailed specifics], and

--- a for a domestic search warrant for S.Malinka's residence.

The "report" concludes, in customary well-mannered language, that it is submitted [merely] for the consideration of the recipient to determine the most appropriate course of action.
Signed: Lisbon, 15 May 2007, Inspector Luis Pereira

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Processos Vol V

Pages 1272 to 1282

External diligence carried out on Robert Murat

Date: 15 May 2007; Officers: Paulo P. and Luis P., Inspectors.

--- Seeking further information about R.J.Q.E.Murat we went to the Social Security where we were told there was no information of any kind in that name.
--- We then went to the Tax office where we found only his tax number, issued in 2005, and his tax return for 2005.

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Processos VOLUME V,

Pages 1305-1306

SEARCH OF A GARAGE IN LAGOS: MURAT AND WALCZUCH

NUIPC: 201/07.0GALGS
Section / Brigade: No 4 Section
Inspector: John Carlos

External Diligence performed on 15 May 2007 at a garage on Rua Manuel Joao Paulo Rocha in Lagos by two PJ Inspectors.

Within the scope of the house search at the residence of the arguido R.J.Q.E.Murat on 14 May, last, a “Yale”-type key was seized which was on a metal keyring with a plastic label holder on which was written “Garage 4”.
Attempting to obtain a definite address to which the object pertained, an informal conversation was carried out with Robert Murat in which it was determined that the garage was situated in a residential zone, specifically on Rua Manuel Joao Paulo Rocha, in the city of Lagos, and that it was used to store various materials.
When the arguido was told that it was necessary to search that location he made himself immediately available to accompany members of the PJ such that the garage was located and duly searched.

- Signed -

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Processos VOLUME V
Page 1306

Official document of search and seizure

Date: 15 May 2007
Place: Rua Manuel Joao Paulo Rocha, unnumbered garage, in Lagos
Officers: Jose Luis and Marques Bom, Inspectors
Identity of person searched: R.J.Q.E.Murat
Starting time: 18h15
It is a garage designed to securely preserve a motor vehicle, having a PVC gate with a “Yale”-type lock, and a manually-operated vertical sliding door system.
Having walked the full extent of the unit it was confirmed that it contained packaging of various things related to swimming pool maintenance and foodstuffs, objects whose ownership, according to the search, was linked directly to Michaela Walczuch, partner in the firm “Romigen”, a company founded and property of the person searched.
All the objects there having been looked at and physically examined by hand, nothing useful to the case was found and therefore seized.
End of activity: 18h45
- Signed -

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Pages 1307 to 1308


External diligence carried out on places visited in Lagos by Robert Murat 2007.05.15
Officers: Carlos L. and Joao F., Inspectors.

Today, as ordered, we went to the city of Lagos to determine the various residences used an/or owned by R.Murat or his family members.
--- Having gone to Elras Velhas behind the Celero restaurant, next to the EN125, in Almadena, it was possible to speak with a resident of the area having land next to Elras Velhas, who affirmed knowing Murat very well, having given him exclusive rights to sell some land when he worked for the Remax estate agency, and that his [RM's] mother had sold her Elras Velhas property long ago, not knowing exactly how long ago but he was sure it will have been during RM's divorce.
--- Visually checking the mail boxes outside the property the names of R.P.Harris and R.Elliot were noted.
--- At the address of Urb. Chesgal ... in Lagos it was possible to determine from the owner of the ground floor apartment that the referred apartment had been acquired by an individual named Miguel about 10 (ten) years ago, she also having stated that she remembers that the first owner had been a foreign female not knowing her nor remembering her name.
--- At Rua do Jogo da Bola - Lagos, it was not possible to locate the "Bora" café or any other commercial establishment. That café was then found on Rua Conselheiro Joaquim Machado in Lagos, the proprietor of which, in conversation, stated that he did not know R.M. nor had he ever seen him frequent id establishment.
--- With the intention of location Quinta do Sto. Phunurius, it was possible to verify that it was in Rua D. Joao III in Ameijeira - Lagos, and in conversation with several residents it was possible to determine that it was a Quinta [farm estate] owned by an English citizen and managed by a North American man who lives at Travessa do Forno in Lagos, the people also having stated that the Quinta is used for "parties" of a sexual nature.
--- It was not possible, however, to determine if R.M. currently frequented that Quinta.
--- Nothing more was recovered of interest to the present investigation.

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Processo Vol V page 1361 to 1362

Fa[b]x re: questions to ask Robert Murat[/b]

Urgent fax to the President of the Board of the ARS in Algarve dated 16 July 2007 [Actual date was 16 May].

This is a request to the equivalent of the UK NHS asking for details about the family doctor, the clinic, the services rendered, the prescription medication and at which pharmacies any script had been filled.

Answers to any of the questions should be faxed to DIC Portimao as soon as possible.

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Processos Vol V

Pages 1365 to 1366

Service information Jennifer and Robert Murat and their doctors


Not content with the fax sent per page 1361, an officer was assigned the task of telephoning the ARS and this is his report, which I summarise as follows:
- the ARS does not keep records beyond two months;
- other persons were suggested as possible sources;
- it was confirmed that J.A.Murat had worked in the District Hospital in Lagos;
- the name Robert Murat was not recorded at any of the services contacted;
- certain medical records were received and are attached.

Threads merged, documents linked in toc.

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Processos Vol VI
Pages 1528 to 1529


Witness Statement

Joao Goncalves Viegas Jacinto

Date: 21 May 2007; Time: 18h00; Place: DIC Portimao

On the matter in hand he said:
The deponent was the business partner of John Henry Queriol Murat, from memory in the period between 1972 and 1977 or 1976, in the partnership Jacinto & Murat, it being that they knew each other form 1967, the time when John Murat, still single acquired a house in Burgau which John later sold.
- Equally he recalls John having another business partnership with himself and another Englishman, called Burgau Investimentos Turisticos Lda., in which John also sold his share a short time after the business was formed.
- When after 25 April 1974 John Murat went to England around 1975, he stayed only in his rented house in Lagos, in Pedra Alcada, they still being partners.
- Later around 1977, no longer being in partnership, John returned to Portugal, sold the house in Lagos and invested in a small estate with old houses in Almadena, Eira Velha, which he improved.
- John, in the meantime died, from memory that was 1985, living still at that time in Eira Velha in Almadena.
- He states that John, when he knew him, was a man of few financial resources, and his wife J.A.Murat, equally not being a person of large resources, his memory is that she was working in the Lagos Hospital as a nurse.
- The Murats had three children, Richard, Samantha and Robert whom he knew when they were growing up until around 1977, 1978, the time at which they parted company and John having gone to live in Almadena, contacts between them were virtually nil.
- Relating to Robert,the deponent only knew him up to his eighth year and he was sure that his lack of memories of Robert and his personality was due to John Murat's strict rule of not allowing children into meetings that he had.
- After this time at which Robert was about eight years old, only once more did he see him, about three or four months before (in 2007) when Robert called out "Jacinto" in the street, in Portuguese, and told him, in greeting, he was Robert Murat, affirming that he was still in Portugal working in real estate.
- No other contact.
- Regarding the Quinta da Falfeira, this property was his and his ex-wife's, currently his grand-daughter's, used by her son.
- Equally next to this property the deponent owns a house called "Casa de Avis". - He clarifies that Robert Murat never had access to those properties and even less to the key of any part of them, being very certain that he (RM) never frequented Quinta da Falfeira.

Nothing more said. Read, ratifies and will sign.