The holiday friends were never accused by PJ. Ironically the British ex-pat Murat was made a suspect because of the accusations of holiday friends who thought him suspicious (must have been glass eye), and the McCann private detectives (who later turned out to be big crooks) had nailed it on an African paedophile ring and promised to have the poor child home by Christmas. Keep in mind that the scent of death was only found on keys of car hired, so it does not translate that body was transported in a car hired after the death/abduction of poor child. Amaral made parents suspects because police felt the child died in apartment, likely from accident being left alone, due to evidence of sniffer dogs and they found no evidence of an abduction. They also refused to cooperate or answer questions. As of yet, while the German appears scum of hugest order, German police say they have evidence poor child is dead but not enough to pin it in this person. The German digs seem to have unearthed nothing. I think this will end same as the long line of suspects: no evidence to press charges. Meanwhile the PJ have blood samples from apartment that await better DNA testing. I think that will eventually crack the case.
Now we have a serving of more nonsense about Amaral's sconspiracy theory.
Keep in mind that the scent of death was only found on keys of car hired, so it does not translate that body was transported in a car hired after the death/abduction of poor child.
According to the dog handler the 2 sniffer dogs communicated that they found human blood and corpse odour inside the boot and outside the driver's door of a Renault Scenic, a car rented by the McCanns some 14 days after Maddie's death.
The portugese police at the time quite rightly disregarded the well known unreliability of the evidence of such sniffer dogs, but not Amaral.
Amaral made parents suspects because police felt the child died in apartment, likely from accident being left alone, due to evidence of sniffer dogs and they found no evidence of an abduction.
Amaral claimed the McCanns could have done it, found Maddie dead or killed her.
Sniffer dog evidence is notoriously unreliable but Amaral is not bothered by such proven doubts.
When Amaral's fantasy conspiracy is matched up to the undisputed cast iron timeline of events, it falls apart - every last little crumb.
The McCanns could only have hidden the body on the night with the assistance or knowledge of at least 2 holiday chums. There is no other possibility.
And afterwards all went down to rejoin the party and be merry. And having created their perfect alibis which have stood the test of time and minute scrutiny, they then faked the whole abduction scenario to the police and world press and have done so ever since.
According to Amaral's fantasy, Maddie's corpse had to be moved. The only possible method of removal from where the corpse was hidden to a place of disposal by the McCanns was in the rented car some 14 or more days later. Or according to Amaral, it was the hidden hands of MI5 which completed the cover up.
