way to do that first is an extensive interview, and the second is a polygraph so you can focus your investigation where it needs to be. the mccanns said they would, and then they withdrew that. martha: i mean, is that a condition? would you expect that any reopening of an investigation yes. martha: would be con tip jebt about that contingent upon that? we re going to spend our time, money and effort, but you ve got to do this first. absolutely. i would say at a certain point in the investigation, you know, you explain to the parents or a relative, husband, wife, you say i believe your story, and it s without question supported by evidence, but i need to move on, so i need to give you this polygraph so i can eliminate you so you can assist me with the investigation. if that person says i don t want to take a polygraph, you know, that should send up a few flares why. you rook at the baby lisa case in kansas city martha: right. same set of circumstances
they haven t reopened. but six are signing to go with the british police. there is more cooperation that is now under way and it is a immense frustration to her parents that nothing was done in port you goal for five years. of course, have the mccanns spoken out at all and the new sketch has been released? they are cagey about making public pronouncements and the british police encouraged them not to do so. but they have cooperated with the police appeal. in all of the time they appealed for help in tracing their daughter they had to do it themselves. they had to hire pr people and campaigners. and this is the first time they will appear alongside police officers who are actively investigating and they hope it
anybody to view. and now six years later it s really difficult to get a description of a suspect, connect that description up to a live person. you know, in my experience six days is a long time, six weeks is ridiculous, six months is almost impossible, six years? i think that s highly unlikely in a resort environment. martha: yeah. it is, it s a stretch. it certainly seems to be. but, you know, you look at the elizabeth smart case, and she s been out talking about her book, and when i listened to her last week saying, you know, that you can never give up on these missing children, it s understandable that the mccann parents are looking for any avenue that they can, and this time it comes in the form of this new documentary that s coming out in the bbc and also this new effort to try to find their child. well, i agree. but the elizabeth smart case you have parents that totally cooperated with law enforcement. there s a big difference here. the mccanns on face value or
a small child of 3 to 4 years old. witnesses describe him as a white male between 20 to 40 years old, medium stature with short brown hair. police acknowledge this could have been a completely innocent sighting but they want to know more information about this individual. michael? you know, i remember initially madeline s parents were considered possible or potential suspects. they re now totally cleared, respect they? absolutely. police are saying the parents are not a focus of this investigation. they believe that madeline mccann was abducted from her holiday apartment during the night. she was abducted they say while her parents were at a nearby restaurant having dinner with friends. and they have ruled out a theory that she could have somehow wandered out of the apartment and been kidnapped outside of this holiday complex. they believe that the kidnapping happened inside the mccanns apartment, michael? certainly an incredibly
happen at some point in this time and revealing what they are revealing this evening will pinpoint the time that madeline was taken. this is an investigation that is carried out by the british police and not the portuguese police. they had closed the inquiry and only that the british police uncovered the files to get more information. it is a shame to take six years to develop a new lead. it could be so promising in the days after madeline first disa pored. do you know how the mort gese authorities are responding to this now information. the mccanns maintained that the portuguese police botched the whole investigation? the portuguese police have done nothing in the last 4 or 5 years. but they have begun to cooperate with the scotland detectives.