I know who took Maddie

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1 September 2010
The Sun
Antonella Lazzeri and Andy Crick

Madeleine McCann suspect Raymond Hewlett confessed on his deathbed that he KNEW what happened to the little girl, The Sun can reveal.

In a letter to his estranged son Wayne, he denied having anything to do with Maddie's disappearance.

But he said he knew she had been stolen to order by a gipsy gang who kidnap children for wealthy couples unable to have kids or adopt.

Hewlett, a serial paedophile seen near the spot where Maddie was snatched in Portugal, said they had a "shopping list" of potential targets - such as a little girl with blonde hair like Maddie.

Private detectives working for Maddie's parents Kate and Gerry are "extremely interested" in Hewlett's claims.

A source close to their ongoing investigation said:
"What he says fits the No1 theory, which is that she was stolen to order."

Hewlett died of throat cancer in April, aged 62, after persistently refusing to meet the McCanns' detectives.

He became a suspect because of his appalling record of rape and abduction of children.

And he was living as a nomad in Portugal with his second family when Maddie vanished from the McCanns' holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in May 2007.

Hewlett's letter to builder Wayne, 40, was delivered to the son by a mystery man - thought to be a solicitor or a private eye - a week after he died.

Most of it was an apology for how his vile crimes had affected his first wife Susan and Wayne.

But then he went on to write about Maddie, who was nearly four when she went missing.

Wayne, of Telford, Shropshire, said:

    "It was a bolt from the blue and I shook when I read it.

    "He stated he didn't want to go to his grave with us thinking he had done such a horrible thing.

    "He said he had had nothing to do with taking Maddie but did know who had.

    "He said a very good gipsy friend he knew in Portugal had got drunk and 'let it out' that he had stolen Maddie to order as part of a gang.

    "My dad said this gang had been operating for a long time and had snatched children before for couples who couldn't have children of their own.

    "Maddie had been targeted. They took photos of children and sent them to the people they were acting for. And they said Yes or No.

    "Dad said the man told him it was nothing to do with snatching children for a paedophile gang or for a sexual reason.

    "He said there were huge sums of money involved. And he totally believed what this man was saying."

The account fits with others surrounding the Maddie mystery.

Several strange men were seen taking photos of children around the Ocean Club resort in the days before she vanished. And The Sun revealed earlier this year that a British expat thought he had seen Maddie in a white van driven by a gipsy couple the day after she was lost.

Wayne, who had no contact with Hewlett for nearly 20 years, said his father's letter seemed "very genuine".

He added:

    "I don't know if this is what happened to Maddie or not, but it does make sense. I can't believe he'd go to those lengths to make up some elaborate lie when he was so weak and ill."

Wayne said he considered going to Kate and Gerry with the letter but was worried it could cause them more heartache if it gave them false hope.

He added:

    "I actually burned it because it unnerved me so much.

    "To have a letter from someone you hated for so long was just mind-blowing. I couldn't deal with it."

Wayne did not contact The Sun about the message. We learned of its existence through a friend.

But now he intends to sit down with the Maddie detectives to tell them everything he knows.

The McCanns' spokesman Clarence Mitchell said last night:

    "We are extremely grateful to Wayne for coming forward with this information and the detective team will be interviewing him as a matter of priority."



 

  
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'I know who took Madeleine McCann'

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Deathbed letter from paedophile suspect makes abduction clue claim
1 September 2010
Daily Mail



A paedophile suspected of being involved in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann 'confessed' to knowing what happened to the little girl on his deathbed, it has been claimed.

Raymond Hewlett wrote to his estranged son denying he played a part in the three-year-old’s abduction, but claimed he knew she had been ‘stolen to order’ by a gypsy gang.

Detectives working for Kate and Gerry McCann (pictured) are said to be 'extremely interested' in Hewlett's claims and are said to be preparing to interview his son Wayne about the letter

Detectives working for Kate and Gerry McCann (pictured) are said to be 'extremely interested' in Hewlett's claims and are said to be preparing to interview his son Wayne about the letter

But he vowed only to reveal where he was the night she went missing if he was paid thousands of pounds.

Kate and Gerry McCann’s private detectives refused the request.

Today his son Wayne claimed to the Sun that the letter was delivered to him by a mystery man a week after he died in April.

Wayne, who has had no contact with his father for 20 years, claimed his father insisted he had nothing to do with Madeleine’s disappearance – but that he knew who did.

He said: ‘He said a very good gipsy friend he knew in Portugal had got drunk and “let it out” that he had stolen Maddie to order as part of a gang.

‘My dad said this gang had been operating for a long time and had snatched children before for couples who couldn’t have children of their own.

‘Maddie had been targeted. They took photos of children and send them to the people they were acting for. And they said Yes or No.’

Private detectives working for the McCanns are said to be ‘extremely interested’ in the claims and are preparing to interview Wayne.

Wayne, 40, says he burned the letter because it ‘unnerved’ him so much.

The Sun reported they learned of the existence of the note through another source and confirmed they had not been approached by Wayne originally.

Madeleine went missing from The Ocean Club Hotel in Praia da Luz in the Portuguese Algarve while her parents dined at a restaurant on the resort.

Hewlett was living with his family on a campsite an hour’s drive away at the time.
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Madeleine suspect knows who took her

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1 September 2010
UK Parent's Lounge




Raymond Hewlett became a key suspect in the hunt for Madeleine McCann when it was revealed that the convicted paedophile was close to the McCann family in Praia da Luz, Portugal. Investigators searching for Madeleine wanted to talk to Hewlett, who was in hospital dying of cancer, but he did not wish to speak to them.
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Telford paedophile in deathbed Madeleine McCann confession

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1 September 2010 
Telford paedophile in deathbed Madeleine McCann confession 
Shropshire Star
Andy Richardson 

A paedophile from Telford allegedly made a deathbed confession that Madeleine McCann was kidnapped to order.

Raymond Hewlett, who was a suspect in the case, reportedly wrote to his son, Wayne, who lives in Telford, with details.

Hewlett, who died from throat cancer in April, aged 62, had persistently refused to meet detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine from the McCann's holiday flat in Praia da Luz in May 2007. He had been a suspect in the case because of his long record of rape and abduction of children.

His letter to his son, a builder, was delivered by an intermediary and is believed to have caused Wayne so much shock that he burned it.

Wayne reportedly said:

"It was a bolt from the blue and I shook when I read it. "He said he had had nothing to do with taking Madie but did know who had. He said a very good gipsy friend he had in Portugal had got drunk and 'let it out' that he had stolen Maddie to order as part of a gang.

"My dad said this gang had been operating for a long time and had snatched children before for couples who couldn't have children of their own. "Maddie had been targeted. They took photos of children and sent them to the people they were acting for. And they said Yes or No.

 "Dad said the man told him it was nothing to do with snatching children for a paedophile gang or for a sexual reason "He said there were huge sums of money involved. And he totally believed what this man was saying. 

"I actually burned it (the letter) because it unnerved me so much. To have a letter from someone you hated for so long was just mind-blowing. I couldn't deal with it." 

The account fits with other theories regarding Maddie's disappearance, with witnesses saying several strange men were seen taking photographs of children around the Ocean Club resort prior to her disappearance.

Wayne added: "I can't believe he'd go to those lengths to make up some elaborate lie when he was so weak and ill." 

   
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