Posted by For many months of this year, a South African – Martin van Wyk has been corresponding to this website to explain that he knows where Madeleine McCann is buried and how she died.
He allegedly visited Praia da Luz in October 2007 after selling all his possessions to finance the trip there. He sent me several photos from that trip and most were the typical photos we’ve all seen before. Photos of the outside of apartment 5A, the car park and rear of the apartment, the beach, and some photos of what look like random apartments in other places in the town.
Apparently, Martin was involved with South African TV show Carte Blanche some years ago where they explored a missing person. Mr van Wyk never said so in his letters but research shows that the same TV programme also featured Danie Krugel.
Martin van Wyk’s theory (or moreover, the theory of the psychic working with van Wyk) is that Madeleine wandered off on the night of May 3 as she looked for her parents. He then goes on to say that a local man found her and took her in to his own home. In the following hours when people were out searching for and calling Madeleine’s name, she shouted out but the man who took her in got scared and put his hand on her mouth and suffocated her, only to subsequently bury her in his garden.
This theory ties in nicely with Mark Williams-Thomas’ theory that she wandered off and was taken by a predatory paedophile.
It also ties in nicely with the abduction theory.
But today the story turned decidedly murky.
For most of the year and more recently a couple of weeks ago, van Wyk and his sister had been virtually begging people to finance van Wyk’s return to Portugal to find Madeleine. He allegedly required money to go there and more importantly, a Portuguese national was necessary to sponsor his visa application.
Martin van Wyk’s sister made a comment post today under her pseudonym “Liberty”:
JusticeSeeker: Message from Liberty. My brother Martin van Wyk is arriving at Lisbon Airport today 4 December 2009 at 1315 local time. He is keen to meet you as he sees you are interested in the truth. You have his email address.
Is Martin van Wyk going to spectacularly “find Madeleine” in the same week that the McCanns are in court in Lisbon to face Gonçalo Amaral?
Coincidentally today, another South African made their first post to the website and used the pseudonym “AMANDA SOUTH AFRICA”;
SOME WHERE I READ THAT ON THE DAY MADDIE WAS “SNATCHED “, KATE SPOKE TO SOME OF THE TAPAZ GROUP ABOUT THE FEAR OF ABDUCTION IN THAT AREA. ISN`T IT STRANGE THAT SHE SPOKE OF IT THE 3rd OF MAY AND THAT ON THAT DAY AT NIGHT MADDIE WAS GONE. THIS IS NOT JUST COINCEDENCE FOR ME.
Both posts are confirmed to have originated from Gauteng, South Africa.
This is Martin van Wyk’s most recent correspondence on October 26, 2009:
Martin here in South Africa. I am very close to leaving for Praia Da Luz.
I have attached something for you, an extract of my investigation docket. Along with this, And my new mobile nr.
The previous operator, Cellular c, is one big joke. It took me 3 days to load prepaid airtime to my mobile.
Anyhow, i still need assistance getting to Luz, this will only speed it up. Before xmas you will see me as the guy who found her remains.
Attached to his last email was a Word document containing the following 2 pages of text:
Madeleine Mc Cann
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED
Madeline Mc Cann - awoke in a vaguely familiar holiday apartment, all alone.
Alone, tired, scared and disillusioned, the 3 year old set out to do what most 3 year olds would do under the same circumstances,
SHE WENT LOOKING FOR HER MOTHER.
An elderly gentleman found the scared little girl, crying, lost and bewildered.
Small town, no vehicle, no police station and not even a fuelling station. As it was very late, he decided to take her home, the next morning he would take her to the authorities.
However, next morning, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!!
The entire world descends upon the small town of Praia Da Luz. Everybody is running, looking, calling, shouting, searching, screaming and enquiring.
Little Madeleine would certainly have heard her name, she would have tried to respond, she would have tried to call back, the man would have panicked, after all, who would believe he found her, they all say she was taken…
Nobody must know, he needs time to think, what to do next,
Madeleine shouts and screams. The man’s tone changes. The calm reassuring gentle voice is replaced with a more urgent, abrupt and threatening tone.
HE PANICS, HE PUTS HIS HAND OVER HER MOUTH, - she must not be found, not now, he needs time to think, she struggles, he is bigger, stronger, he tightens his grip,
SUDDENLY - Madeleine Mc Cann is quiet,
It was an accident, he needed time to think, and he did not mean to hurt her.
What is very clear is that he must get the little girl out of his house, but where to?
The garden, that’s where, but how? In the midst of the biggest manhunt in Portuguese history, you don’t just go around digging up gardens. It will attract suspicion, what will the neighbors think? What if you were to plant a tree, would that seem more acceptable?
Plant a tree, but not only one, plant a couple, to make it look more convincing.
AND SO IT WAS – TREES WERE PLANTED,
* * *
My name is Martin van Wyk, aged 44, ex – Military police investigator, Security company owner and Private investigator for the past 27 years.
October 17th, 2007 I visited Praia Da Luz and started my own investigation on Madeleine Beth Mc Cann. The entire operation was funded by me, with emails, and blessings from the Mc Cann’s via correspondence from Sister Phil Mc Cann.
Arriving in Luz, I booked into the Luz Bay Hotel, and was registered 17/19 and 19 October 2007. (Please feel free to verify)
A source identified a property where trees were recently planted. It is here that I believe the remains of Little Madeleine Mc Cann are hidden, 2 -3 ft underground.
I now want to get in contact with Martin Brunt, please advise, or forward this email to him.
Thank you,
Martin van Wyk, South Africa - Mobile phone 0027 7626 91 704
Email vanwyk.martin@gmail.com
Will Martin van Wyk find Madeleine buried right under everyone’s nose in Praia da Luz and confirm the PJ to be bunglers?
Will this exonerate the McCanns and “prove” the abduction theory?
Gerry McCann is said to have told the media “find the body and prove we killed her”.
Could the first part of his taunt be finally coming true and was this all staged?
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:57 am
So EDB, or whatever: ‘Watcher, (”…stay away…”) From what!?? Martin is investigating. The whole world was invited to help so I reckon he is as welcome as everybody else. Now I see why you are the “Watcher”. That is apparently all you can do. Are you perhaps the killer? Just asking…’
stupidest comment yet, well done. I was telling you to beware of trying to get any help from people who have already made up their minds that the McCanns dunnit and all we need to do is to hang Gerry upside down out of a copshop window for long enough to make him talk.
On, and ‘Justice seeker’ – when you are not making deals with Portuguese publishers you are gathering evidence for the non-existent Brian Johnson and running around gtetting interviews with martin Grime?
Toooooooo funny:-))))
January 4th, 2010 at 2:47 am
Hi All,
No, I did not run. Had a lovely holiday, and then I don’t read this crap. Just one or two things before I really go, because unlike you all, I have actual real life work to do.
Justice Seeker, I am an ex cop. (Have you any idea how different a traffic cop & cop(police) in South Africa is. Where did you see “traffic cop?” (….the killer? Just asking…)…about that; Yes it is a stupid question!! How bright of you to notice or did you have help working that out? So is all the other comments and questions from everyone else..The point is….WHAT DOES IT MATTER HOW MUCH A VISA OR A PLANE TICKET COST !!?? That is why I asked the stupidest question I could actually think up. Now look at all the other questions asked here. I have yet to see an actual fact finding question here. How’s that for ABC Bradford? You see; people can talk for hours and actually say nothing. That is my democratic (Claudia) view.
Although, Claudia, It looks like you are coming around to looking at what this case is about, instead of just gargling crap.
All the other conspiracy theories just makes me laugh.
Claudia, I will sign the petition anytime, because that is a just statement. Re open the case!
Cheers kids.. it was fun, but I have more important things to to. To get into pointless arguments
with you all is to join the script of a soap. WAIT………..Stephano is behind it!!
So what’s your take on the Kennedy assassination?
January 4th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Claudia, I agree with you about having the case reopened. I wasn’t even aware that it had been closed. It’s easy for those in authority to ‘tie up the loose ends and send it to file 13′ but that still leaves so many unanswered questions.
Who does one address the petition to though and who’s to say it won’t also end up in file 13. I don’t understand how some people sleep at night but unfortunately we all seem to be at the mercy of these ‘higher authorities’.
January 4th, 2010 at 8:32 am
Claudia, as a mother, I feel VERY strongly about who my kids stay with, where they are and I’ve had more than one panic attack when my youngest ‘disappears’ while I’m standing in a queue at the bank or supermarket. The one thing that they did mention about Luz around the time of Maddie’s disappearance is that it was a ’safe place for children’. ??? According to who? It doesn’t matter WHERE you live in the world, there’s always some sick individual/s looking to grab your ray of sunshine and destroy your world. It’s up to us as parents to ‘be aware of what goes on around us’ at all times – especially when it comes to my kids. I’ve been labelled an overprotective mother and living in S.A, believe me, you can never be too overprotective, or anywhere else in the world for that matter.
January 4th, 2010 at 8:39 am
Skye
The fact that the McCann’s were having a jovial time while their children slept unattended is something that will be haunt them for the rest of their lives. Don’t you think they know they made a mistake? Yes, a bloody costly one and one that has brought them nothing but distraught and unhappiness for the rest of their days, but is it right to throw it in their faces all the time?
Criminals get pardoned, assassins are left to walk free, rapists and murderers live in our neighbourhoods … The McCann’s know that there is nobody else to blame for her disppearance but themselves. Cut them some slack, they’ve broken down in public begging and pleading for Maddie’s return. They’ve been humbled as a family and torn apart by the public. At the end of the day, bickering and bitching about who’s to blame is not going to solve anything.
As far as police files are concerned, surely you’re aware of just how much red tape has been involved in this investigation? If you have access to those files, bring them on … until then I’ll calmly sit here and continue to read my dictionary …
January 4th, 2010 at 8:40 am
Watcher, I like your attitude! Wish there were more people like you out there …
January 5th, 2010 at 5:06 am
I am very concerned for the mental well being of these so called professionals who have time to sit and blog at all hours of everyday about this. I stumbled across this because I was researching cold case files because I am a college student. I became extremely intrigued however and now it seems I cannot let go of this blog. I do hope that someone will find this little girl, I know we have heard about it constantly over here as well which kind of makes me sad in many different ways because there are children disappearing every minute all over the world who get no attention like this and the fact that this has been publicized all over the world and nothing has come of it as of yet is sickening. Obviously, there is someone out there who knows what happened. I hope someone comes forward soon because I can only imagine the psychological damage this is doing to the family (if they are in no way involved) not knowing where their daughter is. I also give praise to anyone who is willing to give up their time to put forth an effort into finding this. However, for the family members of this individual to come on here and attack people for having skepticism at his efforts is rather childish. OF course people are going to be weary of someone who blogs about how they can make certain things happen in a case so far away from them. That gives nobody the right to personally attack someone for expressing their opinions. Smarten up, people are untrustworthy when there are no results to previous claims. That doesn’t mean they’re a horrible person with no life sitting on their butts. I hope something does come of it and you can come on here and say ha, told you so. I doubt that will happen but have some decency don’t personally attack people that’s just ridiculous. Well, like I said before I am intrigued and a rather bored college student so I’m sure I will be checking in on all of this. I welcome your comments to my late night ramblings. ( It is 5am where I live and I have not yet been to bed since this has taken me hours to read.)
January 5th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Kat,
A suggestion – do a little research on Gamble, Blair, Mandy, Brown, operation ore and Dunblane. Then, only then, will you be able to fathom the scepticism surrounding the McCanns ‘abduction’ thesis.
Good luck with your college work.
Best
Bradford
January 5th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Bradford-
Thanks for the suggestions. I will definately start looking into it. I have only been on the McCann research for the last 48 hours and I already feel like my head is going to explode with all the inconsistencies from everyone’s statements. This is nuts. I also just watched the “Madeleine was here” videos on youtube and felt literally sick to my stomach. I now don’t know what to think however, I will keep up my research and hopefully like the last cold case I researched (which actually was linked in a way to this one) this one will be solved.
I appreciate your input.
Katrina
January 6th, 2010 at 1:08 am
Kat
Well said
January 7th, 2010 at 4:01 am
”A suggestion – do a little research on Gamble, Blair, Mandy, Brown, operation ore and Dunblane. Then, only then, will you be able to fathom the scepticism surrounding the McCanns ‘abduction’ thesis.”
A post which merely diaplays the depths of the insanity in the ‘McCanns R Guilty’ camp. The idea that all those people are in on ‘it’, and that ‘it’ is connected also to Operation Ore and Dunblane – well it’s the kind of tin foil hattery which has bedevilled this case. Don’t waste your time Kat, read the files instead – they are much more instructive.
January 8th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I´m not here to blame on the parents(one day we will really know if
the were somehow involved…I´m here because I want justice for a missing girl
that most probably is death and I want to know what happenned to her!
The only way I can unfortunately help is to sign a petition for re-opening the case!
And that is what I did!
I do not care about people who´s advertising on here and other blogs they are searching
Maddie´s body because I would do it anonimously.
Thats what I do think and sorry whatever you guys don´t agree!
January 11th, 2010 at 12:54 am
Claudia
I agree with you 100% about finding her and solving this case unfortunately most people seem to have forgotten what it’s all about and are out to ridicule and criticise each other.
I believe that the truth will come out eventually and as far as being anonymous goes, that is what Martin did. Nobody knew about his trip to Luz until the second time round when ’somebody who wanted to help’ gained his trust and then posted EVERYTHING on the net. That is how the world came to know about Martin. It’s been a heck of a rollercoaster ride, emotionally, and I pray everyday that the McCann’s get the closure they so desperately need and that we can all go back to our lives.
January 14th, 2010 at 4:16 am
So basically after all this arguing no one has actually got anywhere.
Martin hasn’t found anything but good on him for trying.
There are a few ‘friends’ & ‘relatives’ on here arguing for him, can he not speak for himself???
Just for the record, i am not a cop and never have been!!!
We are not all ex cops on here, some of us just want justice and care what the outcome is.
Some of us also get annoyed at the people that think they know it all and make crazy theories about what happened.
No body knows apart from the Maccans and the Tapas bunch, all the lies on top just adds fuel to the fire. I never know what to believe when i read it now.
Apart from Goncalo Amaral though, he is the only one speaking facts and truth and one day he will be heard.
One day, someone will slip up and the truth will be found.
I just hope its sooner rather than later as i want to see them punished in my lifetime!!!
Fingers crossed 2010 will be the year
January 14th, 2010 at 6:15 am
Helen
Martin’s a very private person. Again, read my previous blogs and you will see that all that is going on with this site is because someone he trusted posted all his info on the net. When he was in Luz the first time, nobody was the wiser.
He’s not perturbed why what people are saying. At least he went out there to do something instead of just sitting back. One of my favourite sayings is: ‘Don’t argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference.’ That’s pretty much Martin’s motto in life. He’s not a fighter and in the past got horribly frustrated with trying to explain something to people only to have to repeat himself over and over and over again. He’s a very busy man and doesn’t have time to follow up every single blog where people try and rip him to shreds.
Somehow, sometime, someday, the truth will out. I can’t even begin to imagine what life for the McCann’s (or any other family missing a child) must be like especially around birthdays, Easter, Christmas, etc. I’ve sat back and thought to myself, were I a judge in the case regarding Maddie and the perpetrator is standing in front of me, what would I do? How would I punish him? Best they not appoint me the judge …
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:58 am
Hi ,
Aquarius, how is your brother doing on his investigation?
what is the latest news?
Hoping its all going well for him!
March 4th, 2010 at 7:25 am
I am working on believing Martin and have had two hours of my time and cost to listen to him some months ago. What he said has been passed to Martin Brunt as he asked me, and what he does is his own private investigation. No one can stop other private investigations, nor should they. The man has a point. He went there and has done so many times. I went there three weeks after Madeleine went missing. My views are open. Martin Grimes is known to me and he is of the utmost credibility, as a police officer then and cadaver dog owner he is respected in US and used and paid for by many police forces, not least the Kate Prout murder. He and his dogs detected enough to know Kate was dead and where.
His assistance is vital in finding any missing person deceased anywhere in the world. The truth is when a person is missing there is no facts to say alive or dead. Martin is saying this child is dead and where she is buried. He aims to prove it, and if he does then the world will have ‘egg on it’s face’. For me the accounts and incidences still say that it is open. A grudge, a ransom, a vindictive person, a wandering child who was trapped who was bored. The latter is my answer, but the fact is that not one person has been able with a hundred percent accuracy where Madeleine was last seen as visual facial identification since leaving the holiday flat complex?
Till then there are no facts at all. Only that God has a way of revealing HIS hand at the most appropriate time. No one can censor HIM, nor silence HIM. For me that is trust in faith and the Almighty.