Madeleine McCann 'Psychic' Becomes Latest Victim of Twitter Bullies

Madeleine McCann 'Psychic' Becomes Latest Victim of Twitter Bullies
May 18, 2012 05:45 AM EDT

The disappearance of Madeleine McCann has attracted a variety of people including a TV psychic who recently claimed the missing girl died and reincarnated into a different young girl. Well, Acorah, the 62-year-old television psychic, may regret that his views came public, but he certainly hasn't changed them in the least. Even though the guy's ideas are fantastic and a bit over-the-top, the entertainment he provided for the rabid supporters of the McCann family turned out to be rather volatile.

Acorah was reportedly bullied by the many Twitter accounts (the number of actual people, however, is debatable) in support of the family of Madeleine McCann. Bullying, threats, and even full-out cyberstalking and harassment appears to be the M.O. of some of these types and it's a shame that this famed psychic had to be the butt end of their fury.

There's undoubtedly a reason why his opinion is unpopular to some, and that's because he believes Maddie is dead. Most of the actual evidence in the case of her disappearance actually points to her being deceased and not missing, so his opinion isn't really surprising. Nonetheless, those in support of the family's endeavors tend to get a bit of tunnel vision and refuse to acknowledge the possibilities that this child never made it out of her rental apartment alive.

Crime analyst and profiler Chelsea Hoffman can be found on The Huffington Post, Chelsea Hoffman: Case to Case and many other outlets. Follow @TheRealChelseaH on Twitter or click here to contact Chelsea directly.

oh dear the pros are finally exposed!!!

Indeed.

Some of them do not appear to be well-adjusted, well-balanced, thoughtful people who appreciate a broad spectrum of opinion.

The End Is Nigh wrote:Indeed.

Some of them do not appear to be well-adjusted, well-balanced, thoughtful people who appreciate a broad spectrum of opinion.

well its nice that the author of this piece knows what they are like

There's undoubtedly a reason why his opinion is unpopular to some, and that's because he believes Maddie is dead. Most of the actual evidence in the case of her disappearance actually points to her being deceased and not missing, so his opinion isn't really surprising. Nonetheless, those in support of the family's endeavors tend to get a bit of tunnel vision and refuse to acknowledge the possibilities that this child never made it out of her rental apartment alive.


Crime analyst and profiler Chelsea Hoffman of Huffington Post

pennylane wrote:......Nonetheless, those in support of the family's endeavors tend to get a bit of tunnel vision and refuse to acknowledge the possibilities that this child never made it out of her rental apartment alive.


Crime analyst and profiler Chelsea Hoffman of Huffington Post

its nice that she sees them for what they are isnt it penny

Anyone who has had the misfortune to stray on to sites like JATYK in the past won't need to be told that some McCann supporters are hate-filled nutters!

Not Born Yesterday wrote:Anyone who has had the misfortune to stray on to sites like JATYK in the past won't need to be told that some McCann supporters are hate-filled nutters!

exactly a few that we know are plain nuts

Justiceforallkids wrote:

pennylane wrote:......Nonetheless, those in support of the family's endeavors tend to get a bit of tunnel vision and refuse to acknowledge the possibilities that this child never made it out of her rental apartment alive.


Crime analyst and profiler Chelsea Hoffman of Huffington Post

its nice that she sees them for what they are isnt it penny

Indeed carly! What a relief to see common sense prevail for a change!

So presumeably the SUN newspaper will be naming and shaming these ' vile, disgusting, nasty, bullying TROLLS' in their paper TOMORROW on the FRONT page, won't they?

The pros who cannot see any opinion other than their own remind me of the element of Michael Jackson's fans who refused to believe any of the allegations against him - and it has to be said that he was cleared - and were very vocal in their hatred for those involved in the prosecution cases.

I was hoping to find a link to a programme I saw about his fans at the time of the second trial - ye gods what a creepy bunch and we're in a similar situation now with some of the McCann supporters.

This interview with his fan club secretary is interesting though.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/LegalCenter/story?id=464753&page=1

jeanmonroe wrote:So presumeably the SUN newspaper will be naming and shaming these ' vile, disgusting, nasty, bullying TROLLS' in their paper TOMORROW on the FRONT page, won't they?

yep i imagine it wouldnt go down well for msot people to know they cyber bully disabled people and elderly ladies

Uh oh! I can see it now, "Chelsea Hoffman the hater."

Just off to dust down my pitchfork.......

Are any of the pro-McCann forums set up in earlier days still existing? They put all their efforts into getting rid of the Daily Mirror's contribution to the public debate, and then the 3As, but this forum is still here and they seem to have disappeared. Perhaps not quite so dedicated to the McCanns as they liked to present themselves .

AnnaEsse wrote:Uh oh! I can see it now, "Chelsea Hoffman the hater."

Chelsea is coming in for some really horrible "hating" at the moment. She is standing proud & I am so impressed with her fortitude.

BTW regarding her article I have sent it to several media journos - strangely none wanted to take it up. Perhaps I should send it to Lorraine Kelly

I think you should, she needs educating!

cherry1 wrote:I think you should, she needs educating!

yes I agree, it should be sent to Ms Kelly,