What most troubled scientists was the way the Portuguese interpreted 'inconclusive' DNA evidence from the Renault Scenic hired by the McCanns 25 days after Madeleine disappeared. Portuguese police are still understood to want forensic psychologists to analyse Kate McCann's Bible. They are said to be suspicious that passages relating to 'forgiveness' have been underlined and may be incriminating.
But a source close to the McCanns' legal team said: 'Most of the references to forgiveness in the Bible relate to forgiving other people. In any case, Kate maintains that she did not underline the passages herself. The Bible was given to her in Portugal and they were already underlined.'
Police also want graphologists to analyse handwriting in the Bible's margin which they feel is suspicious and could belong to Kate.