Comments on: Danie Krugel: International Man of Mystery

By: ArgumentumAdHominem

ArgumentumAdHominem — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:22:27 +0000

I know this is an old blog entry but it seems that even Danie has thrown-in the towel. Another “fact” that didn’t make it onto his personal website, I mean independent and objective website, daniekrugelfacts.com …

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/maddie/article549991.ece

By: Morbius

Morbius — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:40:46 +0000

Ooh…ouch…just read through my previous post and noticed a myriad of BAAAD spelling mistakes….

Please forgive my flagrant disregard for spell-check… guess when I am in a rage I tend to ignore the little things…

By: Morbius

Morbius — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:49:59 +0000

Aaarrghhh…I am so ticked off – this was exactly my concern when Carte Blanche first aired the episode featuring Danie and that studid bloody pshycic – they were giving these second rate scam artists vindication and a level of credibility they would never have acheived on their own in their obscure little social circles.

We only hear about Danie’s exploits, but I shudder to think about the level of exposure that someone like Marietta got out of that poor piece of journalism – and the subsequent “victims” that have since flocked to her side for asisstance… am I the only one peed off at Carte Blanche for lending their significant “integrity” to these quacks?

Moonflake: I am so tired of posting comments on this, in a seemingly feeble attempt to counter the damage done by M-net – can we, as a concerned group, not focus our resources and lay a charge with the Broadcasting Complaints Comission or even better, seek legal action against the producers of the “fingerprint of fate” show for the resulting damage done to the van Rooyen victims (and perhaps even the McCann family…)?

Do we have any legal recourse in this matter? Would others who feel the same about this ongoing exploitaiton of the breaved not join us in financial (or intellectual) support?

Or am I the only one who wants to exact some kind of “punishment” on the producers who opened this can of worms?

Pehaps most worryingly, the links to reports you have included about Danie in your original post mention that he was followed around a camera crew in Spain – is Carte Blance ACTUALLY considering doing a follow-up story?

Surely we should not allow this to happen? Can you imagine if this nutjob is given even MORE credibility by these poorly misguided souls?

By: scate

scate — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:08:27 +0000

“No one is allowed to view Danie or the device when it is operating, and must leave the room while he does his ‘locating’.”

…which makes it much easer to Google pertinent facts and GPS coordinates to make yourself look oh so prescient…

By: nicholasmarsh

nicholasmarsh — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:31:00 +0000

As a UK citizen oneof the most depressing thing is that ’serious’ papers like The Observer have reported it uncritically, while usually sensationalist outlets like Sky or the Daily Mirror have looked into his claims and interviewed critical experts.

Anyway, I’m in SA at the moment and saw 3rd Degree the other night. The presenter said at the end that they would do a programme on the McCann case next week. Now Krugel has been reported in the UK media as having a contract with a TV company while he did the ‘tests’ on Madeline McCann. So could we have a new TV appearance next week? Anyone know anything?

By: GeneMachine

GeneMachine — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:26:58 +0000

Hirsute Dan added another interesting dimension to his amazing claims – as uttered by the 702 newsreader: not only was he able to locate where the child was on some beach, but also when! Exactly when – like 2:30 pm on a particular day. There’s simply no end to the incredible Soup Strainer’s genius.

By: Con-Tester

Con-Tester — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:05:07 +0000

Con-Tester: bite your tongue, beast!

By: Con-Tester

Con-Tester — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:02:55 +0000

moonflake: if Krugel’s magic box can get DNA from wig hair and he applied it to his own hairpiece, it would locate the source as currently residing in a glue factory…

By: moonflake

moonflake — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:55:45 +0000

i wonder if his machine can extract DNA from wig hair? It’s no more implausable than extracting it from the stubble found in a razor…

By: Con-Tester

Con-Tester — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:54:06 +0000

Danie wears that hairpiece so that people can’t find him easily. Apparently, that includes himself.