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Portugal Cops End Maddy Investigation

Officials cite lack of evidence in case of child missing since '07

(Newser) - After 14 months, Portuguese police officially ended their investigation into the 2007 disappearance of 3-year old British girl Madeleine McCann, the BBC reports. A lack of evidence has brought the case—which began after Madeleine disappeared from a vacation apartment—to a standstill, Portugal's attorney general said. Madeleine's mother and...

Maddy Police Chief Pens 'Explosive' Book

Tell-all revealed just as case is abandoned

(Newser) - The former Portuguese police chief who led the investigation into British tyke Madeleine McCann's disappearance will release a book on the case which he claims will contain "‘explosive revelations," the Guardian reports. The book, True Lies by Gonçalo Amaral, is believed to contain attacks on British...

Maddy 'Suspect' Wins Libel Damages
Maddy 'Suspect' Wins
Libel Damages
Jul 17, 2008 6:47 AM CDT

Maddy 'Suspect' Wins Libel Damages

Brit lived near resort where toddler went missing

(Newser) - A man named by police as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann will collect $1 million in libel damages from a number of British newspapers in a deal expected to be announced today. Brit Robert Murat, 34, lived near the Portuguese resort where Maddy disappeared during...

Portugal Cops Will Close Maddy Case

Police cite lack of evidence; McCanns will continue search

(Newser) - Police in Portugal plan to end their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in the next two weeks because of a lack of evidence, the AP reports. The parents of the British girl, who went missing while on a family vacation last May, will continue their own search, said...

Portugal PM Gets Heat for Smoking on Plane

Was he just blowing smoke when he backed Portugal's cigarette ban?

(Newser) - Portugal banned smoking in public places five months ago but the country's prime minister appears to have forgotten the rule his own government enacted. Jose Socrates—known to be a smoker in private—stunned passengers and triggered an uproar when he blithely lit up in the first-class cabin of a...

Maddy Missing One Year Today
 Maddy Missing One Year Today 
May 3, 2008 10:17 AM CDT

Maddy Missing One Year Today

Services in UK, Portugal mark anniversary of girl's disappearance

(Newser) - On the first anniversary of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in Portugal, her parents attended a UK church service in her honor, and similar ceremonies were planned elsewhere in Britain and Portugal. Supporters of the McCann family will light candles tonight in Madeleine’s honor, while the girl’s favorite...

Maddy's Parents Ignored Her Crying: Police

McCanns angry over leak as they promote EU Amber Alert system

(Newser) - Maddy McCann scolded her parents on the morning she vanished for ignoring her sobs the previous night, and her parents promised to keep a better eye on her, the London Times reports. The leaked transcripts of police interviews with Kate and Gerry McCann surfaced as the McCanns visited Brussels to...

Police Too Quick to Call McCanns Suspects: Chief

Spokesman calls for elimination of Maddie's parents as suspects

(Newser) - Portuguese authorities were "too hasty" to name the McCanns as formal suspects in the disappearance of their daughter Maddie last May, conceded the country's top policeman yesterday. The McCanns have interpreted Alipio Ribeiro's comments as an implicit acknowledgment of their innocence, the Guardian reports.

Witness Says 'Creepy Man' Kidnapped Maddy

New sketch sparks worldwide manhunt

(Newser) - A second sketch of Madeline McCann's alleged kidnapper sparked a worldwide manhunt yesterday, the Daily Mail reports. Maddy's parents revealed the drawing, based on a UK witness' account of a "creepy man" she saw after Maddy vanished in Portugal last May. She reported him to Portuguese police, but the...

McCanns Make Christmas Plea for Maddy

Parents release video appealing for their daughter's return

(Newser) - The parents of Madeleine McCann issued a video message today telling their daughter that "our only Christmas wish is for you to be back with us again" and pleading that anyone with information about her disappearance come forward. The video includes footage of the toddler unwrapping presents last year,...

Bali Eco Summit Nears Collapse
Bali Eco Summit Nears Collapse
Dec 13, 2007 4:00 AM CST

Bali Eco Summit Nears Collapse

US, EU in standoff over new carbon limits

(Newser) - A face-off between American and European environment officials has pushed the Bali climate change talks to the breaking point, with United Nations officials warning that the summit could collapse "like a house of cards." Delegates in Bali are sharply divided over the guidelines for the next two years...

Dad: Predator Stalked Us, Snatched Maddy

British TV airs father's taped statement

(Newser) - The father of missing toddler Madeleine McCann says he thinks a "predator" was watching his family during a vacation in Portugal and snatched Maddy after seeing her parents leave their hotel for a nearby restaurant. "They've watched me go in, come back out and then they've thought, 'That's...

McCann Friend Says She Saw Maddy Abducted

Potential witness insists girl was taken, parents are innocent

(Newser) - A close friend of the McCann family says she saw a man carrying Madeleine McCann from the Portuguese resort where they were staying, the BBC reports. "I think it's important that people know what I saw because I believe Madeleine was abducted," said Jane Tanner, who agreed to...

Maddy Search Hits 6th Month
Maddy Search Hits 6th Month
Nov 4, 2007 11:12 AM CST

Maddy Search Hits 6th Month

Gerry McCann 'hopes she is being treated like a princess'

(Newser) - As the search for his missing daughter entered its sixth month yesterday, Gerry McCann expressed his anguish in his internet diary: “It is so painful for us simply being separated, but all the more distressing when we have to speculate about the situation Madeleine finds herself [in]." Seeking...

McCanns Release Sketch of Man Carrying Child Away

Spotted on night of Maddy's disappearance

(Newser) - In the latest effort to find their missing daughter, Kate and Gerry McCann yesterday released an artist's impression of a man seen carrying a child near the McCanns' vacation apartment in Portugal on the evening of Maddy's disappearance. The sketch is based on the testimony of a friend dining with...

McCanns Give Teary Talk
McCanns Give Teary Talk
Oct 24, 2007 7:48 PM CDT

McCanns Give Teary Talk

Couple promotes hotline on Spanish TV, certain Maddy is still alive

(Newser) - Maddy's mom cried on Spanish TV today as she pleaded for public help and announced a 24-hour line to find her daughter. "Somebody knows something" about Maddy's whereabouts, Kate McCann said alongside her husband. "I think she is possibly being held by someone in their house." It...

McCann Friends Questioned as Maddy Hunt Starts Over

New detectives review case from ground up

(Newser) - Portuguese police hope to question two close friends of the McCann family as new detectives attempt to make up for early bungling of the Madeleine McCann search. One of the two, who were with Maddy's parents when she disappeared, reported seeing a man carry a child from the McCanns' apartment,...

Police Launch New Search for Maddy
Police Launch New Search
for Maddy
Oct 15, 2007 3:38 AM CDT

Police Launch New Search for Maddy

Bloody footprint discovered outside bedroom

(Newser) - Investigators are launching a fresh, extensive search for missing toddler Madeleine McCann, London newspapers are reporting. The search will focus within a 9-mile radius of the Portuguese resort where the toddler disappeared on vacation, including coastline, isolated villas, forests and a reservoir. Police have also revealed they discovered evidence of...

Brit Tourists' DNA Sought in Maddy Case

Investigators aim to match evidence to possible kidnapper

(Newser) - British tourists staying at the same resort where toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared have been told to provide fingerprints and DNA samples to aid the ongoing investigation by Portuguese police, reports the London Times. The move is an attempt to help investigators identify evidence found in the McCann's Portugal apartment that...

McCann Prosecutor: No Body, No Case
McCann Prosecutor:
No Body, No Case
Sep 25, 2007 3:36 AM CDT

McCann Prosecutor: No Body, No Case

'Extremely complicated' to move forward, says prosecutor

(Newser) - A Portuguese prosecutor has announced that unless the body of Madeleine McCann is found, it would be nearly impossible to convict her parents of her murder. Suspects Kate and Gerry McCann vowed to continue to search for their daughter, who disappeared on vacation from her bedroom while her parents were...

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