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Cops Track New Maddy Clue

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:29:24 CDT

On the heels of its announcement that Madeleine McCann could still be alive , Scotland Yard is following up on a report that a child matching her description was spotted by a tourist at a Spanish campsite a few days after her 2007 disappearance. Accompanied by a German couple and two...

Portugal: We Won't Reopen Maddy Probe

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:45:05 CDT

Despite Scotland Yard's belief that Madeleine McCann may still be alive , Portuguese police said today they will not reopen the case, AFP reports. "There are no new elements at the moment that would allow for the reopening of the inquiry," says the deputy head of the criminal police department. Investigators...

Madeleine McCann Could Still Be Alive: Scotland Yard

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:54:30 CDT

Scotland Yard uncovered evidence while reviewing the Madeleine McCann case that has let it to "genuinely believe there is a possibility that she is alive," a detective announced today. Do read on, but stop holding your breath: Detectives wouldn't elaborate on the new leads. But they did release a new...

Kate McCann: I Was Suicidal After Maddy's Kidnapping

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:09:05 CDT

In a new book, Kate McCann reveals that she felt suicidal after daughter Madeleine went missing in Portugal four years ago. "I had an overwhelming urge to swim out across the ocean, as hard and as fast as I could; to swim and swim and swim until I was so...

Is Madeleine McCann in US?

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:19:16 CST

Nearly four years after her disappearance, an amateur investigator believes he knows where Madeleine McCann is: the US. Marcelino Italiano has told police that a Portugal-based pedophile ring likely snatched the little girl and smuggled her out of the country, and he tells the Sun he has been twice attacked...

New Maddy Video Released

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 03 May 2010 04:38:43 CDT

In a desperate bid to keep the hunt for their missing daughter alive, Madeline McCann's parents have released new photos and a video of the toddler who vanished on a family vacation three years ago. "Madeleine. Still missing, still missed, still looking!" says a message on the McCann's web site...

McCanns Hid Maddy's Death, Cop Tells Court

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:38:33 CST

The parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann covered up her accidental death during a Portugal vacation then faked a kidnapping story, a detective testified in a Lisbon court yesterday. The testimony was presented in response to a libel suit brought by Maddy's parents seeking damages for a best-selling book...

Video Appeal Renews Maddy Search

M. Morris — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:42:48 CST

A video designed to go viral is an appeal to the friends and associates of Madeleine McCann's kidnapper, saying, "It is never too late to do the right thing." The video, released tonight, includes images of what Maddy—who was 3 when she went missing in 2007—might look like...

Maddy in 'Secret Lair' Like Jaycee: Detective

Jane Yager — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:38:48 CDT

A detective hunting for snatched British toddler Madeleine McCann believes she could be in a secret lair like the place kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard was held for 18 years in California, reports the Independent. “Maddy is most likely being held captive, possibly in an underground cellar, and could emerge at...