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Day 58 – 30/06/2007 – Saturday

Day 58 – 30/06/2007 – Saturday

Family day spent with Sean, Amelie, our friends and their kids. Attended mass this evening which was conducted in English with prayers for Madeleine.
We have confirmed our new accommodation and will be moving in the next few days. We seem to have acquired a lot more stuff, partucularly the twins with lots of well wishers [...]

MADELEINE ‘SWINDLE PAIR SOLD CHILDREN’

MADELEINE ‘SWINDLE PAIR SOLD CHILDREN’

Jailed on abuse and gun charges
Jake Morris In Sotogrande  30/06/2007
THE couple suspected of a Madeleine McCann extortion plot have previously been investigated over alleged child trafficking.
Police were alerted to the activities of millionaire Italian Danilo Chemello, 61, and his partner Aurora Pereira Vaz, 54, after neighbours reported large numbers of children passing through their house [...]

MADDY: SECRET CHILD’S BED AT COUPLE’S HOME

MADDY: SECRET CHILD’S BED AT COUPLE’S HOME

Saturday June 30, 2007
By Padraic Flanagan in Praia da Luz
A CHILD’S  makeshift bed has been discovered at the villa of a ruthless couple who plotted to swindle a £2.5million reward from Madeleine McCann’s parents.
Police sources in Portugal said a small cot was found in the garage of convicted child abuser Danilo Chemello and his girlfriend [...]

Day 57 – 29/06/2007 – Friday

Day 57 – 29/06/2007 – Friday

Early rise this morning dropping off and picking up good friends from the airport. One of our friends from Amsterdam, who has been actively campaigning to publicise Madeleines disappearance, dropped in to see us for a couple of hours since he is on a golfing trip in the Algarve.
Our friends brought back my wallet which [...]

TWO HELD OVER MADELEINE EXTORTION

TWO HELD OVER MADELEINE EXTORTION

By Vanessa Allen  29/06/2007
A COUPLE have been arrested in Spain over a cruel Madeleine McCann extortion hoax.
Italian Daniel Chemello, 61, and his Portuguese girlfriend Aurora Vaz are alleged to have demanded reward money for bogus information about the missing four-year-old, below.
Last night an official statement from Spain’s National Police said: “The facts point to them [...]

Day 56 – 28/06/2007 – Thursday

Day 56 – 28/06/2007 – Thursday

Busy day- some very good phone calls with important child welfare organsations who we will be working closely with in the future. I have no doubt we will be able to sustain a high profile for Madeleines disappearance in the long term.
There has been a lot of media publicity over arrests in Spain [...]

Day 55 – 27/06/2007 – Wednesday

Day 55 – 27/06/2007 – Wednesday

Kate and I would like to emphasise that if anyone who thinks they have information relevant to Madeleine’s abduction, then please pass this on to your local police. It does not help us to receive such information directly- we will only pass it on to the police for it to be considered [...]

TWO HELD IN MCCANN EXTORTION PROBE

TWO HELD IN MCCANN EXTORTION PROBE

Portuguese police are investigating arrest claims over Madeleine abduction
Wednesday June 27, 2007
Spanish police have said they had arrested an Italian man and Portuguese woman who allegedly tried to extort money from the parents of Madeleine McCann, offering them information about their missing four-year-old daughter.
Police said in a statement the two in custody were suspected of [...]

MADDY: FIND THE ARAB’S YACHT

MADDY: FIND THE ARAB’S YACHT

MADDY: Could she be on a Maltese yacht?
Wednesday June 27, 2007
By Padraic Flanagan
A GIRL resembling missing Madeleine McCann was seen being taken aboard the yacht of a wealthy Arab family, police in Malta have been told.
The island’s overstretched force was last night desperately trying to trace the boat.
Several people contacted police to report the sighting. [...]

Day 54 – 26/06/2007 – Tuesday

Day 54 – 26/06/2007 – Tuesday

Met with the Portuguese and British police for an update on the investigation. We raised the question of what someone should do if they think they see Madeleine. The clear advice is to call the local police as soon as possible or someone working in an official capacity such as hotel staff [...]