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Madeleine McCann: Police investigate five child abductions scares in Portugal

Madeleine McCann: Police investigate five child abductions scares in Portugal

By Emily Nash 18/02/08 Police searching for Madeleine McCann are also investigating five attempted child abductions in northern Portugal. They began when a nine-year-old girl was bundled into a car as she got off her school bus. Two more children were attacked last month and last Thursday two men tried to lure a girl of [...]

Parents of missing Mari Luz are against her image being used in a Madeleine McCann poster campaign

Parents of missing Mari Luz are against her image being used in a Madeleine McCann poster campaign

Article kindly provided from Joana Morais here. The President of the Junta de Andalucía met the Cortés family this weekend to show his support and his hopes for Mari Luz’s safe return. The Cortés family say they are against a poster campaign launched in Spain by the McCann family which shows images of four year [...]

Kate and Gerry McCann’s pals face new quiz from police

Kate and Gerry McCann’s pals face new quiz from police

16/02/08 Police are preparing to again quiz pals of Kate and Gerry McCann in a last ditch bid to crack the case of their missing daughter Madeleine, it emerged yesterday. It is understood Jane Tanner, Russell O’Brien and David Payne, three of the Tapas Seven, may be questioned over alleged inconsistencies in their statements. A [...]

Jeremy Vargas’ mum tells how he vanished like Madeleine McCann

Jeremy Vargas’ mum tells how he vanished like Madeleine McCann

EXCLUSIVE Jeremy Vargas vanished just eight weeks before Madeleine McCann. Here his distraught mother tells how she believes her little boy is still alive and why police think their disappearances could be linked 15/02/08 Abandoned in the gutter of the quiet street, the little yellow bucket could have been dropped by any small child or [...]

Madeleine McCann’s parents refuse to lose hope as police investigation comes to an end

Madeleine McCann’s parents refuse to lose hope as police investigation comes to an end

15/02/08 Madeleine McCann’s parents will never give up searching for her despite the police investigation coming to an end. John McCann revealed brother Gerry and his wife Kate feared comments by the Portuguese justice minister this week could mean that the police will no longer look for her. John, who also revealed the £1.2million Madeleine [...]

Madeleine McCann case ‘is near end’ says Portugal’s justice minister

Madeleine McCann case ‘is near end’ says Portugal’s justice minister

By Rod Chaytor 14/02/08 Portugal’s justice minister has claimed the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is about to end – and may never be solved. Alberto Costa told a parliamentary committee hearing in Lisbon: “We are at a stage now where we are approaching the conclusion of the process.” He said it was [...]

Day 287 – 14/02/2008

Day 287 – 14/02/2008

Yesterday was a busy day on several fronts. Kate and I met with representatives of Missing Children Europe. This is an umbrella organisation that has 21 member non-governmental organisations that are involved in supporting families of missing and exploited children, from 15 EU countries. Missing Children Europe aims to share best practice, ensures a European [...]

Madeleine McCann detective in court over torture cover-up

Madeleine McCann detective in court over torture cover-up

12/02/08 The detective who first accused the McCanns over missing Madeleine was in court yesterday charged with covering up the alleged torture of a mum. Chief Insp Goncalo Amaral – axed as head of the Madeleine investigation in October – was at the packed hearing in Faro, southern Portugal, to find out if he will [...]

C4 bid on McCanns

C4 bid on McCanns

11/02/08 Channel 4 has begun talks to make a film about Madeleine McCann, it emerged yesterday. The proposal is for an “observational documentary” about the girl’s disappearance at the age of three from a holiday flat in Portugal last May. C4′s head of documentaries Angus Macqueen and production company Darlow Smithson are handling the project. [...]

Kate and Gerry McCann plan appeal to get their names cleared

Kate and Gerry McCann plan appeal to get their names cleared

By Emily Nash 09/02/08 Kate and Gerry McCann are planning a formal appeal to be cleared as suspects over missing daughter Madeleine, it was revealed yesterday. Lawyers for the couple, both 39, in Portugal and Britain, held talks to decide the timing of an application to lift their “arguido” status. The legal team discussed if [...]

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