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Witness Says 'Creepy Man' Kidnapped Maddy

New sketch sparks worldwide manhunt

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 20, 2008 9:19 PM CST

(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... Read full story »

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