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  • July 2008

    • Portugal Cops End Maddy Investigation

      BBC  |  Jul 21, 08 2:56 PM CDT

      Portugal Cops End Maddy Investigation

      (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 father are no longer considered suspects. More »

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      Madeleine McCann  • Portugal  • Kate McCann  • Gerry McCann  • Robert Murat

    • Portugal Cops Will Close Maddy Case

      Associated Press  |  Jul 1, 08 8:39 AM CDT

      Portugal Cops Will Close Maddy Case

      (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 a family spokesman. Police could reopen the case if new evidence surfaces. More »

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      Madeleine McCann  • Portugal  • Kate McCann  • Gerry McCann  • missing child  • Robert Murat

  • April 2008
  • August 2007

    • Break in Hunt For Missing British Girl

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 7, 07 6:19 AM CDT

      Break in Hunt For Missing British Girl

      (Newser) - A man who recently killed himself after apparently abducting a 5-year-old girl was in the Portuguese Algarve when Madeleine McCann disappeared from a hotel there. Police are continuing the hunt for the other girl, who the Times reports looked remarkably similar to Maddy, but hint that this may be the break in the sensational 96-day-old case. More »

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      kidnapping  • Madeleine McCann  • Portugal  • Robert Murat  • Algarve

    • Search of Maddy Suspect's Home Strikes Out

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 6, 07 6:34 PM CDT

      Search of Maddy Suspect's Home Strikes Out

      (Newser) - Authorities turned up nothing this weekend while searching the home of the only suspect in 4-year-old Madeleine McCann’s disappearance. A dozen officials scoured Robert Murat’s Portuguese villa while Murat and a lawyer looked on, the Guardian reports. Named 10 days after the child went missing, the suspect is now “feeling fairly optimistic,” says a spokesman. More »

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      kidnapping  • police  • Madeleine McCann  • Portugal  • disappearance  • missing child  • Robert Murat

  • May 2007

    • British Man Is Suspect in Kidnapping

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 15, 07 6:26 AM CDT

      British Man Is Suspect in Kidnapping

      (Newser) - Police searching for a four-year-old British girl missing on a family vacation in Portugal have named a 33-year-old British expat as a suspect. Robert Murat lives less than 150 metres from where Madeleine McCann vanished 12 days ago, the Guardian reports. Murat was questioned for more than 16 hours yesterday, and then released.  More »

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      Great Britain  • kidnapping  • investigation  • Madeleine McCann  • Portugal  • Robert Murat

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