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The Search for Maddy

Stars like JK Rowling to David Beckham rushed to offer aid when 4-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from her parents' hotel room in May. But months later, Maddy's still nowhere to be found

Investigators launched a fresh search in October, focusing on a 9-mile radius of the Portuguese resort where the toddler disappeared on vacation. Police have also revealed they discovered evidence of a bloody footprint, possibly Maddy's, outside the girl's bedroom at the family apartment. The McCanns remain suspects in the Portuguese case.

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  • October 2008

    • McCann Family Pals Win Libel Settlement

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 17, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      McCann Family Pals Win Libel Settlement

      (Newser) - A British tabloid company has paid some $650,000 in libel damages after printing false information about the friends who dined with Madeleine McCann’s parents on the night of the 3-year-old’s disappearance. The Express Newspapers chain apologized to the group and agreed that its claims were “wholly untrue,” the Guardian reports. More »

  • May 2008

    • Maddy Missing One Year Today

      BBC  |  May 3, 08 10:17 AM CDT

      Maddy Missing One Year Today

      (Newser) - On the first anniversary of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in Portugal, her parents attended a UK church service in her honor, and similar ceremonies were planned elsewhere in Britain and Portugal. Supporters of the McCann family will light candles tonight in Madeleine’s honor, while the girl’s favorite soccer team illuminates its field, the BBC reports. Portugal police, meanwhile, say they continue to gather evidence. More »

  • April 2008

    • McCanns: Leaving Maddy 'Last-Minute' Decision

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 30, 08 4:07 AM CDT

      McCanns: Leaving Maddy 'Last-Minute' Decision

      (Newser) - Almost a year after their daughter's disappearance, Madeleine McCann's parents spoke of the "last-minute decision" that now torments them to leave Maddy alone in their vacation hotel room while they left for dinner. “It was cold," Kate McCann said of the night Maddy vanished. "I knew what pajamas she had on, and I  thought, 'She’s going to be freezing.' And it was dark and dark and every minute seemed like an hour." More »

    • Maddy's Parents Weigh Book Deal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 28, 08 12:57 PM CDT

      Maddy's Parents Weigh Book Deal

      (Newser) - Madeleine McCann's parents are considering telling the story of their daughter's disappearance in a book, with proceeds to go toward the Find Madeleine campaign, the Guardian reports. "It's a legitimate way of raising money for the fund, but would also give them a chance to put across their side of the story," says a spokesman for Gerry and Kate McCann. More »

    • Maddy 'Suspect' Sues UK Media

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 14, 08 4:19 AM CDT

      Maddy 'Suspect' Sues UK Media

      (Newser) - A former suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is suing 12 British news organizations for libel. It's the largest number of claims ever against British media concerning a single issue, reports the Guardian . Robert Murat lived near the Portuguese vacation apartment where the McCanns were staying when the 3-year-old tyke disappeared, and he became the subject of intense police and media scrutiny. More »

    • Maddy's Parents Ignored Her Crying: Police

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 11, 08 4:05 PM CDT

      Maddy's Parents Ignored Her Crying: Police

      (Newser) - Maddy McCann scolded her parents on the morning she vanished for ignoring her sobs the previous night, and her parents promised to keep a better eye on her, the London Times reports. The leaked transcripts of police interviews with Kate and Gerry McCann surfaced as the McCanns visited Brussels to campaign for a European version of Amber Alert. More »

  • March 2008

    • Maddy Parents Win Apology— and $1.1M

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 19, 08 10:16 AM CDT

      Maddy Parents Win Apology— and $1.1M

      (Newser) - Two downmarket British tabloids ran front-page apologies to the parents of Madeleine McCann today. The Daily Express and the Daily Star apologized for carrying articles that suggested that Kate and Gerry McCann killed their missing daughter in Portugal last year. The company that owns the two newspapers also paid the McCanns $1.1 million in damages, plus legal fees, a spokeswoman for the family said. More »

  • February 2008

    • Police Too Quick to Call McCanns Suspects: Chief

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 3, 08 3:14 PM CST

      Police Too Quick to Call McCanns Suspects: Chief

      (Newser) - Portuguese authorities were "too hasty" to name the McCanns as formal suspects in the disappearance of their daughter Maddie last May, conceded the country's top policeman yesterday. The McCanns have interpreted Alipio Ribeiro's comments as an implicit acknowledgment of their innocence, the Guardian reports. More »

  • January 2008

    • Witness Says 'Creepy Man' Kidnapped Maddy

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jan 20, 08 9:19 PM CST

      Witness Says 'Creepy Man' Kidnapped Maddy

      (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 to Portuguese police, but the sketch was only made months later by the McCann's private eyes. More »

    • McCanns Deny Maddy Movie Deal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 9, 08 3:28 AM CST

      McCanns Deny Maddy Movie Deal

      (Newser) - The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann are denying reports that they're negotiating a movie deal with a US production company about the heartbreaking case. "We categorically deny that we are considering a movie about Madeleine's disappearance. This is simply untrue," Madeleine's dad, Gerry, wrote on his weblog. More »

    • Family in Talks for Maddy Movie

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 8, 08 3:21 PM CST

      Family in Talks for Maddy Movie

      (Newser) - The saga of Madeleine McCann's disappearance may wind up on the big screen: Her family is in talks with a film studio, the Guardian reports. A McCann spokesman says proceeds from any deal would replenish the $2.3 million fund that finances an investigative team on a nearly $100,000 monthly retainer and buys widespread advertising. More »

  • December 2007

    • Hundreds Call Maddy Hotline After Parents' Christmas Plea

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Dec 26, 07 4:45 PM CST

      Hundreds Call Maddy Hotline After Parents' Christmas Plea

      (Newser) - A hotline set up in the hunt for Madeleine McCann was flooded with 347 calls after her parents made a televised plea for information regarding the missing 4-year-old 's whereabouts. A private detective company hired by Gerry and Kate McCann, who both remain suspects in the case, will investigate the new tips, the Telegraph reports. More »

    • McCanns Make Christmas Plea for Maddy

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Dec 22, 07 6:37 PM CST

      McCanns Make Christmas Plea for Maddy

      (Newser) - The parents of Madeleine McCann issued a video message today telling their daughter that "our only Christmas wish is for you to be back with us again" and pleading that anyone with information about her disappearance come forward. The video includes footage of the toddler unwrapping presents last year, the Daily Telegraph reports. More »

  • November 2007

    • Panicked Pedophile Killed Maddy: Cops

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Nov 26, 07 3:44 PM CST

      Panicked Pedophile Killed Maddy: Cops

      (Newser) - Madeleine McCann was killed by a panicked pedophile who suffocated the 4-year-old when she screamed, then escaped with the body, Portuguese police now theorize. The U-turn in the case came after a senior detective took over the investigation, according to the Portuguese newspaper Publico,  and it would exonerate Maddy's parents, the Telegraph reports. More »

    • Dad: Predator Stalked Us, Snatched Maddy

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 19, 07 3:10 AM CST

      Dad: Predator Stalked Us, Snatched Maddy

      (Newser) - The father of missing toddler Madeleine McCann says he thinks a "predator" was watching his family during a vacation in Portugal and snatched Maddy after seeing her parents leave their hotel for a nearby restaurant. "They've watched me go in, come back out and then they've thought, 'That's the window of opportunity to get in and get back out,'" he said on a tape made by a family friend and aired on British TV. More »

    • McCann Friend Says She Saw Maddy Abducted

      BBC  |  Nov 16, 07 3:30 PM CST

      McCann Friend Says She Saw Maddy Abducted

      (Newser) - A close friend of the McCann family says she saw a man carrying Madeleine McCann from the Portuguese resort where they were staying, the BBC reports. "I think it's important that people know what I saw because I believe Madeleine was abducted," said Jane Tanner, who agreed to an interview after being labeled "a liar and a fantasist." More »

    • Media Frenzy Creates Trial by Gossip

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 15, 07 8:31 AM CST

      Media Frenzy Creates Trial by Gossip

      (Newser) - The media frenzy over high-profile international cases like those of missing girl Madeleine McCann and murdered student Meredith Kercher makes it nearly impossible for the justice system to function, writes Times of London columnist Magnus Linklater. Neither case, he writes, "has demonstrated the two prerequisites of a just legal process: an unbiased police inquiry and the presentation o