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Hopefully today's news will give some extra strength to Madeleine McCann's parents...
This is a new age-progression image of Madeleine, commissioned by
the Metropolitan Police. It is a guide as to what Madeleine may look
like now, aged 9.
http://www.findmadeleine.com/
Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
Madeleine McCann disappeared on the evening of Thursday, 3 May 2007. She was on holiday with her parents and twin siblings in the Algarve region of Portugal. The British girl went missing from an apartment, in the central area of the resort of Praia da Luz, a few days before her fourth birthday, and has still not been found. Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have said that they left the children unsupervised in a ground floor bedroom while they ate at a restaurant about 120 metres (130 yards) away.
The initial investigation by the GNR (Guarda Nacional Republicana) assumed Madeleine had wandered off. The GNR called in the Polícia Judiciária (PJ), the Portuguese criminal investigation police. Madeleine's parents said they believed she had been abducted, and the PJ's initial investigation followed this theory, although they later named the parents as suspects. During the investigation there were a number of unconfirmed sightings of Madeleine in Portugal and elsewhere, and additional scientific evidence was obtained. The investigation involved the co-operation of the British and Portuguese police and demonstrated the differing methodologies employed by each, with regard to such aspects as the amount of information released to the public and the legal status of those involved in the case.
Robert Murat, a local resident, was given arguido (suspect) status on 15 May 2007. Kate and Gerry McCann were also named as arguidos on 7 September, but were allowed to fly back to the United Kingdom on 9 September. All three were cleared, with their arguido status lifted, on 21 July 2008. The Portuguese Attorney General archived the case, also on 21 July, but the case can be reopened if new evidence emerges.
The disappearance and its aftermath were notable for the breadth and longevity of the media coverage. This was initially due to the active involvement of the parents in publicising the case and to several awareness-raising campaigns by international celebrities and, latterly, to the interest that arose from the parents being named as suspects. The event generated international media attention with controversy surrounding the Portuguese-led police investigation and the actions of Madeleine's parents. There has also been criticism of the extent and nature of the publicity and of the reporting of the disappearance in both the Portuguese and British media.
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Madeleine_McCann#Sightings_of_Madeleine_McCann
Madeleine McCann disappeared on the evening of Thursday, 3 May 2007. She was on holiday with her parents and twin siblings in the Algarve region of Portugal. The British girl went missing from an apartment, in the central area of the resort of Praia da Luz, a few days before her fourth birthday, and has still not been found. Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have said that they left the children unsupervised in a ground floor bedroom while they ate at a restaurant about 120 metres (130 yards) away.
The initial investigation by the GNR (Guarda Nacional Republicana) assumed Madeleine had wandered off. The GNR called in the Polícia Judiciária (PJ), the Portuguese criminal investigation police. Madeleine's parents said they believed she had been abducted, and the PJ's initial investigation followed this theory, although they later named the parents as suspects. During the investigation there were a number of unconfirmed sightings of Madeleine in Portugal and elsewhere, and additional scientific evidence was obtained. The investigation involved the co-operation of the British and Portuguese police and demonstrated the differing methodologies employed by each, with regard to such aspects as the amount of information released to the public and the legal status of those involved in the case.
Robert Murat, a local resident, was given arguido (suspect) status on 15 May 2007. Kate and Gerry McCann were also named as arguidos on 7 September, but were allowed to fly back to the United Kingdom on 9 September. All three were cleared, with their arguido status lifted, on 21 July 2008. The Portuguese Attorney General archived the case, also on 21 July, but the case can be reopened if new evidence emerges.
The disappearance and its aftermath were notable for the breadth and longevity of the media coverage. This was initially due to the active involvement of the parents in publicising the case and to several awareness-raising campaigns by international celebrities and, latterly, to the interest that arose from the parents being named as suspects. The event generated international media attention with controversy surrounding the Portuguese-led police investigation and the actions of Madeleine's parents. There has also been criticism of the extent and nature of the publicity and of the reporting of the disappearance in both the Portuguese and British media.
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Madeleine_McCann#Sightings_of_Madeleine_McCann
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have said they have not lost hope that their daughter will be found nearly six years after she vanished.
By Natalie Evans
1 May 2013 10:09
Kate and Gerry McCann said the involvement of the Metropolitan Police now meant the hunt for their daughter was escalating, rather than grinding to a halt.
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"The search is very much ongoing," she said.
"Nothing is slowing down, if anything I feel it's escalating with the work of the Met.
"And again it's just be vigilant, please still take your posters on holiday and don't forget about her, she's still missing.
"We haven't lost hope, our hope isn't any less than it was after the first 24, 48 hours."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccann-parents-not-lost-1863135
By Natalie Evans
1 May 2013 10:09
Kate and Gerry McCann said the involvement of the Metropolitan Police now meant the hunt for their daughter was escalating, rather than grinding to a halt.
=snip=
"The search is very much ongoing," she said.
"Nothing is slowing down, if anything I feel it's escalating with the work of the Met.
"And again it's just be vigilant, please still take your posters on holiday and don't forget about her, she's still missing.
"We haven't lost hope, our hope isn't any less than it was after the first 24, 48 hours."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccann-parents-not-lost-1863135
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and he got out of my sight for just 5 minutes, but I was freaking out looking for him. I can't imagine what it would be like to live for years with that kind of agony 
...without a care in the world and it made me realize how easy it is for them even to just get lost if you take your eye off them for just a couple of seconds. 
