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2007: A three year old girl goes missing from a holiday appointment
2007: A three year old girl goes missing from a holiday appointment
What really happened to missing child Madeleine McCann? Crime writer Chelsea Hoffman delves into the evidence against the girl’s parents, as well as the numerous theories in her case, with never-before-seen exclusive interviews and a look at the media madness surrounding this mysterious disappearance.
A small sleepy town in the Algarve popular with tourists.
Madeleine McCann , aged 3 at the time, disappeared on the evening of 3 May 2007 from her bed in a holiday apartment. She has still not been found.
She had been left with her siblings – two year old twins – asleep in their ground-floor apartment whilst the parents joined their friends, also parents with kids in the neighbouring apartments. They told police later that they checked on their children every 30 minutes. When Kate went at 10pm, she noticed Madeline had gone.
The restaurant was on the holiday complex some 55 metres away but it was not an enclosed site and members of the public could access the apartments easily. The police were called and the investigation began. The parents and the investigation have both been criticized.
No trace of Madeline was ever found.
Destination : Praia da Luz Author/Guide: Chelsea Hoffman Departure Time: 2007 onwards
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