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2007, 2017: The search for Madeline McCann ten years on..
Madeleine McCann: Ten Years on
What you need to know before your trail
On the evening of 3 May 2007, Gerry and Kate McCann returned to their holiday apartment in the resort of Praia da Luz on Portugal’s Algarve to every parents’ worst nightmare: their daughter, three year-old Madeleine Beth McCann had vanished from her room.
The first days and weeks after her disappearance saw an almost unparalleled level of media coverage, as the face of a blonde, giggly little girl and her grief-stricken parents made front pages and news bulletins the world over.
However, as opportunities were missed and potential suspects questioned and released, including Gerry and Kate McCann themselves, accusations were levelled on all sides. The competency of the Portuguese police was brought under severe scrutiny, whilst the international media and public has continued to wonder, fairly or not, how a group of parents could leave their young children alone as they dined elsewhere. All the while, Madeleine is still missing and her fate remains unknown.
Locations
Reset- Portugal- Algarve - Praia da Luz
- A: R. Dr. Agostinho da Silva 5
- B: Tapas bar
- C: Ocean Club
- D: Igreja da Luz in Lagos
- E: Praia da Luz beach
Travel Guide
Praia da Luz
A small sleepy town in the Algarve popular with tourists.
Madeleine McCann
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.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Madeleine McCann: Ten Years on
Destination : Praia da Luz Author/Guide: Danny Collins Departure Time: 2007 onwards
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