Madeleine McCann Case Reopened

Madeleine McCann disappeared May 3, 2007, while on vacation with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal. Scotland Yard Detective Police Chief Inspector of Homicide and Serious Crime Command, Andy Redwood, has appealed to Portugal to reopen the case which it closed in 2008. He and his team of 37 are reviewing approximately 40,000 pieces of evidence and have identified 195 leads that could yield important clues.

Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, fell under suspicion initially but have since been removed from the list of suspects. They have fostered attention to the case throughout the five intervening years in hopes someone will see her and notify police. The AP composite above shows Madeline just before she turned four along with an age progression showing how she might look today. 

Chief Inspector Redwood told reporters, "We believe that is the only way that we can properly establish what has happened to Madeleine McCann and ultimately bring closure by solving this case. I am satisfied that there are opportunities there for Madeleine McCann to have been taken as part of a criminal act. Within that, we can see unanswered questions."


This case garnered worldwide attention five years ago and hundreds of possible sightings have been reported. The Scotland Yard team still has some that it feels are worthy of further investigation.