Madeleine McCann Missing-Praia Da Luz, Portugal 3/05/07 #2

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In evidence to the Leveson inquiry chief constable Matt Baggott told the court the force received complaints about press behaviour "around disruption to daily life caused by a large media presence".
 
Baggott said he wrote two letters to "all the prominent editors" calling for "restraint in reporting on the case".
 
In the letters he wrote he had "been surprised at the reporting of some alleged facts" and was "deeply concerned at the implications".
 
He added that the reaction was "not hugely positive" given that "speculation continued".
 
Baggott also told the inquiry "there could have been a greater authority to explain the boundaries of what that press reporting should have been".
 
"The difficulty was it involved a European dimension as well as a national one. But there could be stronger guidelines and consequences."
 
He added that the speculation occurring in areas of the press "certainly hindered the inquiries to find and trace Madeleine simply because of the reaction that came from the media speculation".
 
Giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry last year the parents of Madeleine McCann said they were "tried by the media" in the wake of her disappearance   ::snipping2:: 

http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/leveson-inquiry-speculation-in-madeleine-mccann-case-hindered-inquiry/s2/a548569/

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The police chief at the time Madeleine McCann went missing has defended his decision not to tell the media that leaked DNA evidence implicating her parents was wrong.

Matthew Baggott the then Chief Constable of Leicestershire – now head of the Police Service of Northern Ireland – was interviewed at the Leveson Inquiry into the media yesterday.

The inquiry has previously heard from Jerry Lawton, a Daily Star reporter, that Portuguese police were leaking DNA results wrongly implicating her parents with a hire car.

Lord Justice Leveson yesterday said Mr Lawton criticised the force, which he said knew the leaks were wrong, for not telling reporters off the record "don't go there'' with the hire car details.

The judge said he was concerned the force did not have the chance to respond and asked Mr Baggott if he would like to.

Mr Baggott said the force had to "respect the primacy of the Portuguese investigation".

He said there was also "an issue of Portuguese law, their own judicial secrecy laws".

This meant "it would have been utterly wrong" to have held an off-the-record briefing over the matter.   ::snipping2:: 

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Police-right-say-McCann-leaks-untrue/story-15654901-detail/story.html

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Kate McCann has told of her renewed hopes of finding Madeleine in a new version of her book for the fifth anniversary of her daughter’s disappearance.
 
Mum Kate has written an emotional epilogue for the book reflecting on Scotland Yard’s review into the case and said she will never give up the belief that Maddie is still alive.
 
The Sunday Mirror can also reveal that the Met Police will complete a comprehensive report with a series of recommendations later in the year and it is hoped it will lead the Portuguese Police to formally reopening the case.
 
A cold case unit has been set up by the Policia Judiciaria in Porto and they will be considering a number of leads Scotland Yard have suggested should be reinvestigated in the review set up last year.
 
A source said: “There is a very good possibility the case will be formally reopened later in the year. There has been a significant improvement in cooperation between the Portuguese and UK police.   ::snipping2:: 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/formal-reopening-of-case-into-disappearance-of--784203

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YARD: WE CAN SOLVE MADDIE MYSTERY

Scotland Yard detectives are confident they can solve Madeleine McCann’s disappearance

Sunday April 8,2012


By James Murray


SCOTLAND Yard detectives are confident they can solve the mystery of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.

They are approaching the huge task of reviewing all known evidence with renewed vigour as the fifth anniversary of the three year old going missing approaches.

A source close to the investigation said: “They are working extremely hard to solve the case in the sense that they want to be able to say what they believe has happened to the child. Their attitude is that it is solvable and they are working to that end.

“The approach is very professional and all officers are committed to doing their very best to understand existing evidence while looking for new evidence. They want definitive answers and are working extremely hard to get to the truth. The investigation is gathering momentum.”

The so-called Maddie Squad is headed by Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, one of the Yard’s most respected officers, who has 36 detectives and civilians under him.  ::snipping2:: 


http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/313305

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Thanks Toler for the articles...

I still have faith that Madeleine is alive and will be be reunited with her parents.....fingers crossed

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Police search for Madeleine McCann in town near Malaga after 'lookalike' is spotted

The Madeleine McCann mystery took a new twist today as it emerged that Spanish police are looking for the missing girl in a Costa del Sol holiday resort
Detectives are making inquiries in Nerja after a tip-off from colleagues in Portugal.
Portuguese police are understood to have received information from an informant about a Madeleine McCann lookalike spotted in the town near Malaga.

Officers from a specialist unit are said to have been mobilised after being sent details of the sighting.

The development is thought to be connected to a new review of Madeleine McCann's disappearance.

A new squad of officers has been brought in to re-examine the case.

The team, from the northern city of Porto, has been instructed to go over the thousands of pages of case files and search for new clues.

THE SEARCH FOR MADDIE
2007 - May 3: Madeleine vanishes from holiday apartment in Praia da Luz.
August 21: Madeleine allegedly spotted with a man in Cartagena, Spain.

November 16: Jane Tanner says she saw a man carrying a sleeping child away 45 minutes before McCanns discovered Madeleine missing

February 13, 2008: Portuguese authorities say search for Madeleine is winding down
May 7, 2009: Channel 4 film shows artist’s impression of man seen at the apartment
November 2010: Businessman reports seeing girl matching Maddie's description with a man and two women outside shopping mall in Dubai.

February 2011: Italian ­nightclub bouncer claims Madeleine was snatched and taken to the US by a paedophile gang responsible for a dozen similar child kidnappings
May 9, 2011: Two British paedophiles quizzed by police ­investigating investigating disappearance
July 29, 2011: DNA test taken from girl in India after British woman believes it's Maddie

March 2012: Maddie 'lookalike' is spotted in Costa del Sol, Spain
The officers are working with a Scotland Yard team set up in May last year to review the investigation into Madeleine's May 2007 disappearance from the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.  ::snipping2:: 


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2130995/Madeleine-McCann-Lookalike-spotted-Nerja-near-Malaga-Costa-del-Sol.html#ixzz1sJYU8dYW

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MADELEINE MCCANN: HOW WOULD SHE LOOK FIVE YEARON
Images of how Madeleine may have looked aged six

Wednesday April 18,2012

By Daily Express Reporter

THESE images show how experts believe Madeleine McCann has changed in the five years since her abduction.


 Computer enhanced images first featured the youngster as she might have looked aged six in May 2009, two years after vanishing.

An updated version was produced later that year.  ::snipping2:: 



http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/315123/315123

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Madeleine McCann detective positive case will be solved

The ongoing review of the Madeleine McCann case offers the “best opportunity” to solve the mystery because it is the first time information from all sources has been pooled, a detective has claimed.

Det Chief Insp Andy Redwood, who is leading the UK police hunt for the missing little girl, said his team was sifting through around 40,000 pieces of information with the sole aim of solving the case.   ::snipping2:: 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/9223689/Madeleine-McCann-detective-positive-case-will-be-solved.html

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Madeleine McCann: UK police 'seek to bring closure'

The detective leading the UK review of Madeleine McCann's disappearance says they have the "best opportunity" yet to find the missing girl.

Det Ch Insp Andy Redwood told the BBC's Panorama his team were "seeking to bring closure to the case".

Madeleine, aged three at the time, went missing from a Portuguese holiday apartment five years ago this week.

The UK review began last May after Prime Minister David Cameron responded to a plea from Madeleine's parents.

DCI Redwood told Panorama, his first interview since taking on the role, that solving Madeleine's disappearance is "the ultimate objective and is our ultimate objective".

His team of 28 detectives and seven civilian support staff are working their way through an estimated 40,000 pieces of information, including reports and documents from UK police, Portuguese police and private detectives hired by the McCanns.

He said one major advantage for Operation Grange is that for the first time it has access to all of the available evidence all in one place.

"At no time before have those three elements been drawn together in one place. And so what we've done over the past number of months is to bring to one place all those pieces of the jigsaw."

DCI Redwood believes the case could be solved by reappraising the documentary evidence.

"Clearly within that material, the answer could lie," he said.  ::snipping2:: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17828015

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Thanks for the articles and info...
Hope is alive...

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/world/europe/britain-madeleine-mccann/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

This CNN link shows Madeline when she went missing and what she may look like now.

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I should have included some of the article....

London (CNN) -- British girl Madeleine McCann, who vanished during a 2007 family vacation in Portugal, may still be alive, UK authorities said Wednesday.

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London's Metropolitan Police on Wednesday released a new image of the girl created in collaboration with the family that shows how Madeleine might look at age 9. Her ninth birthday is May 12.

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"As a result of evidence uncovered during the review, they now believe there is a possibility Madeleine is still alive and are appealing for anyone who is able to provide direct information as to her whereabouts to contact the team," police said in a statement, without disclosing any details on the possibility of new leads.

more in article.....

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/world/europe/britain-madeleine-mccann/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/315123/315123

This digitally enhanced image shows Madeleine McCann as she might appear at nine years old. (Teri Blythe / Metropolitan Police)

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http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0425/Madeleine-McCann-Why-British-police-want-to-reopen-missing-child-case
Madeleine McCann: Why British police want to reopen missing child case
Madeleine McCann went missing five years ago. British police say they have 195 possible leads and are trying to get Portugal to reopen the case.
By Cassandra Vinograd, Associated Press
April 25, 2012

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In a rare press conference on the case, Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood said he is leading a team of 37 police officers reviewing some 40,000 pieces of evidence gathered so far. The team has identified some 195 possible leads to be followed up on, he said.

Redwood said forensic evidence of the sequence of events around her disappearance shows there are moments when she could have been snatched by criminals. He said he had an "open mind" on who could have abducted her, but asked for the help of Portuguese authorities, who closed the case in 2008.

"We would like the case to be reopened; our case is clear," Redwood told reporters Wednesday. "I should stress quite clearly that the decision is in Portugal."

He acknowledged that police have to consider that McCann may be dead despite hopes that she is alive.

"Our drive on both scenarios is of equal measure," he said, choosing his words carefully.

There has been no reliable indication of what might have happened to the girl despite numerous reported sightings from around the world.

Redwood said he has made seven visits to Portugal and is working closely with Portuguese police officers. He has had regular contact with the missing girl's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, who have pressed to keep the case in the public eye, publishing a book and appearing on the "Oprah Winfrey Show."

Police said the investigation has cost about 2 million pounds ($3.2 million) so far.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57420750-504083/disappearance-of-madeleine-mccann-uk-police-say-missing-girl-may-still-be-alive/
Disappearance of Madeleine McCann: UK police say missing girl may still be alive
April 25, 2012

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London's Metropolitan Police said they are still investigating the disappearance of the girl, who vanished shortly before her fourth birthday in May 2007 from a condo at a resort while her parents ate at a restaurant nearby.

CNN reports police have released a new image of the girl created in cooperation with the family that shows how Madeline might look at age 9. Her ninth birthday is May 12.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood said he is leading a team of more than 30 police officers who are focusing on the case.

Portugal police closed their investigation in 2008 but Scotland Yard says it wants the case reopened. An investigative review was formed in May 2011 and has been going through case details.

According to CNN, investigators are now searching through about 100,000 pages of information for more details. Redwood and his offers are reportedly reviewing all the evidence that has been gathered so far by British and Portuguese police. They are also looking at evidence obtained by private investigators hired by McCann's parents.

"As a result of evidence uncovered during the review, they now believe there is a possibility Madeleine is still alive and are appealing for anyone who is able to provide direct information as to her whereabouts to contact the team," police said in a statement. "Officers have so far identified around 195 such opportunities within the historic material, and are also developing what they believe to be genuinely new material."

Authorities said the investigation is split equally with one team assuming that Madeleine is dead while the other the team operates as if she is alive.

He said forensic evidence of the sequence of events around her disappearance shows that there are moments when she could have been snatched by criminals.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/25/madeleine-mccann-yard-case
Madeleine McCann could be living with abductor, says Scotland Yard
Yard releases image of how Madeleine may look five years on and asks Portuguese police to reopen inquiry
April 25, 2012

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Releasing an age-enhanced image of Madeleine – as she nears her ninth birthday on 12 May – Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, of Scotland Yard's homicide and serious crime command, said: "We genuinely believe there's a possibility that she is alive. I want to make a direct appeal. If you know where Madeleine McCann is or if you have any direct information or evidence about what happened to her, then please make contact."

Redwood and his 37-strong team have identified 195 missed investigative opportunities in the 40,000 pieces of evidence they have examined from the Portuguese inquiry, the family's home force in Leicestershire, and the information gleaned by a team of private detectives hired by the McCann family since Madeleine went missing, aged three, from the resort of Praia de Luz on 3 May 2007.

"We are in a unique position seeking to draw together the three key strands of information about her disappearance," said Redwood.

He unequivocally dismissed the conspiracy theory – promoted by the original Portuguese lead detective Goncalo Amaral – that Madeleine's parents had anything to do with her disappearance.

He said detectives believe Madeleine was abducted in "a criminal act by a stranger".
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Redwood's team is sifting page by page through 100,000 documents within the 40,000 pieces of evidence, and are a quarter of the way through the exercise. They are working closely with a team of Portuguese detectives and liaising with law enforcement agencies across Europe and the world when necessary.

They are developing what they believe is "genuinely new information" in the hunt for the child. It is understood, though, that this is not based on any new possible sightings. The team is also pursuing the line of inquiry that after five years Madeleine might be dead.

It is understood that key areas being investigated by Scotland Yard – which the Portuguese police failed to pursue – include analysis of a huge amount of mobile phone cell site evidence that was gathered but never analysed. That evidence could help to trace any suspects who were around the resort.

They are also attempting for the first time to contact all the holidaymakers who were staying around the area of the Mark Warner Ocean club complex between 28 April and 3 May 2007, when Madeleine disappeared from her room while her parents were eating dinner with friends at a nearby tapas bar.

Officers are also focusing on any men in the area with criminal convictions that might indicate they are a danger to children, and investigating the backgrounds of resort staff, including examining whether any had suffered the loss of a child.
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The decision on whether to reopen the inquiry in Portugal is in the hands of the country's attorney general. He has said he will only reopen the investigation if "new, serious and relevant evidence emerges". He was not available for comment.

Redwood said the police review team in Portugal were keen for this to happen. "[They] want to reopen the case … They are a new group of investigators and they are completely engaged and totally committed."

Jim Gamble, former head of the UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection unit, said the hunt for Madeleine had now been reignited. "The person who's done it knows they have done it," said Gamble. "They will be paranoid, and it is likely that someone close to them will see that paranoia, or that as the pressure builds someone close to them who knows they have done it, and who is no longer a friend, might come forward.

"One thing is sure: the person who did this will be watching and listening."
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Madeleine McCann could be living with abductor, says Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard detectives released a picture of what Madeleine McCann may look like today as they said they had uncovered new information to suggest she could be alive and living with her abductor.

The senior officer leading an investigative review into the disappearance of Madeleine five years ago is calling on Portuguese police to reopen their inquiry into the case.

Releasing an age-enhanced image of Madeleine – as she nears her ninth birthday on 12 May – Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood, of Scotland Yard's homicide and serious crime command, said: "We genuinely believe there's a possibility that she is alive. I want to make a direct appeal. If you know where Madeleine McCann is or if you have any direct information or evidence about what happened to her, then please make contact."

Redwood and his 37-strong team have identified 195 missed investigative opportunities in the 40,000 pieces of evidence they have examined from the Portuguese inquiry, the family's home force in Leicestershire, and the information gleaned by a team of private detectives hired by the McCann family since Madeleine went missing, aged three, from the resort of Praia de Luz on 3 May 2007.

"We are in a unique position seeking to draw together the three key strands of information about her disappearance," said Redwood.

He unequivocally dismissed the conspiracy theory – promoted by the original Portuguese lead detective Goncalo Amaral – that Madeleine's parents had anything to do with her disappearance.

He said detectives believe Madeleine was abducted in "a criminal act by a stranger".

Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, worked closely with the Met to produce the new image of their daughter.

"Kate says she can see Madeleine's brother and sister Sean and Amelie in it as well as something of herself," said the family's spokesman, Clarence Mitchell. She and Gerry feel very positive and they hope it leads to the breakthrough they have been waiting for."

Redwood's team is sifting page by page through 100,000 documents within the 40,000 pieces of evidence, and are a quarter of the way through the exercise. They are working closely with a team of Portuguese detectives and liaising with law enforcement agencies across Europe and the world when necessary.

They are developing what they believe is "genuinely new information" in the hunt for the child. It is understood, though, that this is not based on any new possible sightings. The team is also pursuing the line of inquiry that after five years Madeleine might be dead.

It is understood that key areas being investigated by Scotland Yard – which the Portuguese police failed to pursue – include analysis of a huge amount of mobile phone cell site evidence that was gathered but never analysed. That evidence could help to trace any suspects who were around the resort.   ::snipping2:: 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/25/madeleine-mccann-yard-case

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Portugese police refuse to reopen case of missing British girl Madeleine McCann

LISBON -- Portuguese police said Thursday they will not reopen the inquiry into the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann because there was no new evidence.
 
Pedro do Carmo, the deputy head of the criminal police department, made the comments a day after British police announced they had 195 new leads in the case and said Madeleine could still be alive.
 
"There are no new elements at the moment that would allow for the reopening of the inquiry," do Carmo told AFP.
 
Madeleine disappeared on May 3, 2007, during a family vacation on Portugal's Algarve coast. She had been left alone with her younger twin siblings in a resort apartment while her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, dined just over 100 yards (90 meters) away.
 
 With the fifth anniversary of her disappearance looming, London's Metropolitan Police said Wednesday that after reviewing 100,000 pages of information, they had identified nearly 200 investigative "opportunities," and believed they had developed new material.
 
They also released a computer-generated image of what the girl would look like today, as she approaches her ninth birthday, depicting her with long, side-parted hair.
 
Commander Simon Foy, Scotland Yard's head of homicide command, told reporters that a 37-strong team began the review in May last year.
 
"Most significantly, the message we want to bring to you is that, on the evidence, there is a possibility that she is alive and we desperately need your help today to appeal directly to the public for information to support our investigation," Foy said.
 
However, do Carmo said Thursday that the Portuguese police had received "no formal request for the reopening of the inquiry."  ::snipping2:: 


Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/portugese_police_refuse_madeleine_wlyyg2DGV6AWBZH9ahjPHL#ixzz1tA2DW2oN