On this day in 2007, less than two weeks before her fourth birthday,
Madeleine McCann of Rothley, England, vanishes during a family vacation
at a resort in southern Portugal. McCann’s disappearance prompted an
international search; however, she has never been found.

In May
2007, the McCann family—parents Gerry and Kate McCann, Madeleine and her
2-year-old twin siblings Sean and Amelie—were vacationing with a group
of friends at the Ocean Club resort in Praia da Luz (“Beach of Light”), a
tourist village along Portugal’s Algarve coast. On the evening of May
3, Gerry and Kate McCann went with friends to the Ocean Club’s tapas
bar, leaving a sleeping Madeleine and her brother and sister in the
family’s ground-floor apartment, located near the tapas bar. The McCanns
and their friends agreed to check on the children every half hour. At
around 10 p.m., Kate McCann went to the apartment and discovered
Madeleine was missing.

Portuguese police initially believed the
little girl had wandered off and would be quickly found. As a result,
they failed to promptly distribute a description of the missing child or
search cars crossing the Portugal-Spain border, less than two hours
from Praia da Luz.

McCann’s disappearance generated widespread
media coverage in Europe and beyond. English soccer star David Beckham
made a televised plea for her safe return, and “Harry Potter” author
J.K. Rowling reportedly donated millions to help find the little girl.
Gerry and Kate McCann, observant Catholics, also had an audience in Rome
with Pope Benedict, who blessed a photo of Madeleine.

On
September 7, 2007, Portuguese officials named Gerry and Kate McCann,
both of whom are physicians, as suspects in their daughter’s
disappearance. Soon after, authorities leaked word that Madeleine’s DNA
had been discovered in the trunk of the car her parents rented in
Portugal almost a month after she vanished. There was speculation that
the McCanns, in order to enjoy an evening out, had given their children
sedatives and that Madeleine had a fatal reaction to the dosage she
received. Afterward, the McCanns faked her abduction and hid her body
for weeks before transferring it to the trunk of their rental car. Gerry
and Kate McCann labeled this theory ridiculous, particularly given the
fact that they were under intense media scrutiny and constantly followed
by reporters. The local Portuguese police chief later admitted that the
DNA tests were inconclusive.

In July 2008, Gerry and Kate McCann
were formally cleared by Portuguese officials of any involvement in
their daughter’s disappearance. A third person who had been considered
the case’s only other formal suspect, a British man living in Portugal,
was cleared as well. Additionally, Portugal’s attorney general said
there was insufficient evidence for police to continue their
investigation.

The McCanns hired private detectives to keep
looking for their daughter and have made publicity tours throughout
Europe and the U.S. to raise awareness about her plight. In November
2010, the couple signed a deal to write a book about their search for
Madeleine, the proceeds of which will go toward continuing to fund the
investigation.
For any information please go to:
http://www.findmadeleine.com/index.html or
http://www.findmadeleine.com/home.html
Taken from:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-girl-goes-missing-in-portugal [03.05.12]
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