Category: McCann

German Prosecutors Say They’ll Examine Objects Found in McCann Search in Portugal

BERLIN—German prosecutors said Thursday that they will examine objects that were found in a search in Portugal last week for clues regarding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, but can’t yet say whether they are linked to the British girl who went missing in 2007. Investigators spent three days last week searching around a dam some…


Madeleine McCann Search Wraps up With Slim Chance of Breakthrough Seen

SILVES, Portugal—Police on Thursday wrapped up the latest search effort in the 16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann after collecting unspecified samples by a reservoir in Portugal, as a German prosecutor played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough. Portuguese police said in a statement the three-day operation requested by Germany was now over…


Madeleine McCann Search Focuses on Portugal Reservoir, 16 Years On

SILVES, Portugal—Police with sniffer dogs on Wednesday resumed a search at a remote reservoir in Portugal for possible evidence linking a German suspect to the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 16 years ago. Emergency services with brush cutters to clear the search area arrived at the temporary camp set up on the shores of…


New Search for Madeleine McCann, UK Toddler Missing Since 2007, Portuguese Police Confirm

LISBON—Portuguese police have said they will resume searching for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared in the country’s Algarve region in 2007, in the next few days. Portugal’s Judicial Police released a statement confirming local media reports that they would conduct the search at the request of the German authorities and in the presence…


German Court Says It Won’t Hear Case Against Madeleine McCann Suspect

BERLIN—A German court said Thursday that it has decided not to hear a sex offenses case against a man who also is a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, arguing that the region where it is located isn’t the last place he lived in Germany and so it isn’t responsible. Prosecutors in…