Madeleine: Our daughter's disappearance and the continuing search for her

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Kate also detailed during the same book why their holiday apartment may have also been a “prime target”. Gerry was quite keen on the Portugal idea, attracted by the sporting facilities, children’s clubs and activities on offer." Kate and Gerry McCann have always supported the theory that Maddie was snatched by a criminal working in the local area and some reports have also indicated that a hotel employee may have tipped them off about British tourists leaving valuables in their apartments while going out for long dinners.

Parents of Madeleine McCann know what led to her disappearance

Kate explained that she and Gerry had always like routine, and it also helped with looking after the kids but feared it may have also been their “downfall”. She added: “Later, we were told by the British police that the ground-floor location, access to roads front and side, secluded entrance and partial tree cover made our apartment a prime target for burglars and criminals. Over the last 13 years, investigators have worked tirelessly to find out what happened and are hoping this new appeal for help could lead to further breakthroughs.

Summary

Madeleine McCann was abducted in Praia da Luz, Portugal on Thursday, 3 May 2007. Kate and Gerry McCann established 'Madeleine's Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned' in response to the many generous donations that started to flood in from the general public who were wanting to help the search for their daughter in some way. As there had been no police force in the world actively looking for Madeleine since July 2008, the fund enabled a small team of committed and experienced people to investigate Madeleine's disappearance. It continues to support the search and also runs awareness campaigns in several countries, to ensure the public know that Madeleine is still missing, and to encourage them to remain vigilant.

Madeleine Kate McCann’s ‘horror’ at hotel staff note before Madeleine

This book was by definition accessible to all staff and, albeit unintentionally, probably to guests and visitors, too. Maddie disappeared from Apartment 5A of the Ocean Club complex, while her parents ate dinner with friends at a tapas restaurant just metres away. Describing their daily routine while on holiday with seven friends – including married couple David and Fiona Payne – she wrote: “We would have breakfast in the apartment, drop Madeleine, Sean and Amelie at their clubs and head to the courts, behind the Tapas bar building, for our hour-long group tennis lessons.

Inspired by The Great British Bake Off, Nancy launched her own wedding cake business - although she is now not allowed to apply for the show But, in a moving account in her book, ‘Madeleine McCann: Our Daughter’s Disappearance and the Continuing Search for Her,’ her mother, Kate, detailed the events that led to them to what would become a horrifying experience.