The McCanns 14th anniversary nonsense begins

Madeleine McCann's parents 'still believe' they will see her again – tragic new message
MADELEINE MCCANN'S parents Kate and Gerry McCann are still confident they will be reunited with their missing daughter because they "believe in miracles".
By PAUL WITHERS
PUBLISHED: 22:02, Thu, Apr 22, 2021 | UPDATED: 22:09, Thu, Apr 22, 2021

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1426839/Madeleine-McCann-latest-news-parents-Kate-Gerry-18-birthday-message-missing-found-update



Kate and Gerry sent a heartfelt message of hope as they approach the 14-year anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance in Portugal.

They said: “Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen everyday.”

In a separate message on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook page, which is managed by one of their friends, they also thanked well-wishers for their support.

They said: “We want to send a heartfelt thank you to all who continue to be by our side.

“We still believe in miracles.”

This is a breaking story. More to follow...

And what a non-event..

Madeleine McCann's parents 'still believe in miracles' as 18th birthday approaches

Madeleine McCann would turn 18 on May 12 and the 14th anniversary of her disappearance, aged three is on May 3 - her parents Late and Gerry issued a hopeful message on their Facebook page

Madeleine McCann’s parents still think they will one day be reunited with their daughter, saying: “We still believe in miracles.’’

Kate and Gerry, both 53, have not given up hope as they approach the 14th anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance, aged three, in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007.

In a post on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook page, they said: “Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen ever day.

"Want to send a heartfelt thank you to all who continue to be by our side.”



Hundreds responded with prayer and love heart emojis.

Although German police insist they have evidence Madeleine is dead the couple believe she could still be alive.

She would turn 18 on May 12.

Christian Brueckner, 44, a convicted paedophile now in jail for raping a woman of 72 in Praia da Luz, was identified as a suspect in the Madeleine case by German police last June.

But a four-strong Met Police team say they have not seen any evidence Madeleine is dead and continue to treat it as a missing person inquiry.

The McCanns,from Rothley, Leics, share the British force’s optimism.

In their new message, the McCanns said of the investigation: “Nothing much to report.”

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccanns-parents-still-believe-23965529

What would have been Madeleine's fourth birthday - 12th May 2007

EXCLUSIVE: Doctors Kate and Gerry sent the message of hope as they approach the grim 14-year anniversary of their daughter’s disappearance.

The heartbroken parents said: “Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen everyday.”

ByJerry Lawton

21:30, 22 APR 2021Updated22:29, 22 APR 2021

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/madeleine-mccanns-parents-still-think-23965629

Verdi wrote:What would have been Madeleine's fourth birthday - 12th May 2007

   

Are these the " heartbroken parents " you refer to Jerry Lawton ? 

Of course they've had 14 years to practice their " heartbroken " faces this was obviously just a rehearsal ! 

They won't be happy if they have to take second place in MSM to the " virus " . 

Don't think I can stand another two weeks of this , anyone fancy sitting in a tent outside a pub ?

On the 9th anniversary, a tour of Luz turned up CMTV, but that's all.  CMTV is a major media network in Portugal.

The 10th anniversary was different.  There was a BBC TV special, and a Sky TV special.

I think it's just round numbers.  So I expect the 14th anniversary to be quiet.  But I could be wrong.

So if anyone gets knowledge of a 14th anniversary TV special, kindly give a heads-up in advance in this thread. Many thanks.

sandancer wrote:

Verdi wrote:What would have been Madeleine's fourth birthday - 12th May 2007

   

Are these the " heartbroken parents " you refer to Jerry Lawton ? 

Of course they've had 14 years to practice their " heartbroken " faces this was obviously just a rehearsal ! 

They won't be happy if they have to take second place in MSM to the " virus " . 

Don't think I can stand another two weeks of this , anyone fancy sitting in a tent outside a pub ?

I'm already there but where are you ?

No excuses, social distancing doesn't count in an emergency .

ShiningInLuz wrote:On the 9th anniversary, a tour of Luz turned up CMTV, but that's all.  CMTV is a major media network in Portugal.

The 10th anniversary was different.  There was a BBC TV special, and a Sky TV special.

I think it's just round numbers.  So I expect the 14th anniversary to be quiet.  But I could be wrong.

So if anyone gets knowledge of a 14th anniversary TV special, kindly give a heads-up in advance in this thread. Many thanks.

I agree. I think this is as good/bad as it's going to get.

They've long since played out their theatrics, even the media have tired of it. Expect more of the same from a few die-hards over the next couple of weeks, the staunch tabloid adherents, but I think this is truly the final curtain - the end of the show.

It ends as is started - all about Gerry and Kate McCann without a single thought nor action for the true casualty - Madeleine McCann! Fourteen wasted years and still no justice.

Thank goodness for CMOMM and other genuine like minded folk who really care!

Thank goodness indeed. I hope we are a constant, very large thorn in their sides.

Quite so!

Realistically, you can't stick yourself in the limelight and expect people not to take notice - why else would you do it if not to attract attention.

Alas, when the gruesome twosome first embarked on their quest to fool the world, they clearly had no idea the police files would be made public and expose them for what they are!

From day one I didn't trust the story, something was very wrong with the media stories and the public appearances but millions were taken in - decent people who care about humanity. The years I believe have eroded that belief and people have tired of the prolonged saga, that simple fact is evidenced by the dwindling interest and fading commentary. Who can blame them, we've all got lives to live and our own trials and tribulations to cope with daily.

Not to say CMOMM will throw in the towel after all these years . The case will never go away until justice in the name of Madeleine McCann comes to fruition. If never, which is most likely, then we will never go away!

It's nothing akin to trolling, another grossly over and misused word. It's about standing up for the rights of a sweet little three year old child who has been so badly let down by those who should really care - her family and the authorities across the board.

I strongly advise they invest in a stock-pile of good quality flea collars - they're going to need them!

Remembering all those we have lost on the way ....

Madeleine McCann's parents issue statement as her 18th birthday approaches

The parents, from the East Midlands, have never given up hope of finding their daughter alive

ByJames RodgerRegional Content Editor

12:57, 23 APR 2021

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have confirmed they "believe in hope" and "miracles" as we approach her 18th birthday.

The parents, from the East Midlands, have never given up hope of finding their daughter alive.

Madeleine vanished in May 2007, from a holiday apartment in the tourist hotspot of Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, in Portugal.

The missing Brit turns 18 next month.

In a post on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook page, her mum and dad said: “Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen every day.

"Want to send a heartfelt thank you to all who continue to be by our side.”

Madeleine McCann has been missing since May 2007. She disappeared during a family holiday in Portugal as her parents Kate and Gerry were eating in a near-by restaurant. An international appeal for help finding Maddie has brought numerous reported sightings, none of them confirmed.

Her parents Kate and Gerry hail from Rothley, in Leics.

Madeleine would turn 18 on May 12 and the 14th anniversary of her disappearance, aged three is on May 3 .

Although German police insist they have evidence Madeleine is dead the couple believe she could still be alive.

In June 2020, the public prosecutor of the German city of Braunschweig ordered an inquiry regarding a possible involvement of a 43-year-old man, believed to have been living in a borrowed VW camper van in the Algarve at the time of McCann's disappearance.

The suspect's car, a Jaguar XJR6, was registered to a new owner the day after McCann disappeared.

The prosecutor's office started proceedings on suspicion of McCann's murder. Hans Christian Wolters, from the public prosecutor's office, stated that they are operating under the presumption that McCann is dead, due to the suspect's criminal record.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/madeleine-mccanns-parents-issue-statement-20451289

And I've got news for you Mr Regional Content Editor, this is simple fact - not fiction.

Miracles do not happen every day, utter nonsense.

There is no such thing as a miracle, for a miracle to happen would in itself be a miracle.

I wonder if Madeleine, or 'that girl', as her grandmother described her, met any decent people in her first three years of life.

For crying out loud, this is not old news it's positively petrified!  Jerry Lawson is in serious need of a reality check..

Madeleine McCann fund set up by parents has £750k for private search if police end hunt

EXCLUSIVE Parents Kate and Gerry McCann set up a fund 12 days after their daughter's disappearance on May 3, 2007, in the resort of Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, Portugal

ByJerry Lawton

   20:52, 25 APR 2021Updated21:00, 25 APR 2021

A fund set up by Madeleine McCann's parents has more than £750,000 in it which could fund a private search if police stop looking for her.

Doctors Kate and Gerry were reportedly told by the Metropolitan Police that they are continuing to treat Madeleine as a missing person.

Brit detectives are said to have told the couple that they think it is "highly unlikely drifter Christian Brueckner – who German investigators have alleged killed Madeleine – will be charged over her disappearance 14 years ago as there is no evidence" linking him to it.

The McCanns are holding a cash reserve in case the police inquiry comes to nothing.



[Classy!]

Newly released accounts for Madeleine's Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Ltd – which was set up 12 days after she vanished to handle well-wishers' donations – has a balance of £773,629.

According to financial documents, the cash will be used to secure the safe return to her family of Madeleine McCann, "ensure her abduction is thoroughly investigated" and the culprits are identified and brought to justice.

Once that objective has been fulfilled any remaining money will be donated to help crack similar cases.

The McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, were unavailable for comment on Sunday night.

But a pal said: "Kate and Gerry know the police investigation cannot go on forever. But they will never give up looking for Madeleine.

"When it is shelved, and if there is no result, Kate and Gerry will use money in the fund to continue the hunt.

"That is what it is there for. They paid for their own team of private investigators initially and when the official inquiry ends they will do so again although in the past it has proven to be extremely costly."

The fund was launched after then-three-year-old Madeleine vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3 2007 while her parents dined with pals in a nearby tapas bar.

It is made up of donations from celebrities and well-wishers, royalties from a best-selling book Kate penned about the case in 2011, and the sale of merchandise designed to keep the public searching.

The book brought in £6,543 in the 12 months to last March, according to the accounts. The McCanns were reimbursed with £4,229 from the fund to cover legal costs for their "ongoing libel action in Portugal" against ex-police chief Goncalo Amaral who wrote a book accusing them of covering up Madeleine's death.

Both Kate and Gerry, who vehemently deny his allegations, continue to hope they will one day be reunited with their daughter.

Last week they posted a message on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook page urging supporters: "Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen every day.''

Drifter Brueckner, 44, was identified as a suspect in the Brit youngster's disappearance last June.



He is serving a seven-year jail sentence for raping a 72-year-old woman in the same Algarve resort.

German police said a call from his mobile was transmitted by a phone mast near the apartment where Madeleine's family was staying around an hour before she disappeared.

But Brueckner's lawyer has said his client had nothing to do with her disappearance and police should "expect to order holy water as a long drink in hell" before he will cooperate with their investigation.

Next week the McCanns face the grim 14th anniversary of their daughter's disappearance.

She would turn 18 on May 12.

A Home Office spokesman said they were giving "careful consideration" to a request for extra funding - understood to be £300,000 - from the Met to continue the UK police investigation which has so far cost £12.5 million.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/madeleine-mccann-fund-set-up-23980094

Cobblers!

There is a well versed phrase .... 'no news is good news'.

Think about it !

NOT GIVING UP Madeleine McCann’s parents raise £750,000 to continue hunt for missing daughter if Scotland Yard ever end probe

Niamh Cavanagh

26 Apr 2021, 9:07Updated: 26 Apr 2021, 10:20

MADELEINE McCann's parents have raised more than £750,000 to continue the hunt for their missing daughter if Scotland Yard ever stops looking for her.

Newly released accounts for Madeleine's Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Ltd, show that Gerry and Kate McCann have raised £773,629.

Financial documents state that the cash will be used to secure the safe return of Madeleine to her family and to ensure "her abduction is thoroughly investigated", the Daily Star reports.

The fund will also be used to ensure the culprits are identified and brought to justice.

Once that objective has been fulfilled, any money that remains will be donated to help solve similar missing person cases.

Met Police have told the McCanns that they are continuing to treat Madeleine as a missing person.

British detectives are said to have told the couple they think it is "highly unlikely" suspect Christian B will be charged over Madeleine's disappearance as there is "no evidence" linking him to it.

If the police enquiry comes to nothing the McCanns have their cash reserve to continue the search for their daughter.

The McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, haven't given up hope almost 14 years after Madeleine disappeared in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz on May 3, 2007.

A friend of the family told the Daily Star: "Kate and Gerry know the police investigation cannot go on forever.

"But they will never give up looking for Madeleine.

"When it is shelved, and if there is no result, Kate and Gerry will use money in the fund to continue the hunt.

"That is what it is there for. They paid for their own team of private investigators initially and when the official inquiry ends they will do so again although in the past it has proven to be extremely costly."

Last week, Gerry and Kate said they "still believe in miracles" as Madeleine's 18th birthday approaches.

She would turn 18 on May 12.

In a post on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook page, her mum and dad said: “Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen every day.

"Want to send a heartfelt thank you to all who continue to be by our side.”

Convicted paedophile Christian B, 44, was identified as a suspect in the Madeleine case by German police last June.

He is currently in jail for the rape of a 72-year-old in Praia da Luz - where Madeleine vanished from her family's holiday apartment.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14764062/madeleine-mccann-parents-hunt-missing-daughter-end-probe/

Well, if the Daily Star reports it must be true yeh?

Tabloid reportage is so slapdash, they don't give a kipper's do da whether the information reported is accurate or not, just as long as it's sensational - well it is to some folk.  The sort who believe in miracles and everything they read in the gutter press.

This notional figure hovering around £750,000 has been floating about for years, if memory serves me well, about the time Sloperation Grange Hill took the reins.
 
The McCanns have not raised this money.  It is a portion of the donations made by good hearted folk, tucked away for a rainy day and the Fund - originally named 'The Fight Fund' (food for thought) since articulated, has always claimed to be a financial resource to blah blah blah..



If the world's finest, the Metropolitan Police, can't 'solve' the case having spent well in excess of £12m smackeroonies, plus the £millions of hidden costs, what hope do the McCanns have of solving the case themselves on £750,000?  Short of a trip down the local cop shop for a kiss and tell briefing but that doesn't cost anything but shoe leather.

Then again, I suppose they could hand over half a £million to a bogus private detective agency to do the ground work for them, a la Bondesque!  That is after all where most of the donations were apportioned, by all accounts ....

And still using that Graphic with the series of mistakes and irrelevances

Madeleine McCann parents raise over £750,000 to continue search if Scotland Yard ends probe

They are determined to carry on their search...

Laura Hannam - 26 Apr 2021, 14:31

In the latest development to the search for Madeleine McCann, its been revealed that her parents have raised £773,629.

The funds are stored in Madeleine‘s Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Ltd which is run by Gerry and Kate McCann.

Financial documents show that the fund is in case of the event that Scotland Yard end their probe to find the missing girl.

The Daily Star reports that the funds will also be used to ensure that culprits are served justice.

And any remaining money will be used to fund additional missing children cases.

A source told the paper: “Kate and Gerry know the police investigation cannot go on forever. But they will never give up looking for Madeleine.

“When it is shelved, and if there is no result, Kate and Gerry will use money in the fund to continue the hunt.”

Read more: German prosecutor believes ‘Madeleine McCann could still be alive’

As of now, Met Police are still treating Madeleine McCann’s disappearance as a missing person case.

What happened to Madeleine McCann?

Madeleine went missing on the evening of May 3, 2007, Praia da Luz, Portugal.

She was just three-years-old and has never been found.

She disappeared from her bed that evening, while her brother and sister slept.

Her parents, doctors Kate and Gerry were at a local restaurant with their friends at the time of the disappearance.



Initially the Portuguese police believed Madeline had accidentally died and her parents had covered it up.

However, her parents used private investigators to try and find their missing daughter.

Later in 2011 Scotland Yard opened their own inquiry – Operation Grange.
Has anyone been charged in connection to Madeline McCann?

As of April 2021, no one has been formerly charged in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

However, convicted paedophile Christian B was named by German police in 2020 as the person responsible for Madeline’s abduction and murder.

But there has yet to be a formal charge regarding this.

His lawyer, Friedrich Fulscher, said on a Discovery Plus documentary that he doesn’t believe his client Christian B will ever be charged for the crimes.

Speaking on Prime Suspect: The Madeleine McCann Case he said: “My client hasn’t been charged with anything.

”He is under investigation and under suspicion. I have to assume that they do not have any concrete evidence. I think that’s quite typical for us Germans.

“We think we are something special, at least in Europe, and think we can do things better than other nations. We will see if that is the case but I don’t think so.”
How old would Madeleine McCann be today?

As of April 2021, Madeleine McCann would be 17.

She would be 18 as of May 12 this year.

On the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook page, an inspirational quote was recently shared.

It read: “Never stop believing in miracles because miracles happen every day.”

This was followed up with some downcast news – no further developments in the case to report.

The caption read: “Nothing much to report.Want to send a heartfelt thank you to all who continue to be by our side.

“We still Believe in Miracles.”

https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/news/madeleine-mccann-parents-raise-over-750000-to-continue-search-if-scotland-yard-ends-probe/

Same old, same old..

Madeleine McCann’s parents have £750,000 for private search if police end hunt

Sian ElvinTuesday 27 Apr 2021 10:06 am

The family of missing Madeleine McCann could fund a private £750,000 search for their daughter if the police hunt for her ends. The search for Madeleine, who vanished almost 14 years ago, has so far cost £12.5 million and a decision is currently being made on whether it will be funded further. But sources say parents Kate and Gerry are prepared to continue looking for their daughter if the official police investigation ends. A friend of the family told The Daily Star: ‘Kate and Gerry know the police investigation cannot go on forever. But they will never give up looking for Madeleine.

‘When it is shelved, and if there is no result, Kate and Gerry will use money in the fund to continue the hunt. ‘That is what it is there for. They paid for their own team of private investigators initially and when the official inquiry ends they will do so again although in the past it has proven to be extremely costly.’ Accounts for the year ending 2020 show a company called ‘Madeleine’s Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Ltd’ has a balance of £773,629. It was set up in 2007 after the three-year-old disappeared in Praia da Luz, Portugal, to handle donations from well-wishers.

It comes after the couple have been warned it is ‘highly unlikely’ Christian Brueckner – who German investigators have earmarked as a suspect – is going to be charged due to a lack of evidence. And despite the Metropolitan Police still treating Madeleine as a missing person, the hunt for her may be ended if there are no more fresh leads. A Home Office spokesperson said they were giving ‘careful consideration’ to a request for extra funding for the police investigation. The McCanns are said to be reserving their fund in case they need to pay privately for the search for her to continue. The Find Madeleine website describes the fund as ‘a not-for-profit company which has been established to find Madeleine McCann, support her family and bring her abductors to justice’.

If she is found, any remaining money will be donated to help with similar cases. The couple, from Rothley in Leicestershire, have not yet publicly commented on the fund. But they posted on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook page last week that they had not given up, saying: ‘Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen every day.’ Brueckner, from Germany, is currently serving a seven-year jail sentence for raping a 72-year-old woman in the same resort in the Algarve, and is also a convicted paedophile. His lawyer has insisted Brueckner had nothing to do with Madeleine’s disappearance and police should ‘expect to order holy water as a long drink in hell’ before he will cooperate with their investigation.

https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/27/madeleine-mccanns-parents-have-750000-for-private-search-if-needed-14478249/
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All this stuff about three quarters of £m being kept aside for a private investigation is so old it's grown mould.

If this is the best they can muster for the forthcoming anniversary - time to exit stage left!

Of that £750,000 fund, £542,000 is tied up in fixed asset investments. Let's see what happens there.

I notice the gutter press don't mention this investment.

IMO the Brueckner tale had a part to play in the run up to McCanns' appeal in Portugal.

Madeleine McCann's parents may use £750,000 of their own money to launch private hunt for the missing girl as police end £11.3m hunt

By Sebastian Murphy-bates For Mailonline

Published: 09:55, 9 February 2018 | Updated: 10:03, 9 February 2018
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They've been using the same mantra since the dawn of Operation Grange, every time the fictitious investigation time span nears and end, out comes the £750,000 round figure to the rescue.

Technically, it's not their money. It's public money, the McCanns are self appointed custodians in the guise of a Limited Company.

Will this one day be investigated in it's own right? I doubt it ....

But it, the fight fund, will not be used for legal expenses..

Madeleine McCann’s parents may use £750k in private search

   Scotland Yard’s search has just seven weeks of guaranteed funding remaining
   Kate and Gerry McCann have set aside cash raised by book on disappearance
   Madeleine vanished aged three in 2007 from apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal

By Sebastian Murphy-bates For Mailonline

Published: 09:55 GMT, 9 February 2018 | Updated: 10:03 GMT, 9 February 2018

The parents of Madeleine McCann have set aside almost £750,000 to fund a private search if police stop looking for their missing daughter.

The Find Madeleine Fund consists chiefly of donations and profits from mother Kate’s book on the child’s disappearance in Portugal.

The 49-year-old has made £793,516 from the bestselling Madeleine: Our daughter’s disappearance and the continuing search for her.

Kate and Gerry McCann have set aside almost £750,000 they may use to fund a private search for Madeleine

Madeleine McCann went missing from an apartment in Portugal when she was three years old in 2007

But nearly £65,000 was set aside for expenses and an unsuccessful libel battle against the Portuguese ex-detective who accused her and father Gerry, also 49, of accidentally killing their child and hiding her body, Mirror Online reports.

The couple have seven weeks of guaranteed funding left for Scotland Yard’s Operation Grange, which is set to end after an £11.3million hunt.

Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said the Find Madeleine Fund gives the McCanns the chance to ‘pick up their own inquiries again, if they choose, with private investigators’.

Three-year-old Madeleine vanished from a Praia da Luz apartment in May 2007 as her parent ate tapas at a nearby restaurant. She would now be nearing 15 years of age.

https://expressdigest.com/madeleine-mccanns-parents-may-use-750k-in-private-search/

I wish to god they'd stop using the word 'hunt'. It sounds like a ravenous bloodthirsty predator.

Second thoughts ....

Madeleine McCann's parents to mark sad milestone ahead of daughter's 18th birthday

EXCLUSIVE: Maddie McCann went missing a few days before her fourth birthday and her 18th is on May 12 - making this year's anniversary of her disappearance particularly poignant for Kate and Gerry McCann

ByMartin Fricker

15:55, 30 APR 2021UPDATED16:35, 30 APR 2021

Madeleine McCann’s parents will mark the 14th anniversary of their daughter’s disappearance with a “low-key” Bank Holiday ceremony.

Kate and Gerry McCann will attend a local church this weekend to pray for Madeleine, who disappeared in Portugal on May 3, 2007.

This year’s anniversary is particularly poignant because it comes just a week before Madeleine’s 18th birthday.

Prosecutors want to quiz Christian Brueckner over her disappearance and claim to have evidence she is dead.

But Kate and Gerry, 53, of Rothley, Leics, refuse to give up hope that Madeleine is still alive and will one day be found.

A family friend said: “Every anniversary is tough because it brings back all the memories of the night she was taken.

“But this year is different because Madeleine would be reaching adulthood.

“It’s a big milestone in every child’s life. For Kate and Gerry to not to be with her on such a momentous occasion is heartbreaking.”

The couple will spend Bank Holiday Monday - the day of the anniversary - with their teenage twins Sean and Amelie.

Scotland Yard’s hunt for Madeleine’s abductor continues, with four detectives still working on Operation Grange.

A top-level summit between German, British and Portuguese detectives is due to take place in Lisbon this summer.

The Mirror revealed in January that cops are launching a push to find what they have referred to as the “missing piece of the jigsaw” that they say could snare Brueckner.

German and Portuguese investigators are to carry out new interviews of key witnesses in the Algarve who knew him.

Brueckner, 44, was named as the prime suspect for Madeleine’s disappearance by German prosecutors last June.

He is currently serving a seven-year term in a prison in Hanover for raping a pensioner in Praia da Luz in 2005.

His lawyer Friedrich Fulscher insists the German has nothing to do with the youngster’s disappearance.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccanns-parents-refuse-give-24015255

Madeleine McCann's parents to mark 14 years since disappearance ahead of her 18th birthday

Madeleine McCann disappeared in Portugal on May 3, 2007 and her parents will pray for her this weekend at a local church - a poignant moment just one week before her 18th birthday.

ByMartin FrickerKaitlin EastonReporter

18:55, 30 APR 2021

Kate and Gerry McCann will mark 14 years since their daughter disappeared this Bank Holiday weekend with a "low-key" ceremony.

Madeleine McCann disappeared in Portugal on May 3, 2007 and her parents will pray for her this weekend at a local church - a poignant moment just one week before her 18th birthday.

The heartbroken parents refuse to give up hope of finding their daughter alive despite prosecutors claiming to have evidence she is dead, reports the mirror.

Detectives also want to quiz convicted rapist Christian Brueckner over her disappearance.

A family friend said: “Every anniversary is tough because it brings back all the memories of the night she was taken.

“But this year is different because Madeleine would be reaching adulthood.

“It’s a big milestone in every child’s life. For Kate and Gerry to not to be with her on such a momentous occasion is heartbreaking.”

The couple will spend Bank Holiday Monday - the day of the anniversary - with their teenage twins Sean and Amelie.

Scotland Yard’s hunt for Madeleine’s abductor continues, with four detectives still working on Operation Grange.

A top-level summit between German, British and Portuguese detectives is due to take place in Lisbon this summer.

The Mirror revealed in January that cops are launching a push to find what they have referred to as the “missing piece of the jigsaw” that they say could snare Brueckner.

German and Portuguese investigators are to carry out new interviews of key witnesses in the Algarve who knew him.

Brueckner, 44, was named as the prime suspect for Madeleine’s disappearance by German prosecutors last June.

They say they believe he abducted and killed the three-year-old.

His lawyer Friedrich Fulscher insists the German has nothing to do with the youngster’s disappearance.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/madeleine-mccanns-parents-mark-14-24016351

A top-level summit between German, British and Portuguese detectives is due to take place in Lisbon this summer.

A top level summit? Grow up for goodness sake.