The disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007 remains one of the world’s biggest mysteries. The three-year-old vanished from her family’s holiday apartment while her parents dined nearby, sparking a global search that still continues today.
In the aftermath, Madeleine’s parents, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann, went from grieving parents to major suspects in the investigation. A new Under Suspicion: Kate McCann reveals disturbing details about how Portuguese police handled the case, including Kate’s intense 11-hour interrogation where she faced 49 questions.
According to reports, detectives openly told Kate they did not believe her and even pressured her to confess to accidentally killing Madeleine in exchange for a lighter sentence — something she strongly denied. Following legal advice, Kate answered “no comment” to nearly every question.
In 2008, Kate and Gerry McCann were officially cleared of suspicion, and lead investigator Gonçalo Amaral was removed from the investigation. Despite years of searches and worldwide attention, Madeleine McCann has still never been found.