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Date Posted：12/12/2010 4:29 AMCopy HTML
Another work in progress.
Originally I was only adding photos for comparison but realised the basic timeline was helpful within the same format.
Many photos and researched dates courtesy of
www.gerrymccannsblogs.co.uk By Pamalam
& http://www.mccannfiles.com
Thanks to Ice Rocket for compiling the phone pings information
http://madeleinemccann.aimoo.com/ALL-TIMETABLES/Phone-Pings-Timetable-1-910866.html
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Gerry was wearing blue denim trousers and sports shoes. She doesn’t remember what else he was wearing.
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' After David left, Kate dressed and sat with the children, Madeleine on her lap. She was wearing a top, she doesn’t remember what colour it was, a green long-sleeved t-shirt, blue denim trousers. Sports shoes and white socks.'
She thinks that before she left she put on a cream coloured polar fleece with a zipper, and on top a blue raincoat, also with a zipper. Concerning Gerry, she doesn’t know if he put on any other clothing items.
Concerning objects, she says they took their mobile phones with them, and Gerry might also have taken his wallet with money. Not sure if they took a camera.
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Jane was wearing Russell's smock style sweater when she left the Tapas bar.
I remember I was wearing, because it was cold, I’d got Russell’s big, I’d borrowed one of his, erm, fleeces, so I’d got a big sort of fleece, it probably came down to about here, but then I’d got flip-flops on and cropped trousers, because I’d only got, I didn’t take jeans, I know I didn’t take jeans on holiday, and then. Oh I’m sidetracking a bit, but that’s why I knew one of the pictures in the paper wasn’t from the holiday, because I hadn’t got jeans on the holiday with me, so. Erm, yeah, and I’d got cropped trousers on and just flip-flops, so I can remember sort of walking, I couldn’t walk that quickly because I’d got these silly flip-flops on and I couldn’t walk that, that well in them, so to speak.
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1578 “Okay. Do you remember what Matt was wearing”?
Reply “Erm he didn’t take many clothes either, he had erm, I mean I know over the top of everything, he would have had erm a sort of a windproof-y it’s not a fleece but that type of thing, which is like a grey colour and his, think it’s Eider, Eider make, erm and I think black linen trousers I think, I don’t think, or did he take jeans, he either had jeans on or black linen trousers and that top and he probably would have had a shirt underneath that, or you know, or a T-shirt, erm and I think you know maybe trainers on his feet, cos it was a bit cold for anything else really”.
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Reply “Erm yeah, I had white trousers on and some high heeled sandals which I then changed into trainers after, you know when we went back to check on G***e after we discovered that Madeleine had gone, erm and I mean I know I would have had my fleece and my denim jacket on because it was freezing sitting outside, you know and maybe a T-shirt and a jumper as well”.
1578 “Colours”?
Reply “Erm well denim jacket, sort of jean denim, erm black fleece, which I would have had under my jacket, yeah so that’s probably all you’d have seen of me from the outside, I think I, I might have had a red and white striped jumper on underneath that and maybe just a vest top”.
01.38.17 1578 “What about when you were eating at the table”?
Reply “Yeah I had all that on as well, it was really cold in the evenings, you didn’t take”.
1578 “Chilly evening”.
Reply “Didn’t take enough warm things, so it was like the, all the jumpers that we had yeah”.
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| Fri May 4 |
Grandmothers arrive
John Buck
Photos of Madeleine
4th May...
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01:43 - 04:14 ,
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First activation outwith PdL comes at
10:42 while on his way to Portimao to be interviewed. Looks like they left Luz around 10:15. Only other thing to mention here is the gap between the last Portimao ping at 18:24 and the next ping, in Luz, at
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4/5 Leaves Luz at
10:30 and arrives in Portimao at
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Gap :
14:05 -16:33 (Portimao)
Last Portimao ping at
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23:17 back in Luz
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4th - Large simultaneous periods of inactivity on the evening of the 4th May. Approx. 18:30 - 21:00 for both | |
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Yvonne Martin Social Worker
when she met with Madeleine’s parents, David Payne, who was with them, wore a dark polo, blue or black in colour, cream coloured long trousers, of linen or cotton material, and dark shoes (sandal/slipper type with a back buckle/catch). In her opinion, this clothing fits perfectly with what the Police described the man (carrying the child) to be wearing at the time. All these coincidences made the deponent think that the parents and their friends could be involved in the disappearance of the child.
Yvonne Martin
She describes him as tall man, height about 1,80 m, about 35 years old, of normal physical complexion, with short, dark hair, with a round face and with a scar on the left side of his face running from the eyebrow to the check. He uses graduated glasses of small dimension with rectangular lenses. He spoke with a southern English accent and was wearing cream coloured trousers and a dark polo shirt
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A poster displaying the today's front page of the British newspaper The Sun is seen on a police van outside the Ocean club apartment hotel in Praia de Luz where missing 3-year old British girl Madelaine McCann disapeared, 05 May 2007, in Lagos. A team of three British police detectives arrived in Portugal today to help track down a suspected kidnapper believed to have abducted the British toddler.
5th May... No activations outwith Praia da Luz all day.
Intervals;
Between 01:42 (Luz Central) and 04:56 (Luz). Next ping at 05:01 (Luz Central)
Between 05:01 (Luz Central) and 07:12 (Luz Central)
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5/5 Pings throughout the early hours of this morning
Gaps : 14:43 - 17:26 , 18:34 - 20:12
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Sunday May 6
• The McCanns attend an emotional Mother's Day service in Praia da Luz at which prayers are said for Madeleine and her family in both Portuguese and English.
On 6 May it was revealed that the PJ had asked for the help of the SIS, the Portuguese secret service
| 6th May... No activations outside of PdL. Gaps: 14:17 - 16:17 |
6/5 Gap : 08:55 - 11:26 |
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Police feed sniffer dogs
Journalists work in front of a house where disappeared a British three-year-old Madeleine McCann, in Praia da Luz, southern Portugal, 07 May 2007. The mother of a British three-year-old girl abducted in Portugal made a public appeal to the kidnapper for her return on Monday, as it emerged that the police's main suspect was a British man.
Portuguese police inspector Olegario Sousa (L) speaks during a press conference on the missing 3-year-old girl Madeleine McCann, in Praia da Luz, southern Portugal, 07 May 2007. Portuguese police and crime investigators believe a 3-year-old British girl who went missing from a luxury resort in southern Portugal may have been abducted, officials said 05 May.
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7th May... No activations outside of PdL. Gaps: 08:50 - 10:42 , 14:16 - 17:21
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7/5 Gaps : 14:40 - 16:23 , 17:39 - 19:47 |
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MAY 08: British tourists search for the missing three-year-old girl Madeleine McCann in wasteland on May 8, 2007 outside the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz in Portugal. Madeleine disappeared May 3 from her resort apartment bedroom in Praia da Luz while her parents were dining at a nearby restaurant.
 
Portuguese rangers search
 
Kate McCann (R) mother of missing 3-year-old girl Madeleine McCann, pushes the pram of her twin younger children outside her resort appartement in Praia da Luz, southern Portugal, 08 May 2007 |
British tourists searching wasteland and a well for Madeleine
| 8th May... No activations outside of PdL. No significant gaps. |
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  Gerry looking at his phone at beach - Kate sits by pool.  9 May, Interpol released a yellow notice, issued to help locate missing persons who are not able to identify themselves, to all member police forces
MAY 09: Firemen search a shed in an abandoned farmhouse near Barao San Jaoa in the hills north of Praia da Luz on May 9, 2007 in Lagos, Portugal. The search goes on for three-year-old Madeleine McCann
Alex Woolfall
Gerry walks on beach
 
Gerry McCann, father of missing three-year-old Madeleine McCann, looks at his mobile phone as he walks on the beach in Praia da Luz, southern Portugal, 09 May 2007. Portuguese police and crime investigators believe the girl who went missing from a luxury resort in southern Portugal may have been abducted,
 
MAY 09: Kate McCann is accompanied by an unidentified man at Praia da Luz
Gerry talks on phone
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9th May... No activations outside of PdL. Gaps: 16:45 - 18:46
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9/5 Activation in Lagos at 14:44, last ping in Lagos at 15:50, back in Luz at 16:07 |
9th, 10th & 14th - Kate's pings in Lagos on 9,10 & 14 May had no matching pings for Gerry |
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Two unidentified couples driven to Portimao
10th May... Arrived at PJ HQ in Portimao around 2pm. Was there until just before 3am the next morning. One gap, between 22:29 (10th) and 01:17 (11th) both in Portimao Central.
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10/5 Pinging in Lagos from 07:39 - 07:55 , gap until next ping at 08:50 in Luz
In Portimao by 14:09 , not back in Luz until 22:31
Gap : 14:10 - 17:02 (in Portimao)
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the McCanns, showing the strain of more than a week of turmoil, were honoured with spontaneous applause by villagers after a packed late night vigil in the village church in Praia da Luz. Some 250 people attended the service, most of them wearing green clothes or carrying olive branches as a sign of hope.
police carried out a search of the surrounding area with sniffer dogs, but it was called off on 11 May
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11/5 Gap : 16:06 - 20:08
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Saturday May 12
• Madeleine's fourth birthday.
Her parents mark the day by calling for people to redouble their efforts to find her. After spending most of the day away from Praia da Luz, the couple attend a special birthday mass in the village where Mr McCann speaks about the impact of the abduction on the family.
He also says for the first time that the couple are convinced Madeleine is alive.
The total reward being offered by business figures, celebrities and a national newspaper for information leading to Madeleine's safe return reaches £2.5 million.
Chancellor Gordon Brown expresses his sympathy for Madeleine's parents and says his thoughts are with them.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1782060.ece
Gerry and Kate spent their daughter’s fourth birthday yesterday in quiet reflection in a private villa before attending mass in the evening.
http://findmadeleine.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html
THIS SITE WAS SET UP ON 12TH MAY 2007 (Not McCanns site) |
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| 12/5... No trips outside of PdL today. Couple of pings at 04:16 in the morning. Gaps: 10:47 - 12:43 , 18:00 - 20:06. Early night, last ping of the day at 21:14 |
12/5 Gap : 17:20 - 20:11
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Sunday May 13
• It emerges London lawyers from the International Family Law Group have flown to Portugal to assist the McCanns, and are setting up a special "fighting fund" to allow members of the public to make their own financial contribution to the search
 
Madeleine's parents, Gerry and Kate
Father Paul Seddon, the priest who married Gerry and Kate McCann and baptised Madeleine, has flown out to join the family.
And two British lawyers have gone to the Algarve to advise the couple who are expected to make their witness statement to Portuguese magistrates tomorrow.
Gerry McCann's brother, John, said the lawyers would help Madeleine's parents in their daily dealings with Portuguese police but would not interfere with the criminal investigation.
They are also providing Gerry and Kate McCann with advice on setting up the fighting fund to continue the search for the youngster using donations from the public.
 
RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (FILES) Close-up of a poster featuring British girl Madeleine McCann pasted on a street in the southern Portuguese beach resort of Lagos on May 13 2007.
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Monday May 14
• Mr McCann says that "until there is concrete evidence to the contrary, we believe Madeleine is safe and is being looked after". Mrs McCann says they cannot consider going home at the moment.
Police launch a search at the home of Anglo-Portuguese man Robert Murat, just 100 yards from where Madeleine was snatched. Mr Murat is taken in for questioning, but is not formally arrested.
Kate McCann, mother of Madeleine who disappeared 11 days ago in Portugal's southern Algarve region, passes next to a poster displaying police and news desk's numbers for their missing daughter 14 May 2007, in the area of the beach resort of Lagos, in Praia da Luz, southern Portugal. British celebrities and business leaders have put up a 1.5 million British pound ($2.97 million) reward to help find Maddie. Two British lawyers arrived in Portugal late Sunday to help the parents of abducted four-year-old girl manage funds pledged by their compatriots for her search.
Recent picture of British national Robert Murat (C) taken in an undisclosed location. His mother Jennifer Murat said that her son Robert Murat was being questioned, 14 May 2007 while Sky News, the British TV Channel showed footage of the villa owed by them both cordoned off by police. Murat was taken to the police station as the forensics technicians conducted searches on the house known as Vila Liliana, where Robert leaves with his mother Jennifer, and a three or four year-old son, about 100 meters away from the resort where four-year-old Madeleine McCann was abducted May.3rd. Investigators are particularly interested in an annex in the villa and in a mattress, Portuguese television channel Sic reported.
Long lens view of forensics experts conducting searches on the house known as Vila Liliana, 14 May 2007, where British national Robert Murat leaves with his mother Jennifer, and a three or four year-old son, about 100 meters away from the resort where four-year-old British Madeleine McCann was abducted May.3rd. Investigators are particularly interested in an annex in the villa and in a mattress, Portuguese television channel Sic reported. |
Lori Campbell
| 14/5 Nothing of note |
14/5 Pinging Lagos between 15:11 & 16:23, next activation is at 17:43 back in Luz |
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Tuesday May 15
• Police officially class Robert Murat as an "arguido", or suspect. He claims he is being made a "scapegoat" in the investigation. Wednesday May 16
Detectives swoop on the Praia da Luz home of Russian computer expert Sergey Malinka, who designed a website for Mr Murat, and interview him.
Madeleine's aunt Philomena McCann travels to Westminster to lobby for support. Gordon Brown pledges to help "in any way he can".
New video images of Madeleine are broadcast at half-time during the Uefa Cup Final between Sevilla and Espanyol in Glasgow.
A judge in Portugal, on 15 May, extended the secrecy on the prosecution files for a further three months.
Jennifer Murat leaves home
Criminal Police Chief Inspector Olegario de Sousa talks during a press conference in Portimao, 15 May 2007. Portuguese police searching for missing girl Madeleine McCann said on Tuesday they have placed a British man under formal investigation in the case but lacked evidence to arrest him |
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21:05 Luz Central
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16/5 Nothing outside PdL. Two gaps; 18:19 - 20:13 & 21:39 - 23:32
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 MAY 16: Philomena McCann talks to the media as she carries a picture of her missing niece Madeleine McCann as she visits Parliament on May 16, 2007 in London.
Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM: A screen encourages Spanish football fans to look out for missing British child Madeleine McCann at Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow in Scotland, 16 May 2007, in the UEFA Cup Final football match between Espanyol and Sevilla.
A police officer (R) opens the car door for Russian Sergei Malinka (L) in Praia da Luz, Lagos, 16 May 2007, in the Portuguese southern province of Algarve. Searches were conducted at the flat of the 22 year-old web designer and police officers removed a bag and two computers. Lusa news agency reported Malinka was interviewed by police investigating the disappearance of four-year-old Briton Madeleine 'Maddie' McCann today. Lusa said Malinka was an acquaintance of British man Robert Murat who was made a formal suspect late yesterday. Sky quoted Murat as saying: 'The only way I will survive this is if they catch Madeleine's abductor... I've been made a scapegoat for something I did not do.' |
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   Kate (R) and Gerry (L) Mccann, the parents of a four-year-old Madeleine McCann, walk hand in hand 17 May 2007 outside The Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, Lagos, in the Portuguese southern province of Algarve.
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  Kate (R) and Gerry (L) Mccann, parents of four-year-old Madeleine McCann, walk with their twins 18 May 2007, outside The Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, Lagos, in the Portuguese southern province of Algarve. More than 40 million people have visited the website set up for the four-year-old British girl who disappeared two weeks ago during a family holiday in Portugal, its organizers said Friday.
LONDON - MAY 18: A computer screen displays the 'findmadeleine.com' website which has received 40 million hits on May 18, 2007 in London. |
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18/5 Gap : 09:51 - 13:29 |
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LONDON - MAY 19: An appeal is displayed on the scoreboard relating to the search for Madeleine McCann prior the FA Cup Final match sponsored by E.ON between Manchester United and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on May 19, 2007 in London, England.
| 19/5 Nothing of note |
19/5 Gap : 15:32 - 17:18
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Website Update at 19:18PM on 19th of May 2007
97 Million hits!
Fund Update Latest Update - ITV News Madeleine parents believe she is safe
The parents of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann said they had taken "tremendous strength" from the "warmth and spiritual outpouring" from all around the world.
Gerry and Kate McCann issued a brief statement from the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz 11 days after their little girl disappeared from their hotel room.
The pair said they were "fully supporting" the police investigation into their daughter's abduction and reaffirmed their belief that their daughter is safe.
Mr McCann said: "Until there is concrete evidence to the contrary, we believe Madeleine is safe and is being looked after".
Madeleine's mother also emphasised that the couple had no intention of returning to Britain from Portugal in the immediate future.
A British legal team has flown to Praia da Luz to help them and has launched a special "fighting fund" to help in the hunt for Madeleine.
A statement from the International Family Law Group, the firm instructed by the McCanns, said details of how people could make donations would be released within days.
A QC, Michael Nicholls, has also been instructed by the family as their determined battle to find Madeleine enters another week.
Madeleine's uncle John McCann, who lives in Glasgow but was in Praia da Luz last week, said the lawyers would play a liaison role and would not interfere with the criminal investigation.
A spokesman for the International Family Law Group said yesterday: "Gerry and Kate are very grateful for all the support and generous offers of help that they are receiving.
"Details of how contributions can be made to help get Madeleine back to the safety of her own family will be made available in the next couple of days."
The McCanns were among around ten British people who have been re-interviewed by police in recent days to clarify their statements.
This week some of the witnesses are expected to appear in court behind
closed doors to record their evidence before they go back to the UK. The McCanns themselves are not expected to be asked to take part.
The procedure, known as "memory for the future", means taped statements can be shown during a future trial so the witnesses do not have to return to appear in court. |
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Mr McCann flies back to the UK for meetings about the Madeleine Fund and to put personal affairs in order
Kate (R) and Gerry (L) Mccann, the parents of a four-year-old Madeleine McCann, exit a church after a mass in Praia da Luz, Lagos, 20 May 2007, in the Portuguese southern province of Algarve.
A reporter (L) trys to interview Gerry McCann (R), the father of missing four year old Briton Madeleine McCann, as he walks outside his hotel in Praia da Luz, Lagos, 20 May 2007, in the Portuguese southern province of Algarve. Gerry is flying to England tonight for personel matters, press liaison officer Sherry Dott announced. A British girl's disappearance in Portugal more than two weeks ago has sparked an unprecedented international campaign to find her, involving everyone from football stars to multinationals.
 
Gerry (R), Madeleine McCann's father, leaves his hotel in Praia da Luz, Lagos, 20 May 2007, in the Portuguese southern province of Algarve. Gerry is flying to England tonight for personel matters, press liaison officer Sherry Dott announced.
| 20/5... Gerry leaves PdL around 19:30. Arrives at Faro airport at 21:00. Last ping at 21:13 before flying to the UK. |
20/5 Gap : 13:29 - 15:37 |
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A Day to day life for the McCann's
Our day starts around 6.30am with us all waking up around the same time. We have breakfast with Sean and Amelie and our close family/friends who are here with us. Then its clean nappies and clothes for Sean and Amelie followed by showers etc for the rest of us.
Usually there’s some free time then for a few stories or games with the twins before heading out.
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9.00-9.15 We take Sean and Amelie to Kids’ Club. They really enjoy it and run in.
They know the staff well and the staff are all excellent. Both love the domestic corner and Amelie particularly likes to look after ‘babies’. We use the kids club a bit like nursery at home but we think Sean and Amelie still think they are on holiday!
9.30~12.15. We return to the apartments, usually for a series of meetings with our press officer, Mark Warner Reps, occasionally Consulate staff, lawyers and British Liaison officers. During this time we catch up with family and close friends, usually by telephone and discuss ideas how to keep Madeleine’s profile high especially throughout continental Europe.
12.30 Time to pick up Sean and Amelie from Kids’ club then head back to apartment for lunch, which has usually been prepared by one of our family/friends group who have been tremendously supportive.
13.30 –14.30 This is time to spend time playing with the twins either in the apartment or in the play area next to kids club.
14.30-15.00 Usually we take the twins back to Kids’ Club although Sean has had the odd afternoon in the apartment as it’s a bit cooler and he’s not much of a sun worshipper! They have been taking part in many different activities including painting, singing, stories, swimming, trips to the beach and they have lots of toys to play with.
15.00~17.00 We try to get some time together alone, going for a walk to talk things over or getting some exercise. This is often the time for quiet trips to the church for prayers.
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17.00-17.30 Meet kids for high tea with other mums and dads. They love pasta and have been doing really well with their vegetables although a few chips have been squeezed in.
17.30-18.30. Games with kids at play area. Amelie loves trying to get in the baby pool!
18.30-19.30 Bath and story time with the twins.
20.00 We put the kids to bed.
20.30-23.00 We try to sit down for a family meal, again usually cooked by one of the small family group out here with us. Chat about the day’s events and plan the next day
23.30 bed and prayer for Madeleine that she will be returned to us safely
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ASAP.
In addition to above we try to attend various church services
during the week, and make multiple phone calls to family and
friends. We try to watch the main news
early morning and late evening but have had almost no time
to read
the newspapers or even look at the pictures!
Kate is a keen runner and in the last few days has tried to include a run in the
daily routine. Yesterday (Sat) at 7am we ran to the monument at the top of the steep cliff overlooking Praia de
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LAGOS, PORTUGAL - MAY 21: Sean (L) and Amelie McCann are droped off by their mother Kate McCann (R) at the Ocean Club holiday resort on May 21, 2007
MAY 21: Kate McCann, the mother of missing girl Madeleine McCann, heads back to her apartment after dropping off her children at the Ocean Club holiday resort on May 21, 2007 in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
Lagos, PORTUGAL: British Kate McCann (L) holds the favorite toy of her missing four-year-old daughter Madeleine, a pink hippopotamus the child named Cuddle Cat, as she leaves with an unidentified person the church in Praia da Luz, Lagos, 21 May 2007. The father of a British girl who disappeared in Portugal was to leave for Britain yesterday to drum up more international support in what is already an unprecedented campaign to Madeleine.
Monday May 21
• Mr McCann visits Rothley, where he sees thousands of tributes from villagers. He later returns to Portugal
 
ROTHLEY - MAY 21: Brian Kennedy, the great uncle of missing child Madeleine McCann, reads out a statement regarding her father Gerry McCann at the War memorial in Rothley Village Centre on May 21, 2007 in Rothley, England. The four-year-old has been missing since May 3, 2007 from where the family were on holiday in of Praia da Luz, Portugal. Mr McCann is expected to return his family, who have remained at the Algarve resort, within 24 hours.
ROTHLEY - MAY 21: Gerry McCann gives a young girl a kiss, after she gave him a prayer in support for his daughter Madeleine McCann at the War memorial in Rothley Village Centre on May 21, 2007 in Rothley, England.
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British Gerry (L) and Kate McCann (R) walk away from a press conference in front of their hotel in Praia da Luz, Lagos, 22 May 2007. Gerry flew back from England this morning on his first travel since thier four-year-old daughter Madeleine vanished from the hotel room 03 May 2007 while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant.
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1st Version
23 May 2007
Today Kate and I went to the Shrine at Fatima to pray for Madeleine´s safe return. It was another early start leaving at 6.30am. MarkWarner, who have looked after us so well, laid on a car and driver. We managed to continue the campaign with telephone conversations and e-mails. The actual visit was very encouraging with the rector and thousands of pilgrims praying for Madeleine as well Kate and I. We lit candles for Madeleine and also 3 for Madeleine’s grandparents. The trip received a lot of publicity
which should help maintain the profile of her abduction.We are planning a relatively quiet day tomoorow
although the British Ambaasador is coming to visit and we need to start finalising our plans for interviews in areas of Europe where the coverage of Madeleine’s disappaerance has been limited.
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23/5... First ping of the day at Bartolomeu de Messines (en-route to the shrine at Fatima) at 07:18 *
Arrived in Fatima at around 10:15
Left Fatima around 14:30 and arrived back in Luz around 18:00
Last ping of day at 22:04
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23/5 Trip to Fatima. First ping of the day comes at 07:29 at A2 Solteiras 2 (around an hour into the journey). Arrive in Fatima by 10:01
Leave Fatima at 14:50
First ping back in Luz at 20:11
Gap between 16:22 (Canhestros 2) and 20:11 (Luz)
Should have arrived back in Luz around 18:20
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| Thurs May 24 |
 
Lagos, PORTUGAL: An unidentified man takes measures by footssteps next to a window of a flat at the hotel in Praia da Luz, Lagos, 24 May 2007, from which four-year-old British Madeleine McCann vanished, 03 May 2007, while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant. Portuguese police securing the scene were informed by criminal police that British police officers would came to examine the area. Her disappearance has gained widespread media attention in both Britain and Portugal. Rewards in excess of 2.5 million pounds (3.6 million euros, 4.9 million dollars) have been offered for information leading to her safe return.
Thursday May 24
• Madeleine's family releases the last photograph known to have been taken of her before she disappeared.
The happy family snap, taken seven hours before she was abducted, shows the young girl laughing in the sunshine as she dangled her feet in the swimming pool.
A fighting fund for the McCanns' campaign reaches almost £300,000 and the number of hits on the www.findmadeleine.com website reaches 125 million
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2nd version
24 May 2007
Today Kate and I went to the Shrine at Fatima to pray for Madeleine´s safe return. It was another early start leaving at 6.30am. Mark Warner, who have looked after us so well, laid on a car and driver. We managed to continue the campaign with telephone conversations and e-mails. The actual visit was veryencouraging with the rector and thousands of pilgrims praying for Madeleine as well Kate and I. We lit candles for Madeleine and also 3 for Madeleine’s grandparents.
The trip received a lot of publicity which should help maintain the profile of her abduction. We are planning a relatively quiet day tomoorow although the British Ambaasador is coming to visit and we need to start finalising our plans for interviews in areas of Europe where the coverage of Madeleine’s disappaerance has been limited.
24/5... Travels to Ferragudo (Portimao) for a meeting with the British Ambassador and the Senior British Police officer in Portugal. Leaves Luz around 3pm. Arrive in Ferragudo around 3.30pm. Leave around 5.30pm. Arrive in Luz around 6pm
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| Fri May 25 |
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25/5 Nothing of note
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25/5 Gap : 12:07 (Luz) and 14:17 (Portimao)
Another gap : 14:25 (Odiaxere North - between Portimao & Luz) and 16:47 (back in Luz) |
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| Sat May 26 |
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Yesterday was relatively quiet although we did meet the British ambassador and the senior British Police Officer who has been working here in Portugal on the case. This was a productive meeting. There was a flurry of activity amongst the media here stating the family was openly critical of the Portuguese policed which was not true. We did our best to dampen this down but a couple of papers carried stories with our ‘frustration’ with the investigation rather than what we said it was frustrating that 3 weeks down the line we still have not got Madeleine back. This would be the case which ever country we were in. Some of you may have noticed that Sean and Amelie did manage to squeeze in a hair cut!
Today was extremely busy and tiring. We met with our press officer Clarence Mitchell, to discuss strategy for the fortcoming interviews. Kate attended a luncheon in aid of International Missing Child day and John, my brother, attended a similar event in London. After this John and Brian Kennedy, Kate’s uncle, who are both directors of Madeleine’s fund appointed an interim fund manager. We are now actively looking for a campaign manager who will be needed once our government press officer disappears.
The interviews were our first for TV and we were happy how they went. We did 10 min interviews for Sky, BBC, ITV, Portuguese TV/radio and one for the press association. A shorter interview with GM TV will be shown on Monday morning along with stuff from our fabulous web team. The interviewers were very kind but did not shirk from asking us some extremely difficult questions. We answered them all and although painful will allow us to move on in our search for Madeleine. Importantly, shortly after our interviews finished the Portuguese Police held a press conference and gave details of man they would like to interview who was seen carrying a child on the night of Madeleine’s disappearance. We have not had a transcript of what was said but this is an encouraging development and hopefully will result in further calls to the police with information from people who were in Praia da Luz around the time of Madeleine’s abduction. We remain very optimistic that the criminal investigation will lead to Madeleine’s safe return but we need everyone to be alert and vigilant to any suspicious activity.
Tomorrow will be a family day. We are doing a photo-shoot with the twins for the Sunday newspapers in the morning but will involve stuff that we want to do with them anyway. We also need to recharge our batteries after what has been a very busy week.
26/5... Morning trip to Lagos for photo shoot for the Sunday Papers. Leave Luz around 09:20
Pings at Lagos Central, Lagos Hotel (?), Lagos Club Nautico and Lagos Baixa.
Gap between last Lagos ping at 13:07 and...
Arrive back in Luz at 14:25
A gap between 18:50 and 21:19...
18:07 Luz Central
18:49 Luz
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26/5 Activations in Lagos between 09:55 and 12:29, with a gap until the next ping at 14:19 back in Luz. |
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| Sun May 27 |
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Day 24
27 May... Today is the day that the McCanns take ownwership of a Hire Vehicle, the Renault Scenic.
Early hour pings at 01:19 and 03:19. Day's traffic starts at 07:48. There were no activations outwith Praia da Luz today.
Gaps; 08:52 - 11:43 , 12:24 - 14:24
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Strange day after all the activity during the week. Kate and I started off with an early morning run to the the top of the nearby cliffs. Sean and Amelie were back in kids club and went swimming again. The rest of us attended mass which was very emotional as a priest from RAF Lossiemouth was visiting and further prayers were said for Madeleine. Father Zee-Manuel has also rigged up a powerpoint display projecting a large photograph of Madeleine on to the wall, which he is very proud of and reminds us of the beautiful little girl we are missing so terribly.
There have been some requests for more information ‘about Madeleine’ and this section will be updated very soon. We will also be releasing a very short video of Madeleine taken at the Airport on the day we left for Portugal, Saturday 28 April. Sean and Amelie went to the beach this afternoon with mummy, auntie Trisha and Anne but daddy stayed in the apartment catching up on campaign e-mails, making calls and liaising with Clarence our press officer. The resort is much busier again as it is half-term and there are definitely less journalists here. Many of them have been here since the beginning and are making this journey with us.
The couple of Sunday articles we read did not cover much of what we talked about and seemed to get some of the other stuff wrong! We stated that Sean and Amelie are sleeping in our room (in separate cots) because of other family staying with us and that we were trying to treat them as normal and not be overprotective. This came out that we were so protective we have to have them sleeping in our bed! These inaccuracies are not important in our search for Madeleine and the next phase is being planned currently.
It looks like our planned trips to other European cities will start off in Rome after we learned today that the Pope has been following Madeleine’s abduction closely. There is a reasonable chance we may get a chance to meet the Pontiff and that he will pray for Madeleine. Such a visit would generate huge publicity regarding the family campaign to find Madeleine and will also give Kate and I a great spiritual lift. It will also raise the awareness of missing and abused children generally. We continue to pray that someone will provide the key information that leads us to Madeleine. |
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| Mon May 28 |
Evening Times (Scotland)
Parents release final film of missing Maddie
Evening Times reporter
29 May 2007
TWO video clips of missing Madeleine McCann have been released that show the youngster excitedly going off on her holiday to Portugal.
Her mother Kate has watched them regularly over the last 25 days because it is the last film taken of her daughter.
The pictures were released as Kate and husband Gerry prepare to fly to Rome to meet the Pope.
Mrs McCann wants to give Pope Benedict XVI a photograph of Madeleine and after the meeting the McCanns will hold a news conference for the international media to keep the spotlight on their daughter's abduction.
That has been helped by release of the video clips, which were captured on a friend's mobile.
One clip, lasting nine seconds, shows Madeleine clasping her pink Barbie rucksack and excitedly clambering up the steps to the aircraft to fly to Portugal.
Holding hands with another girl, she loses her footing and slips, grazing her shin on the third step.
But although she cut herself quite badly, she stops crying after only a few seconds - too busy looking forward to her holiday to stay upset for long.
In the images, Madeleine, now four, can be seen in pink shorts, a light pink top and trainers.
The other 13-second clip shows her sitting on an airport bus.
Speaking movingly about his daughter, Mr McCann said she was so thrilled about going to Portugal, she refused to get upset about hurting herself.
Holding the rucksack seen in the film, he said: "She was really brave. It was something that usually would have caused 10 minutes of crying rather than 10 seconds."
The family, including two-year-old twins Sean and Amelie, were travelling in a group of 10 to the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.
The second film was captured by their friend as they were driven the short distance to the terminal in Portugal.
Madeleine, still holding her Barbie bag, can be seen swinging her legs as she sits next to her brother.
Today, Madeleine's parents, from Rothley, Leicestershire, were travelling to Rome to prepare for their meeting with the Pope.
It is the first time Mrs McCann has left Portugal since Madeleine was abducted 26 days ago.
Support for the McCanns has been worldwide, with the Find Madeleine internet website receiving more than 135million hits.
A suspected sighting in Morocco has been ruled out by Interpol after they reinterviewed the woman who claimed to have seen a little girl similar to Madeleine at a petrol station
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28 May... First ping of the day at 10:07 (Later than normal)
Gap between 15:12 and 18:12
Last ping at 22:19 (Trip to Rome the following day)
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Confirmation arrived this evening that we are to attend the Vatican and a service with The Pope. It is likely we will be seated in the front row and may have an opportunity to speak with the Holy Father and ask for prayers for Madeleine. This is a hugely important visit both personally, for Kate and I, but also for the wider campaign to publicise Madeleine’s disappearance. The trip has been facilitated through Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor and we will be receiving assistance from the British Embassy whilst in Rome. On this occasion because of the short notice and the relatively early time of the service we have accepted the kind offer of the use of Sir Philip Green’s personal jet, which will help get us home quickly after our Papal visit to see the twins before their bedtime. We will be accompanied by a small group of media who are still with us in Praia da Luz and, as usual all the material will be available to all the British press and broadcasters equally. For all trips we are assessing whether commercial flights can get us to our destination and back to Portugal quickly. This will NOT be a Tour- it is a series of very brief visits with the specific aim of raising awareness and we aim to get back here as quickly as possible.
We have decided that for the majority of trips it will not be practicable, or fair, to take Sean and Amelie with us. They have an established routine which we do not want to disrupt and will be looked after by very close family. Tonight for the first time they have gone to sleep in their own single beds, rather than cots, now that another two of our family have gone home. We were planning to turn their cots at home into beds after our 1 week holiday but obviously this has been delayed with Madeleine’s abduction. We have been in Praia da Luz for over 4 weeks and Sean and Amelie’s development from toddlers to little boy and girl continues. Madeleine will really notice the difference when she sees them!
Some of you may have seen on the news the huge inflatable billboard which has travelled all the way from the West of Scotland to Portugal which will be used near busy roads/motorways to keep Madeleine’s disappearance high profile. We had a brief chat with Chris and Les, who drove almost non-stop from Glasgow to get here. The extraordinary length ordinary people are going to help us is truly overwhelming. We thank everyone for their efforts, no matter how small, and we know this will make a difference in our search for Madeleine. |
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| Tues May 29 |
 
FARO, PORTUGAL ? MAY 29: Parents of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann, Kate and Gerry McCann si on board a private jet owned by Sir Philip Green bound for Rome and an audience with Pope Benedict XVI, at Faro airport on May 29, 2007 in Faro, Portugal. Billionaire clothing businessman Sir Green offered the couple his gulfstream jet for their meeting with the Pontiff tomorrow.
Phillip Green Plane to Rome
On 29 May, detectives questioned four boat owners, three of them English, whose vessels were moored at the marina in Lagos, a town about five miles (8 km) from Praia da Luz
A team of mobile phone experts flew to Portugal on 29 May 2007 to analyse mobile phone data from the area at the time of the abduction. They used triangulation techniques to track mobile phone movements down to a couple of yards
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to supply the necessary resources and intelligence needed to help find Madeleine McCann.
I believe I speak for our nation when I say that the people of Britain want to help find Madeleine McCann & bring her safely home. Not only is she a little girl, she is a British citizen and as such deserves our every effort in finding her.
I petition the Prime Minister to send EVERY available intelligence & resource to assist in the search, and use every contact, of which he has many, to get Madeleine back. Thank you Please visit the Government Petition site here and forward to your contacts.
29th... Leaves PdL between 08:30 and 09:30 and heads for the Algarve Shopping Centre near Guia.
Arrive around 10:15
Leave around 12:10 and arrive back in PdL around 14:20
Then leaves PdL again just after 15:30 and this time head for Faro Airport, arriving around 16:30 for their flight to Rome.
Last ping in Portugal (Faro airport) at 16:33
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29/5 Left Luz at 09:11 and arrived at the Algarve shopping centre in Guia around 10am.
Back in Luz at 13:41.
Last ping in Luz at 15:21
Last ping of the day (in Portugal) comes at 16:24 (Barbara Nexe) just North West of Faro. Destination : Faro Airport.
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We have been preoccupied with preparation for our audience with the Pope tomoorow morning. This morning was spent acquiring some appropriate dress for the meeting since we had only holiday clothes with us in Portugal. Clarence has been inundated with calls regarding the visit to Rome and done most of the organisation behind the scenes.
It has been very difficult to leave Sean and Amelie but it is only for one nght and we will be back to see them before bedtime tomorrow. Trish and Sandy (Madeleine’s Godparents) who have been with us in Portugal since Day 2 are looking after them and we were surprised to hear they were tucked up in bed by 7.30pm- they must like their new beds!
The flight to Rome passed extremely quickly and some footage was taken for TV. We did a couple of short interviews for the British and Portuguesae press about our feelings regarding the trip. Under normal circumstances we would be extremely excited about meeting the Pope, but as we are here as a result of Madeleine’s abduction the circumstances are very different. We expect to receive a great spiritual lift, especially if we get to speak to the Pontiff personally. After the audience we will be holding a short press conference in the British Embassy to the Vatican to talk about our campaign to publicise Madeleine’s disappearance and of course, our audience with the Pope.
Frncis Campbell, the British ambassador to the Holy See, and his staff picked us at the airport and brought us directly to the Embassy residences near the city centre. We have been made to feel completely at ease and almost as if we are part of a small family here, which has helped ease our tangible nerves, not unsurprising given the importance of tomorrow’s meeting. We are now retiring and will be saying our usual prayers for Madeleine’s safe return |
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Today has gone as well as we could possibly imagine.
We woke around 7.15am and got ourselves ready. There was a lovely continental breakfast prepared but both Kate and I ate very little due to nerves. We left the Embassy just after 9.00am and stopped en route to the Vatican, at Piazza Pia for a photo opportunity with St Peters in the distance. I made a very short statement regarding our forthcoming visit and expressed my gratitude to Francis Campbell, the British Ambassador to the Vatican, and his staff for making us feel as if we were part of their family.
We arrived in plenty of time for the Papal audience and were delighted to find we were seated in the ‘Prima Fila’- the first row. Clarence, Francis and Monsingneur Charlie Burns, a colourful Glaswegian who teaches at the seminary and looks after the Ambassador’s spiritual well being were seated immediately behind us. It was extremely sunny and I have to admit that Kate and I were struggling somewhat with the heat in our dark suits but Francis rescued us with an umbrella and some water and following that some heavy cloud rolled in, cooling us down.
The atmosphere in St Peter’s square was almost carnival like with up to 35,000 people there to see the Pope. He did not disappoint, driving slowly around the crowd in his open jeep, waving cheerfully. We were sombre in contrast given that we were there to ask Benedict to pray for Madeleine, although I am sure others were also there to get blessings for their loved ones. After this the Pontiff took his seat in front of approximately 30 cardinals, bishops and priests. One of the priests, Father Daniel Gallagher from the US, came up to us before the service and said some very kind words; that he was praying and everyone was praying for Madeleine daily.
The service started with a series of addresses from priests representing the various French, German, Italian, English, Spanish and Polish speaking congregations present. Each parish represented was mentioned and various bands, mainly German, played short pieces and a few choirs sang a verse and the large Polish contingent priests seated behind us wearing large yellow scarves tied like ribbons around theirs necks sang 3 or 4! At the end of this preamble the priest stated that the Pope was happy to tell us he was praying for the congregation, our families, our children and those who were suffering. These words seemed so poignant in the light of Madeleine’s abduction and naturally both Kate and I were, naturally, very emotional. The Pope’s actual address seemed to pass in a blur and I am looking forward to reading the actual transcript as I can remember very little of the actual words.
Following the completion of the Papal address in the different languages, Benedict individually greeted the other clergy on the dias. During this period Father Gallagher presented us with a small gift to remind us that he would pray daily for Madeleine and a cardinal also expressed similar sentiments. The Pope took approximately 20 minutes to meet other people in the Prima Fila before reaching us. It felt as if time stood still for a moment when the Pope looked into our faces and there was almost instant recognition and a change in his expression. He said he would pray for us, our family and Madeleine. Kate passed him a photograph of Madeleine and he blessed this and would pray for her safe returning. The meeting was more personal than we could have imagined given the number of people there and will help us sustain our hope and determination to find Madeleine.
The press conference followed shortly afterwards and was very well attended. We will give more details tomorrow as we are very tired following our visit and hope to get an early night before planning our next trip. |
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| Thurs May 31 |
At the end of May 2007 the McCanns hired Control Risks Group
| 31st May... Leaves PdL at around 16:00 and heads for Lisbon, to catch a flight to Madrid. Arrives at Lisbon airport by 19:38 which was the last ping in Portugal that day. |
31/5 Leaves Luz at 16:10 , arrives at Lisbon airport at 19:14. Last ping of the day (in Portugal) comes at 19:41 from the airport. |
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Press conference in Rome went very well giving us an excellent forum to ask for help in the search for Madeleine. We told people about the website, how to download posters and ask people to print them and take on holiday wherever they are.
We arrived in Madrid late last night and have a series of meetings arranged with government and non government agencies concerned with child welfare. We will also be hosting a press conference again to raise general awareness of Madeleine´s disappearance and ask for the public´s help in our search for Madeleine. We may also do a few very short interviews for US news stations which are widely broadcast in Europe, N.Africa and Asia, particularly in English speaking hotels and other outlets. Will update after meetings. |
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Madrid, SPAIN: Gerry and Kate McCann give a press conference in Madrid, 01 June 2007 to raise awareness about their missing daughter Madeleine.
 
MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 01: Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba (R) says farewell to Kate and Gerry McCann after their meeting at the Interior Ministry on June 1, 2007 in Madrid, Spain. Gerry and Kate are in Madrid to spread the word in the search for their missing 4-year-old duaghter Madeleine
Madrid
A mystery sample of DNA was found, on 1 June, in the bedroom from where Madeleine disappeared. The DNA did not match that of the McCanns, their three children nor that of Murat. The PJ handed the sample over to the national forensic science laboratories, the Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal, and stated that there is a new suspect
1st June...
First ping back in Portugal at 19:37 (Lisbon Airport)
Arrives back in Luz sometime between 22:58 (Lagos ping) and 23:49 (PdL Centro ping) |
1/6 First ping back Portugal comes at 19:52 (Lisbon airport)
Back in Luz by 23:03 |
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GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 01: Pupils at Bankhead Primary school release yellow balloons for missing Madeleine McCann on June 1, 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland. Around 400 hundred balloons were released all with a tag attached containing Madeleine Appeal information. |
With the help of the British Embassy we had a very busy day. First of all we had a short briefing from the ambassador and her staff. We then had a series of meetings with: multiple non-governmental agencies involved in child welfare, did a TV programme akin to Crimewatch focussing on Madeleine’s disappearance, a press conference which was well attended, a couple of short US news channel interviews with European coverage and finally met with the Spanish Minister for the Interior (Home Secretary equivalent). We left Madrid feeling as if the Spanish were treating Madeleine’s disappearance like one of their own.
Meanwhile in Portugal Phil arrived with thousands of posters in different languages. Most of these have been delivered to the Irish centre at Fatima and more at Lisbon airport. Planning a family day tomorrow. Will weigh up next phase of the search over the weekend. |
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| Sat June 2 |
 Epsom Derby
2nd June...
A trip to Praia da Rocha (beach resort at Portimao) late afternoon.
Arrival time is only estimated because of the gap in pings;
Consecutive...
13:28 PdL Centro
13:55 Lagos
14:14 Ladeira do Vau (a mile to the North of Portimao)
{ 2 hours 21 minutes gap }
16:35 Praia Rocha Este (Beach to the South of Portimao)
Last ping in Praia da Rocha at 19:48
Reach Lagos Norte at 20:11
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2/6 A trip to Praia da Rocha (beach resort at Portimao) Last Luz activation at 13:09, first at PdR 15:21
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Relatively quiet day. Did manage to repsond to some e-mails regarding campaign issues with some excellent ideas coming through. We did visit a local beach with Sean, Amelie and the rest of the family who are here and managed to get a bite to eat. Having a huge number of media reuests in but want these to be very focussed in areas that will have clear benefits in the search for Madeleine. We did do a German TV and newspaper interview which wiil be released tomorrow to incraese awareness ahead of our planned visit to Berlin later this week. Most of the Sunday newspapers will carry some of the interview as a British reporter sat in and asked a few more quetions related to the campaign strategy. |
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3/6 Gaps : 08:02 - 11:15 , 14:54 - 17:07 |
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Was encouraged to learn of the large volume of information which has come through the Leicester incident room following the appeal. Hopefully the Portuguese police will have had a good reponse also and we hope to meet with them in the next couple of days for an update. Chris and Les, who travelled over with the huge inflatable banner which has been positioned near the Spanish border, are heading home today. They were very happy that the director of the Algarve tourist board allowed them to put it up in private property owned by them, with thousands of cars passing every hour and seeing Madeleine’s image and details of her disappearance and reward. Sunday papers have reported our interviews virtually verbatim but vey disappointed that the blog was lifted almost in entirety by one newspaper yesterday after expressly forbidding such an approach! The blog is to keep people visiting the website up to date
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4 June... Nothing of note |
4/6 Three Burgau pings within seconds at 16:09
Before this was a 15:29 and after was a 16:14 (both in Luz) |
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Busier day today with travel arrangements for Berlin and Amsterdam finalised. Leaving tomorrow night and coming back Thurs afternoon. It will be a very busy schedule similar to Madrid. On Thurs night there is a music festival in aid of Madeleine in nearby Lagos which we will be attending. Tonigh, we were interviewed for Crimeatch which will be shown on BBC1 tomorrow night. This was a very good opportunity to recap on all the information which is in the public domain and re-emphasise the appeal, especially since the description of a suspect seen carrying a child was released by the Portuguese police after the initial British appeal. As well as some reports from Crimewatch, you may see a picture of me in a green and yellow find Madeleine t-shirt in tomorrow’s paper. The t-shirts were brought over by Phil and later on I thought better about wearing it around the resort she was taken from. I am sure all the people who have chosen to continue their holliday here, rather than take an alternative location, know about Madeleine’s disappearance and don’t need a further reminder. |
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5th June...
Trip to Portimao for meeting with British detectives at the British Consulate. (10:40 - 13:07)
Left PdL around 16:00 for trip to Faro airport to catch a flight to Berlin
Arrive at the airport around 16:50
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5/6 Pinging Portimao area between 10:30 & 12:59 (including a gap : 10:41 - 12:56)
Gap after the last Portimao ping at 12:59 until 16:03 at Bensafrim (just outside Luz)
Last ping of the day (in Portugal) comes at 16:21 in Benagaia (around half way between Luz & Faro) |
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Met with the Portuguese Police today. It is good to talk face to face especially with so much speculation in the media. Kates parents arrived today to see the kids and us. We managed to spend a couple of hours with them before heading off for Berlin. I had completely forgotten that it is my birthday today, it is anything but a happy one. However Sean and Amelie made me a birthday card on behalf of them and Madeleine and Trisha made a fruit flan. We sang happy birthday and blew the candles out together which Sean and Amelie really enjoyed. They were really happy to see Grandma and Grandad, whom they are used to seeing every few weeks in England. Kates parents have been a huge help to us, especially since the twins were born, often driving down to Leicestershire for the weekend to help with the kids. This has been really important when I have been on-call at weekends and Kate would have been left looking after the three of them on her own. Trisha would often fly down to help when she had a few days off or when her and Sandy were en route to Cambridge. It makes us feel better knowing that we are leaving Sean and Amelie with very close loved ones whilst we are away on this short trip to appeal for further information and raise awareness of Madeleine’s disappearance. Arrived in Berlin. Another busy programme tomorrow with TV, press, and politicians to see and then straight on to Amsterdam for more of the same. It all helps in the search for Madeleine. |
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Today seemed to go very well with huge interest in our search for Madeleine. There has also been a little bit of criticism in the German press about the amount of media coverage but this did not seem to diminish the level of interest. The German interviewers are a little more direct with their questions but I was still surprised by the question as to whether Kate and I may be involved in Madeleine’s abduction! Hopefully our answers removed any doubt on that score and that our sole focus in all of the family campaigning is to get Madeleine back. After the media we met with a couple of politicians in private. Firstly, we saw the deputy justice minister for Germany who gave us reassurances regarding the investigation. Following this we met the Mayor of Berlin who is a very powerful and charismatic politician. He asked us what he could do for us and following this meeting asked German tourists who were in the Algarve around the time of Madeleine’s abduction to come forward. He is very popular and such public backing should help our appeal. We had to delay our onward flight to Amsterdam because of some information received by the police, which we needed to be consulted on. We diverted to the embassy in Berlin but it turned out to be nothing of interest. We unfortunately had to miss 2 TV programmes as we arrived in Amsterdam 3 hours late, very tired and emotionally drained. We did manage to catch up with a few friends briefly who we know from the year we lived in Amsterdam. They have been actively campaigning here on our behalf with poster distribution, contacting media and liasing with companies to get advertising space for large posters of Madeleine.
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| Thurs Jun 7 |
Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS: Kate and Gerry McCann, parents of missing 4-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann show a picture of their daughter at a press conference 07 June 2007 in Amsterdam. The parents of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who vanished in Portugal last month, appealed to Dutch tourists for information on their daughter.
Thursday June 7
• A mystery phone call from a man claiming to know Madeleine's whereabouts is received.
The caller provides such detail that Kate and Gerry McCann temporarily put their European search for their daughter on hold in case they need to act. The call is later traced to a mobile phone registered in Argentina.
Kazlux meeting with Goncalo Amaral This from the Dutch blogger Ko van Dijk, who gave me permission to quote him on this (he wrote about it in an article with the title 'Bloed in de kofferbak' = 'Blood in the carboot' on his weblog http://www.kovandijkvertelt.nl):It is about the letter to De Telegraaf. Ko said the letter was delivered to De Telegraaf on JUNE SEVENTH! He is certain as he knows both the journalists who went to Portugal very well. Therefore he also knows that De Telegraaf called the McCanns about it on that same day (so june 7th). Ko thinks this is what spooked them into moving the body.
7th June...
Arrived back in Faro by 17:12
Back in PdL by 18:25
Arrived in Lagos by 20:13 for a musical concert
Several pings in Lagos, with last one at 21:27
{ 2.5 Hour gap }
The next ping is back in PdL Centro at 00:05 |
7/6 First ping back in Portugal comes at Montenegro (just outside Faro airport) at 17:14
Back in Luz by 18:06. Last activation of the day comes at 19:44
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DATE GERRY USED
Day 35 - 06th June 2007
The press conference, meetings and appeal on TV today in Amsterdam all seemed to go well. I doubt there are many people left in Europe who do not know of Madeleine’s disappearance and hopefully everyone who has information will have come forward to the police. Today was particularly difficult for Kate and I because of the year we spent in Amsterdam with Madeleine. We have many friend s still there and could never have imagined coming back without her in such dreadful circumstances. Afterwards we caught with a friend of mine who was attending a medical conference in Amsterdam and a friend who helps run a playgroup that we attended We arrived back in Portugal and managed to spend some time with Sean and Amelie. We then drove to the concert in Lagos in aid of Madeleine, which is the first large public event in Portugal that I know of supporting the campaign. It was interesting mix of jazz, blues, orchestra and rap! We were presented with a painting with green and yellow hands from a class of schoolkids- hands of hope. There was a short speech and Kate thanked tke local
community for their support. The amount of media coverage Madeleine’s disappearance has received is phenomenal. After Morocco we will have to take stock and decide on our best strategy. I am not convinced going to other European countries and holding meetings similar to Berlin and Amsterdam will help. |
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| Fri June 8 |
8th June...
First activation at 06:49
Last ping of the day at 18:52
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8/6 Activity between 00:07 & 00:10
Possible short journey W/NW of Luz;
10:27 Luz
10:48 Almadena (just NW of Luz)
11:31 Luz
Gap : 11:45 (Luz) - 14:00 (Luz) |
3) The day before... 8th June...
Gerry has an early night... last ping 18:52
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Quieter day today. This was a good chance to catch up with campaign e-mails and phone calls after the trips to Berlin and Amsterdam. At lunchtime we went to the release of 1000 yellow balloons at the beach carrying cards with Madeleine’s picture on it and information in 5 different languages including arabic. There were similar launches in Manchester and Madrid. The event was organsied by the Sun who, like almost all of the media, have been incredibly supportive. I told Nick, the Sun journalist, that we are happy to support all strategies which increase the chances of finding Madeleine. Later in the afternoon we went down to the beach and had dinner in one of the restaurants which Sean and Amelie really enjoyed. Sean, in particular has acquired a taste for sea-bass! Kate and I did a short interview for BBC East Midlands to thank everyone for their support and it is likely that this will be shown around most of the regions, certainly Northwest and BBC Scotland. Kate and most of the family headed down to the church for the regular Friday night vigil but I was just too shattered. Tommorrow will largely be a family day although I am not sure what we will be doing yet. |
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| Sat June 9 |
9th June...
Afternoon trip to Sagres, but only one activation there...
Couple of gaps as well...
Consecutive mast activations;
11:24 PdL Centro
{ 2.5 hour gap }
14:00 Sagres
{ 2.5 hour gap }
16:28 Budens
16:29 Budens
16:32 PdL
PdL to Sagres should be around a 30 minute drive.
According to the records, they left PdL between 11:24 and 13:30 and arrived in Sagres between 11:54 and 14:00
The sparse activations only indicate that they left Sagres anytime between 14:00 and 16:00 and arrived in PdL anytime between 14:30 and 16:32
This is only based on the activations of Gerry's mobile.
Last ping of the day at 22:03 |
9/6 Trip to Sagres. Last Luz ping was 11:41. Gap, then Pinging Sagres from 13:11 to 15:15
Budens at 16:28 then back in Luz by 17:07 |
1) In Budens (just West of Luz), on the way back from Sagres (9th June), Kate & Gerry were on their mobiles at the same time...
16:28:56 Gerry receives a text (while in Budens)
16:28:59 Kate's mobile pings Budens2 (no details available)
16:29:22 Gerry receives a call from 044787xxx0398 for 2m 26s (in Budens)
16:32:14 Same number calls Gerry again, this time for 6m 31s (in Luz)
2) Why only one ping in Sagres for Gerry?
9th June...
Afternoon trip to Sagres, but only one activation there...
Couple of gaps as well...
Consecutive mast activations;
11:24 PdL Centro
{ 2.5 hour gap }
14:00 Sagres
{ 2.5 hour gap }
16:28 Budens
16:29 Budens
16:32 PdL
Kate had numerous.
If Gerry hadn't received that withheld call at 2pm there would be no proof his mobile ever travelled to Sagres.
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DATE GERRY USED
Day 37 - 11/06/2007
Kate and I had a slightly busier day on the media front than expected. We did a short press interview for the Irish Sunday papers, mainly to thank the Irish for their fantastic level of support. We followed that with one for the British Sundays which is likely to be the last one we do for a while. We talked about our pain of not having having Madeleine for such a long time and for our need to grieve, which occurs mainly in private. We also talked about how after Morocco we will have to spend some time reflecting both emotionally, and also how best the campaign can be taken forward. What we want to ensure is that the campaign has a psoitive effect on finding Madeleine.
After this we headed down to Sagres which is the very most southwestern tip of Portugal. There is a very nice beach and we had lunch with the family.
After returning from the beach we did the Irish version of Crimewatch-‘Crimecall’. There are a lot of Irish tourists in and around Praia da Luz and although the awareness of Madeleine’s disappearance in Ireland is extremely high, we want to ensure that everyone is aware of the appeal and we want the Irish public to come forward with photographs of people who they do not know who were in and around Praia da Luz in the 2 weeks leading up to the 3rd May. The address to upload photographs is: to www.madeleine.ceopupload.com . We have also asked for people to contact their local police if they have seen a man matching the description of the suspect carrying a child seen around the time of Madeleine’s abduction. He is 30-40 years, 1.70-1.80m (5’7”-11”), caucasian and was wearing a dark jacket, beige or mustard coloured trousers with dark shoes. No major news on the investigation front- we still believe it is just a single phone call away. |
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| Sun June 10 |
10th June...
First ping of the day at 11:22
They leave PdL around 16:35 and head for Lisbon Airport to catch a flight to Casablanca, Morocco.
They arrive at the airport by 19:50 and the last ping is at 20:49
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We attended mass this morning and the Bishop had sent a very nice message that he and everyone else was praying for Madeleine. He also said that our attitude in this time of adversity was an example for others. Contrary to some of the headlines in the Sunday papers the campaign to find Madeleine will not ease up. Kate’s and my role will be different after Morocco compared to the last 3 weeks. As I said earlier we will reflect on the investigation, what the campaign has achieved and where we will be best directed. We will be less evident in the media, at least for a few days, unless there is a breakthrough in the investigation. First of all we have Morocco. We drove up to Lisbon late this afternoon to catch a flight to Casablanca where embassy officials will meet us. We were surprised to learn that a 20 seat propeller plane was sent instead of the larger aircraft. Luckily Kate, Clarence and I got squeezed on although we were certainly rather apprehensive about flying on such an aircraft- it reminded us of some of the internal flights we took in New Zealand in the mid 90’s. The meeting in Rabat will follow a similar itinerary as to the European visits. We will meet with the ambassador and his staff, two children’s charities, the interior minister and possibly the chief of police. We will do two interviews for the main TV stations and the press conference will be last. I am sure we will be asked about the Marrakech siting which has been extensively reported in the press. I should be able to get some more details of this from ITV, who interviewed the witness, and hopefully the justice minister to find out what enquiries were made by the local police |
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| Mon June 11 |
Morocco
Casablanca, MOROCCO: Kate (L) and Gerry McCann, parents of missing 4-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann, fill in the police record upon their arrival in Casablanca on June 10th, 2007. Kate and Gerry are in Morocco to ask the authorities for their help in the search for their missing daughter Maddie,
 
 
Rabat, MOROCCO: The parents of Madeleine McCann, Kate (R) and Gerry (C), the four-year-old British girl who vanished in Portugal more than a month ago, meet with Moroccan Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa 11 June 2007 in Rabat. The couple have launched a campaign to raise public awareness of the case in the hope that people will come forward with information that could help police find their daughter. The trip to Morocco follows testimony by 45-year-old Norwegian Mari Olli that she had seen Maddie in a petrol station south of Marrakesh while on holiday, six days after the disappearance. Woman (2nd L) is unidentified.
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DAY AND DATE GERRY USED
Day 38 -12/06/2007
We spent the day in Rabat meeting 3 child welfare groups, the minister for interior and the chief of police. We had little knowledge of Morocco before coming here and have learned what a family orientated and child loving society it is. Everyone has been incredibly sympathetic and said they will do everything to help us find Madeleine. As well as the meetings there was a very touching experience outside the National Observatory for Chidren's Rights. As we pulled up in the car there were about 150 children waving posters of Madeleine with the words above and below a picture of her:
'All Moroccan Children Are With You Madeleine- Madeleine: Back Home'. They were singing and cheering Madeleine's name and shouting 'coeur', Heart. This whole experience was uplifting and enlightening at the same time in that we had no concept that so many children in Morocco would know of Madeleine and also be internet- friendly. It is just as likely that a child will spot Madeleine and alert a responsible adult. The whole world really has changed and is a lot smaller in this computer age. If Madeleine is in Morocco we have no doubt that she will be found.
We did a couple of interviews for ITV and Sky and followed up our Newspaper interviews focussing on a change in the phase of the campaign. We confirmed that there will be a period of reflection before we decide on what is the best role for Kate and I. The campaign and the search for Madeleine will continue and with everyone's help we will find her. So please stay with us. |
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| Tues June 12 |
12th June...
First ping back in Portugal at 16:31. However, unlike many other times, this ping was not at the airport, it was at Montijo (just outside Lisbon).
Back in PdL by 18:47
Last ping of the day at 22:20
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12/6 First back in Portugal comes at 15:51 in Lisbon. Activations then consistent with travel back to the Algarve. Final Ping of journey comes just outside Luz (Bensafrim) at 18:26 followed by a large period of inactivity until three activations just after half past midnight |
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DAY AND DATE GERRY USED
Day 38 -12/06/2007
We spent the day in Rabat meeting 3 child welfare groups, the minister for interior and the chief of police. We had little knowledge of Morocco before coming here and have learned what a family orientated and child loving society it is. Everyone has been incredibly sympathetic and said they will do everything to help us find Madeleine. As well as the meetings there was a very touching experience outside the National Observatory for Chidren's Rights. As we pulled up in the car there were about 150 children waving posters of Madeleine with the words above and below a picture of her:
'All Moroccan Children Are With You Madeleine- Madeleine: Back Home'. They were singing and cheering Madeleine's name and shouting 'coeur', Heart. This whole experience was uplifting and enlightening at the same time in that we had no concept that so many children in Morocco would know of Madeleine and also be internet- friendly. It is just as likely that a child will spot Madeleine and alert a responsible adult. The whole world really has changed and is a lot smaller in this computer age. If Madeleine is in Morocco we have no doubt that she will be found.
We did a couple of interviews for ITV and Sky and followed up our Newspaper interviews focussing on a change in the phase of the campaign. We confirmed that there will be a period of reflection before we decide on what is the best role for Kate and I. The campaign and the search for Madeleine will continue and with everyone's help we will find her. So please stay with us.
DAY GERRY USED
Day 39 -12/06/2007
We finished off our trip to Morocco with a private visit to the minister for religious affairs this morning. He is an academic, senior cleric and adviser to the King of Morocco. We explained to him that although we are Roman Catholic we have received messages of support and prayers from all religious groups. Leicester, where we live, is extremely diverse culturally with a large proportion of Muslims and there were prayers for Madeline throughout Leicester on Sunday. We asked the minister if prayers could be said for Madeleine and other missing children in Morocco. He told us that people were praying for her and again emphasised that if Madeleine is in Morocco they would find her. En route to the airport a lorry had overturned blocking the exit from the motorway. The Moroccan people dealt with this in a very calm and relaxed manner, which we have found is a very engaging aspect of their character. Arriving back in Praia da Luz it was great to see Sean and Amelie. I think they were happy to see us although have been very well looked after as usual. We have no more trips planned for the immediate future and will spend the next few days taking stock. Tonight we have also gone to the church for prayers, as it is now 40 days and nights since Madeleine was abducted. No child or parent should have to endure his experience and we prayed that she would be found safe and well. |
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Met with Portuguese and British police today to get an update on the investigation. We were reaasured that information continues to come in, and we continue to pray for a breakthrough.
We were extremely disappointed in the publication of the anonymous letter in The Telegraaf (Netherlands) claiming to know where Madeleine is buried. Although all information will be taken seriously, we were very upset that the credibility of this letter had not been examined and, more importantly, published before the Portuguese police had an opportunity to investigate the claim, and search the area if appropriate without massive media attention. We feel strongly that this was an irresponsible piece of journalism and even if it were true is insensitive and cruel.
One can imagine how upsetting it is for Kate and I to hear of such claims
through the media and if every piece of information was published like this there would be nothing else in the newspapers. |
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Thurs June 14
Jon |
 ODIAXERE, PORTUGAL: British journalist Jason Farrow reports live from the village of Odiaxere, 15 Km Northeast of Praia da Luz, 14 June 2007, where journalists gathered after a Dutch newspaper said 13 June 2007 it had received an anonymous letter giving details of where to find the body of a missing British girl who vanished in Portugal six week ago.
ODIAXERE, PORTUGAL: A Portuguese policeman (R) helps a car to cross a police line 15 June 2007, during a search in the village of Odiaxere, 15 Km Northeast of Praia da Luz, after the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf said 13 June it had received an anonymous letter giving details of where to find the body of Madeleine McCann
14th June...
First ping of the morning comes at 08:17 in Lagos.
First and only ping at Faro airport comes at 09:29
Believed to be picking up Jon Corner
Back in Luz by around 11am
Then a few gaps worth mentioning;
11:09 PdL
12:57 PdL
14:05 PdL
14:51 PdL
15:15 PdL
16:31 PdL
Another gap between 18:33 & 20:07 |
14/6 Left Luz around 08:15 - 08:30, activations consistent with travel to Faro. Ping by Faro airport at 09:27. Consistent with travel back, first activating Luz at 10:50
Gap 17:12 - 19:10 |
14th - overlaps in mobile silences between K & G... 17:12 - 19:10 | |
Six weeks since Madeleine disappeared. We believe Madeleine is alive and I am glad to say that following yesterday's letter in the Telegraaf (Netherlands) there has been no evidence that Madeliene is in the area indicated although there will be further searches tomorrow.
Kate and I picked up a friend from Faro airport who has been
instrumental in helping with the campaign. He has been fantastic, producing the DVD of Madeleine to ‘Don’t you forget about me’
which has been shown at many sporting events and concerts as well as producing the look for maddie logo and various posters.
We spent most of the day updating each other and discussing future campaign ideas. We are getting closer to appointing a campaign manager who will handle media liaison and coordinating events to keep Madeleine’s disappearance highly visible |
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Fri June 15
Jon |
14 June 2007 - Kate and I picked up a friend [Jon Corner] from Faro airport who has been instrumental in helping with the campaign. He has been fantastic, producing the DVD of Madeleine to 'Don't you forget about me' which has been shown at many sporting events and concerts as well as producing the look for maddie logo and various posters. We spent most of the day updating each other and discussing future campaign ideas.
15 June 2007 - We have made some real progress deciding on campaign strategy.
15th...
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The good news today is that the search in response to the letter in the Telegraaf did not find evidence of Madeleine. We still belive that
Madeleine is alive. We have made some real progress deciding on campaign strategy. There is a huge amount of goodwill from people who want to help us find Madeleine and we have some concrete offers of support and are trying to finalise details before releasing them.Tomorrow will be a family day. |
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Sat June 16
Kate and I dropped Jon at the airport this morning
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16th... According to the blog and available media information The MCanns went to Faro airport to drop off Jon Corner and collect more friends/family (which may or may not be the same trip) as well as a visit to Lagos Zoo.
Lagos Zoo isn't actually in Lagos. It's at Barao de Sao Joao, which is around 7 miles to the NW of Lagos and 4 miles North of Luz. It's actually closer to Luz than Lagos.
The first ping of the day comes at 08:54 at Faro Airport. Nothing before at Luz or elsewhere, meaning that he either switched his phone off (anytime since 20:15 the previous evening) or there was no activity. Going by previous days analysis, this type of behaviour is extremely unusual.
Last ping at the airport comes at 09:03
Next ping in Almancil (6 miles to the West of Faro - on way back) at 10:10
Then a ping at 10:21 in North Boliqueime (5 miles North East of Albufeira)
{ Then a 2 hour 15 minute gap }
Next ping back in Luz at 12:36
Next ping at 12:38 in Luz Centro
Next ping at 12:58 in Almadena (2 miles NW of Luz)
{ Then a 2 hour 16 minute gap } - It was around this time they were at the Zoo, according to reports, which means his phone was either switched off or there was no activity during this period. Almadena ping may be consistent with a trip from Luz to Barao de Sao Joao (where the Zoo is located).
Then two pings at Bensafrim Centro (4 miles North of Luz and 2 miles NE of the Zoo) at 15:14 and 15:30
{ Then a 1 hour 43 minute gap } - What happened here?
Next ping in Luz Centro at 17:13, then another ping a minute later. Then a gap until 18:39. Next ping at 19:19 followed by another gap until a ping at 20:44
Consecutive Ping List for today;
08:54 Faro Airport (1st activation of the day)
08:58 Faro Airport
09:00 Faro Airport
09:03 Faro Airport
10:10 Almansil
10:21 No Boliqueime
12:36 Praia da Luz
12:38 Praia da Luz Centro
12:58 Almadena
15:14 Bensafrim Centro
15:30 Bensafrim Centro
17:13 Praia da Luz Centro
17:14 Praia da Luz Centro
18:39 Praia da Luz Centro
19:19 Praia da Luz Centro
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16/6 Left Luz just after 7am and headed to Faro airport. First activity at the airport comes at 08:23, last at 09:37. Back in Luz just after 11am.
Possible trip to the West of Luz, consecutive activations as follows;
12:50 Mast “Luz Central 2”
12:55 Luz3
12:56 Almadena 1 (Just West of Luz)
1 hour 16 min gap
14:12 - 14:23 5 pings at Luz4
14:28 Luz3
14:38 Luz4
4 hour gap
18:41 Luz Central 2 |
16th - overlaps in mobile silences between K & G... 12:56 - 14:12 & 15:30 - 17:13 (Zoo trip | |
Kate and I dropped Jon at the airport this morning and picked up some more friends/family who have come out to see us, but
particularly the twins. They were certainly happy to see our visitors! After lunch we headed off to the local zoo. Relatively quiet on the campaign front today as it is a family day. Tomorrow we will announce one or two planned events to keep Madeleines disappearnace high profile. |
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Sunday June 17
• Portuguese police say Madeleine's friends and family may have unwittingly destroyed vital evidence in the first few hours after her abduction, during their search for her.
Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa says their well-meaning actions could prove "fatal" for the investigation
| 17th June... Only thing to mention is a gap between a 15:45 ping at the Luz Central mast and a 20:57 ping at the Luz mast. A gap of 5 hours and 12 minutes |
17/6 Gaps : 13:24 - 15:55 & 18:48 - 21:25 |
17th - overlaps in mobile silences between K & G... 18:48 - 21:25
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Kate and I managed an early morning run before church.
The first event of our longer term campaign will be on Friday 22nd June- this will mark the 50th day Madeleine will be missing. We will be launching green and yellow balloons from at least 50 centres worldwide to mark the fact that we are still searching as are other parents of missing children. Countries that are partcipating so far
are Argentina, El Salvador, USA, Canada, Ireland, UK,
The Netherlands, Germany, Portugal (Kate and I in Praia da Luz), Spain, South Africa, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. . Any other countries that wish to partcipate can download information from the website. |
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| 18th June... Only thing to mention about today is the large number of activations/pings, suggesting that the phone was used extensively throughout the day. Although they were all in Luz, with the exception of one in Lagos, it was a record number to date, extending over two pages. |
18/6 Activity to the West of Luz with plenty of travel time. Consecutive;
14:57 Luz Central 2
1.5 hour gap
16:33 Cabanas Velhas M1 (just West of Burgau)
1.5 hour gap
17:55 Burgau 2 [x2]
17:59 Burgau 1
18:08 Luz Central 2
2 Hour Gap
20:07 Luz Central 2
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18th - Kate's Burgau pings on the 18th June have no matches for Gerry. He was only pinging Luz (in huge numbers) that day | |
Kate and I got the respone we wanted after speaking to the Portuguese ploice today. We are assured that no criticism of our actions on the night Madeline
disappeared was intended.
There has been a good response to our planned balloon release for Madeleine and other missing children on Friday and we are confident that over 50 countries
will be represented.
The twins have really enjoyed seeing family who have been visiting us for the last 3 days- it has passed very quickly. Hopefully the next time we see them it will be with Madeleine. |
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| 19th June... First ping of the day comes at 08:20 in Faro Airport. Nothing anywhere before this. Last ping at Faro Airport comes at 09:01 before Gerry takes off for a trip to the UK |
19/6 Trip to Albufeira
Left Luz just after 3pm, back in Luz at 19:10 |
19th - Only Gerry's mobile tarvels to Faro airport in the morning, for a flight to the UK. Last ping from Gerry at 09:01 , However, Kate's mobile takes a trip to Albufeira, as far as I can tell, late afternoon/early evening. | |
Flew in to London to for a series of meetings. Helped a passenger on the flight who collapsed. He was ill enough to require a full assessment on arrival and went off to hospital in an ambulance.
Unfortunately shortly after arriving in London I had my wallet stolen which meant I was running late. I did manage to get to all my meetings which ran late into the evening. We had very good discussions regarding sustaining the search for Madeleine long term. The role for Kate and I in the campaign will not be nearly be so
public. We have to balance any campaigning in the search for Madeleine with protecting Sean and Amelie and making sure their privacy is protected.
We are exploring the use of new media and using local advertising, particularly in Europe.
There will of course be event driven media
exposure such as the balloon launch on Friday 22nd. There are several other very good ideas being developed and a few large companies are willing to help us. |
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| 20th... First mast activation of the day at 20:56 in Faro Airport (landed back from the UK). Back in Luz by 22:30 |
20/6 Gap : 17:58 (Luz) - 20:05 (Paderne - between Luz and Faro) a 49 minute drive
Then more activations heading towards Faro
Pinging airport 20:31 to 21:00
First activity back in Luz at 22:33 |
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Another busy day of meetings this time in Leicester. No mishaps thankfully.The main meeting was that of Maddeleines fund where we discussed implementing a strategy to maintain our campaign to find Madeleine. It was agreed in principle to appoint a family spokesperson who will act, not just for Kate and I, but also on behalf of the extended family who have been liasing with the media. This appointment will take a lot of strain off family members who have been putting in such massive efforts to help find Madeleine.
We are delighted with the response to the 50th day balloon launch
which will truly be a global event. There will be a few variations to the release of balloons however. In Ventura, Southern California, 50 white doves will be released and in
Afghanistan kite racing, an activity banned under the Taliban, will be the order of the day. Arrived back in Praia da Luz this evening and it was great to see Kate and the Kids, even though I was only away for a day and a half. |
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Thursday June 21
• The first of a series of reported sightings of a girl resembling Madeleine is reported in Malta. The initial reports spark a flurry of interest in the island with dozens of possible sightings reported in subsequent days and weeks
21st... A trip to the Portimao area for a meeting with the PJ
Arrived just before 11am
Back in Luz by 13:49 |
21/6 Activations In Portimao between 10:59 & 13:16
Back in Luz at 14:37
Then pinging Lagos between 16:34 & 17:29 |
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Met with the Portuguese police today for an update. Their committemnt to find Madeleine matches ours and we all hope for that vital breakthrough every day.
We have literally received thousands of letters, cards and messages of support here in Portugal which have helped give us strength during this terrible time. Yesterday we received a particularly touching gift which is entitled Madeleines Book of Hope made up with comments from children of all ages from 3 different schools including a pre-school. The messages in different coloured pages with green and yellow ribbons had both the power to us cry and laugh!
The response to the balloon launch to mark 50 days that Madeleine has been missing has been incredible. There are close to 300 centres, and countries all over the world, participating. There has been a lot of local media interest but remember to take digital photographs and videos if possible which will be able to be uploaded to the website so we can display them. The message of Madeleines disappearance will reach many more people tomorrow.
A pleasing aspect of the launch will be the highlighting of other missing or abducted children, many of whom will have recieved little public attention. I know that 7 year old Yeremi Vargas will be
remembered in Madrid and his family will be releasing balloons from Gran Canaria where he disappeared in March of this year.
Our campaign to find Madeleine will be associated with other child welfare issues in the future. We are very keen to see more debate
on issues that we and other families in similar situations have to face.
Child abuse is a taboo subject still in many countries and we must encourage responsible debate around how child abuse can be prevented. |
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| Fri June 22 |
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We never thought it would happen: 50 days without Madeleine. Solidarity the world over has been expressed today with the launch of balloons in every continent to remember Madeleine and other missing children. The event in Praia da Luz had considerable media interest as did many other releases the world over. Sean and Amelie released their balloons shortly after kate and I let go our 50 and we were pleased the media respected our wish for the twins not to be photographed any longer. Please send digital images and video of your local event to images@bringmadeleinehome.com
We were not planning to say anything at the launch but there was such a large turnout from Portuguese TV who we have not spoken
to for some time that we decided to answer their questions. The beauty of the launch was the local and international dimension with media coverage spreading Madeleines image far and wide.
We have seen the video of the Ullapool (home of the website and my sister Phil) launch, Glasgow and extensive pictures from
Amsterdam. We very much look forward to seeing pictures from all the other venues. One of these balloons may just be found by someone who recognises Madeleine and alerts the authorities.
22nd June... First mobile activation of the day comes at 09:18 in Boliqueime en-route to Faro airport, where he arrives at 09:43
This airport run is not mentioned in his blog.
Back in Luz around 11am.
Only other mention is a large gap between activations which occurred between 12:17 and 18:17 (both in Luz Central) which gives us a period of 6 hours of inactivity.
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22/6 Faro Airport between 09:37 - 09:56
Back in Luz at 11:27
Pinging Budens (5 miles West of Luz) 11:41 - 11:53 , in between Luz activations at 11:34 & 12:07 |
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| Sat June 23 |
23rd June... We have a ping in Lagos at 01:07 followed by another Lagos ping at 07:50
We have a gap between 09:29 and 12:59
And another gap between 16:12 and 20:32 |
23/6 Gap 16:22 - 20:11 |
23rd - Large simultaneous period of inactivity, around 16:12 - 20:11 | |
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| Sun June 24 |
24 June... Gaps between...
09:22 and 11:28
14:51 and 17:27
18:07 and 20:19 |
24/6 Later than normal start to the morning, first activity coming at 10:04
Gap 13:25 - 16:56 followed immediately by another until 19:20
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24th - Large simultaneous periods of inactivity, around 14:51 - 16:56 and 18:07 - 19:20 | |
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Gerry |
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| Mon June 25 |
25th June... First ping of the day at 07:49 (Luz) followed by a period of inactivity until 10:25 (Luz Central). Another gap between 16:50 and 19:03
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25/6 Gap 16:59 - 20:50 |
25th - Large simultaneous period of inactivity, around 16:59 - 19:03
4) Weird little pattern in periods of inactivity timing;
25 June (Gerry) : 16:50 - 19:03
26 June (Kate) : 16:48 - 19:07
Almost identical to the minute.
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| Tues June 26 |
| 26 June... One reasonable lengthed gap between 19:59 and 22:01 |
26/6 Travel to Faro airport.
Left Luz around 08:20 , arrived airport 09:09.
Left airport around 09:25 and was back in Luz by 11am at the latest.
Gap 16:48 - 19:07 |
26th - Only Kate travelled to Faro airport this morning. Consecutive Gaps; Kate : 16:48 - 19:07 , Gerry : 19:59 - 20:01 | |
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| Wed June 27 |
| 27th... Day starts with an activation outside of PdL at a mast titled 'Monte Alto IC4' at 09:41 (road map activation?). Could be en-route to Faro airport. Next ping is at 10:45 back in Luz. |
27/6 Ping journey from Luz (left 07:55) to Patacão, just outside Faro (at 08:45)
Back in Luz at 09:58
Reason for journey uknown. No blog mention or media reports. McQueen and Gill were collected from the airport yesterday. |
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| Thurs June 28 |
Thursday June 28
• Spanish police arrest an Italian man and a Portuguese woman suspected of trying to extort money from Madeleine's parents by offering them information about the missing girl.
They are not believed to have anything to do with her disappearance.
Sotogrande, SPAIN: Journalists wait, 28 June 2007, in the entry of a complex near Sotogrande, near San Roque 28 June 2007. Spanish police have arrested an Italian man and questioned a woman of unknown nationality in connection with the suspected kidnapping of British four-year-old Madeleine McCann, officials said. A police spokesman told AFP the arrest was made near the southern Spanish port of Algeciras after the French authorities issued an international arrest warrant for the man. 'Police are examining the possibility of a link' with the Madeleine case, the spokesman said. Spanish broadcaster Telecinco reported that police had detained a married couple, an Italian man and a Portuguese woman, near the town of Sotogrande, which is not far from Algeciras.
Help find Madeleine McCann Benefit - Arielle Kebbel
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 28: Model Celesta Hodge attends the 'Help Find Madeline' Red Carpet Benefit at Play Nightclub on June 28, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
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28th June... Early start. First activity is at 05:37 (Luz Central) with next ping at 07:28 (Luz)
In Portimao at 10:56
Back in Luz at 13:37
Early night? Last activity at 20:57 |
28/6 Trip to Portimao. Arrived around 10:50. Back in Luz at 13:26 |
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Fri June 29
One of our friends from Amsterdam |
29th June 2007... First activation of the day comes from Faro airport at 08:45
Back in Luz at 10:48
Another trip to Portimao today, arriving around 18:00
Back in Luz at 21:36
Paynes arrived in Portugal this morning |
29/6 Gap: 21:35 - 23:55 |
29th - Only Gerry travelled to Faro airport this morning and also only his phone pinging in Portimao that evening. Upon Gerry's return to Luz, from Portimao, that evening, Kate's mobile begins a 2 hour 20 min interval in activations. | |
Early rise this morning dropping off and picking up good friends from the airport. One of our friends from Amsterdam, who has been actively campaigning to publicise Madeleines disappearance, dropped in to see us for a couple of hours since he is on a golfing trip in the Algarve.
Our friends brought back my wallet which had been returned, needless to say minus the Sterling, although all my cards and €30 were still in it! It is good to have my driving license back and one or two other important things. |
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| Sat June 30 |
30th June... Quite alot of activity in a short period of time.
Between 14:59 and and 15:12 there were no less than 17 seperate activations listed in the records from the Luz antenna. That comes to 1.3 pings per minute. Way above the average.
The next ping after 15:12 comes at 17:02 (Luz Central)
The next ping comes at 21:12
Last activity of the day comes 2 minutes later. |
30/6 Gap: 18:28 - 20:25 and 20:49 - 22:54 |
30th - Large overlapping period of inactivity, around : 17:02 - 20:25 | |
2nd version
Family day spent with Sean, Amelie, our friends and their kids. Attended mass this evening which was conducted in English with prayers for Madeleine.
We have confirmed our new accommodation and will be moving in the next few days. We seem to have acquired a lot more stuff, partucularly the twins with lots of well wishers sending them toys. We will be
staying on Portugal for the immediate future and are determined to
come home with Madeleine.
Staying in the Algarve also makes it easier to stay in touch with the Portuguese polce, this is particularly important with the investigation being so active. We have regular meetings and calls to keep abreast of developments.
Day 58 - 30/06/2007 - Saturday
1st version
Family day spent with Sean, Amelie, our friends and their kids. Attended mass this evening which was conducted in English with prayers for Madeleine.
We have confirmed our new accommodation and will be moving in the next few days. We seem to have acquired a lot more stuff, partucularly the twins with lots of well wishers sending them toys, We will be staying on Portugsl for thr immrdiste future and are determined to come home with Madeleine.
Staying in the Algarve also makes it easier to stay in touch with the Portuguese polce, this is particularly important with the investigation being so active. We have regular meetings and calls to keep abreatst of developmennts |
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| Sun July 1 |
1st July... First activity comes at 10:22
Gap between 11:35 and 14:20
Trip to Faro in the evening with gaps...
Consecutive activations;
17:07 PdL
17:52 PdL Centro
19:50 Almansil
19:59 Montenegro
20:00 Montenegro
20:02 Faro
21:32 PdL Centro (last ping of the day) |
1/7 Gaps : 08:43 - 11:20 , 11:57 - 14:32 , 17:52 - 20:00 |
1st - Simultaneous gap : 11:57 - 14:20. Only Gerry pings an evening trip to Faro | |
Family day again, apart from some packing and sorting. Our friends are heading home in the morning and I picked up some family from the airport tonight. Our campaign manager has also flown in and we will be finalising a few more events for the coming weeks
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