Murder & homicide · 2007 · 2000s

The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

In May 2007 three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, while on holiday with her family from Leicestershire. Despite one of the largest missing-person investigations in history, she has never been found. The UK enquiry was led by the Metropolitan Police from Scotland Yard, London, which is where this case is mapped.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.