Portuguese police end investigation in Madeleine case (Roundup)

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Jul 1, 2008, 15:25 GMT

Lisbon - Fourteen months after the disappearance of little Madeleine McCann of Britain, the Portuguese police have ended their investigation without concrete results, officials said Tuesday. Gerry and Kate McCann, the parents who have been suspected in the widely publicized case, demanded that Portuguese officials formally clear their name of guilt. The State's Attorney in Lisbon confirmed that it had received the final report from investigators, but emphasized that the case was still considered open. Fernando Pinto Monteiro told broadcasters that the case continued to be assessed. Dozens of files needed to be gone through, in order to decide whether added investigation was necessary or pointless. be. The criminal investigators found no evidence to charge anyone for the disappearance of Madeleine, Portuguese media reported. 'The investigators found no evidence which would allow them to charge the parents in connection with the disappearance,' the newspaper Correio da Manha reported. The state's attorney said the news blackout placed over the case will continue until mid August. Madeleine, then age 3, disappeared on May 3, 2007, from her bed at the southern holiday resort of Praia da Luz while her parents, who have been lead suspects in the case, were having dinner at a nearby Tapas bar. Her case brought worldwide notoriety as the parents launched a media blitz looking for her before investigators turned their eyes onto them as possible culprits. The McCanns' spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, demanded that Portuguese officials clear the McCanns of any guilt in the incident. 'The results of the police investigation indicate police were not even clear about what kind of crime they were investigating,' the weekly newspaper Expresso reported online. 'It's unclear whether the crime being investigated was kidnapping, murder or hiding a body.'

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NoharnessJul 2nd, 2008 - 06:36:52

The parents did it.

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How do you know?Jul 7th, 2008 - 18:46:12

I thought all these accusations had stopped. Anyone with an iota of sense can see they didn't do it.

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