| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Madeleine McCann |
| Mother / Mom | Kate McCann |
| Sister | Amelie McCann |
| Siblings | She has 2 siblings |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | Born in 2003. As of 2025, she would have been 22 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Partner / Madeleine McCann | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Why were Madeleine McCanns parents suspects? | The Portuguese police suspected that the McCanns had accidentally killed their daughter and covered up the crime. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | British |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Madeleine McCann is the daughter of parents – Gerry McCann and Kate Healy McCann. Young and playful, Madeleine disappeared in 2007 and despite countless efforts, the mystery of her disappearance still remains unsolved!
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Madeleine was born with the full name Madeleine Beth McCann on 12th May 2003 in Leicester, England to parents Kate Healy (mother) and Gary McCann (father). Gerry was a consulting cardiologist and Kate was a GP.
- Madeleine was only 3 years old when she disappeared in 2007.
- Her twin siblings, Sean and Amelie Mccann are now teenagers, but they were only babies when their sister disappeared.
Her Disappearance :
- In 2007, Gerry and Kate McCann travelled to Portugal with their three children, Madeleine, Amelie and Sean for a vacation. A few friends and their families had joined them.
- On 3rd May 2007, the McCann’s left their sleeping twins and 3-year-old Madeleine in the Praia da Luz resort apartment that they were staying in during their vacation in Algarve, Portugal while they dined with their friends at a nearby restaurant.
- Kate kept checking in on Madeleine and the twins throughout the night until she discovered that Madeleine was gone at around 10pm. The disappearance was immediately reported to local authorities and eventually reported to the Leicester Police, London Metropolitan Police and Scotland Yard.
Details of Police Investigation :
- In 2007, Portuguese authorities misinterpreted analysis of British DNA and began to suspect that Madeleine’s parents were hiding a possible accident that killed Madeleine while they were in their apartment. The case was lifted and archived eventually because investigators lacked sufficient evidence.
- Scotland Yard launched Operation Grange in 2011 and they unveiled e-fit pictures two years later showing possible suspects who included a man who was spotted with a toddler in his arms, heading for the beach at night.
- Operation Grange was dialed down in 2015 but lead detectives remained on the case, paying attention to future details they deemed important.
- Madeleine’s disappearance and subsequent investigation drew international attention with several British and international publications covering the story for a long time. Unfortunately for her parents, they often subjected to online harassment and baseless accusations by various tabloids and publications including Express Newspapers who later apologized and gave them damages.
- The Madeleine Fund was started to help with costs of the investigation but recent reports have suggested that funding has been running low.
Updates and Latest Developments :
- Recently, an article was released by an online publication with updates on the case. It stated that the 12th of May, 2018 would have been her 15th birthday.
- In 2018, a witness named Jane Tanner had come forward stating that Dr. Julian Totman, a man who was wrongly named as a possible suspect for four years, had been playing tennis with Gerry McCann the day Madeleine disappeared.
- Several theories have been explored including that human traffickers kidnapped young Madeleine but no concrete evidence has been presented to help authorities solve the case.