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Elizabeth Smart: 'Don't Worry, I'll Be Here in the Morning'

Slept in bed she was kidnapped from

(Newser) - The night Elizabeth Smart was rescued from her 9-month captivity in 2003, she asked to sleep in the same bed she was kidnapped from, her father tells People. "She said...'Don't worry, I'll be here in the morning,' " Ed Smart recalled. “I don’t think anything...

Maddy Missing One Year Today
 Maddy Missing One Year Today 
May 3, 2008 10:17 AM CDT

Maddy Missing One Year Today

Services in UK, Portugal mark anniversary of girl's disappearance

(Newser) - On the first anniversary of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in Portugal, her parents attended a UK church service in her honor, and similar ceremonies were planned elsewhere in Britain and Portugal. Supporters of the McCann family will light candles tonight in Madeleine’s honor, while the girl’s favorite...

McCanns: Leaving Maddy 'Last-Minute' Decision

Parents tell of anguish as anniversary nears

(Newser) - Almost a year after their daughter's disappearance, Madeleine McCann's parents spoke of the "last-minute decision" that now torments them to leave Maddy alone in their vacation hotel room while they left for dinner. “It was cold," Kate McCann said of the night Maddy vanished. "I knew...

Hundreds Call Maddy Hotline After Parents' Christmas Plea

Private investigators look into new tips

(Newser) - A hotline set up in the hunt for Madeleine McCann was flooded with 347 calls after her parents made a televised plea for information regarding the missing 4-year-old 's whereabouts. A private detective company hired by Gerry and Kate McCann, who both remain suspects in the case, will investigate the...

Mom Describes Beating, Killing 'Baby Grace'

Toddler was tortured and thrown, suffered 3 skull fractures

(Newser) - Texas police are investigating whether Riley Ann Sawyers, known as “Baby Grace,” was routinely abused by her mother and stepfather before they allegedly killed her, stored the body, then dumped her in Galveston Bay, reports the AP. In an affidavit, Kimberly Trenor said they beat the girl, held...

Texas Police Tentatively ID Baby Grace

Mother, stepfather held in case of child whose body washed ashore

(Newser) - The remains of a young girl whose body washed ashore in a storage bin were tentatively identified by Texas officials yesterday, and the child's mother and stepfather have been arrested on charges related to her death. The child called Baby Grace is now thought to be 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyer,...

McCanns Release Sketch of Man Carrying Child Away

Spotted on night of Maddy's disappearance

(Newser) - In the latest effort to find their missing daughter, Kate and Gerry McCann yesterday released an artist's impression of a man seen carrying a child near the McCanns' vacation apartment in Portugal on the evening of Maddy's disappearance. The sketch is based on the testimony of a friend dining with...

McCanns Give Teary Talk
McCanns Give Teary Talk
Oct 24, 2007 7:48 PM CDT

McCanns Give Teary Talk

Couple promotes hotline on Spanish TV, certain Maddy is still alive

(Newser) - Maddy's mom cried on Spanish TV today as she pleaded for public help and announced a 24-hour line to find her daughter. "Somebody knows something" about Maddy's whereabouts, Kate McCann said alongside her husband. "I think she is possibly being held by someone in their house." It...

Possible Maddy Photo Surfaces
Possible Maddy Photo Surfaces
Sep 26, 2007 8:23 AM CDT

Possible Maddy Photo Surfaces

Tourist in Morocco snapped pic of blonde girl resembling the missing child

(Newser) - A Spaniard on holiday in Morocco has introduced the latest twist in the Madeleine McCann case: A blurry photo in which a similar-looking blond girl peeks around the woman carrying her on her back, almost as if to say "Help me." The photo, snapped at about 200 meters...

DNA From Café Does Not Match Missing Maddy

Sighting in Belgium leads to cold trail; search continues

(Newser) - DNA taken from a bottle found at a Belgian café is not missing British 4-year-old Madeleine McCann's, say local police. Tests were ordered after a child therapist said she was "100% sure" she saw the girl sitting with an English-speaking woman and a Dutch man in his 40s whose...

Search of Maddy Suspect's Home Strikes Out

Cops comb Portuguese villa; possible evidence turns up elsewhere

(Newser) - Authorities turned up nothing this weekend while searching the home of the only suspect in 4-year-old Madeleine McCann’s disappearance. A dozen officials scoured Robert Murat’s Portuguese villa while Murat and a lawyer looked on, the Guardian reports. Named 10 days after the child went missing, the suspect is...

Belgians Test DNA After Maddy Sighting

Restaurant patron spots child resembling missing 4-year-old

(Newser) - Belgian authorities have taken DNA from a bottle after a child therapist said she was “100% sure” she’d spotted Madeline McCann, who has been missing for exactly 3 months. The Guardian reports that the child was seen with a Dutch man and English-speaking woman at a restaurant. The...

Missing Teen Found Alive in Hidden Closet

Connecticut girl abducted a year ago "physically ok" after rescue

(Newser) - A 14-year-old Connecticut girl missing for almost a year was discovered alive yesterday, hidden in the house of family friends. Police arrested the owner of the house, who they say has a history of improprieties with minors, along with his common-law wife and a third female resident. The girl, a...

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