Archive for the ‘Famous McCann Articles’ Category

I feel desperately for Kate McCann - her life has been ruined, she loathes the spotlight

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

By JUSTINE MCGUINESS - Last updated at 17:12pm on 27th April 2008 For four months one woman shared every day with Kate and Gerry McCann, all the false hopes... and all the tears. Justine McGuiness, the former press adviser to Kate and Gerry McCann, speaks out about one of Britain's most ...

McCanns launch furious counter attack on Portuguese police after ‘Maddie in tears’ leak

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Last updated at 16:19pm on 11th April 2008 Kate and Gerry McCann have launched a counter-attack against Portuguese police as the row over leaked statements about their daughter's disappearance escalated into a war of words. Police were warned by the couple's official spokesman that the "gloves are off" after what he claimed ...

Kate and Gerry McCann in £1million deal to tell all to Oprah Winfrey

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

By VANESSA ALLEN - Last updated at 10:55am on 26th January 2008 The parents of Madeleine McCann are in talks to strike a £1million deal with two of America's biggest chat show stars. Kate and Gerry McCann are at the centre of a bidding war between Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters. Both celebrities ...

Unanswered Prayers

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

After three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared on a family vacation in Portugal, her parents pursued a high-stakes strategy: media saturation. It succeeded beyond their wildest imaginings—winning the aid of everyone from J. K. Rowling to the Pope—and failed miserably. Getting the first in-depth interview with Gerry McCann since he and his ...

Eight months after Madeleine disappears, Gerry McCann returns to work

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

By VANESSA ALLEN - Last updated at 15:01pm on 2nd January 2008 Gerry McCann returns to full-time work today - exactly eight months after his daughter Madeleine disappeared. The consultant cardiologist hopes that resuming full-time hours will help his family gain some semblance of normality after the anguish of 2007. But he and wife ...

Hunt for Gerry’s missing tennis bag which ‘could have been used to carry Madeleine away’

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

By VANESSA ALLEN - Last updated at 19:03pm on 25th December 2007 Police want to trace a tennis bag allegedly taken from Kate and Gerry McCann's apartment on the night Madeleine went missing, it was claimed yesterday. Detectives think the blue holdall could have been used to carry Madeleine away, or even ...

Kate and Gerry McCann: We can’t face giving each other Christmas presents

Monday, December 24th, 2007

By DANIEL BOFFEY - Last updated at 00:23am on 24th December 2007 Kate and Gerry McCann will not be giving each other presents on Christmas Day. They have agreed it would be inappropriate to celebrate between themselves when they spend the day at Kate's parents in Liverpool. They have told friends they cannot ...

‘Sweaty Murat was breathless and excited during Maddie police quiz’

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

'I'm relaxed about leaving the children alone': What Gerry McCann said the night Madeleine disappeared By REBECCA CAMBER - Last updated at 17:28pm on 16th December 2007 Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat was sweating, "breathless" and "a little excited" at the Ocean Club resort in Praia da Luz the day after the ...

Kate and Gerry McCann: Beyond the Smears

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

By David James Smith, The Sunday Times, December 16, 2007 (link) For six months David James Smith has examined the evidence surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann for The Sunday Times Magazine. In this, the most comprehensive — and authoritative — investigation yet, he addresses the key issues facing Gerry and ...

My Months With Madeleine

Friday, December 14th, 2007

By Bridget O'Donnell, The Guardian, Friday December 14 2007 (link) (This article appeared in the Guardian on Friday December 14 2007 on p4 of the Comment & features section. It was last updated at 11:54 on December 14 2007.) It was a welcome spring break, a chance to relax at a child-friendly ...