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			The purpose of 
			this site is for information and a record of Gerry McCann's Blog 
			Archives. As most people will appreciate GM deleted all past blogs 
			from the official website. Hopefully this Archive will be helpful to 
			anyone who is interested in Justice for Madeleine Beth McCann. Many 
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Key
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										Timeline 
 
Madeleine McCann case 
										
  
 
A list of the key events in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann on Thursday 
May 3 at the Ocean Club in Praia
da Luz. 
 
May 3 
- Kate and Gerry McCann leave their daughter Madeleine and her brother and 
sister, twins aged 2, in bed in their apartment while they have dinner at a 
nearby restaurant.  
- Mrs McCann checks on them at 10pm and finds the bedroom window open and 
Madeleine gone. Police are alerted immediately. 
 
May 4 
- Border police, the Spanish authorities and airports are notified. Volunteer 
teams continue to comb the village, resort and beach for clues. 
 
May 5 
- Detectives reveal they believe she was abducted 
 
May 7 
- Mrs McCann makes a personal plea to whoever is holding her daughter: "Please, 
please do not hurt her. Please do not scare her." 
 
May 9 
- Police examine a CCTV tape from a service station a few miles from Praia da 
Luz, showing a woman with a girl fitting Madeleine's description. 
 
May 10 
- Police say in a press conference that the local search for Madeleine is being 
wound down. They issue an image of a pair of pyjamas identical to those 
Madeleine was wearing when she disappeared. 
 
May 11 
- A businessman, Stephen Winyard, offers a reward of £1m for information leading 
to the return of Madeleine.  
- David Beckham makes a television appeal for information. 
 
May 12  
- Madeleine's fourth birthday.  
- Donors including Sir Richard Branson bring the total amount of money now being 
offered in the search to more than £2.5m. 
 
May 14  
- Mr McCann says that "until there is concrete evidence to the contrary, we 
believe Madeleine is safe and is being looked after".  
- The home of a British man, Robert Murat, which is 160 yards from where 
Madeleine was snatched, is searched by police. Police confirm he is a suspect. | 
									 
									
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