The case of Madeleine McCann, the three-year-old British girl who vanished without a trace 18 years ago, has been one of the most heartbreaking and high-profile missing person cases in history. The world was gripped by the mystery of her disappearance from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007. Over the years, police and investigators from multiple countries have poured millions of pounds into efforts to find her. And now, after 18 years, police have concluded their latest search—one that lasted three days and cost £300,000—leaving people stunned by the lack of new developments.
In recent days, German and Portuguese authorities, along with local firefighters, combed an area near the outskirts of Lagos, about 10 miles from where Madeleine was last seen. Despite the high-tech tools used and years of investigation, this recent search, like so many before it, yielded no breakthrough.
