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Re: Princess Diana : Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:41 pm

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

It obviously wouldn't, as they looked into that very possibility, and didn't.

wikipedia wrote:

The Portuguese police at first assumed she had wandered off or had been abducted, but after misinterpreting a DNA analysis conducted by British forensic scientists they came to believe she had died in the apartment, which placed a cloud of suspicion over her parents.[8] The McCanns were named as suspects (arguidos) in September that year, but were cleared in July 2008, along with a local resident also named as a suspect, when Portugal's attorney-general closed the case.[9]

Over the years unconfirmed sightings of Madeleine were reported around the world. The McCanns continued the investigation using private detectives, and in May 2011 Scotland Yard launched a case review, called Operation Grange, at the request of the British Home Secretary. The officer in charge said in July 2013 that the team was collaborating with Portuguese police, had drawn up a list of 38 persons of interest, including 12 British nationals, and believed Madeleine may still be alive.[5]

The disappearance generated sustained international attention from traditional and social media.[10] Because named as suspects, the McCanns were subjected to intense scrutiny, particularly by the British tabloids, and false allegations of involvement in their daughter's death.[11] They and their seven friends were awarded substantial damages against the Express Group in 2008, which they donated to the Find Madeleine Fund, and front-page apologies from the Daily Express, Daily Star and their Sunday sister papers.[12] The local resident named as a suspect and two others were also awarded damages.[13] The McCanns testified in November 2011 before the Leveson Inquiry into press standards in the UK.[14] The case was described as a wake-up call for journalism in Britain.[15]