About this episode

The episode discusses the case of Madeleine McCann, focusing on the media's role and the ongoing investigation.

In this episode, we're joined by Andrea Dunlop, host of Nobody Should Believe Me, to examine the haunting case of Madeleine McCann. On the evening of May 3, 2007, three-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, while her parents dined at a nearby restaurant. What followed became the most publicized missing child investigation in modern history. The global media spectacle turned her parents into suspects, generated more heat than light, and produced decades of leads that went nowhere. A German national was formally named a suspect in 2020, but no charges have been filed. Behind the noise of international coverage, a small child simply disappeared. *** Listen to The Final Hours: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-final-hours-with-sarah-turney-and-kourtney-nichole/id1872821250 Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/ View our sponsors: https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/sponsors/ Remember that using our codes helps advertisers…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Dunlop

Topics covered

• missing child investigation
• media coverage
• true crime
• parental suspects
• child disappearance

Keywords

• Madeleine McCann
• missing child
• true crime
• media spectacle
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy

Places: Portugal, Praia da Luz

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