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HUNT FOR DETECTIVE TO HEAD MADDY PROBE

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Maddy’s been missing 18 months

Sunday October 19,2008

By Brendan Abbott

Kate and Gerry McCann are reviewing their strategy as no major breakthrough has emerged in the hunt for Madeleine.

Millionaire businessman Brian Kennedy, their financial backer, is seeking a former high-ranking police detective to mastermind the private investigation.


He has interviewed several candidates and will see more in the coming weeks. Whoever takes on the job faces the mammoth task of assessing information gathered by many private detectives since Madeleine vanished 18 months ago.


The investigator will also have to read thousands of pages of Portuguese police files released in August and painstakingly translated. 


The family’s spokesman Clarence Mitchell said the investigation was continuing in many countries as the McCanns study the files line by line.


Heart specialist Mr McCann said in his blog report last week: “Kate and I have been incredibly busy over the last couple of months since the files were made public. 


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“We and our family have always vowed to leave no stone unturned in the search for our daughter and knowing exactly what has been done and, more importantly, what has not been done is vital in planning our future strategy.” 


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