Madeleine McCann went missing on the evening of May 3, 2007. She was three years old and disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, while her parents were dining at a nearby restaurant with friends. Her disappearance occurred sometime between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. as her parents checked on the children periodically that evening but later found Madeleine missing.
