TIMELINE: The disappearance of Madeleine McCann
LONDON (Reuters) - Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal in May, 2007, sparking a massive publicity campaign and search.
Here is a timeline of the case:
2007
May 3 - Madeleine McCann goes missing from her bedroom in the Algarve holiday resort of Praia da Luz while her parents Kate and Gerry are dining just 100 yards away.
May 5 - Police say they believe she is still alive and being held within three miles of the crime scene.
May 14 - A British man, Robert Murat, is taken to a police station for questioning. He is later released.
May 30 - The McCanns meet Pope Benedict during a general audience at the Vatican.
June 1 - The couple embark on a tour to publicize their campaign. Countries visited include Spain, Germany, Morocco and the United States.
August 7 - Traces of blood have been found on the wall of the apartment where the girl went missing, local newspaper Diario de Noticias says.
August 11 - Portuguese police Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa tells the BBC that she may be dead.
September 7 - Police name Kate and Gerry McCann as suspects, but bring no charges.
September 9 - The couple fly back to Britain with their twins.
October 2 - Goncalo Amaral, the detective leading the investigation, is removed from the case.
October 9 - His replacement is named as senior officer Paulo Rebelo.
October 24 - Spanish TV broadcasts an interview with Gerry and Kate McCann. They describe claims they drugged their daughter as "outrageous".
December 22 - Gerry and Kate McCann issue a Christmas message urging their daughter to "be brave".
2008
January 9 - The parents deny reports that they plan to turn their story into a film.
January 20 - They release new pictures of a possible suspect based on a tourist's account.
February 3 - The head of Portugal's police says authorities were hasty in naming the parents as suspects in her disappearance.
February 13 - Portuguese Justice Minister Alberto Costa says the investigation is close to an end.
February 21 - French police dismiss a possible sighting of the girl near the Mediterranean port city of Sete.
March 19 - The Daily Express and Daily Star apologize to Kate and Gerry McCann and agree to pay them substantial damages.
April 30 - The McCanns reveal in a TV interview that they have boxes full of messages from the public, including hate-mail and a death threat.
May 1 - Gerry and Kate McCann say they believe their daughter is still alive.
May 3 - Madeleine has been missing for one year.
May 12 - Her fifth birthday.
June 30 - Portuguese media say police are closing their investigation into Madeleine's disappearance for lack of evidence.
