As
the
14th
anniversary
of
their
daughter’s
disappearance
approached
in
2021,
Gerry
and
Kate
McCann
posted
on
the Find
Madeleine
website, the
couple
having
never
joined
social
media, “Every
May
is
tough—a
reminder
of
years
passed,
of
years
together
lost,
or
stolen.
This
year
it
is
particularly
poignant
as
we
should
be
celebrating
Madeleine’s
18th
birthday.
Enough
said.”
A Met
spokesperson confirmed
to
E!
News
that
the
McCann
case
remained
open
but
they
were
unable
to
comment
further about
their
active
investigation—and
it
remained
a
missing-person
inquiry. Clarence
Mitchell,
the McCanns’
longtime spokesman,
didn’t
respond
to
interview
requests
at
the
time.
Months
later,
on
April
21,
2022,
the
Prosecutors
Office
in
Faro,
Portugal,
said
they
had
an
official
suspect,
not
releasing
a
name
but
saying
they
were
acting on
a
request
from German
authorities
and
in
coordination
with
English
investigators.
The
next
day, on
the
website
devoted
to
finding their
eldest
child,
the
McCanns
wrote, “We
welcome
the
news
that
the
Portuguese
authorities
have
declared
a
German
man
an ‘arguido’
in
relation
to
the
disappearance
of
our
beloved
daughter
Madeleine.
This
reflects
progress
in
the
investigation,
being
conducted
by
the
Portuguese,
German
and
British
authorities.
We
are
kept
informed
of
developments
by
the
Metropolitan
police.
“It
is
important
to
note
the ‘arguido’
has
not
yet
been
charged
with
any
specific
crime
related
to
Madeleine’s
disappearance.
Even
though
the
possibility
may
be
slim,
we
have
not
given
up
hope
that
Madeleine
is
still
alive
and
we
will
be
reunited
with
her.”
(Originally
published
June
19,
2021,
at
3
a.m.
PT)
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