British police say their own inquiry has turned up new leads, 38 potential suspects in disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal six years ago LONDON — British police said on Thursday they had begun their own investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who vanished in Portugal six years ago at the age of three, saying they had new leads and had identified 38 potential suspects.McCann went missing from her room at the Praia da Luz holiday resort in the Algarve on May 2007 while her parents were dining with friends at a nearby restaurant, leading to a global search that gripped the world’s media."We continue to believe that there is a possibility that Madeleine is alive," Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood said. "It is a positive step in our hunt for Madeleine that our understanding of the evidence has enabled us to shift from review to investigation."Despite massive international interest and numerous reported sightings from Belgium and Spain to Morocco, France an...
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