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It was in May 2007 that Madeleine McCann — a British girl who was about to turn four — vanished while she and her parents were on holiday in Portugal. Her disappearance quickly became one of the year’s top news stories.

Her parents organized an extraordinary campaign to try to find their daughter. They raised money from millionaires and small donors alike. They held news conferences across Europe. They even had an audience with the Pope. But Madeleine’s whereabouts remain a mystery.

Shortly after Madeleine disappeared, a Canadian couple arrived in Portugal’s Algarve region and landed an accidental front-row seat for this story. Nancy Durham is the CBC’s London correspondent and she prepared a documentary about the couple’s experience.

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Nancy Durham is a Canadian journalist who reports from around the world for the CBC.

Nancy Durham is a CBC Television and Radio correspondent based in London. For the past two decades she’s been sending stories to Canada from across Europe, Central Asia, China and Africa.

She began her CBC career in 1976 as a roving radio reporter with Metro Morning in Toronto. In 1979 she became co-host of Information Morning in Fredericton. In 1981 she returned to Toronto to join the CBC Radio newsroom. In 1984 Durham moved to the UK continuing to report for CBC Radio. She also became a regular contributor to the BBC. During this time she covered revolution and war as Europe’s communist regimes fell, and its borders were redrawn.

From Jihad to Rehab

Nancy Durham: Filmmaker Notes

I have always been drawn to stories of survival in war and revolution. I covered Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution in 1989 and spent the ‘90s reporting on the Balkan wars from all corners of the former Yugoslavia. In 2004, I was embedded with the U.S. Marines in Fallujah for 11 days. We came under random rocket and mortar fire day and night. The Marines told me this was the frontline of the so-called “war on terror.” And it had become that. But for me it seemed clear that the source of the problem lay outside Iraq. Three years later, I had the opportunity to meet some of Saudi Arabia’s ex-jihadists.

As I entered Saudi Arabia’s rehabilitation center on the outskirts of Riyadh, to meet men we’ve heard so much about since 9/11, my minder from the Ministry of the Interior stopped me at the last minute to point out that I was showing a sliver of skin at the nape of my neck. I wound my head scarf round my neck one more time to cover up and tugged on my stretchy black cap to hide any stray hair. My black flowing abaya covered the rest of my body. Rather than feeling hidden, my costume left me feeling oddly exposed.

For all the emphasis on covering up in Saudi Arabia, rehab turned out to be a rather laid back place not far off, say, an American seventies retreat where you might have gone to get in touch with your inner self by sharing experiences in group therapy. But these were men who had previously been slinking off to Iraq to “kill Americans,” as one told me by way of explaining he hadn’t meant to hurt any Iraqi civilians. I interviewed a failed suicide bomber, spent an afternoon with men just back from Guantanamo Bay, and chatted with others who had merely considered making jihad and got caught along the way.

Negotiating access had been challenging. My producer, Seamus Mirodan, and I had asked for a week at the center and were told it would be just one day. In the end, we were given the better part of three days. Although we had a minder with us the entire time, it was clear the Saudi government wanted to show off their program.

It’s been a year since the center opened, and Saudi authorities claim their program has been 95 percent effective. While a handful of graduates have tried to reconnect with their extremists roots after their release, their efforts were thwarted and they were brought back to the center for more counselling. Saudi authorities say they are planning to build three more rehab facilities across the country to meet the growing challenge of deprogramming extremists.

By David Kohn

Peter Van Sant

(CBS) Peter Van Sant first joined CBS News in 1984. He was based in Atlanta for six years, where he was a correspondent for the CBS Evening News, covering the south, the space program, and specializing on the aviation industry. Van Sant’s investigative report on the high number of medical helicopter crashes earned him his first Emmy Award in 1986.

Van Sant was next assigned to the London bureau (1989-91). He reported extensively on the collapse of the Soviet Union, for which he received a Columbia University – Alfred I. duPont Award. Van Sant also covered the first Gulf War, the reunification of Germany, famine in Africa, and a variety of other stories that took him throughout Europe and the Middle East.

He then moved to New York, where he reported for the CBS News magazines Street Stories (1991-93) and America Tonight (1994). Van Sant was next assigned to the CBS Evening News (1995-97), where he received an Emmy Award for his report on the economic and social collapse in Albania. Van Sant also contributed to three primetime specials, “Smithsonian Fantastic Journey,” which included reports on a study of lions in Africa that scientists hoped would lead to a cure for AIDS, efforts to save cheetahs in Namibia, and the plague of brown tree snakes in Guam.

Van Sant was then named a correspondent for Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel (1997-98). He was the first television journalist to report on the devastating famine in North Korea, winning his third Emmy Award. His report on rape in the Balkans, resulted in an American Women in Radio and Television Award. Van Sant was also part of a CBS News undercover investigative team which found and taped an indicted war criminal in Bosnia. He won an Overseas Press Club Award for that report.

Van Sant was named a correspondent for 48 Hours in December 1998. His hour-long report on terrorists seizing and destroying a school in Beslan, Russia, won him both his fourth Emmy Award and the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award. The Beslan report also won The Golden Word Award, the most prestigious award presented in Russia.

Van Sant’s report on the worldwide trafficking of human beings won a Sigma Delta Chi Award in 2005. He has also won an Overseas Press Club Award for an investigative report on the sale of human organs in Peru. He has also won three Edward R. Murrow Awards for other reports on 48 Hours. Van Sant reported on 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the Virginia Tech shootings. He has interviewed a host of celebrities over the years, including Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Garth Brooks, Nick Nolte, LeAnn Womack, and Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks of the country duo Brooks and Dunn.

In 2006, Van Sant was a producer/writer for the documentary, “Three Days in September,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The film, narrated by Julia Roberts, was nominated for an Emmy Award and was named one of the top documentaries of 2006 by New York magazine.

Van Sant is also co-author of the book, “Perfectly Executed,” which is part of the 48 Hours Mystery true crime book series published by Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books.

Before joining CBS News, Van Sant was a reporter for WFAA-TV in Dallas (1982-84). He worked as a weekend anchor and reporter at KOOL T-V in Phoenix (1978-82) and as a reporter for KETV in Omaha (1977-78) and KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids (1976-77). Van Sant began his television broadcast journalism career in 1975 at KMVT-TV in Twin Falls, Idaho. His first broadcast news experience came at KAPY radio in Port Angeles, Washington. Van Sant has won numerous awards in local news.

He is a native of Seattle. He was graduated cum laude with a degree in communications from Washington State University in Pullman.

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Francisco Marco Fernández

Metodo 3 are the Spanish private investigators hired by the Madeleine Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Limited. Based in Barcelona, they were hired at a cost of 50,000 per month soon after the McCanns fled Portugal and returned to England.

Francisco Marco Fernández is the Services and Quality Director. A Doctor in criminal law by the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, he is also member of the Intercomunitary Association of Private Detectives, Master specialist in laws for societies, speaker at many university lessons and author of several legal books for the Aranzadi Editorial. He holds Private Detective Licence Nº: 769.

Francisco Marco Fernández is also a specialist in IT law and he has a Master’s in corporation law. He is both a lawyer and a private detective.

He has written a wealth of doctrinal articles on the subject of private investigation, its legislation and jurisprudence.

His doctoral thesis is entitled “Private detectives and the right to privacy”.

Ever since he was young, he has shown a great interest in all things related with private investigation, its legislation, the company – detective relationship and the figure of the detective in Spain.

Several of his works on these subjects have been published. He is the author of “Código de Seguridad Privada” (“Private Security Code”),  co-written with the Professor of Criminal Law, Fermín Morales Prats, and published by Aranzadi. The manual he compiled entitled “El Control en la Empresa” (“Control of the Company”) has also been published.

Francisco Marco may have a string of impressive credentials to his name but his big blunder in the McCann Case was his claim that he knew where Madeleine was and that he would have her home by Christmas 2007.

Read the story here: Maddie Home By Christmas

Read about Metodo 3′s murky past here: Detective Held in Phone Tapping

Joseph Moura - Founder/President

Joseph M. Moura is the President and CEO of National Investigation Bureau, Inc. (NIB). The corporate office is located in Mr. Moura’s home town of Stoughton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The firm specializes in investigation services catering to private clients as well as the Insurance, Legal and Corporate Communities.

Mr. Moura has been in the investigative field for 31 years and is licensed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, where he serves as an investigative consultant and/or investigator for numerous clients. In addition, NIB contracts with federal, state, and local municipalities.

In 1984, the Boston Police Department took the unprecedented action of having Mr. Moura’s firm conduct investigations into suspected corruption within the department. The investigation concluded in 1989 with the indictment and conviction of several Boston police officers. In a letter of gratitude and recommendation, the Police Chief wrote, “Mr. Moura and his firm exhibited an expertise and level of ethics that astounded even the most cynical of us who had entrusted him with this awesome task!” In 1986, the Boston Police Department again hired Mr. Moura’s firm to head major drug investigations in the city. These investigations led to a 100% conviction rate for those arrested and tried. The police chief commended Mr. Moura for maintaining the confidentiality agreement regarding this investigation despite intense media pressure. He wrote, “I can assure you that Mr. Joseph Moura is the most professional, ethical and trustworthy private investigator I have ever had the pleasure to be associated with.”

Over the years, Mr. Moura has represented numerous high profile clients including world renowned athletes, career politicians, entertainment figures and city officials. These clients typically seek out his representation during a time of great difficulty and stress. The discreet manner in which situations are handled, results in the majority of private clients hiring Mr. Moura after being referred from a previous client. He takes this as the utmost compliment.

Joseph Moura is the co-author of the critically acclaimed textbook Advanced Forensic Civil Investigations. He also makes frequent appearances on national and international television and radio programs. Mr. Moura has been featured on CBS News’ 48 Hours Mystery. CBS News’ anchor Dan Rather is quoted as calling Mr. Moura “One of America’s Top Five Investigators.”

Mr. Moura has given numerous speeches and held seminars on proper investigative techniques, undercover operations, background investigations, insurance fraud, sexual harassment in the workplace, and how to market investigative agencies.

Over the years, Mr. Moura has worked numerous investigations world wide, most recently traveling to Portugal, Brazil, Amsterdam, Ireland and England. Mr. Moura is bilingual and fluent in Portuguese.

Mr. Moura is an active participant in his community’s civic committees, having served on the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club, the Youth Soccer Program, and the town’s Planning Board. He is also a former chairperson of the Cable Advisory Committee. Moura has also served on the Board of Directors of the World Association of Detectives (WAD) and is an active member of the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association, and the Licensed Private Detectives Association of Massachusetts (LPDAM), and the International Association of Arson Investigators.

Contact Joseph M. Moura:  jmoura@nib-inc.com

(CBS)

In this exclusive interview, Tanner, one of the McCanns’ friends and dinner companions at The Tapas Restaurant the night of Maddie’s disappearance, describes catching a glimpse of an oddly dressed man carrying a child. “I just saw somebody walking across the top of the road…that person was carrying a child,” she recounts. “I could tell it was a child…I could see the pajamas and the feet.” Tanner initially thought nothing of it, but is now certain that she saw the abduction in progress.

Tanner goes on to say that she told police what she saw that same night. “As soon as the police arrived, they were brought to the apartment and I told them what I’d seen…And then the CID (Criminal Investigative Department) people arrived a little later I again told them exactly what I’d seen.”

Her description even led to an artist’s rendering distributed by the family a month ago.

Tanner strongly supports the McCanns, saying they had nothing to do with Madeleine’s disappearance, “We know Kate and Gerry well. We know that there’s no way that what the media are saying is true. It’s just madness.”

Francisco Marco, a Spanish private investigator hired by a supporter of the McCanns, expresses a similar sentiment, claiming to have answers the whole world has been waiting for. “We’re 100 percent sure that she is alive. We are sure she was abducted. We are very, very close to finding the kidnapper.”

In addition to these explosive revelations, 48 Hours has acquired information from a highly placed source in the investigation who discloses that Portuguese police are now not investigating homicide by Kate and Gerry McCann as a possibility. 48 Hours has also learned from police sources that the DNA is inconclusive and will not solve this case. 48 Hours also went undercover, hiring top U.S. private investigator Joseph Moura, who has handled cases in Portugal. Moura unearthed eyewitness accounts that contradict both the local investigators’ and the McCanns’ versions of the events of May 3.

What really happened the night Madeleine McCann vanished? Are the McCanns and their friends telling the entire truth? Are authorities close to catching someone?

This 48 Hours report was prepared in cooperation with the BBC and Portugal’s SIC television.

Produced By Doug Longhini, Joe Halderman, Liza Finley, Avi Cohen, Patti Aronofsky and Peter Henderson.

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Manuel Domingues Borba