Over 11 years have passed since Madeleine McCann went missing from her family’s holiday apartment in Portugal. Her missing person’s case is one of the most well-known cases of the 21st century.
A detective who worked on Madeleine’s case from 2008 to 2011 admitted he is still optimistic about the young girl.
Dave Edgar told The Sun: “It’s a baffling case, but I think it's solvable.”
He said he is hopeful that Madeleine will be found one day. The former detective claims there are people out there who know what happened.
"The best hope of a breakthrough, even after all this time, will be if and when someone’s conscience is pricked,” he said.
“It may be that the person responsible for Madeleine’s kidnap is dying and makes a deathbed confession, or someone close to that person comes forward after he or she has passed away,” he commented.
The retired Detective Inspector is hopeful the kidnapper will come forward, despite the fact that it has been over a decade since Madeleine went missing
“Whoever is responsible will have confided in someone else. They usually do and it is very rare that they don’t."
In September, Scotland Yard requested another six months of funding for the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Her parents still don’t know what happened to their daughter on the night of May 3, 2007, but remain positive that she will be found one day.
Over £11 million has been spent on Madeleine’s missing person’s case so far. It is understood the detectives have not found any new leads in quite some time.
Her parents, Kate and Gerry, said in the past that they will never give up hope of finding their eldest daughter and they are grateful for the continued investigation.
