Parents’ Worst Nightmare: The Story of Madeleine McCann

Robert Murat

Robert Murat is a British Portuguese man who was living in Praia de Luz at the time of Madeline’s disappearance. He was the first to be named a suspect after a journalist said he had been asking a lot of questions about the case. On May 15th, his home and cars were searched, as well as his pools drained, and sniffing dogs brought on the site.

By 2008, he was finally cleared of suspect status, as no evidence was found linking him to Madeline. In 2008, he also received a large libel settlement after being accused of various atrocious crimes in reference to the case. In 2014, he was questioned again as part of Operation Grange, which was started by then Home Secretary Theresa May attempting to inquire into the disappearance.