German police are conducting their own investigation on the case, but have classified it as a murder inquiry, rather than following Britain's suit and treating Madeleine as a missing person. Madeleine has

German police are conducting their own investigation on the case, but have classified it as a murder inquiry, rather than following Britain's suit and treating Madeleine as a missing person. Madeleine has never been found and no charges have ever been brought in connection to this case.

This May marked 13-years since she seemingly vanished from the Portuguese resort, but there have been relatively few developments, despite numerous exhaustive inquiries. Moreover, these efforts on the behalf of the British Met have cost at least £11 million as of June 2019. Nonetheless, the authorities pledge to continue their search for the then-toddler.

In a statement, Madeleine's mother and father Kate and Gerry McCann thanked the investigators for their work and stated, "All we have ever wanted is to find her, uncover the truth and bring those responsible to justice. We will never give up hope of finding Madeleine alive but whatever the outcome may be, we need to know as we need to find peace."