On the third of May 2007, three-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's apartment on holiday in Praia Da Luz, Portugal. As the frantic search began, Mary Nightingale was one of the first journalists on the scene.

The investigation and search for Madeleine McCann would capture the attention of the world, and become one of the biggest missing person stories in history. In this episode of Reporting History, Mary recalls watching it unfold on the ground, and seeing a different side to the McCann parents off-camera.

Mary rewatches rare, previously unaired footage from the time showing Kate and Gerry recall in agonising detail the night their daughter went missing.

The ITV News presenter also recalls witnessing the public “rush to judgement” over whether Kate and Gerry could have been responsible for Madeleine’s disappearance - and describes the shock of seeing them officially named suspects in the investigation.

Many years on, police have identified a prime suspect whose phone was in the area at the time: Christian Brueckner. Mary details what we know about Brueckner and the current state of the investigation into what happened to Madeleine.

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This episode explores:

• What happened on the day Madeleine McCann disappeared
• How the world reacted to Madeleine’s disappearance
• How Madeleine McCann’s disappearance changed Praia Da Luz in 2007
• The failings in the Portuguese police’s investigation
• The latest updates in the Madeleine McCann story
• How the police identified Christian Brueckner as a suspect
• The evidence against Christian Brueckner