Mommy Kate in the spotlight

In fact, they even said that Kate had refused to answer over a staggering amount of about 40 or so questions when being interrogated by the Portuguese police. Supposedly, the only question that Kate did choose to respond to was, “Are you aware that in not answering the questions you are jeopardizing the investigation, which seeks to discover what happened to your daughter?” She only then replied, “Yes, if that’s what the investigation thinks.” It was also said though, that the couple felt that the Portuguese authorities were trying to frame them for their daughter’s death at the time.

Media Frenzy

The story of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance took the world by storm. Kate and Gerry got the bulk of the hysteria, in both good and bad ways. Their worst critics were calling them completely irresponsible for what happened, others were vigilant in trying to help find the little girl. It has even been said that there have been over 8,685 sightings of Madeleine in over 101 places all over the world.