portugal s history was underway. during the first three weeks, there were thousands all over the country to rescue madeleine mccann. then 11 days after the d disappearance, a potential break in the case. portuguese police, also known as the p.j., named the first formal suspect. who was robert muratsome robert murat is a british-portuguese resident of praia da luz who lived in 2007 there with his mother, only some 100 yards from apartment 5-a. after madeleine s disappearance made the morning news, robert murat walked out to his yard. that s when i met an english guy that had known the family. so he asked me if i would mind