during a holiday in portugal 16 years ago. madeleine vanished from a portuguese holiday home 16 years ago on the 3rd of may, 2007. a week later portuguese police said they believed madeleine had been abducted but was still alive and in portugal. at the end of may 2007 police issued a description of a man seen on the night of madeleine s disappearance possibly carrying a child. byjuly 2008 portuguese police say they have submitted their final report on the case. weeks later authorities shelve their investigation. in 2022, a german man is declared an official suspect by portuguese prosecutors. joining me live now arejim gamble, a former police officer who helped with the madeleine mccann investigation, and jon silverman, a professor of media and criminal justice at university of bedfordshire and former bbc home affairs correspondent. thank you forjoining me. first, what exactly are we looking at? it s been many years now since we had any kind of fresh investigation. why is
what if you were ripped away from your family? you live in fear, it changes you. kidnapped by a killer? i came out of the back, just really messed up. held for years as a prisoner. and what if prosecutors never believed you? bobbi parker was not the woman she was betraying as yourself. absolutely. it was a mystery, with a mind-boggling twist. this wife and mom, taken hostage. was she really a hostage at all? their relationship was not one of kidnap or and victim, it was one of husband and wife. his prisoner, or his lover? i really do love you. sounds like a pretty heartfelt love letter. in this hour, she shares her side of the story. will you believe her? i was fighting for my life. hello, and welcome to you dateline . i m craig melvin. bobbi parker was a prison officials wife, a teacher, living a quiet life with her beautiful family in granite, oklahoma. until the day she went missing. for more than ten years, her family waited and hoped. a
now, an interesting fact is that the prefect of rome today, italian media expects during those days between that and the future, tearing the, fifth next thursday, he expects about 60,000 people to come down for that occasion. compare that to the more than 4 million pilgrims who came down for the funeral of the last pope who died, who was, of course, john paul the second. then on thursday, the vatican said that the funeral wouldn t be held in the morning, in st. peters square. you will be presided by pope francis, again, the first time in modern times we know that a pope has presided over another. then, the body will be buried in the vatican grotto, which is a tumult near st. peters to me, below st. peters basilica, and an interesting fact about that is that is where john paul the second was buried before he was moved to the final resting place inside st. peters basilica. claudio, i want to ask you here. have you been able to chat with anybody? what is the lasting legacy you
you re watching bbc news. the best programmes of last year will be honoured at the bafta tv awards in a few hours time. arrivals are under way at the awards ceremony in london. colin paterson and the team are on the red carpet. let s join them now. the writing has been phenomenal, the ability to make a drama filled incredibly human and rounded, and i think it wasjust incredibly human and rounded, and i think it was just the fact that you had actors at the top of their game just doing absolutely sublime work, and i think it will mean that it will be remembered as one of the greatest endings of a tv show. honestly, the ratings were there. the most watched programme last year outside of live events. outside of live events. yeah, but also having outside of live events. yeah, but also having that outside of live events. yeah, but also having that critical - outside of live events. yeah, but also having that critical acclaim, | also having that critical acclaim, running for ov
i need to hand it off to the next hour with jose diaz-balart who picks up our breaking news coverage right now. good morning. we begin with breaking news. former nfl star o.j. simpson who was acquitted in one of the most famous murder trials in american history has died at the age of 76. his family posting on his x account this morning saying he succumbed to his battle with cancer yesterday. joining us now msnbc anchor , chris jansing. what do we know about this? well, we don t know a lot. a short statement was put up by his family that he had succumbed to cancer but the announcement o.j. simpson has died is sure to send ripples through much of america who remember this incredibly gifted football hero who became a guest as the guest said in the last hour a bona fide movie star, someone on commercials, someone who was at football games. he was ubiquitous throughout america and crossed all racial lines. the idea that he might murder his wife came as the most incredible sh