Madeleine McCann Is Still Missing: What Happened?

A Private Detective/Conman’s Unexpected Death

A private detective hired by Madeleine’s family turned up dead, covered in blood, in January 2018. Kevin Halligen boasted of his “James Bond-style” investigative techniques and said that he used ex-CIA, FBI and Special forces members on his team. Unfortunately for Maddie’s parents, Halligen was nothing more than a con man who squandered £300,000 from a fund that was established to help find the girl. He spent the money on luxury items, travel, and a personal chauffeur. A documentarian who knew Halligen well said that there was probably no foul play involved in the death but that the sham spy had spiraled into alcoholism. “His house was full of empty drink bottles. A lot of people wished him ill but his death is almost certainly related to alcoholism,” he told the Independent. Halligen was 56.