Madeleine McCann Parents Deny Getting Letter From German Police Saying She Is Dead

Kate McCann, whose daughter Madeleine went missing during a family holiday to Portugal in 2007, attends a news conference at the launch of her book in London, UK, on May 12, 2011. Chris Helgren/Reuters

The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann were told there is evidence that she has died, according to a German official.

German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters told the Press Association news agency that a letter was written to Kate and Gerry McCann about the girl’s death. Madeleine McCann went missing in 2007 and has been the subject of a 13-year-long search.