Material Evidence Exists That Missing Madeleine McCann Died, German Official Says

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

German prosecutors claimed that there is material evidence that Madeleine McCann, the missing UK girl who disappeared in 2007, is dead.

Speaking to broadcaster RTP on Tuesday, Braunschweig public prosecutor, Hans Christian Wolters, said investigators had evidence the girl who went missing in Portugal more than 13 years ago had died.