Maddie McCann likely 'ALIVE and living in a lair' – investigator's shock claimMISSING Madeleine McCann could still be alive and living in a lair without any idea who she is, according to an ex-policeman.
David Edgar maintains his belief Maddie – who went missing aged three in 2007 – is likely being held captive.
He previously claimed she may be in an "underground cellar or dungeon" after she disappeared in Portugal.
Edgar said: "She is most likely being held captive, possibly in an underground cellar or dungeon and could emerge at any time."
And Edgar – a retired Detective Inspector – spoke of his theory again on Monday, in response to the Home Office's pledge to give £150,000 to Scotland Yard in their search for Maddie.
He previously said: "She could literally be anywhere in the world but my hunch is that she is in Portugal.
"The chance that she may have been smuggled out of the country without being detected is highly unlikely.
"There is someone in Portugal with an open knowledge of where she is and what happened.
"Someone knows what happened and it’s time they came forward – maybe they already have."
Edgar said he believes a paedophile kidnap is the most likely scenario, with Maddie being kept against her will with a false identity.
Chillingly she wouldn't even be aware of her status as missing, he said, or that she is at the centre of a global hunt.
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