POLICE hunting for Madeleine McCann last night admitted she could be dead as the News of the World uncovered a vital new clue that proves a kidnapper WAS in her room.

A hundred days after the four-year-old's disappearance a detective leading the investigation claimed there was now an "intensity" to the possibility that she had been killed.

Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa admitted new searches using British sniffer dogs could point to Madeleine's death. But we can reveal that:

CUDDLE CAT—the toy Maddie's mum Kate carried yesterday to a church service on the 100-day anniversary of her daughter's disappearance—is a key clue in the hunt.

THERE was NO "missing hour" in which Madeleine went unchecked as she slept with her twin brother and sister while Kate and dad Gerry ate with friends at a nearby restaurant.

MADDIE was NOT killed in the roA source close to the investigation last night told us Maddie's toy cat was found HIGH UP in the bedroom—well out of reach of the youngster who went to sleep cuddling it.

Police believe the kidnapper put it there because it would have been used to help identify Madeleine when appeals to find her were launched.

Our source said: "A lot of people have always asked how Kate was so sure so quickly Madeleine had been snatched.

"It's because when she put her down to sleep her favourite toy was tucked up with her. When Kate found Madeleine missing the next thing she noticed was Cuddle Cat had been put high up out of the way—obviously by an adult."

Unreleased evidence also proves Madeleine was checked REGULARLY during the crucial hour between 9pm and 10pm—and that she was taken in a ‘kidnap window' of under 10 minutes when a "RUNNING MAN" was spotted dashing from the apartment.
om—despite the presence of blood specks on the walls now being tested.

All hope is in our minds that they find her good and well, but as does most of these cases, we have seen it may not be the case for Maddie.