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Thu 06 Jun 2007Letter claims McCann child is deadThe family of missing Madeleine McCann was hoping for a breakthrough last night as Portuguese police confirmed they are investigating an anonymous letter and map claiming to show where the four-year-old's body is buried.The letter, sent to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, identifies an area 15km (nine miles) from Praia da Luz, the Algarve resort where Madeleine disappeared almost six weeks ago. According to the paper, the letter refers to a dirt track northeast of the resort town and claims Madeleine is buried "north of the road under branches and rocks, around 6m to 7m off the road".