Search Initiated for Madeleine McCann After Almost Two Decades
Authorities in Europe have restarted a search for a missing toddler, nearly 20 years after her initial disappearance.
Several German agents filed into the Algarve in southern Portugal on Tuesday, searching for British toddler Madeleine McCann. McCann and her family visited Portugal back in 2007.
As her parents ate a meal nearby, the three-year old Madeleine vanished and has not been seen since. Police did not disclose why they began the search again, but they gathered around a residence owned by the only suspect in the case.
The man, also from Germany, is currently serving time for rape and sexual assault charges unrelated to the McCann case.
Teams looked through undergrowth in the area and an abandoned building, attempting to connect the man - named Christian Brueckner - to evidence that would implicate him in the child's disappearance.
According to The Sun, the team of around 25 German investigators are equipped with ground radar technology that will allow them to see up to 12 feet beneath them.
Brueckner's cottage included several wells and ditches beneath the surface, and the team is looking to exhaust all options.
Brueckner has yet to be charged in connection to McCann's disappearance, but German authorities noted their belief in his involvement in 2020.
"We opened a murder investigation against the 43-year old German national, therefore you can conclude that we assume the girl is dead," said a spokesperson for the Braunschweig prosecutor's office. That investigation was the first major update in the incident since it was initially considered a missing persons case in Britain.
Brueckner has a string of previous arrests and convictions for sexual offense, theft and assault. He reportedly burglarized hotel rooms and holiday rentals like the one the McCann family were staying in back in 2007.
At the time of Madeleine's disappearance, Brueckner was living alone in a camper van.
Madeleine's parents released a statement on May 3, marking 18 years since their daughter's disappearance.
"The years appear to be passing even more quickly and whilst we have no significant news to share, our determination to 'leave no stone unturned' is unwavering," Kate and Gerry McCann said on findmadeleine.com.
"We will do our utmost to achieve this."
Search Initiated for Madeleine McCann After Almost Two Decades first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 3, 2025
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