1 week Ago
Coordinated operation against 21 New Sites
The search, which started on Monday and is due to last through Friday, is focusing on 21 different pieces of land around the town of Lagos, not far from where Madeleine was last seen. At dawn on Tuesday, a Portuguese fire engine and a number of vehicles carrying German police officers arrived at the search site.
The location in question is located approximately 3.5 miles from the resort where Madeleine disappeared. It has led to road closures and activity appears to be focused on another disused building in the area. Some 30 German officers are to participate in the operation.
Portuguese authorities said searches had been carried out under warrants issued by German prosecutors and any evidence found would be released to them.
Christian Brückner: Investigation Still Focused on Him
The German national Christian Brückner has been the prime suspect since 2020. He is currently in prison in Germany, serving a sentence for the rape of a 72-year-old woman in Portugal in 2005. German investigators have yet to charge him due to a lack of any evidence that directly links him to Madeleine's disappearance. Brückner has denied any involvement in Madeleine's disappearance.
He has been made a suspect, or arguido, by Portuguese authorities. He was also in the area around the time of Madeleine's disappearance and was thought to have been working at the Ocean Club complex where she went missing as a handyman. A mobile phone and a car sale have been linked to him by investigators as part of their existing case.
