Madeleine McCann Case Developments

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1. 20 Sep

   The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has admitted he was just 150 yards from her holiday apartment on the night she disappeared.

   2 outlets · Daily Mail

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• 21 Sep Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner admits he was selling drugs less than 500 feet from where the UK girl vanishedChristian Brueckner, a convicted rapist and child abuser identified as the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance in 2007, has admitted to selling drugs near where the three-year-old vanished. According to Brueckner, he was approximately 450 feet from the location and was stopped by police three times that night while trying to avoid detection for drug-related activities. Despite these admissions…New York Post
• 20 Sep Madeleine McCann suspect admits being within yards of villa on night she went missing - and being stopped by police three timesChristian Brueckner, a convicted sex offender suspected by German detectives of abducting Madeleine McCann in 2007, told journalists that he was near her holiday apartment on the night she went missing, selling drugs from his van. He claims to have been stopped three times by police but managed to avoid detection with his illegal goods. Brueckner, who is also known for other serious crimes including rape and drug…Evening Standard
• 20 Sep Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner admits he was just 150 yards from her holiday apartment on night she vanishedChristian Brueckner, a convicted rapist and pedophile who is the main suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, told The Mail on Sunday that he was just 150 yards from her holiday apartment when she vanished in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007. He claimed to have been selling drugs near the beach at the time and said police stopped his van three times without searching it as they searched for Madeleine. Brueckner…Daily Mail

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