US EditionBrit Man at Centre of New Madeleine McCann Theory 'Overheard Saying 5 Chilling Words'
- A new theory surfaced in 2025 linking a deceased British man and his German wife to Madeleine McCann's 2007 disappearance in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
- This theory emerged after the man's sister alerted UK police in 2018, expressing her belief that her brother and his partner may have been involved in a drink-driving incident that struck Madeleine.
- Portuguese authorities requested German approval to deploy an undercover officer to befriend the suspected woman and obtain a confession, but German courts denied permission.
- A neighbour testified hearing the couple argue the day after Madeleine vanished, including the man shouting, "Why did you bring her?", while police found evidence suggesting the woman panicked after possibly hitting Madeleine.
- German prosecutors refused to investigate the couple further and chose to focus solely on prime suspect Christian Brueckner, leaving Portuguese leads unpursued and the inquiry unresolved.
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Brit man at centre of new Madeleine McCann theory 'overheard saying 5 chilling words'
Portuguese authorities are said to have received a chilling tip-off from a British woman who believed her own brother - and his German wife - may be hiding the truth behind Madeleine McCann's disappearance ...
The German and Portuguese authorities completed the new search with no results. New clues and theories emerged about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
This week there have been new searches for clues about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared in southern Portugal in 2007 and the media attention has turned again to the case, to the point that new theories have emerged.One of them, published by the newspaper Luso Correio da Manha, claims that a German woman, in a state of intoxication, had run over the girl in the vicinity of Praia da Luz, and had disposed of t…
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