June 25th 2023.
Police recently conducted an extensive search of the Barragem do Arade reservoir near Praia da Luz in Portugal, in the hopes of finding new evidence in the Madeleine McCann case. After two weeks of searching, the results are in and unfortunately, no new clues were discovered.
The materials were sent back to Germany for more thorough testing, but none of the items have been linked to the missing girl’s disappearance. Sources say that German prosecutors have hit a ‘roadblock’ in the investigation, and police are naturally disappointed.
The search was conducted at the request of German investigators, who believe convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner is responsible for the abduction and murder of the three-year-old girl in 2007.
The reservoir was chosen as the focus of the search after German prosecutors received ‘certain tips’ about the case. Several holes were dug in the area, likely to collect soil samples.
A lorry driver also reported seeing a woman hand over a child to a man at the same location two days after Maddie went missing.
Christian Brueckner is currently serving a seven-year sentence for the 2005 rape of a pensioner in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz. He was charged with three offences of aggravated rape and two offences of the sexual abuse of children in alleged crimes between 2000 and 2017.
Overall, the search was not in vain as detectives spent three days scouring the reservoir for any clues that could lead to Maddie’s whereabouts. However, there is still no concrete evidence to suggest that the suspect is guilty of the crime he is accused of. German investigators are still hopeful that further tests can provide them with the answers they need to find Maddie.
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