According to the latest news revealed during the trial of convicted rapist Christian Brueckner in Germany, the German FBI has discovered an email account that links him to the disappearance of British national Madeleine McCann.
The German FBI stated that they cannot discuss a specific email account as it is “connected to the murder” of Madeleine, who vanished from Praia de Luz at the age of three in 2007. Detective Titus Stampa confirmed that he had identified two email accounts associated with the individual currently standing trial for rape and sexual assault.
The second email account contained images of sexual abuse, but all emails from the first half of 2007 – around the time of Madeleine’s disappearance – had been deleted. Additionally, investigators found a hard drive which Detective Stampa asserted was linked to Madeleine’s demise.
He said: “An external hard drive is also belonging to the killing case – and I am not allowed to talk about it.”
In 2007, Madeleine disappeared from her hotel room while on vacation with her parents, Kate and Gerry, and her twin siblings Sean and Amelie. She was only three years old at the time.
Brueckner was identified as the primary suspect by German authorities in Madeleine’s disappearance in 2022. He was residing in Praia de Luz when she went missing, and a friend testified that he had confessed to him about kidnapping the young girl. Additionally, his camper van was reportedly seen near the area at the time.
At the time, Gerry and Kate McCann released a statement about the update, writing: “We welcome the news that the Portuguese authorities have declared a German man an ‘arguido’ in relation to the disappearance of our beloved daughter Madeleine.
“This reflects progress in the investigation, being conducted by the Portuguese, German and British authorities. We are kept informed of developments by the Metropolitan police.
“It is important to note the ‘arguido’ has not yet been charged with any specific crime related to Madeleine’s disappearance. Even though the possibility may be slim, we have not given up hope that Madeleine is still alive and we will be reunited with her.”
