It's been 16 years since the young girl went missing while the family were on a vacation in Portugal.
She was in the same room as her 2-year-old twin brother and sister while her parents had dinner with friends at a nearby restaurant.
In mid-2020, Germany’s police identified Christian Brueckner, a 45-year-old German citizen who was in the Algarve in 2007, as a suspect in the case. Brueckner has denied any involvement. The suspect is under investigation on suspicion of murder in the McCann case but hasn’t been charged. He spent many years in Portugal, including in Praia da Luz around the time of Madeleine’s disappearance.charged Brueckner in several separate casesBraunschweig prosecutor Christian Wolter said Monday his office would release a statement about the case on Tuesday morning.
Madeleine’s disappearance stirred worldwide interest, with public claims of having spotted her stretching as far away as Australia, along with a slew of books and television documentaries about the case.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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