Madeleine McCann: German Prisoner Identified as Suspect, #42

[RichardKimble]

Madeleine McCann: Christian Brückner turns down Met Police interview

Christian Brückner is due to be released from prison in Germany in relation to a separate offence.

www.bbc.com

A balanced report for once.
A couple of points from the article one being if the BKA as some insist have evidence of MMs death then its clear its not shared,ergo imo there is none, secondly they only think CBs involved.

German prosecutors have pointed to evidence - including mobile phone data - indicating Brückner may have been in the area when she vanished, and have consistently insisted that they think he is responsible.
However, they have not found strong enough evidence to bring charges.

Due to differences in legal systems, German authorities suspect Brückner of murder in relation to Madeleine McCann, while British police continue to treat her disappearance as a missing persons case.

 

[RichardKimble]

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-09-14/he-took-madeleine-mccann-christian-brueckners-ex-associate-is-100-sure

New interview with Helge B.

Nothing new though,in it says HeB has never appeared on camera before wasn't there previous productions where he was interviewed?

Thought so, HeB on film .ITV telling fibs.

 

[RichardKimble]

Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance refuses Met interview

Christian Brueckner, 49, could be released from prison on Wednesday.

www.independent.co.uk

Article confirming CB remains a suspect to OG also , but he has declined request to speak to them ..

Not surprising really because the Met Police has no lawful jurisdiction in Germany and he has not been charged with any crime they are investigating so they cannot get a court order to interview him.

 

[Lilly b]

Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance refuses Met interview

Christian Brueckner, 49, could be released from prison on Wednesday.

www.independent.co.uk

Article confirming CB remains a suspect to OG also , but he has declined request to speak to them ..

You'd think he would speak to them, if he was innocent and wants to move on with his life and put all the this behind him.
normally when people refuse or say no comment etc, they have something to hide.

 

[Denis R Tandib]

You'd think he would speak to them, if he was innocent and wants to move on with his life and put all the this behind him.
normally when people refuse or say no comment etc, they have something to hide.

Or good legal advice.

 

[RichardKimble]

You'd think he would speak to them, if he was innocent and wants to move on with his life and put all the this behind him.
normally when people refuse or say no comment etc, they have something to hide.

After the BKA have declared you to be the prime and only suspect without even questioning you or putting any evidence to you, why should he cooperate, SY have no jurisdiction to question a person of interest when he's not even being held on suspicion of the crime in question.Then there's the matter one would think that he couldn't be questioned under caution so in effect he'd be a witness, against himself?

Nemo tenetur se ipsum accurate

 

[C.greek]

Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance refuses Met interview

Christian Brueckner, 49, could be released from prison on Wednesday.

www.independent.co.uk

Article confirming CB remains a suspect to OG also , but he has declined request to speak to them ..

This is very important imo as it shows that CB remains the suspect for 3 police forces, the Portuguese, the German, and the British!! Unheard of in the past I would think!! If only the person talking to him on that evening came forward perhaps that vile person would be put behind bars indefinitely and stop posing a danger to society and women and girls!

 

[Davieson]

You'd think he would speak to them, if he was innocent and wants to move on with his life and put all the this behind him.
normally when people refuse or say no comment etc, they have something to hide.

Some people are obtuse and only do what they want to do. I suspect CB falls into this category.
He clearly has no liking for police authority and sees no reason why he should speak to them.
He can never put this behind him, partly because the media will continue to link him with MM

 

[RichardKimble]

It’s not in isolation though is it. They have a circumstantial case too. This and an image of MM post 3/5 would almost certainly be enough to obtain a conviction.

It’s likely the question of admissibility will also be raised. Even if the box factory search was illegal, the prosecutors have the ability to use the evidence - what is important is the truth.

In the rape trials, the judge found the digital evidence to be insufficient. If there is credible reporting of it being deemed “inadmissible” can someone please share it?

I've just looked back through the BZ articles, and can't find a definitive answer in the reporting.

 

[frank-cole]

Some people are obtuse and only do what they want to do. I suspect CB falls into this category.
He clearly has no liking for police authority and sees no reason why he should speak to them.
He can never put this behind him, partly because the media will continue to link him with MM

“He clearly has no liking for police authority and sees no why reason why he should speak to them”

After receiving the letter, why do you think he turned up and spoke to the police in 2013?

 

[Davieson]

It would be interesting to know if OG have any evidence of their own regarding CB or whether they are just playing tag and accepting the German evidence at face value.
We won't find out, of course.

 

[frank-cole]

This is very important imo as it shows that CB remains the suspect for 3 police forces, the Portuguese, the German, and the British!! Unheard of in the past I would think!! If only the person talking to him on that evening came forward perhaps that vile person would be put behind bars indefinitely and stop posing a danger to society and women and girls!

Yep. People are in a lot of danger.

Refusing to cooperate was clearly the best strategy for him & his defence.

What ‘innocent’ person would want to stay quiet & be seen as a child killer instead of cooperating.

This isn’t a case of sneaky government, establishments, corrupt super agents & Lisbon treaty’s.
Prosecutors have to work to rule out as well as rule in.

 

[Davieson]

“He clearly has no liking for police authority and sees no why reason why he should speak to them”

After receiving the letter, why do you think he turned up and spoke to the police in 2013?

I imagine because he chose to do so.
He now chooses not to to speak to police, particulary a foreign force.

 

[Denis R Tandib]

Yep. People are in a lot of danger.

Refusing to cooperate was clearly the best strategy for him & his defence.

What ‘innocent’ person would want to stay quiet & be seen as a child killer instead of cooperating.

This isn’t a case of sneaky government, establishments, corrupt super agents & Lisbon treaty’s.
Prosecutors have to work to rule out as well as rule in.

One who has successfully gained release from gaol.

 

[RichardKimble]

I imagine because he chose to do so.
He now chooses not to to speak to police, particulary a foreign force.

When OG wanted to question suspects they had to do it through the PJ, it would be no different now, he would have to be questioned though the germans, the German procedure it seems, is evidence is gathered then charges produced and the evidence submitted to the defence, why on earth does any one expect CBs defence lawyers to acquiesce to a foreign police force?

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[Denis R Tandib]

I've just looked back through the BZ articles, and can't find a definitive answer in the reporting.

I got the same outcome. The UK red tops implied it had been thrown out but in reality it didn’t amount much in the rape trial. I think this would be consistent in the MM case. Under
“Beweisverwertungsverbot” if the prosecution of the offender is deemed more important than how the evidence was obtained, the evidence is admissible.

There is no smoking gun at the box factory. And it one were discovered in his emails… he would’ve been charged.

 

[C.greek]

It would be interesting to know if OG have any evidence of their own regarding CB or whether they are just playing tag and accepting the German evidence at face value.
We won't find out, of course.

If they are accepting the German evidence at face value, it means they trust it shows CB as the one and only suspect. What does it matter if they have their own evidence? BKA have been investigating CB for more than 7 years with lots more staff. Of course they would trust the evidence the BKA have amassed. Why wouldn't they? There is no conspiracy here, two police forces trust the evidence the BKA has is strong for suspicion. I would think this is pretty significant

 

[C.greek]

I got the same outcome. The UK red tops implied it had been thrown out but in reality it didn’t amount much in the rape trial. I think this would be consistent in the MM case. Under
“Beweisverwertungsverbot” if the prosecution of the offender is deemed more important than how the evidence was obtained, the evidence is admissible.

There is no smoking gun at the box factory. And it one were discovered in his emails… he would’ve been charged.

You are insisting he would have been charged. What makes you think that the circumstantial evidence they have that makes them 100% sure it was CB who murdered MM would be BARD?

 

[RichardKimble]

For those in the uk, upcoming on Wed night 9pm itv 1,MM, searching for the prime suspect.

 

[Denis R Tandib]

You are insisting he would have been charged. What makes you think that the circumstantial evidence they have that makes them 100% sure it was CB who murdered MM would be BARD?

We don’t need to worry about BARD standard. The prosecutors can’t get approval from a judge to charge. It nothing else this should prove that the evidence in the MM case is materially inferior to that in the rape trials.