The McCanns’ ongoing search for Madeleine McCann

Brueckner, who was named prime suspect in 2020, is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for the rape of a woman in Praia da Luz and is also on trial in Germany for other unrelated sex crimes allegedly committed in the Algarve between 2000 and 2017 have been committed.

His former girlfriend Helge Busching tipped off Scotland Yard in 2017, recalling Brueckner’s chilling comment about Madeleine’s kidnapping: “She didn’t scream.”

Meanwhile, in Britain, Kate and Gerry continue to cope with the devastating loss of their daughter. Despite their heartbreak, they have focused on raising their twins, Amelie and Sean, who are now 18, while living in Rothley, Leicestershire.