{"id":171601,"date":"2025-06-10T00:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T00:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/171601\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T00:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T00:28:13","slug":"madeleine-mccann-live-bruckner-gloats-are-there-any-traces-of-her-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/171601\/","title":{"rendered":"Madeleine McCann LIVE: Bruckner gloats ‘Are there any traces of her’ | UK | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The chief suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has launched a defiant taunt at police, mocking the case against him from behind bars.<\/p>\n

Christian Brueckner, currently serving time in a German prison, has issued a handwritten letter in which he boldly dismisses the evidence \u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 against him.<\/p>\n

Published by Bild, the letter adds to growing frustration over the long-running investigation. In it, Brueckner openly ridicules the attempts to link him to the three-year-old\u2019s disappearance in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007.<\/p>\n

He wrote: \u201cAre there any traces of her in my vehicle? Any other traces of her in my possession? Photos? Is there a body? No, no, no.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brueckner, 47, remains the prime suspect in the case but has never been charged in connection with Madeleine\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n

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