The disappearance of Madeleine McCann is one of the most mysterious events in history. The little British girl lost track of herself on May 3, 2007, when she had barely nine days to go until she turned four.
Was in Praia da Luz, in Algarve (Portugal) during family vacations. Their parents were having dinner with some friends in a nearby flat where the children slept.
No one has found an explanation yet and the different versions have followed one another over the years without explaining anything. German suspect Christian Bruckner is the burning nail the authorities are hanging on, but in all this time the parents have been investigated without anyone being able to shed any light. What happened to Madeleine McCann?
the night of the disappearance
On the afternoon of May 3, 2007, spring has bathed one of the most paradisiacal regions of the Iberian Peninsula with sun: Portugal’s Algarve region. It was the usual vacation spot for the McCanns, Kate and JerryLittle Maddie and her two-year-old twin brothers.
That night, after a normal day off, the McCanns and their friends go to dinner, let the children sleep from 7:00 pm in the apartments and take turns making sure everything is in place. Kate announced that she went at 9:00 pm to check on her pups And all was well, but only half an hour later, when he came back, Madeleine’s bed was empty.
That same night, shortly after 10:00 p.m., the disappearance was reported and the borders with Spain were closed, as well as airports across the peninsula, while Interpol was put on the runway. The staff at the Praia da Luz Resort searched until late in the morning, to no avail.
Conflicting versions
One aspect of the case that has attracted significant media attention has to do with the popular taste for mysterious and spooky events. This is since the Portuguese and international authorities began a round of interrogation with the McCann family and the friends they had dinner with. There were discrepancies between their accountsmaking it unclear the last time they came to check the kids were okay, which set off alarm bells and eventually led Madeline’s parents to officially consider them suspects.
The main suspects
The first clues, barely a week after the disappearance, opened up several lines of investigation: one pointing to a pedophile network or illegal adoption, the other pointing to a British neighbor and another Russian resident. In the same area of the apartment, Jennifer Murad and Sergey Malinka.
The first pond was drained for Madeleine’s body, and both were in the spotlight for weeks with conversations about the girl as a springboard for investigations. Nothing can ever be proven.
In September of the same year as the disappearance, Kate and Gerry McCann were officially declared suspects after an interrogation that lasted hours and raised suspicions. Only a few weeks later his involvement was ruled out due to lack of evidence, and the British media apologized for accepting the alleged guilt.
At no time was sufficient evidence found to convict anyone and lines of investigation followed one another over the years without achieving any reliable evidence.
The girls who claimed to be Madeline
Meanwhile, repeated calls in which it was confirmed that Madeleine had been seen from around the world generated information smoke that did not help the investigation or, of course, the McCann family. None of the thousands of calls received were unfounded.
Several girls who adamantly claimed to be Madeleine McCann also appeared. The latest one, Poland’s Julia Faustina, has monopolized massive media attention.
swamp, latest track
It was the German authorities, through the prosecutor’s office, who were able to resume the search. The reason is that Christian Bruckner A A German sex offender has been convicted multiple timesHe was in the Algarve at the time of Maddy’s disappearance.
The search teams moved to the reservoir located in Barragem do Arade (Silves), about 40 kilometers from Praia da Luz, which set up a device that allowed them to comb the entire area, a place Brückner called “Little Paradise”. ».
Neither Madeleine’s parents, who had just turned 20, nor the British authorities had thrown in the towel and They continue to treat the case as a disappearance. However, the German authorities are searching for a body. Between theories, clues in blind alleys, and rumors, information is scarce and hope serves with a dropper.
