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Madeleine McCann Prime Suspect Refuses Met Interview Ahead of Imminent German Prison Release

With charges still out of reach, investigators pledge to keep pursuing evidence across borders.

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A police tape is seen as Police resumes the search for the body of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in the Portuguese Algarve in May 2007, in Atalaia, Portugal, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
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Overview

  • Scotland Yard says Christian Brueckner rejected an interview requested via an International Letter of Request.
  • The Metropolitan Police confirm he remains a suspect in their Operation Grange inquiry into Madeleine McCann’s 2007 disappearance.
  • Brueckner is expected to leave German custody this week after completing a sentence for a 2005 rape in Praia da Luz.
  • Detectives say they will continue to follow any viable lines of inquiry in coordination with German and Portuguese authorities.
  • German prosecutors report evidence that strengthens their case but not enough to support charges; Brueckner denies involvement and has not been charged in the McCann case.