Overview
- Kate and Gerry McCann said they hope 2026 brings "the breakthrough we long for" and thanked supporters in a post on the Official Find Madeleine channels.
- German prosecutors continue to name Christian Brückner as the prime suspect, yet no charges have been brought over Madeleine’s 2007 disappearance.
- Brückner left prison in September 2025 after an unrelated rape sentence and is being monitored in Germany, with prosecutors indicating electronic tagging and travel limits.
- The most recent searches, conducted by German and Portuguese authorities in June 2025 near Praia da Luz, concluded without significant findings.
- The Metropolitan Police still treats Madeleine as a missing person, and separate media reports about items allegedly linked to Brückner at a disused factory remain unconfirmed as decisive evidence.