Overview

• A hard drive found at Christian Brueckner's abandoned factory in Germany contains images that investigators believe confirm Madeleine McCann's death shortly after her 2007 disappearance.
• Police discovered children's clothes, toys, masks, chemicals, and unlicensed firearms at the property Brueckner purchased in 2008, a year after Madeleine vanished.
• The hard drive also held disturbing Skype chats and writings in which Brueckner detailed fantasies of abducting and abusing young children.
• An insurance document links Brueckner to a 2008 festival where a witness claims he made incriminating statements about Madeleine, though the witness's credibility is under scrutiny.
• Despite mounting evidence, German authorities have yet to formally charge Brueckner in Madeleine's case, as his potential release from prison in September 2025 approaches.