Overview

• Investigators completed a renewed search around Praia da Luz after scouring abandoned houses, wells and cisterns across a 50-hectare area and have sent recovered bone fragments and clothing samples to Germany for forensic testing.
• Police uncovered a hidden stash at Christian B.’s former hideout in Neuwegersleben containing a mask, weapons, chemicals and an 80-gigabyte hard drive alongside personal items such as swimwear and toys.
• Robert Green, a forensic expert at the University of Kent, says the recovered items could provide crucial evidence to intensify the investigation into Christian B.’s alleged involvement in Madeleine’s disappearance.
• Christian B. remains the prime suspect in the 2007 case while serving a seven-year sentence for a 2005 rape conviction and faces possible release in September 2025.
• The Braunschweig prosecutor’s office has not filed charges and is reviewing the fresh evidence before determining whether to pursue an indictment.