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BKA
![Maddie may have been kidnapped in that VW.]()
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Maddie may have been kidnapped in that VW.
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Keystone
![Missing for 13 years: Madeleine McCann.]()
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Missing for 13 years: Madeleine McCann.
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BKA
![The German suspect might have used this white and yellow VW T3 Westfalia with Portuguese registration for the crime.]()
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The German suspect might have used this white and yellow VW T3 Westfalia with Portuguese registration for the crime.
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BKA
![The German lived in this house.]()
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The German lived in this house.
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![Maddie's parents have been looking for their daughter for years and don't give up hope.]()
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Maddie’s parents have been looking for their daughter for years and don’t give up hope.
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According to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), a German (43) is being investigated on suspicion of murder. Personal details are vague. Scotland Yard speaks of a 1.80 meter tall, blond person. According to the BKA, the suspect is a sex offender with multiple previous convictions. He is said to have passed away on children too.
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He is currently in prison – but because of other offenses. He is currently serving a longer prison sentence in other matters, the BKA announced in Wiesbaden late Wednesday. According to information from the “Braunschweiger Zeitung” on Thursday, the now accused is a man who was convicted in 2019 by the Braunschweig district court for raping a 72-year-old American.
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Long-term cooperation between the criminal authorities
How did the investigator get to the suspect in the The case of Madeleine “Maddie” McCann, who has disappeared since 2007 on track? The new findings are the result of years of cooperation between the British, German and Portuguese police.
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- The accused lived almost permanently in the Algarve between 1995 and 2007 – where Maddie disappeared in the same year.
- Among other things, according to the BKA, he lived for a few years in a house between Lagos and Praia da Luz – the place where Maddie and her parents spent the vacation in a holiday complex.
- The German is said to have been in Praia da Luz in Portugal when the girl disappeared.
- The man’s cell phone is said to have been logged in near the crime scene at the time of the crime. In the evening when Maddie disappeared, the suspect received a call on Portuguese number 0351 912 730 680. Investigators assume that the caller is an important witness. A message from Scotland Yard says: “We call on you to get in touch.” The caller’s number was 0351 916 510 683.
- The man used several cars, including a dark red Jaguar XJR 6 and a VW T3 Westfalia. The XJR was re-registered to a new holder after Maddie disappeared. According to Scotland Yard, the suspect had short blond hair at the time of the crime. It is about 1.80 meters tall.
- The suspect temporarily lived in his VW camper with a Portuguese license plate.
- Investigators pay special attention to the Jaguar. The car had a German license plate. Days after Maddie’s disappearance, the Jaguar was re-registered to a new holder.
- Between 1995 and 2007, the German was said to have lived in a house near Praia da Luz for a few years.
- The suspect was apparently pursuing several odd jobs in restaurants in the Portuguese resort. He is said to have made his living in advance through burglaries in hotel complexes and holiday apartments as well as drug trafficking.
- The man is said to have been habitually in and around Praia de Luz and had already been asked in 2013 about a role in the girl’s disappearance. The allegations against the man, who is also called vagrant by the British media, could not be substantiated. He had to be released again. (kes)
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