Posted on 06/03/2025 2:03:12 AM PDT by RandFan
Almost 20 years since Madeleine McCann went missing, police are scouring more than 20 plots of land in Portugal. Authorities are looking for her body or an indication she may have once been there.
Around 30 German police officers, including forensic experts, will start searching today.
According to reports, Portuguese police will also be on the ground.
While the UK's Metropolitan Police is "aware of the searches" carried out by the BKA (German federal police), British officers will not be involved.
"The Metropolitan Police Service is not present at the search, we will support our international colleagues where necessary," the force added.
As part of the search, radar equipment that can scan underground will be used, giving officers the chance to penetrate at a depth of 15ft.
Who is the suspect in the case?
Christian B, who cannot be fully identified under German law, is coming to the end of his sentence for the rape of an elderly American woman in Praia da Luz in 2005.
He has not been charged or indicted over Madeleine McCann's appearance and denies any involvement.
In October, he was acquitted on rape and indecent assault charges in a trial in Germany - which also heard references to his status as the main suspect in the McCann case.
However, a German prosecutor told Sky News in January he wouldn't face charges in the foreseeable future.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Ok is been 20 years now, they can now open the case and search like it was yesterday
Pay attention to a 20 year old case ad ignore the invader dumpster fire 🔥 these EU countries have become.
That case has been cold for years, sad to say. It seems that the British have something in their national culture that clings to Missing Person stories for quite a long while.
Longer than what usually happens in the states.
“Who is the suspect in the case?”
Two Podestas.
“Two Podestas.”
Yep, Wikipedia still has the sketches of two people who look EXACTLY like the Podesta Brothers as the MAIN SUSPECTS. The same Podestas that we all got to ‘know and love’, starting with the Clinton Administration. Being Democrats, I doubt they’re allowed to be questioned.
Good fodder for BBC crime dramas.
OMG!! The Podestas looked EXACTLY like the suspects!!
Can you post that picture???? PLEASE!!
I KNOW!! And they have been ignored as suspects.
Since this missing persons case did not occur in the USA, I wonder if FBI has authority to investigate.
And when it comes to the Podestas, we know for sure that the Clintons are involved in some way.
Do we even know they were there when that happened??
“Do we even know they were there when that happened??”
IIRC, they were, and it was common knowledge very soon after the disappearance.
A Stolen Life: The Kidnapping Of Jaycee Dugard And Her 18 Years In Captivity
https://allthatsinteresting.com/jaycee-dugard
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