New search for Maddie McCann: Hope for finally answer!

New search for Maddie McCann: Hope for finally answer!

Atalaia, Portugal - On June 3, 2025, the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office in Germany initiated a new search in the case of Madeleine McCann, which has disappeared since 2007. The focus is on a property near Praia da Luz, where the girl was kidnapped at the time. The campaign is aimed at the former residential building of the main suspect Christian B., who is currently in custody because of another crime. According to Krone, the Portuguese police put the property under the radar of modern technology to find possible clues.

Christian B. is suspected of having murdered the girl. He is detained because of the rape of a 72-year-old American and could be released in September 2025 if no new stressful evidence is found. The British Commission "Operation Grange", which is entrusted with the investigation, does not exceed this. More than 15.4 million euros have been invested in the search since 2011, and the McCann family has always emphasized the support of the investigative authorities.

Details about the search

The current search uses a ground radar that can work at a depth of up to four and a half meters. Investigators have already searched a dilapidated building on the site and have taken soil samples. The area comprises a total of 21 plots, including old wells and water tanks. Despite the management of this thorough search, the Portuguese police expressed that the expectations of the results are rather low, but they keep hope to complete the search quickly, as in [Infranken] (https://www.infranken.de/deutschland/neue-spur-im-fall-maddie-haus-fraenkischem-verda-verda- in-Portugal-wing-Art-art-5925737) is reported.

The parents of Maddie, Kate and Gerry McCann have not yet commented on the new search. Local residents in Praia da Luz are reluctant and skeptical of these renewed searches. In the meantime, the British police, which headed the Grange operation, have so far taken no active measures in this special examination, but observes the developments.

the suspect and his history

Christian B. is the only officially named suspect in the Madeleine McCann case. In October 2024, he was acquitted of several severe sex crimes in Germany by a district court in Germany, but remains in custody due to other charges. During this negotiation, the presiding judge had criticized the contradictions and unreliability in the testimony of the witnesses. This attracts international attention, since B. also made an application for premature release, the review of which is currently underway by the Hildesheim Regional Court.

Christian B. was classified as "in the absolute top league of dangerousness", according to a psychiatric report. In the past, he also spoke about rapes in Germany and Portugal, which also reinforces his involvement in the Madeleine McCann case. So far, the investigators have not charged with Maddie's disappearance, which still holds the presumption of innocence, as in [SPIEGEL] (https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/fall-maddie-mord-ermittlungen- against-43-jaehrigen-de-maschen-madeleine-a-50e066f7-373-944b-926d96f037a) is described.

The official search is expected to continue until Friday, but could be extended if new information or discoveries arise. The McCann family continues to hope for answers to the events around their daughter.