BOMBSHELL evidence found at the lair of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is revealed for the first time today.
A Sun investigation, to be broadcast tomorrow on Channel 4, has laid bare the haul found in a German police search
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The disturbing evidence shows Brueckner’s obsession with young kids.
Children’s clothes and toys were found at the paedophile rapist’s abandoned lair, plus masks, chemicals and guns.
There was also a hard-drive of pictures which German investigators continue to keep secret — and is believed to indicate why they are sure Madeleine is dead.
Much of the newly uncovered evidence was found by chance at a disused factory Brueckner bought for £20,000 in 2008, a year after Madeleine vanished.
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In 2016 a dog ran on to the property and appeared to find a grave. Local cops then discovered Brueckner’s dead dog – but underneath was a wallet with six USB sticks and two memory cards.
They contained highly disturbing material — and 100 cops launched a full search of the compound in Neuwegersleben, central Germany.
They found stories by Brueckner showing his obsession with snatching children.
He describes drugging a mum and daughter outside a pre-school — and abusing a blonde girl aged four.
There were also records of horrifying Skype chats with other paedos, telling one he wanted to “capture something small and use it for days”.
Child abuse images are also said to have been linked to Brueckner during the searches.
Police found a case with pictures of girls aged four and five.
There were also more than 75 kids’ swimming costumes plus toys and small bikes.
A creepy, nude selfie links the suspect directly to key Madeleine location the Aardes Dam, 35 miles from where she vanished in Praia da Luz.
Three black-market guns and ammunition were discovered. A mask was also found with creepy mock-up pictures of Brueckner.
Meanwhile, a satnav showed his movements in the Algarve in the years after Madeleine disappeared.
A weird nude selfie links the suspect directly to the Arade Dam, a key location 35 miles from where she vanished in Praia da Luz.
Officers also tracked down an insurance claim signed by Brueckner, showing he had a crash at a festival where he allegedly told a pal Madeleine “did not scream”.
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Within months of the search, Brueckner had been convicted of child abuse.
It would be another year before an associate tipped off cops about his potential link to Madeleine.
Brueckner’s lawyers failed to respond to requests for comment.
THE EVIDENCE
Insurance document
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THIS proves for the first time Brueckner was at a festival in April 2008 when he allegedly all but confessed to killing Madeleine.
Witness Helge B claims he told him the girl “didn’t scream”, but credibility questions have been raised.
The insurance document, filled in and signed by Brueckner, shows that he crashed his motorhome at the festival in Orgiva, Spain.
Weird images
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CREEPY photographs show Brueckner at a key location of interest for Madeleine investigators.
In some, he is seen modelling a mask and even posing naked at the Arade Dam, 35 miles from Praia da Luz, which was searched in 2023.
A sat nav also found by officers shows his pattern of movements around the site in the years after Madeleine vanished.
Hard drive/laptop
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POLICE are in possession of a hard drive of images which were found hidden at Brueckner’s abandoned lair in Germany.
The photos — taken in Portugal — are said to be crucial in persuading investigators that Madeleine died shortly after her disappearance in May 2007.
Other vital information was found on a laptop handed to police.
Jaguar and chemicals
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A JAGUAR matching the description of Brueckner’s vehicle in Germany was also found by cops.
Pictures show bottles of substances inside. Officers destroyed them without testing, but speculate that kidnap chemicals chloroform or ether could have been in the haul.
In his stories Brueckner fantasised about a kidnap using ether.
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Suitcase
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A METAL suitcase was discovered during the police search in 2016 containing chilling photographs of young girls.
There was also a list of phone numbers at the abandoned factory. An address book was also found separately nearby.
Paedophile Brueckner was convicted of an unconnected child abuse allegation within months.
Creepy finds
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MASKS, unlicensed guns and ammunition, children’s toys and bikes were found at childless Brueckner’s bolthole in Neuwegersleben, central Germany.
There were also 75 youngsters’ swimming costumes. They were uncovered in a 100-officer search of the compound.
It came after disturbing images were found on data storage buried under his dead dog.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
Here’s a timeline of the case which has gripped the world.
May 3, 2007
Madeleine McCann disappears from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, sparking a massive police search and becoming one of the most famous missing persons cases in history.
January 15, 2016
Neighbour reports a possible ‘grave’ at Brueckner’s abandoned factory in East Germany.
Cops find disturbing images on USB sticks and launch a full-scale search.
February 16, 2016
Christian Brueckner is convicted for abusing a girl of five in a park after images found on his laptop.
He was sentenced to 15-months behind bars but was already on the run by then.
May 3, 2017
Around this time, Helge B calls an information hotline after watching a ten-year anniversary special on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
He reports an alleged confession by Christian Brueckner.
September 27, 2018
On-the-run Christian Brueckner is arrested over outstanding drugs claims in Italy.
He is extradited to Germany the following year.
December 16, 2019
Christian Brueckner was convicted, in Germany, for the 2005 rape of an American woman in Praia da Luz, Portugal, after his DNA was matched to a hair found on her bed.
He was sentenced to seven years behind bars.
June 4, 2020
German prosecutors reveal to the world they have a suspect in custody under investigation for the abduction of Madeleine McCann.
For the first time they claim Madeleine is dead.
German media later name him as Christian B (Christian Brueckner).
June 23, 2023
In his first interview, witness Helge B alleges to German newspaper Bild that Christian Brueckner all-but-confessed the Madeleine abduction to him, by allegedly saying “she didn’t scream” as they talked about the case, at a music festival, in Spain.
February 16, 2024
Brueckner goes on trial accused of none-McCann allegations of rape and sex assault, in Braunschweig, Germany.
Prosecutors hope for a conviction to keep him behind bars permanently and lead to McCann charges.
October 8, 2024
Brueckner was acquitted of all claims.
Prosecutors launch an appeal, however. Decision pending.
September 17, 2025
Date on which Christian Brueckner will be released from custody without action being taken.
Prosecutors require an arrest warrant for a retrial over claims from last year – or over the McCann case.