22 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's 'chilling encounter that could've saved young Brit'

Hazel Behan was 20 years old when a man wearing a balaclava and wielding a blade broke into her apartment in Praia da Luz and violently raped her three times

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26 h. ago Woman who alleges Madeleine McCann suspect raped her at knifepoint 'fears' his release from prison

Christian Bruckner, 48, is due to be released from jail in Germany in September after serving his sentence for rape of a 72-year-old US woman in Portugal.

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29 h. ago British soldier 'arrested in Kenya over alleged rape' near army barracks linked to murder of woman in 2012

Police have questioned the serviceman over the alleged incident, which is said to have taken place after a bar trip last month

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30 h. ago Irish woman ‘in fear’ ahead of release of Christian Brueckner

Hazel Behan, who has waived her right to anonymity, alleges she was raped at knifepoint by the German man, who was acquitted by a court.

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39 h. ago Madeleine McCann: Former detective brands search 'pointless' and based on 'sketchy' information

Former British Police detective Mark Williams-Thomas, who has worked on some of the world's most high profile missing persons cases, has given his take on the new searches for Madeleine McCann

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49 h. ago Inside the abandoned buildings where police held new search for Madeleine McCann

German and Portuguese police teams searched scrubland near where Madeleine disappeared

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49 h. ago Madeleine McCann police 'found something they were looking for' says detective

A detective who was brought in to help find Madeleine McCann, has said he is "convinced" that German police have found important evidence

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57 h. ago Is this the end of the road in the hunt for Madeleine McCann? How the desperate new search unfolded in Portugal

After a three-day search effort drew to a close without any sign of a breakthrough, crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin reports from Praia da Luz on the latest attempt to give the McCann family answers

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57 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect ‘told police questions about him can never be answered’

‘Was I or my vehicle clearly seen near the crime scene on the night of the crime?’ the man reportedly wrote

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59 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect sent letter about case to police, reports say

He reportedly said 'decisive questions can never be answered'

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63 h. ago Six major questions raised by Madeleine McCann suspect's letter

In his latest bid to clear his name, and gloat at police, Christian Brueckner has sent a letter to police which highlights six major questions in relation to the case

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67 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect ‘told police decisive questions can never be answered’

Christian Brueckner is due to be released from jail in September if no further charges are brought.

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67 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect makes sick taunt in letter about police investigation as German paedophile's prison release date draws closer

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has disturbingly taunted police in a new sickening letter about the toddler's disappearance as his prison release date looms closer.

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68 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner writes chilling letter from jail

Christian Brueckner, who is currently serving time for raping a woman in 2005, wrote a sick letter from his jail cell mocking cops for their inability to find a body

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68 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner taunts cops with sick letter from jail

Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has penned a sickening letter from prison in which he questions the evidence against him

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69 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner writes sick new letter from jail

Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's missing case, has penned a vile letter where claimed police wouldn't find evidence linking him to the case

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69 h. ago Madeleine McCann prime suspect gloats he will never be charged without a body in chilling letter

In a chilling letter, the 48-year-old convicted paedophile said “the dropping of the investigation will hit the world like a bomb”

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69 h. ago Inside abandoned farm buildings where cops held new search for Madeleine McCann

A latest Madeleine McCann search carried out by German and Portuguese teams has taken place in scrubland and derelict buildings near to where she disappeared in Praia da Luz

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2 d. ago 7 Madeleine McCann theories of what happened to her – from drink drive crash to burglary

Madeleine McCann vanished in May 2007 while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal, with a recent renewed operation to find her unearthing no major discoveries

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3 d. ago Another ex and alleged victim of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs testifies about ‘freak

‘Jane’ said Combs rebuffed her requests for condoms during drug-fueled sexual encounters with male escortsThe federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Friday with testimony from a former girlfriend and alleged victim, identified as “Jane”.The woman, described by prosecutors as a single mother who met Combs in 2020, testified on Friday that Combs denied requests that escorts wear condoms during the drug-fueled sexual encounters with male escorts at hotels known as “freak-offs” or “hotel nights”, which she claims Combs orchestrated and watched as she took part. Continue reading...

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