3 June 2025, 11:03

By StephenRigley

'It’s now or never,' a German police source said as they begin a fresh search near the home of the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we would all love nothing more than to close the Madeleine McCann case and allow her family to finally bring her home.

But what new information has now come to light that justifies a fresh search of these paths, wells, and ruins?

What is different now compared to the multitude of new leads and searches that have been carried out since Madeleine went missing from the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz 18 years ago?

Police say that, because they are now equipped with ground-penetrating radar, they can scan up to 15 feet below the surface.

Can that honestly make a difference? Assuming for a moment that a body is there, would it really be buried that deep?

This week’s search is the first in Portugal in more than two years—when German and Portuguese officers combed a remote dam that prime suspect Christian Brückner had reportedly called his........

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