Letter from the suspect
“The world thinks I killed Maddie”
Christian Brückner, who is in prison in Germany for the rape of a 72-year-old woman, among other things, is considered the main suspect in the Maddie McCann case. But the 45-year-old no longer wants to put up with this. He protests his innocence in letters.
"The world believes I killed Maddie. I didn't. You can't imagine what it's like when the whole world thinks you're a child murderer," the British Daily Mail quotes from the German's handwritten letters.
New search operation in Portugal
The documents emerged relatively close to the time of the new search operation launched in Portugal a few days ago. Local police officers spent three days combing the banks of the Arade reservoir together with colleagues from Germany and the UK.
The search area is around 50 kilometers northeast of the resort of Praia da Luz, from which the British girl disappeared without a trace on May 3, 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday.
According to official information, this new search operation was launched at the request of the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). No results have yet been announced. The suspect's German lawyer also did not wish to comment on the new developments.
Letter full of accusations
However, the search operation is likely to have prompted the main suspect to go public with his concerns. "The police are trying to create a monster. I'm sure that other people in my situation - under all the pressure, insults and threats - would have capitulated. They would have asked where they could sign their death warrant. But not me. I'm as tough as an old pair of shoes," writes Brückner.
The letter, which is peppered with accusations against the BKA, the public prosecutor's office and the investigators, is written in almost perfect English. Brückner spends four pages venting his anger and describing himself in detail as a victim. He also has words of encouragement for himself: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Chin up!" And finally, there is a drawing of a daisy - always alternately decorated with the words "not guilty" and "guilty".
"The ultimate goal is recognition"
A graphologist who analyzed the letter for the British newspaper is certain that she recognizes "the feeling of guilt" in some of the writing. "Whatever the truth is, he feels the need to constantly feed his ego and his ultimate goal is to get some form of recognition," the expert summarizes.
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