Armed officers storm Madeleine McCann’s home and suspect Christian Brueckner’s getaway driver as urgent manhunt begins
Police are urgently looking for a potential new witness in the Madeleine McCann case – a close friend and alleged ‘partner in crime’ of Christian Brueckner.
They should ask Ralph H “about his connection” to the case of the missing British girlwho disappeared into it Portugal in 2007.
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Armed officers surrounded his heavily fortified building just outside Braunschweig Germanythis week.
Until ten Police armed with machine guns he spent an hour outside the house, next one door to where Brueckner47, once rented.
Ralph, an old friend of the sex offender, has disappeared and the police are now urgently hunting for him.
The 56-year-old is said to have worked closely with Brueckner and served as an accomplice crime.
More about Christian Brückner
He admitted to the robbery houses with the pedophile – who is currently on trial for five sex offenses in Portugal – and drove a number of his vehicles.
“I acted as a lookout for him during burglaries and also as a getaway driver,” he recently admitted.
“I know exactly what kind of crimes he committed and what he did on the dark web.”
A detective at BKA – the German version of the FBI – confirmed: “We urgently need to speak to this man regarding his relationship with Christian B.
‘We have to find him to ask him about his disappearance Madeleine McCann.”
He continued: “He’s not home, he’s not answering the phone, he’s apparently disappeared.”
Prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said: “He is a neighbor who could be interesting to talk to, but we cannot provide details on operational matters.”
The raid took place last Wednesday in the small building in the Kennelblick allotment.
The White House is well guarded with motion detectors and CCTV cameras – four outside in total.
Because the police did not have a search warrant, the burglary could not take place.
Neighbor Anja says: “I saw the officers arrive very quietly, there were probably eight to ten of them.
“It was quite frightening to see them suddenly sneak in with their helmets on bulletproof vests and jump over his fence.
I know exactly what crimes he committed and what he did on the dark web.
Ralph H
She added: “They surrounded his house and shouted his name but without success.
“The officers later asked me if I had any idea where Ralph could be.
“It was around noon and I thought he was at work.
“But it turns out he hasn’t been seen in almost a week.”
According to neighborsBrueckner and Ralph carried out a number of “plans” together.
One said: “The pair grew and sold marijuana and stole a lot together.
“They were both also very sloppy and involved in different schemes.”
Key dates in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
MADELEINE McCann disappeared on May 3, 2007 – and police believe Brueckner could be behind her disappearance.
Nearly 17 years later, no one has been linked. These are the most important dates:
May 3, 2007 – Kate McCann finds Madeleine missing at 10 p.m
May 14, 2007 – Real estate developer Robert Murat is called an “arguido” or formal suspect
August 31th, 2007 – The McCanns launch a defamation action against Tal e Qual, a newspaper that claims the couple murdered Madeleine
September 7, 2007 – Kate and Gerry McCann are made “arguidos”.
September 9, 2007– Madeleine’s parents return to England with their two-year-old twins
October 2, 2007– Lead detective Goncalo Amaral is removed from the case after criticizing the British police in a newspaper interview
July 21, 2009 – The Portuguese police lift the “arguido” status of both Robert Murat and the McCanns
May 12, 2011 – On Madeleine’s eighth birthday, Scotland Yard launches an investigation into the case
April 25, 2012 – Scotland Yard officers say they believe Madeleine McCann is still alive
July 4, 2013 – Two years after the case was reviewed, Scotland Yard launched its own investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance
October 24, 2013– The Portuguese police reopen their case after new lines of investigation were found
November 27, 2013 – With Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe called on the British and Portuguese police to work together
October 28, 2015 – Scotland Yard is reducing the number of officers working on Madeleine’s disappearance
March 11, 2017 – The Home Office awards Operation Grange an additional £85,000 will continue from April to September
September 28, 2017 – British police will receive £154,000 to continue investigation runs until March 2018
November 2017 – The police moved the search to Bulgaria
May 2018 – A new round of financing, probably in the region of £150,000 will be awarded
September 2018 – A The Ministry of the Interior is requesting six months of additional funding
November 2018 – More financing, probably in hand the region of £150,000 is awarded
November 2018 – British police re-examine a theory. Madeleine left the apartment to look for her parents
June 2019 – Another round of financing, believed to be £300,000 in public money has been awarded
June 2019 – The Portuguese police are here investigating a “new lead and suspect” after discussions with British officers
June 2020 – New prime suspect revealed as a German pedo Christian Brückner
April 2022 – Brueckner formally made an “arguido”
May 2023 – Police search for the remote reservoir of the Algarve Brueckner called his “little paradise”
He added: “Ralph knows absolutely everything about Brueckner’s life.
“That’s why the police want to speak to him so badly.”
The friend, who also lives in the allotment area just outside Braunschweig, added that Ralph’s orange VW golf Not seen again for over a week.
“He has no intention of helping the police.
“I have no idea when – or if – he will come back.”
Kennelblick community president Jurgen Krumstroh confirmed the raid.
He said: “The police were looking for Ralph but I don’t know exactly why.”
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Brueckner rented the allotment with a small blue gingerbread house on it for three years.
He divided his time between the rural house and a newsagents in the nearby town, where he is currently on trial for five other sex offences.
He is accused of three rapes and two crimes against children, all of which took place in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.
The convicted pedophile lived just outside Praia da Luz – true Madeleine went missing at the age of three – for ten years.
German police believe he snatched her and later killed her, and have confirmed his phone was being used at the time she disappeared.
The results of a search last year at nearby Arade Lake, where Brueckner spent much of his time, have still not been released.
The current trial continues tomorrow in Braunschweig, with evidence being heard from his former friend Christian Post, who now lives in Cambodia.
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