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The mysterious disappearance of Madeleine McCann

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Searches of Christian Bruckner's vehicles revealed children's swimwear and thousands of pornographic photos.
This episode details the infamous 2007 disappearance of 4-year-old Madeleine McCann from a Portuguese holiday apartment. It chronicles the initial investigation, the suspicion that fell on her parents, the forensic evidence from specialist dogs, and the eventual focus on German sex offender Christian Bruckner as the prime suspect, while acknowledging the case remains officially unsolved.

As heard by us

A careful, somber retelling of a disappearance that remains unresolved.

A 4-year-old girl vanishes from a holiday resort in Portugal, and the episode stays with the long, uneasy course of the case instead of forcing a neat answer.

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You want a sober look at Madeleine McCann's disappearance in Portugal and the investigation that followed, with the uncertainty left intact.

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