Madeleine McCann probe chief reveals ‘concrete clues’ sparked new reservoir search as experts hack through dense woods
The head of the investigation has revealed the “SPECIAL clue” that sparked the latest reservoir search by police Madeleine McCann.
German, Portuguese and British police spent two days searching Portugal‘S Arade Đập Dam with the hope of a new breakthrough.
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Tips from a “very trustworthy” person police The original informant is believed to have led the police to initiate the search.
Portuguese sources say a German has given detectives details that are being taken “very seriously” in relation to the main suspect’s movements. Catholicism B.
And now, chief investigator Hans Christian Wolters said he acted on “specific clues” that important evidence may be present at the site.
Portugal’s “Forest Sappers” today have been drafted to help scour nearby forests at a site 31 miles from Praia da Luz resort apartment where three years old Madeleine used to be jerked in May 2007.
The commandos – who often specialize in clearing bushes to prevent wildfires – used remote-controlled propeller-style machines to power the dense bushes.
Officers cleared the ground to allow them to expand the search area when there was hope that providing information could lead to a breakthrough – and eventually caught sex boss Christian B.
Dozens of German, Portuguese and British policemen scheduled to scour the beautiful seaside spot for two days have been given extra time to finish their work today.
A Portuguese source told The Sun: “Obviously they believe there might be something very important here – because they’ve had more time to look for it.
“This area is also being expanded to include an area covered with vegetation that is being clipped so that the ground can be inspected.
“Indications suggest this activity will continue into Thursday and possibly longer.”
German police are investigating the 45-year-old predator who believes he may have taken Madeleine to the beautiful spot he calls his “little paradise” after kidnapping her while her parents Kate and Gerry were gone. have dinner.
And they still believe that the convicted rapist and pedophile raped and killed her before disposing of her body.
Search teams yesterday took away more bags of evidence after it was revealed they were asked to search fabric and yarn – amid claims Madeleine’s pink pajamas are being search.
German police are said to have linked Christian B to the dam site after photos of him there were found in a secret vault of 8,000 sickly pornographic photos and videos of him.
However, the reputable Portuguese publication Expresso yesterday claimed the search was prompted by information provided to them by an “informer”.
It designated German BKA federal police officer Rainer Grimm as the top police officer to lead the operation in Arade.
The report added: “These searches stemmed from a tip from a BKA informant, whom the police force considers highly reliable.
“This informant told investigators in detail that the German police took it very seriously.
“The German police have requested a search after receiving this information.”
Searchers are said to have asked for more time after the first day of the campaign ended without finding anything substantial on Tuesday.
Police have collected a number of items including cloth – and on-site sniffer dogs have also identified areas where biomarkers can be found.
However, teams led by German prosecutor Braunschweig have yet to unearth the key evidence they seek.
Wolters – who hope to accuse Christian OFF with Madeleine’s abduction and murder – said yesterday: “We have concrete clues that we might find something there.
“I have heard that there is some speculation that this has something to do with our suspect.
“Yes, he is still a suspect in our case but there is no lead from Christian B but we have indications that we can find evidence there.
“I don’t want to say exactly what it is and I don’t want to say where these signs are coming from – the only thing that I will make clear is that it is not from the suspect.
“At the moment we have no confession or anything like that, or indication from the suspect as to where it would make sense to look.”
The head of the cautious investigation further downplayed hopes of a bomb blast, adding: “We never said that the girl had disappeared where we were looking.”
Police announced on Monday that the search would take two days and that the no-fly zone to prevent drone entry would end at 10pm last night.
Heavy rain on Tuesday also cost the team crucial hours and they spent most of yesterday clearing bushes to widen the search area around a parking lot linked to a full trail. dust.
Christian B is known to have parked his yellow and white VW camper van in a secluded spot behind the trees where three white and cream police tents were located yesterday.
Yesterday, chainsaws, clippers and remote-controlled cameras could be heard while officers – wearing masks to conceal their identities – could be heard shouting orders in German.
Scotland Yard supervisors were also on site to “see summary” with orders to report back to doctors kate And Gerryat home in Rothley, Leic.
The dam was searched in February and March 2008 by divers hired by a Portuguese lawyer who also acted on an underworld tip.
Two bags containing small bones were found during the second search along with a long piece of nylon rope tied with stones and a sock – but these items are not considered significant.
Police divers were ready to join the professional police search yesterday but were not deployed last night.
Arade Dam is a 15-minute drive from the town of Silves, where a truck driver said he saw a woman deliver a baby girl to a man two days after Madeleine disappeared.
The search is the first major operation of its kind since June 2014 when British police were authorized to search Praia da Luz using sniffer dogs and ground-penetrating radar.
In a smaller operation in July 2020, Portuguese police and firefighters searched Madeleine’s body in three wells but did not find any trace of her.
Christian B is currently in prison for the 2005 rape of an American pensioner in Praia da Luz, just meters from McCanns’ apartment.
He also faces a host of other sex charges.
German police believe he killed Madeleine – but three years after declaring him a suspect, they are unable to bring charges.
His attorney, Freidrich Fulscher, has insisted that he is not involved in the McCann case and is trying to get it removed.
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