Christian Brückner, who is in prison in Germany for, among other things, the rape of a 72-year-old woman, is the main suspect in the Maddie McCann case. But the 45-year-old no longer accepts that. In letters he protests his innocence.
“The world thinks I killed Maddie. I haven’t. You can’t even imagine what it’s like when the whole world thinks you’re a child killer,” Britain’s Daily Mail quoted the German’s handwritten letters as saying.
New search in Portugal
The documents surfaced a few days ago relatively close to the start of the search in Portugal. Local police officers, together with colleagues from Germany and Great Britain, combed the banks of the Arade reservoir for three days.
The search area is about 50 kilometers northeast of the holiday resort of the seaside resort of Praia da Luz, from where the British girl disappeared without a trace on May 3, 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday.
According to official information, this new search was carried out at the request of the German Federal Police (BKA). Results have not yet been reported. The suspect’s German lawyer also declined to comment on the new developments.
letter full of accusations
However, the search may have prompted the main suspect to publicly express his concerns. “The police are trying to create a monster. iI’m sure other people in my situation would have capitulated under all the pressure, insults and threats. They would have asked where they could sign their death warrant. But not me. I am as strong as an old pair of shoes,” Brückner writes.
The letter, which is interspersed with accusations against the BKA, the public prosecutor’s office and the investigating officers, is written in almost perfect English. Brückner vents his anger on four pages and describes himself at length as a victim. He also has encouraging words ready for himself: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Chin up!” And finally, there is a drawing of a daisy – always adorned alternately with the words “not guilty” and “guilty”.
“Priority is recognition”
A graphologist who analyzed the letter for the British newspaper is certain that she partly recognizes ‘a feeling of guilt’ in the font. “Whatever the truth, he feels the need to constantly feed his ego and his ultimate goal is to get some form of recognition,” the expert concludes.
Source: Krone
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