Eighteen years after Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, a new documentary airing in the UK has revealed disturbing new evidence tied to the case — and it’s painting an increasingly grim picture of the man long suspected of her abduction and presumed death.
The program, which premiered on Channel 4 on May 7, centers on convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner and offers never-before-seen footage of a 2016 police raid on an abandoned factory he owned in Neuwegersleben, Germany. Purchased for about $25,000, the remote and eerie site has since become known as Brueckner’s “house of horrors.”
Located in a quiet village near Hannover, the compound first drew attention after a dog entered the property and led authorities to a shallow, makeshift grave. No body was recovered — but what they found next raised terrifying new concerns about Brueckner’s past and potential crimes.
