The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann allegedly made a disturbing claim about the missing child.

Christian Brueckner, 49, was identified as the main suspect in the case in 2020, with the individual at this time in prison for the rape of a 72-year-old woman in Praia de Luz, Portugal in 2005.

He has since served his time, making headlines again this week after he was released today (September 17) from the jail he was being held at in Germany.

Madeleine's case has remained open for nearly 20 years now, with her family still seeking answers to what happened to their daughter.

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The then-three-year-old went missing from her family's apartment in the Algarve back in 2007 - while her parent

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