Madeleine McCann suspect linked to murder of girl, 16, whose body was found chopped up on beach
Brittany Vonow6 Jun 2020,
THE prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann could be linked to the murder of a 16-year-old German girl whose body was found chopped up on a Belgian beach.
Carola Titze had reportedly been in contact with a German man days before she disappeared while on holiday in De Haan in 1996.
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Carola Titze was just 16-years-old when her mutilated body was found on the beach in 1996
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Carola Titze was just 16-years-old when her mutilated body was found on the beach in 1996Credit: nordphoto
Christian B has been named as a prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
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Christian B has been named as a prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCannCredit: Bild
Tragically, her body was found badly mutilated in sand dunes just days later.
And local Belgian media VTM News today reported that prosecutors are now examining whether Christian B can be considered a suspect in the case.
Christian, who is now 43, would have been about 19 at the time of Carola's disappearance.
The young woman had reportedly been seen at a local disco with a German man before her death.
And despite police constructing a potential image of the suspect, no one was ever arrested.
Christian has this week been named as a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
And Christian, who is currently in jail for the rape of an American tourist, has now been linked to two other disappearances of children.
German detectives investigating Christian B have contacted the family of René Hasee to say they were looking into his 1996 abduction again.
Youngster René, from Elsdorf, Germany, vanished on June 21, 1996 while on holiday with his family in Aljezur - just 25 miles from Praia da Luz, in the Algarve.
He ran ahead during a family walk on the beach to go in the sea. After losing sight of him they never saw him again and were left with just his clothes lying on the beach.
Belgium police had previously released a drawing of a possible suspect in Carola's murder
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Belgium police had previously released a drawing of a possible suspect in Carola's murderCredit: nordphoto
René Hasee vanished on June 21, 1996 while on holiday with his family in Aljezur
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René Hasee vanished on June 21, 1996 while on holiday with his family in Aljezur
Police are also probing the disappearance of Inga Gehricke, who vanished in 2015
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Police are also probing the disappearance of Inga Gehricke, who vanished in 2015Credit: PA:Press Association
Detectives believe the suspect was regularly living in the Algarve from 1995. He was already convicted of sex offences against children and would have been 19 at the time René disappeared.
Christian B is also being re-investigated over the disappearance of a girl dubbed the 'German Maddie'.
Christian B was reported to be in the same area as five-year-old German girl Inga Gehricke when she vanished in May 2015.
The little girl had been enjoying a family BBQ in woodland in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, around 50 miles from Berlin, when she vanished without a trace in chilling echoes of Madeleine's disappearance.
Portuguese police have since insisted they didn't discount Christian as a suspect in the case of missing Madeleine.
The British toddler was just three-years-old when she vanished in Portugal while on holidays with her family in 2007.
Christian B is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for raping an American woman, 72, in Portugal.
We are now able to show his picture in full in the UK after it was published in a major German newspaper - as cops in both countries appeal for anyone who knows him to come forward.
The suspect, who we cannot legally name in full, was first thrust into the frame in 2017 after allegedly confessing to abducting Madeleine in a bar.
He was reportedly chatting to the friend in Germany when a TV report came on about the tenth anniversary of the girl's disappearance and he suggested he knew what had happened to her.
German sources claim he boasted he had "snatched her" but didn’t say he had killed her.
Christian B was first thrust into the frame in connection with Madeleine's disappearance in 2017 after allegedly confessing to abducting the girl while in a bar with a pal in Germany.
He was reportedly chatting to the friend when a TV report came on about the tenth anniversary of the girl's disappearance and he suggested he knew what had happened to her.
German sources claim he boasted he had "snatched her" but didn’t say he had killed her.
Prosecutors in Germany are investigating Christian B "on suspicion of murder" and believe Madeleine is dead and know how she was killed - despite no body being found.