I'm confused. How many vehicles did this guy have?
And which one(s) did he have at the time?
Van used by Madeleine McCann suspect 'was sold for scrap'
THE van used by the suspect in the Madeleine McCann case before she disappeared was sold for scrap, it has been revealed.
By Gerard Couzens
09:14, Sat, Jun 20, 2020 | UPDATED: 09:39, Sat, Jun 20, 2020
It has sparked fears that Portuguese detectives missed vital clues in their hunt for the youngster. The vehicle ended up in an Algarve breaker's yard after reportedly being seized by the authorities after Madeleine's disappearance.
It came as it emerged that Christian B told a Portuguese judge after his 2006 diesel theft arrest that he was a convicted paedophile. The 43-year-old German admitted his sordid past in his initial court quiz after his detention, court papers show.
The suspect had used the blue Bedford van with an Austrian pal in April 2006 to steal diesel from two lorries in Portimao, a half-hour drive from the Praia da Luz resort where the McCanns were staying when their daughter vanished in May 2007.
The files say the vehicle was dismantled after being valued at £90 by a court seeking payment of a fine.
It ended up being crushed in 2009 according to respected Portuguese daily Expresso, which said it was seized seven months after Madeleine vanished, although court papers say it was confiscated before her disappearance and was never returned to the suspect.
His diesel theft accomplice has been identified as drifter Michael Tatschl. They were freed in December 2006 after eight months in prison.
Christian B vanished from a house he was living at in nearby Barrocal, close to the place where he sold a two-tone VW camper van which has been at the centre of the police appeal.
This week it emerged that children's clothing had been found in a 30ft Tiffin Allegro motor home Christian B is said to have driven between Portugal and Germany.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1298611/Madeleine-McCann-suspect-van-sold
He seems to have had an unlimited supply.
SnipMr Tatschl added that he had returned to Praia da Luz in February 2007 to find Brueckner camping near the town.
He said: 'He was going to raves and I think selling drugs. I stuck around for a bit and then went back to Spain.'
Just weeks after the abduction of Madeleine McCann Brueckner also travelled to Spain where Mr Tatschl was living in Orgiva, Andalucia.
Tatschl said: 'In late May or early June he arrived in Spain with his big American camper van. He knew I had connections to the marijuana world and could help him make money.
'We just thought he was a pervert but didn’t think he liked young children.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8445183/I-know-did-Christian-Brueckners-friend-says-German-guilty-taking-Madeleine-McCann.html