There was an interview on June 17th in which Wolters claimed that the McCanns were definitely informed before any appeals for information that their child was dead and that the Germans were investigating a murder. The McCanns deny this;
DA Wolters, did you write to the McCanns or not?"I personally haven't written anything: the federal police, in coordination with us, and the British police have made contact with the family. But the contents are not true of what I have read so far: they are just speculations.
The truth is that before the broadcast on June 3 we informed the family that we would make a public communication to say that we are investigating for murder and that the child is dead ".
So they know there's a murder investigation for a month. And why did you do it?"It was a personal, human decision. We don't have to make contact with witnesses - and they are witnesses. But since they are also the parents of a missing and, in our opinion, dead girl, we obviously care about how they are doing. That's why. we wrote a letter before the broadcast: we didn't want to surprise them with the announcement of the murder investigation. After that: we don't repeat it in every letter. "
That is: was there another letter? The McCanns claim they have not received any letters."Let me point out, meanwhile, that there have never been any phone calls or direct talks with the McCann family. I even read that we would reveal what evidence we have against the murder thesis: it's all completely wrong and made up. After the broadcast of the June 3 there was a new contact, again in the form of a letter, but I don't even know if it has yet reached the McCann family. "
And what is written in this letter? "About the contents I don't say a word".
Meanwhile, as you have stated several times, you have collected hundreds of reports on the case. Is there any that could be useful for Brueckner's indictment?"There have been many reports. Also of other sexual crimes. There are some that could be useful. We have also read about them in the newspapers. It would not be serious if I told you that they are conclusive, we have to wait weeks or months to understand".
Are there any other victims who have made themselves heard?"We are examining the reports, it will take time. I have read that there are victims who have spoken to the newspapers. But we need to understand if they can really be connected to the suspect."
Many cases have been reopened: Inga Gehricke, Peggy Knobloch , Carola Titze ..."In these, as in other cases about which we have received reports, we do not yet know if it is him. I repeat: it will take weeks or months. You must also consider that when we did the press conference (June 4, immediately after the transmission, ed ), in Germany we had been investigating Brueckner for two years. And the British and Portuguese authorities for much longer. They are lengthy investigations. It is a difficult case. And we will certainly not be heard with mouthfuls of investigations, with results intermediate. We will speak up when we have concrete results ".
If all the clues were confirmed, if he were guilty of the missing children and teenagers whose cases have been reopened these days, Brueckner would have lefta long trail of violence and blood for twenty-five years . Virtually undisturbed."So far he is under investigation, he is formally innocent. Our job is to prove that he is guilty, to make sure that there is a trial against him. At the moment we do not have enough elements yet."
Have you questioned him?"Not yet. We'll do it at the end of the investigation. We don't see why, at the moment, I don't think he'd confess or that it would be useful for us to provide him with investigative elements. His lawyer doesn't even have access to our files, yet. He doesn't know what we have against him. "
https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2020/06/17/news/caso_maddie_germania_intervista_procuratore_wolters-259461944/
