New German suspect in Madeleine McCann mystery disappearance.

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Erm…no.

“Hans Christian Wolters, a prosecutor in the German McCann investigation, insisted that Scotland Yard's decision would have no bearing on their work.

He told MailOnline: 'Our investigations are independent of the British ones.

'We have no time limit. Therefore, we have the time to investigate as long as we have investigative approaches.

'At this moment I cannot say when the investigations will be completed but we are confident they will, and he is still seen as a prime suspect in the case.'”

You trust peoples word.

Fans at fault (Hillsborough)

War in Iraq because of WMD's, (there wasn't)

No lockdown parties at no10 ( there were)

No invasion of Ukraine (there is )


I did not have sexual relations with that woman" ..(he did ) Clinton.

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You trust peoples word.

Fans at fault (Hillsborough)

War in Iraq because of WMD's, (there wasn't)

No lockdown parties at no10 ( there were)

No invasion of Ukraine (there is )


I did not have sexual relations with that woman" ..(he did ) Clinton.

So you think HCW has ruled CB out but is only pretending to still be investigating him?  Um, ok.   

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So you think HCW has ruled CB out but is only pretending to still be investigating him?  Um, ok.   

Do you consider each passing day since announcing CB was a prime suspect is closer or further away from a conviction ?

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Do you consider each passing day since announcing CB was a prime suspect is closer or further away from a conviction ?

Who knows?  Some investigations take many years.  Look how long it took in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell.  Everyone *knew* she was a sexual predator, she was frequently being “libelled” in the press, found guilty by the media etc, , but it took the police a long time of collecting evidence to get to the point of charging her, and even then all the evidence against her was circumstantial and one person’s word agsinst another.   So, who knows re: CB?  You can sneer and scoff all you like, but perhaps the most sensible approach would just be to wait and see with an open mind?

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Who knows?  Some investigations take many years.  Look how long it took in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell.  Everyone *knew* she was a sexual predator, she was frequently being “libelled” in the press, found guilty by the media etc, , but it took the police a long time of collecting evidence to get to the point of charging her, and even then all the evidence against her was circumstantial and one person’s word agsinst another.   So, who knows re: CB?  You can sneer and scoff all you like, but perhaps the most sensible approach would just be to wait and see with an open mind?

I think there are some who are placing too much faith in the claims made by Wolters.

[Brietta]

Who knows?  Some investigations take many years.  Look how long it took in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell.  Everyone *knew* she was a sexual predator, she was frequently being “libelled” in the press, found guilty by the media etc, , but it took the police a long time of collecting evidence to get to the point of charging her, and even then all the evidence against her was circumstantial and one person’s word agsinst another.   So, who knows re: CB?  You can sneer and scoff all you like, but perhaps the most sensible approach would just be to wait and see with an open mind?

I think it definitely would be a good idea to wait for developments with an open mind.  I will be surprised if the imminence of the Portuguese Statute of Limitations coming into force doesn't have a bearing on the apparent inactivity of the investigation.  We shall see.

[Mr Gray]

I think there are some who are placing too much faith in the claims made by Wolters.

I thing pretty well all sceptics are in denial. These are not the claims and conclusions of Wolters but of the whole BKA investigation.. The German FBI.
To suggest the claims are not highly significant is denying reality.. Imo.

[Mr Gray]

I think there are some who are placing too much faith in the claims made by Wolters.

It's very telling Re sceptic logic.  From what I can see.. Grime had the support of one FBI member.. Rex Stocckham... Yer sceptics tals as if he had the backing and admiration of the whole FBI.
I think some have too much faith in the claims of Grime.

Wolters has the support of the whole BKA investigation

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I thing pretty well all sceptics are in denial. These are not the claims and conclusions of Wolters but of the whole BKA investigation.. The German FBI.
To suggest the claims are not highly significant is denying reality.. Imo.

The BKA hasn't, afaik, publicly declared that their suspect is guilty of murder. Their job is to investigate and collect evidence. The prosecutor's job is to evaluate the evidence and decide whether to charge the suspect. It's for the courts to decide if a suspect is guilty or innocent.

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I thing pretty well all sceptics are in denial. These are not the claims and conclusions of Wolters but of the whole BKA investigation.. The German FBI.
To suggest the claims are not highly significant is denying reality.. Imo.

That was a stance back in 2014 when Grange were hot on the trail of the locals, look how that turned out .

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Who knows?  Some investigations take many years.  Look how long it took in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell.  Everyone *knew* she was a sexual predator, she was frequently being “libelled” in the press, found guilty by the media etc, , but it took the police a long time of collecting evidence to get to the point of charging her, and even then all the evidence against her was circumstantial and one person’s word agsinst another.   So, who knows re: CB?  You can sneer and scoff all you like, but perhaps the most sensible approach would just be to wait and see with an open mind?

Rowley in 2017  said one critical line of enquiry ,Hogan Howe previous to that also talked of the same , that was imo and still is was CB in Luz on the night of 3/05/2007, no one it seems imo can say he was, maybe because he wasn't that's why Wolters appealed for info, if any was forthcoming it certainly wasn't a game changer in the CB stakes of he done it .

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That was a stance back in 2014 when Grange were hot on the trail of the locals, look how that turned out .

If ever the Germans charge Brueckner his trial will be closely observed and analysed. Wolters made sure of that when he stated that the suspect was guilty of murder. With such interest the evidence will have to be pristine imo.

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If ever the Germans charge Brueckner his trial will be closely observed and analysed. Wolters made sure of that when he stated that the suspect was guilty of murder. With such interest the evidence will have to be pristine imo.

From the link misty gave in the MWT thread,  how does this work ?

The German authorities claim to have evidence that Maddie is dead and that Christian B is guilty of her murder, but also admit that there are insufficient grounds to prosecute him.

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From the link misty gave in the MWT thread,  how does this work ?

The German authorities claim to have evidence that Maddie is dead and that Christian B is guilty of her murder, but also admit that there are insufficient grounds to prosecute him.

That's an oxymoron if ever I saw one. The reality, I suspect is that they have some evidence but not enough to prove their suspicions are correct.

[Brietta]

If ever the Germans charge Brueckner his trial will be closely observed and analysed. Wolters made sure of that when he stated that the suspect was guilty of murder. With such interest the evidence will have to be pristine imo.

You say - "Wolters made sure of that when he stated that the suspect was guilty of murder."
T'would be useful if you would provide a direct link to Wolters actually saying so.  Thank you.