‘She didn’t scream’: Witness reveals chilling reason Madeleine McCann was silent.
The witness who first linked a sex offender prime suspect to the abduction of Madeleine McCann has told how he is convinced he knows what happened to her.
Police in Portugal are this week making fresh searches for clues to Madeleine’s disappearance on land close to the former home of German paedophile Christian Brueckner.
Helge Busching, a former friend of Brueckner, first linked the German to her abduction as long ago as 2008 – just a year after she disappeared.
Busching told MailOnline: ‘I am convinced Brueckner is involved. There has to now be some hope for Madeleine’s parents.’
The then three-year-old vanished from a holiday apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz in May 2007 and it has been 18 years of heartache for her parents Kate and Gerry as well as her now teenage two siblings.
The following year at a musical festival in Portugal Brueckner made remarks that made his friend convinced to this day that he was responsible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cCuRu_f0-E&pp=ygUgbWFkZWxlaW5lIG1jY2FubiBIZWxnZSBCdXNjaGluZyA%3DAs he spoke out, searches in Portugal continued for a second day in the hope of finding vital evidence linking Brueckner to Madeleine.
Busching’s evidence against his former friend has already proved vital in sending Brueckner to jail previously – for seven years in 2019 when he was convicted of raping an elderly American woman in Praia da Luz, just two years before Madeleine vanished.
Former roofer Busching, who has also given a statement to Scotland Yard, claims Brueckner told him in 2008 at a Spanish festival that it was ‘strange Madeleine didn’t scream’ when she was taken.
Madeleine McCann vanished on May 3, 2007, while on holiday with her parents and sibling
German paedophile Christian Brueckner in 2024. Police in Portugal are making fresh searches for clues to Madeleine’s disappearance on land close to the former home of the suspect
A year after her disappearance Brueckner made remarks that made his friend Helge Busching, pictured, convinced to this day that he was responsible
Busching told MailOnline: ‘That man is evil, he’s bad and he deserves to stay behind bars.
‘I know he is capable of taking Madeleine and I told Scotland Yard and the German BKA (police) the same thing.
‘When he said ‘she didn’t scream’ we were talking our language, German and I could tell from his voice and gestures what he meant, there is no misunderstanding.
‘I just pray to God that they find something to keep him in jail. The BKA wouldn’t spend all this money to send a team to Portugal of they didn’t think it was worth it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMP1yeSweQ&pp=ygUgbWFkZWxlaW5lIG1jY2FubiBIZWxnZSBCdXNjaGluZyA%3D‘They have to find something because time is running out, Brueckner could go free in September and if he does, he will disappear, and justice won’t be done.’
Busching was interviewed by Scotland Yard in 2017 and spent three days with them but initially told the McCanns private investigator Dave Edgar about his suspicions in 2008 – a year after Madeleine was abducted.
Busching was interviewed in Greece for three days with detectives from Operation Grange – the unit tasked with investigating Madeleine’s disappearance – flying out to see him and they were so concerned about leaks they swept the room for bugs.
During the interviews he told them that Brueckner had ‘confessed’ to him he was Madeleine’s abductor saying, ‘she didn’t cry’ and this has what grabbed investigators attention.
Fresh police searches are under way near the spot where Madeleine was last seen near Praia da Luz, Portugal
Firefighters and search teams check a well at a derelict and abandoned property to the west of Praia De Luz, Portugal, where searches are being carried out by officers investigating the disappearance of Madeleine
Kate and Gerry McCann stop to talk to the Press after a church service in Praia da Luz in 2007
British police then contacted German police and told them about Brueckner, and he was eventually announced as the prime suspect for Madeleine’s abduction and murder in June 2020.
He is due to be released from jail in September but only if he pays outstanding fines of 1500 Euro although sources close to his legal team claimed he didn’t have any money so he would stay behind bars until January 2027.
At the 2019 rape trial Busching told the court that he recognised Brueckner in a vile video he found at his house showing him raping and abusing an elderly woman and another young girl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmuzDHf9Xzo&pp=ygUgbWFkZWxlaW5lIG1jY2FubiBIZWxnZSBCdXNjaGluZyA%3DBrueckner has insisted that he is innocent of the 2005 rape and that DNA evidence used at his trial is flawed while he has also denied any involvement in Madeleine’s abduction.
Searches of scrubland at Atalaia, around three miles from the Ocean Club complex where Madeleine vanished from continued on Wednesday and are expected to continue on Thursday.
Officers using chainsaws and strimmers could be seen cutting away undergrowth surrounding abandoned buildings and then using shovels and pickaxes to break up soil which was taken away for examination.
Initial suggestions that police would also search former homes Brueckner used to live in while working and living in Praia da Luz also appeared to be wide of the mark.
Police have significant amounts of circumstantial evidence linking Brueckner to the scene, his mobile phone was logged there and his profile as a convicted paedophile and rapist fits the bill but they are still lacking a ‘smoking gun’ to charge him with.
Publicly Portuguese police are providing support and help but privately they are questioning the motive and have shrugged their shoulders and rolled their eyes when asked what they expect to find.
Post Views: 5,034CHAOS On the Set! House Minority Leader Explodes At CNBC Host After He's Cornered Over Obamacare Subsidies
CHAOS On the Set! House Minority Leader Explodes At CNBC Host After He's Cornered Over Obamacare Subsidies
THE CNBC SHOWDOWN: BECKY QUICK CALLS OUT THE RADICAL DEMOCRAT TRAP
WASHINGTON — The legislative tension surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reached a boiling point on national television this week. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) grew visibly upset during a heated exchange on CNBC.
The confrontation began when host Becky Quick pressed Jeffries on the extension of taxpayer-provided subsidies for "Obamacare." These subsidies, instituted during the Biden era, were designed to sunset on December 1.
Jeffries attempted to deflect responsibility, blaming Republicans for a potential "healthcare crisis." However, Quick was quick to remind him that it was his own party that implemented the provision leading to the current deadline.
"Let’s not go back to what’s done in the past," Quick challenged. "If you want something to get done, you NEED to do something bipartisan." This logical stance appeared to rattle the Minority Leader, who has long resisted GOP-led reforms.
The exchange grew more intense when Quick accused Jeffries of utilizing the subsidies as a political weapon. She suggested that Democrats actually want to see insurance rates go higher to force a political "trap" for the Republican majority.
"I think this is something where you’d like to see the rates go higher and allow Republicans to hang themselves with it," Quick asserted. Jeffries exploded in response, shouting, "That is a ridiculous assertion! Shame on you!"
SPEAKER JOHNSON HITS BACK: THE 60% PREMIUM HIKES AND THE BILLION-DOLLAR BAILOUT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wasted no time in reinforcing the GOP’s stance on the healthcare debate. During a press conference, Johnson addressed the subsidies and blamed Democrats for creating a "manufactured crisis."
Johnson pointed out that "Obamacare" was passed without a single Republican vote in 2010. He argued that the policy has cost American taxpayers trillions while causing medical premiums for many families to skyrocket by an estimated 60 percent.
"It is their policies that made that happen," Johnson declared. "Instead of reforming it, the Democrats don’t reform Obamacare. They want to subsidize it. They want to spend more taxpayer dollars to bail out insurance companies."
The Speaker highlighted that the Democrats’ plan focuses on directed subsidies that primarily benefit massive insurance corporations. This, he argued, only causes the underlying costs of healthcare to rise further for the average American.
The GOP majority in the 119th Congress is now working to end this cycle of corporate welfare. Johnson affirmed that Republicans are the ones truly fighting to save healthcare through ideas that reduce costs and increase quality for all.
CLEANING UP THE MESS: GOP PROTECTS MEDICAID WHILE DEMOCRATS PUSH FEAR
While Jeffries and the radical Left push for more spending, the Republican majority has already begun implementing measures to eliminate fraud and waste. This includes a massive effort to clean up the Medicaid enrollment rolls.
"We got millions of ineligible enrollees off the program," Johnson stated. This move has strengthened Medicaid for the people who truly rely on it, including the elderly, the disabled, and young pregnant women in need of care.
The Speaker also dismissed claims that the recent government shutdown was about healthcare. He labeled such assertions as "false claims" intended to incite fear among the public and protect the radical Left’s spending agenda.
"Everybody knows this is about something else," Johnson continued. "It’s about FEAR." He argued that the Democrats are terrified of a government that actually lives within its means and prioritizes the taxpayer over the political elite.
As the debate moves forward, the GOP is focused on a "Make America Healthy Again" mandate. This includes reforming dietary guidelines and metabolic health standards to reduce the need for expensive, subsidized chronic care.
SECURING THE FUTURE: THE RECKONING FOR THE RADICAL HEALTHCARE AGENDA
The explosion on CNBC is a clear sign that the radical Left is losing its grip on the healthcare narrative. Jeffries’ inability to defend the sunsetting subsidies without resorting to personal attacks proves the GOP has the upper hand.
The 53-seat majority in the Senate and the decisive GOP House are now moving toward a unified healthcare plan. This plan will prioritize patient choice, price transparency, and the elimination of corporate insurance bailouts.
President Trump has made it clear that "woke" healthcare policy is coming to an end. From the border to the doctor's office, the administration is restoring the rule of law and the principles of fiscal sanity to the American Republic.
The final verdict on the Hakeem Jeffries meltdown is one of weakness and desperation. As Speaker Johnson and the GOP lead the charge for real reform, the American people can finally look forward to a system that is actually affordable and fair.
