POLICE are urgently looking for a potential new witness in the Madeleine McCann case – a close friend and alleged “partner in crime” of Christian Brueckner.
They need to ask Ralph Ha “about his connection” to the case of the missing British girl who went missing in Portugal in 2007.
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Officers want to speak to Ralph H about his friend Christian BruecknerCredit: Jon Clarke/Rainer Burkard
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Police raided a white house on a small property in Kennelblick Gardens on Wednesday last weekCredit: Jon Clarke/Rainer Burkard
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Madeleine McCann, three, disappeared on 3 May 2007 while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, a resort in PortugalCredit: PA
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For three years, Brueckner rented the lot where the little blue house stood near Ralph H’s houseCredit: Jon Clarke/Rainer Burkard
Armed police this week surrounded his well-fortified compound near Braunschweig, Germany.
Up to ten police officers armed with machine guns spent an hour in front of the house, next to the house where Brueckner (47) once rented an apartment.
Ralph, a longtime friend of a sex offender, has gone missing with the police now urgently looking for him.
The 56-year-old allegedly worked closely with Brueckner and was an accomplice in the crime.
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He admitted robbing the homes of the pedophile – who is currently on trial for five sex crimes in Portugal – and driving several of his vehicles.
“I was like a lookout for him during burglaries and a getaway driver,” he recently admitted.
“I know exactly what crimes he was up to and what he was doing on the dark web.”
A detective from the BKA – Germany’s version of the FBI – confirmed: “We urgently need to speak to this man regarding his relationship with Christian B.
“We need to find him to ask him about the missing Madeleine McCann.”
He continued, “He’s not home, he’s not answering his phone, he seems to be missing.”
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Prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said: “He is a neighbor who might be interesting to talk to, but we cannot give any details about operational matters.”
A small property in the garden of Kennelblick was raided on Wednesday last week.
The White House is well guarded with motion detectors and CCTV cameras – four outside in total.
As the police did not have a search warrant, they were unable to break in.
Neighbor Anja said: “I saw that the policemen appeared very quietly, there were probably eight to ten of them.
“It was quite frightening to suddenly see them sneak in with their helmets and flak jackets and jump over his fence.”
I know exactly what kind of crimes he came up with and what he did on the dark web.
Ralph H, a longtime friend of Christian Brueckner
She added: “They surrounded his home and shouted his name, but to no avail.
“The police later asked me if I had any idea where Ralph might be.
“It was around noon and I thought he was out at work.
“But it turns out no one has seen him for almost a week.”
According to neighbors, Brueckner and Ralph ran numerous “schemes” together.
One said: “The couple grew and sold marijuana together and stole a lot.
“Both were also very sleazy and involved in various schemes.”
Key dates in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
MADELEINE McCann went missing on May 3, 2007 – and officers believe Brueckner may be behind her disappearance.
Almost 17 years later, no one has been charged in the connection. These are the key dates:
3 May 2007 – Kate McCann finds Madeleine missing at 10pm
May 14, 2007 – Robert Murat, a real estate developer, is named “arguido” or formal suspect
31 August 2007 – The McCanns launch defamation action against Tal e Qual – the newspaper which claimed the couple killed Madeleine
7 September 2007 – Kate and Gerry McCann become “arguidos”
9 September 2007 – Madeleine’s parents return to England with their two-year-old twins
October 2, 2007 – Detective Chief Inspector Goncalo Amaral is removed from the case after criticizing British police in a newspaper interview
July 21, 2009 – Portuguese police revoke the “arguido” status of both Roberto Murat and the McCanns
12 May 2011 – On Madeleine’s eighth birthday, Scotland Yard launches a review of the case
April 25, 2012 – Scotland Yard officials say they believe Madeleine McCann is still alive
4 July 2013 – Two years after reviewing the case, Scotland Yard launched its own investigation into Madeleine’s disappearance
October 24, 2013 – Portuguese police reopen their case after new lines of inquiry are found
27 November 2013 – Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has called on UK and Portuguese police to work together
28 October 2015 – Scotland Yard is reducing the number of officers working on Madeleine’s disappearance
11 March 2017 – Home Office grants Operation Grange extra £85,000 to continue from April to September
28 September 2017 – British police have been granted £154,000 to continue their investigation until March 2018.
November 2017 – The police moved the search to Bulgaria
May 2018 – Another round of funding approved, believed to be around £150,000
September 2018 – An additional six months of funding is requested from the Ministry of the Interior
November 2018 – Additional funding approved, believed to be around £150,000
November 2018 – British police are questioning the theory that Madeleine left her apartment to look for her parents
June 2019 – Another round of funding is approved, believed to be £300,000 of government money
June 2019 – Portuguese police are investigating a “new lead and suspect” after speaking to British officers
June 2020 – New prime suspect revealed as German paedo Christian Brueckner
April 2022 – Brueckner officially made the “arguido”
May 2023 – Police search remote Algarve lake, which Brueckner called his “little paradise”
He added: “Ralph definitely knows all about Brueckner’s life.
“That’s why the police want to talk to him so much.”
The friend, who also lives in a settlement not far from Braunschweig, added that Ralph’s orange VW Golf had not been seen for more than a week.
“He has no intention of helping the police.
“I have no idea when — or if — he’ll be back.”
The chairman of the Kennelblick community, Jurgen Krumstroh, confirmed the raid.
He said: “The police were looking for Ralph, but I don’t know exactly why.”
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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner walks into court in Braunschweig, Germany on March 1 Credit: Dan Charity
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In February, Brueckner was in court in Braunschweig facing allegations that he raped three women and sexually assaulted children twice in PortugalCredit: Dan Charity
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Brueckner is serving a prison sentence after being convicted of raping a 72-year-old woman in 2005. Credit: Dan Charity
Brueckner rented the lot with the little blue gingerbread house for three years.
He split his time between a country home and a newsstand in a nearby town, where he is currently on trial for five other sexual offenses.
He was charged with three counts of rape and two crimes against children, all of which occurred in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.
The convicted pedophile lived not far from Praia da Luz – where Madeleine disappeared at the age of three – for ten years.
German police are convinced that he abducted and later killed her, and have confirmed that his phone was used at the time she disappeared.
The results of last year’s search at nearby Lake Arade, where Brueckner spent a lot of time, have not yet been published.
The current trial continues tomorrow in Braunschweig, with the testimony of his former friend Christian Post, who now lives in Cambodia.
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A policeman stands outside the suite at the Ocean Club Hotel in Luz, Portugal, where Madeleine McCann disappearedCredit: PA
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View from the flat above the room from which Madeline McCann disappeared in May 2007 Credit: Lee Thompson – The Sun
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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner arrives in court in Braunschweig, Germany on March 1 Credit: Dan Charity
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Christian Brueckner at the time of his arrest in 2018. Credit: AP
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Pictures show the white van owned by Christian Breuckner at the time Madeleine McCann disappeared parked at his abandoned box factory in GermanyCredit: Dan Charity
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Madeleine McCann Parents Kate and Gerry McCannCredit: PA
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