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German Man Suspected in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Is Released From Prison

Eighteen years after Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old British girl, disappeared in Portugal, the man considered a suspect by Britain and Germany was released after serving a sentence in a separate case.

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Police officers searched for Madeleine McCann in 2007 near a resort in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
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Suspect in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Refuses Interview With UK Police

Christian Brückner, the main suspect in the 2007 case, rejected an interview request ahead of his release this week from a German prison for a separate crime, the British police said.

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Christian Brückner, the main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann in Portugal, at his trial on unrelated sexual assault charges in Braunschweig, Germany, in 2024.
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Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Charlie Kirk Killing

The widespread and fast-moving campaign has already resulted in lost jobs, suspensions and internal investigations, heightening tensions online between supporters and detractors of Charlie Kirk.

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People attending a vigil for Charlie Kirk at a park in Orem, Utah, on Thursday.
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‘Something Is Wrong With My Brain’: A Police Officer’s Descent

Brent Simpson is the first police officer known to have C.T.E. He showed signs of the disease in the last few years of his life.

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Gina Elliott and Brent Simpson had been together almost 20 years.
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