Bombshell emails linking Christian Brueckner with Madeleine McCann’s ‘murder’ revealed by German FBI for first time

Detectives have found an email account linking Christian Brueckner to the death of Madeleine McCann in a major development in the case.

Detectives have found an email account linking Christian Brueckner to the death of Madeleine McCann, a court heard today.

Detective Titus Stampa told a court the German FBI had identified two email accounts linked to the pedophile.

But said he had no clearance to discuss one because it was “related to the killing” of the tot.

Maddie disappeared in Praia da Luz on Portugal’s Algarve coast in 2007 while on holiday with parents Kate and Gerry, from Rothley, in Leicestershire .

The second account Brueckner used for swapping vile child sex abuse images with other online creeps, the court heard.

But incredibly it had all of the messages deleted from the first half of 2007 – the time Maddie vanished.

Detective Stampa refused to confirm if the “murder” account contained any “photos”.

But he said investigators were also in possession of a hard drive related to the “murder” which he was not allowed to discuss.

The detective told the court: “An external hard drive is also belonging to the killing case – and I am not allowed to talk about it.”

Asked about the account used for swapping child sex abuse images, Detective Stampa said: “I can remember that things were ‘massively’ deleted in the inbox.

“There was nothing in there from January 2007.”

The revelation offered the first glimpse into the physical proof that has led German investigators to believe Brueckner kidnapped and killed Maddie.

Prosecutors have publicly spoken about their belief and referred to proof – but have refused to reveal what form it takes.

Christian B, the man suspected by German authorities of murdering missing British girl Madeleine McCann.

It emerged after smirking Brueckner arrogantly fist-bumped his lawyer as he walked into court on Wednesday.

Key Maddie witness Helge Busching told the court he waited until 2017 to report Brueckner because he “didn’t trust” Portuguese police.

Asked about sex torture videos he uncovered of Brueckner, Mr Busching claimed he feared Portuguese officers would have thrown them in the bin.

Mr Busching said: “I didn’t send them anonymously to the police in Portugal because I didn’t trust Portuguese police.

“They would have thrown them away. They wouldn’t have known what to do with this and they would have thrown them away.”

Earlier a cop who lived next to Brueckner’s abandoned factory lair, in Germany, told the court she had such a “bad feeling” about him that she privately began recording his comings and goings.

Police officer Katharina Schmidt, 47, told Braunschweig regional court she and her partner Steve Meyer, 40, lived next to the former box factory site owned by Brueckner – and tipped cops off about his hide-out.

Last month, during his trial, a Met cop told the court of the moment he took the call-in that “solved” the Maddie mystery.

DC Mark Draycott told judges in Germany he listened to a bombshell voicemail on May 18, 2017 from a drifter naming Brueckner as the man who snatched the toddler.

The cop said: “I rang the number and spoke to a man I now know to be Helge Busching.

“He gave information in relation to the Madeleine McCann investigation.”

The Scotland Yard cop told how he travelled to Greece to interview the key witness – before later bringing him to the UK to make a formal statement.

Madeleine McCann went missing in May 2007.

Witness Busching has told previously how during a conversation about Maddie, Brueckner let slip: “She didn’t scream.”

But asked to reveal what evidence cops were given that the rapist snatched and killed Madeleine, the British cop refused to answer.

He said: “I can’t talk about it. I have no approval to talk about it.”

Meanwhile, the convicted pedophile used his rape trial to whinge about not getting enough cheese in prison.

He moaned of getting just one slice and also only being served toast.

His lawyer also claimed Brueckner has “not been able to shower for three days” — and that the water in the court showers was cold.

Irish holiday rep Hazel Behan gave evidence against him in May.

The court heard that the 40-year-old “knew” Brueckner was the man who raped her by his “piercing blue eyes”.

Ms Behan recognised him in photos released when he was linked to Maddie’s disappearance.

Maddie disappeared in Praia da Luz on Portugal’s Algarve coast in 2007 while on holiday with parents Kate and Gerry.

She claims Brueckner — wearing a mask — tied her up and raped her three times in 2004 after climbing onto her balcony, also in the Algarve.

Ms Behan, from Dublin, told the court in Braunschweig, Germany: “I remember he had piercing blue eyes. That’s how I recognised him in the paper.

“As soon as I saw his eyes they made me sick.”

She added: “I remember he had the most piercing blue eyes – I don’t know if it’s because he was dressed all in black but I remember they stood out.“

The mum-of-three, who waived anonymity, wept as she gave the evidence – seen as crucial to keeping Brueckner behind bars so he can face Maddie charges.

She told how she reported the attack to police but plain clothes cops followed her – with instructions to find out if she was “a slut”.

They also told her to “go home” to Ireland, claiming she could ruin the reputation of tourism in the resort and threatened her friends “might lose their jobs”.

Judge Ute Insa Engemann forced Brueckner to let her look closely into his eyes — to see if they matched Ms Behan’s description.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission