More recently, investigators searched the remote Barragem do Arade reservoir, which prime suspect Brückner referred to as a “little piece of paradise” and is located 30 miles from where Maddie was last seen.
“I called Scotland Yard in 2008, ringing the Maddie hotline. I told them I know someone who has something to do with it and gave them his name. They noted my personal details, my telephone number, but nothing happened. Nothing! They never even rang me back. I thought to myself: I guess they’ll be in touch at some point,” the German man, identified only as Helge B, told tabloid Bild from his home in Corsica.