The world thought the case was finally narrowing — but now, everything has changed again.

Five years after German prosecutors declared they had “concrete evidence” against Christian Brueckner, the convicted sex offender once labeled the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance has been released from prison. No charges. No trial. No closure. And for millions still haunted by that night in Praia da Luz, the question is simple — why?

In this episode, Joey and Josh reopen the file that refuses to close. They revisit the investigation that gripped the world, scrutinizing the evidence that German authorities once called “undeniable.” What did they really have — and what didn’t they?

Sky News has now reignited the case with a new theory — one pointing not at Brueckner, but at a mysterious female suspect allegedly linked to a “drunk hit-and-run” cover-up. Could this be the missing piece of the puzzle, or just another wild detour in a case defined by contradictions and speculation?

Listeners will be taken deep into the shadows of Europe’s most notorious unsolved mystery — examining the alleged prison confessions, the strange forensic inconsistencies, and the staggering cost of Operation Grange, which has reportedly spent over £20 million without a single conviction.

Joey and Josh dissect it all:

Did police chase the wrong suspect?

Has crucial evidence been buried — or misinterpreted?

And is the new “female suspect” story a breakthrough… or a distraction crafted to keep the media cycle spinning?

Nearly two decades after Madeleine vanished from her family’s holiday apartment, her story still grips the world — not because of what we know, but because of what we don’t.

“Every time we think we’re close to the truth,” Joey says, “the ground shifts again.”

Is Christian Brueckner truly innocent? Or has the system failed — again — to bring justice to a three-year-old girl who never came home?

This episode takes you beyond the headlines, into the fog of confusion, politics, and unanswered questions that continue to define the Madeleine McCann case.