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Crime Scene Investigator Explains How Police May Crack Madeleine McCann Case

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Updated 09:54 10 May 2022 GMT+1Published 13:29 8 May 2022 GMT+1

Crime Scene Investigator Explains How Police May Crack Madeleine McCann Case

Police have been trying to figure out what happened to McCann since her disappearance in 2007

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Former cold-case detective and crime scene investigator Steve Chancellor has shared his thoughts on how police may crack the case of Madeleine McCann's disappearance.

Investigators have been working to discover what happened to McCann since 2007, when the then-three-year-old vanished from an apartment in the Algarve while on holiday with her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann.

Police have named convicted rapist Christian B as a prime suspect in the case, though he has repeatedly denied his involvement and claims to have an alibi.

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Madeleine McCann went missing when she was three years old.
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With the case still unsolved after 15 years, Chancellor shared his thoughts on the situation with The Sun and claimed the 'biggest cases are often solved by the smallest things'.

The former cold case detective suggested four detection methods which can be used to find hairs and clothing fibres at a crime scene, including different coloured lights and alternative light sources; sticky pads, which Chancellor described as 'the best collection device for hair and fibre' on a surface level; or heavy tape to pull fibres from deeper crevices and material.

The last option Chancellor suggested is a special handheld vacuum with a filter, which may be the only option in the McCann case and could be used on Christian B's VW campervan.

He explained: "Because it was 15 years ago other methods such as visual, lighting and tapes wouldn’t have worked... For the length of time that van had been there, I would start with a visual look and then go straight to the vacuum."

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Chancellor suggested the vacuum would lift possible evidence from the surface of the vehicle as well as 'stuff deposited years ago'.

Steve Chancellor has revealed how police may solve the case.
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One kind of material that may be easier to detect than others could be McCann's pyjamas, Chancellor said, as 'softer materials' offer a 'better chance of finding fibres'.

He went on to stress the importance of 'forensics and evidence' in cases where there is little else to go off, pointing out McCann's disappearance is 'unlike some scenes where there is overwhelming evidence at the scene like weapons, biological fluids or blood'.

Chancellor praised the work of the investigators over the last 15 years and commended the fact that 'no one has thrown their hands up and said, ‘This case can’t be solved".

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“They have gone through the process up to the point of finding the vehicle, the site, and gone looking for something. That’s one of the biggest things I teach - you are never going to find something if you don’t look. I’m very impressed that they have taken the time, gone out there and said ‘We’re not done'," Chancellor added.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Madeleine McCann, World News, UK News, Crime

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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