The main suspect in the disappearance of Maddie McCann would travel to a reservoir he called his "little paradise" to "cleanse himself", a friend of the convicted sex offender has revealed.
Last week, dozens of cops and forensic teams roamed the craggy landscape of the Barragem do Arade reservoir in Portugal's Algarve in search of "clues" relating to the British tot - who went missing from her family's holiday apartment around 30 miles away in 2007.
Prime suspect and known sex offender Christian Brueckner, who is currently jailed for rape, referred to the reservoir as a "little piece of paradise", raising questions as to whether he had stashed vital evidence there.
