In what investigators are calling the most crucial discovery in nearly two decades, forensic teams have uncovered a new DNA trace on the bedroom window frame of Apartment 5A — the very room where Madeleine McCann disappeared 18 years ago.
The breakthrough came after Portuguese and British experts re-examined preserved fragments from the original crime scene with advanced technology unavailable at the time. Shockingly, the analysis revealed a DNA profile that did not match any family member, staff, or previously known suspects.
When detectives presented the results to Kate McCann earlier this week, witnesses say she collapsed in utter disbelief and outrage after learning the DNA matched an individual long thought to be beyond suspicion.
Police are refusing to name the person publicly, but insiders close to the investigation confirm it belongs to someone who had regular access to the resort — yet was never properly investigated.
“This changes everything. It points to a direction that nobody in 2007 was brave enough to follow,” one senior officer told reporters.
The revelation has triggered a storm within the joint task force, with Scotland Yard demanding an urgent review of why this person was cleared so quickly all those years ago.
As pressure mounts, the McCann family is calling for immediate answers. “We’ve lived 18 years waiting for the truth,” a close relative said. “If this is real, then justice has been delayed for far too long.”
Police are now preparing to re-question witnesses from 2007, with insiders warning that an arrest could follow in the coming weeks.
For millions following the case worldwide, the shocking DNA twist reopens the question that has haunted Britain for nearly two decades: Was the key to Madeleine’s disappearance always right there, hidden on the window frame?