TO the world he is notorious as the prime suspect over the abduction of Madeleine ... And if he vanishes - all hopes of justice for Maddie will surely vanish. After 17 years of purgatory for ...

"It might be the smallest thing, but it can be something that turns the case around." said Stacey Withers, Brooks' sister.

The revelations mirror those disclosed last week by Michael Tatschl, a former friend of Brueckner’s, who said that the Maddie suspect had boasted about breaking into and burgling holiday homes ...