An expert revealed that Madeleine McCann's kidnapper had crossed an Irish family with the baby in his arms

An American criminal profiler believes that the testimony of an Irish family is the key to deciphering the case of Madeleine McCann.

Forensic scientist and criminal profiler Pat Brown found crucial the testimony of an Irish family in the case of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, which took place 12 years ago in Portugal.

The Smith family, who were spending their holidays in Portugal at the time of the disappearance, said they saw a mysterious man in a dark street carrying a motionless girl with pink pajamas about 150 meters from the beach.

This coincides with the testimony of Jane Tanner, a friend of Kate and Gerry McCann, Madeleine's parents. Tanner said he saw a dark-haired man, a brown jacket and beige pants wearing a girl in pink and white pajamas, facing Madeleine's room at the Ocean Club Resort in Praia da Luz. Both observations are approximately 45 minutes apart.

"What makes Smith's observation very interesting is that Jane Tanner is a friend of the McCanns, but the Smiths did not know at the time who these McCann were. were not friends, "said the American expert in an episode of Maddie, an Australian media investigation Nine that explores the tragic disappearance.

"I think Smith's sighting happened … I think they saw a man carrying a little girl down the driveway to the beach," Brown concluded.

Madeleine McCann disappeared from the room where she slept with her twin brothers, while her parents drank with friends a few meters away, inside the same hotel in Praia da Luz, Portugal. The girl was three years old.

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