3 h. ago Police officer 'is the reason' prime Madeleine McCann suspect could walk free in a matter of weeks... after cop 'paid sex offender's fine'

Investigators suspect Christian Brueckner, 48, played a part in young Madeleine vanishing from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007.

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14 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect could be freed from prison by October

He was originally scheduled for release in January 2026

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16 h. ago Main suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance could be free within months

His release was contingent on an outstanding fine

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16 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner set for early release after fine paid

German prosecutors have confirmed payment of a £1,200 fine paving the way for Brueckner’s early release

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17 h. ago Suspect in disappearance of Madeleine McCann could be freed from prison early after donor pays fine

An outstanding fine against the main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal has been paid off, according to German prosecutors

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3 d. ago Woman who paid fine to free Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Bruecker is ex

Christian Brueckner was facing extra time behind bars because he could not pay a fine. But now a former technician in Germany's BKA - their equivalent of the FBI - has paid the cash

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7 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner plans new life on 'billionaire island' after release

Christian Brueckner is planning to move to the German island of Sylt - dubbed 'billionaire playground island' - when he is released from prison, according to his lawyer

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7 d. ago Mystery donor ensures Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's freedom from prison

Christian Brueckner, 48, who is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for the 2005 rape of an American woman, is set to be released on September 17.

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7 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner plans new life on 'billionaire island'

Christian Brueckner wants to move to Sylt when he walks free from prison, according to his lawyer. Reports also suggest a secret female donor has paid his outstanding €1,400 fine

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1 week ago Gun found in new Madeleine McCann search 'has not been ruled out as a game

The gun retrieved from a well drained by firefighters last week during fresh Madeleine McCann searches on the Algarve has not been ruled out as a game changer by investigators.

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's chilling message to other paedophile uncovered

Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, made a sickening remark to a fellow paedophile, according to a shocking new documentary

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann police make 'breakthrough' in probe of prime suspect Christian Brueckner

A new harrowing Madeleine McCann documentary lifts the lid on horrific evidence found at Breuckner's property, which included images of children in swimming costumes, toddler toys and sickening child kidnapping stories.

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann: All evidence linking Christian Brueckner from hard drive to 'confession'

Police are determined to find conclusive evidence to link 48-year-old German paedophile Christian Brueckner to the Madeleine McCann case before he is set free from prison

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1 week ago Christian Brueckner timeline: Every clue that nailed paedo as prime Madeleine McCann suspect

Christian Brueckner has been the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann since 2020, and investigators are in a 'race against time' to charge the convicted sex offender

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's lair finds new evidence as cops find 'mask'

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner wrote a sick story about a "paradise" with a small five year old girl, a description eerily similar to Maddie when she went missing

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann: New evidence found in Christian Brueckner lair

Christian Brueckner was revealed to be the chief suspect in the case of Madeleine McCann's disappearance with German police examining evidence from his property

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2 w. ago New Madeleine McCann documentary uncovers chilling evidence linked to suspect Christian Brueckner

A chilling new documentary has unearthed disturbing evidence linked to Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner — including children’s items, a damning hard drive, and a story describing a girl “not older than five.”

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's 'chilling encounter that could've saved young Brit'

Hazel Behan was 20 years old when a man wearing a balaclava and wielding a blade broke into her apartment in Praia da Luz and violently raped her three times

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2 w. ago Woman who alleges Madeleine McCann suspect raped her at knifepoint 'fears' his release from prison

Christian Bruckner, 48, is due to be released from jail in Germany in September after serving his sentence for rape of a 72-year-old US woman in Portugal.

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann suspect ‘told police questions about him can never be answered’

‘Was I or my vehicle clearly seen near the crime scene on the night of the crime?’ the man reportedly wrote

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