All news on the topic: Christian Brueckner

Christian Brueckner is being probed over the British youngster’s 2007 disappearance in Portugal, and he was already awaiting trial for a string of rapes and child sexual assaults

The paedophile wants pals to back his defence if he has to stand trial on rape and child sex charges, and has even complained that prosecutors are making him out to be a 'monster'

Hans Christian Wolters has admitted the probe against Christian Brueckner, who is suspected of kidnapping Madeleine McCann, could carry on beyond 2026 – when he is due to be released

A cartoon allegedly drawn by Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, shows a Taliban fighter saying 'Who steals the show from us?'

German predator Christian Brueckner reportedly uttered four damning words about Madeleine McCann to a former friend several years before he was named as key suspect in the case

German police began fresh searches for the missing British toddler in a remote Algarve reservoir this week after receiving "credible" new information about her 2007 disappearance

Several items were removed from the site, reportedly including a bra strap, clothing and plastic items, although it is not known whether any are related to Madeleine McCann's disappearance

Police are desperate to find a video camera which they believe may contain images of Madeleine McCann, but also of other victims who could have been attacked by the same man in Portugal

Investigators collected "some material" during the three-day search for Madeleine McCann at the Barragem do Arade in Portugal and these findings will now be analysed

The first search in eight years for clues relating to Madeleine McCann's disappearance is currently underway after a clue was found in a 'secret lair' used by prime suspect Christian Brueckner

Investigators have been focusing on a remote reservoir in Portugal since Tuesday morning, about 30 miles from the holiday apartment where Madeleine McCann went missing in 2007

Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, visited the reservoir "some days" after the youngster went missing, a former friend told police