Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case released from German prison
Christian Brueckner, who prosecutors believe abducted British toddler Madeleine McCann, has been released from prison after serving a sentence in an unrelated rape case.
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Christian Brueckner, who prosecutors believe abducted British toddler Madeleine McCann, has been released from prison after serving a sentence in an unrelated rape case.
Christian Brueckner, a sex offender identified as the prime suspect in the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann, is set to be released from a German prison.
Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's vacation home in Portugal almost two decades ago. A new search is underway near a cottage previously used by the sole suspect.
A court in Germany has acquitted Christian Brueckner, the only suspect in the disappearance of Maddie McCann, on unrelated rape and sexual abuse charges.
The man who led authorities probing the 2007 abduction of British toddler Madeleine McCann to a German national has spoken for the first time.
German officials say items were found near a reservoir in Portugal in the latest search for clues, but it's unclear if any are related to the missing British girl.
Authorities in Portugal are re-launching a search for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who went missing 16 years ago. The 3-year-old disappeared from her bedroom at a resort while on vacation with her family. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
Police spread out and scoured the ground near a dam not far from the resort from which British toddler Madeleine McCann vanished in 2007.
New information has led police to scour the area around a reservoir in Portugal for the remains of Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared from a resort in 2007. CBS News' Tina Kraus has the latest information.
German prosecutors still haven't charged Christian Brueckner in the British toddler's abduction, but the investigation is helping them solve other crimes.
But on this anniversary, for the first time since her disappearance in Portugal, the British toddler's family has reason to hope.
Police in Germany revealed in 2020 that the prime suspect was a child sex offender who was already in jail there — and that they believed he had killed her.
Thirteen years after a child is abducted investigators have a credible suspect. Is the puzzle of what happened to her complete? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates, Saturday, March 19 at 10 PT on CBS.
This week's episode of "48 Hours" takes a new look at the story of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann's disappearance, which made international headlines back in 2007. Authorities now believe they may have some answers. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant joins CBSN AM to discuss the case.
Three-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from her bed on vacation in 2007. Now, investigators believe they have a credible suspect who may know what happened to McCann. Peter Van Sant joins "CBS This Morning" with the investigation into this suspect on this week's "48 Hours."
Authorities haven't said what they were looking for but man they've identified as suspect lived in Braunschweig, where garden is, for several years. McCann vanished in Portugal in 2007.
Germany authorities say a man suspected of killing British toddler Madeleine McCann in 2007 is already in jail for another crime. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has the latest on this long-cold case that grabbed the world's attention.
13 years after the British toddler disappeared from her family's vacation apartment, German authorities announce the first major break in the case.
The long-running case of Madeleine McCann, who vanished shortly before her fourth birthday, has intrigued Britain for years.
British police say no "definitive evidence" on whether girl is alive or dead, and all theories "have to remain open"
Ex-police officer who led the search for the missing British girl was found guilty of libeling the couple by claiming they covered up their daughter's death