Overview

• Days after his release for an unrelated conviction, Brueckner told a German phone-shop employee he had material, including “pendrives,” that could “end the scandal,” according to the worker’s account reported by media.
• He spent more than 90 minutes in the store buying a budget smartphone and SIM card and setting up WhatsApp, with the encounter captured on CCTV, the employee said.
• During the visit he displayed his ankle tag and claimed his life was at risk because of “special information” about certain people, suggesting others might want to make him “disappear,” the employee recounted.
• His lawyer confirmed he must wear an electronic monitor, report regularly to probation services, and surrender his passport after completing his sentence for a separate sexual offense.
• German investigators previously named Brueckner the prime suspect based on mobile-phone data placing him near Praia da Luz in 2007, and Universal+ has set September 25 for the launch of a docuseries with previously unseen material focused on the suspect.