Overview

• Released on September 17, Christian Brueckner registered as homeless in Neumünster and was placed in emergency accommodation with an electronic ankle tag and probation oversight.
• City officials say the housing was arranged for safety reasons as federal police monitor him, while residents in the town where he is staying report fear about his presence.
• Metropolitan Police detectives recently travelled to Faro to interview Elke and Bernhard Piro, who housed Brueckner months before Madeleine McCann disappeared.
• Elke Piro says she previously directed investigators to his “special place” at Portugal’s Arade Dam, where a 2023 search yielded no breakthrough.
• German prosecutors maintain he is their only suspect, he denies involvement, and the Met says extradition could be considered if new evidence emerges.