Senior Madeleine McCann detective looks at home videos of prime suspect Brueckner

A senior detective in the Madeleine McCann case has revealed new evidence and theories on prime suspect Christian Brueckner who is poised for release. Brueckner will be freed today after serving a seven-year sentence for the rape of a 72-year-old American woman in Praia da Luz two years before Madeleine vanished. In 2020, German authorities declared Christian Brueckner their prime suspect for the abduction and murder of Madeleine, but charges have yet to be formalised. ITV's new documentary Madeleine McCann: Searching For The Prime Suspect, follows criminologist Dr Graham Hill, a former senior Met detective who was sent to Portugal in the early stages of the investigation, as he returns to Praia da Luz for the first time. In the show, Dr Hill revisits the scene of Madeleine's disappearance, speaking to experts, people who knew Brueckner and looking around the places he stayed, unpicking the main suspect's extensive criminal history.