Portugal

Christian Brückner is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of British toddler Madeleine McCann, who disappeared on May 3, 2007, from a holiday resort in Praia da Luz in Portugal's Algarve region. The German citizen was identified as the main suspect in 2020 after 13 years without significant progress in the case. His criminal history includes convictions for child abuse, rape, and various offenses in Portugal.

A Danish true crime podcast has released a detailed investigation into a violent hammer attack case with connections between Copenhagen and Portugal. The episode, part of the long-running Mørkeland series, explores the darker corners of Nordic criminal history and international crime.

Christian Brückner, identified by German prosecutors as the prime suspect in 3-year-old Madeleine McCann's 2007 disappearance from Portugal, was released from a German prison in September 2025 after completing a seven-year sentence for rape. Within days, he claimed to possess evidence that could 'end the scandal of the century.'