The German national identified as a prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance has been unmasked. Christian Brueckner is believed by cops to have abducted and murdered the youngster in Portugal in 2007, sparking the world's most infamous missing person case.
The 43-year-old is currently in jail serving a seven-year sentence for the rape of an American pensioner in the country two years before Maddie went missing.
He also has previous convictions for sex offenses against girls, according to The Mirror. At the time Maddie went missing, Brueckner was living on the Algarve coast.His mobile phone records show he received a 30-minute call in Praia da Luz around an hour before she went missing.Launching an appeal on Wednesday night,
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