Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in the high-profile disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, is reportedly living on the streets following his release from prison last month. According to German media reports, Brueckner, who was identified as a suspect in the ‘Maddie’ case in 2020 but never formally charged, was released on September 17 after serving a sentence for unrelated rape charges. Since his release, Brueckner has been moving between temporary accommodations, including a tent in a park in Kiel, northern Germany, where he is under constant police protection due to public hostility. His attempts to settle in a halfway house in Neumuenster were thwarted when local residents discovered his presence, leading to verbal abuse and threats that forced him to leave. Brueckner also reportedly traveled to Braunschweig to confront prosecutors who accuse him of abducting Maddie but was denied access. Madeleine McCann vanished from her family’s holiday apartment in Portugal’s Praia da Luz in May 2007, sparking a global manhunt and intense media scrutiny. Despite German prosecutors naming Brueckner as their top suspect in 2020, citing ‘concrete evidence,’ they have refrained from charging him due to insufficient proof for a conviction. Brueckner has a lengthy criminal record, including convictions for theft, drug trafficking, assault, child pornography, child abuse, and rape.