“Twisted Turn in McCann Case: How Prime Suspect Brueckner Schemed for Freedom and a $260K Payoff!”
A successful challenge could free Brueckner before his current September 2025 release.
Now Madeleine prosecutors admit they face a race against time to keep him in jail.
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According to The Sun, a court source said: “Brueckner’s lawyer said in court he did not believe the 2019 conviction was safe and could be challenged after a witness was discredited.
“Appeals aren’t quick but there is a chance he is released sooner.
“He’d also have a clear path to try for compensation.”
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Under German law anyone wrongfully imprisoned can receive $82 for each day in jail, plus further compensation.
Other legal experts believe any appeal has little chance of succeeding as one of his hairs were found at the 2005 scene.
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A pupil feared Brueckner, who was adopted, “would turn out bad” as he would often get into fights with other kids and make a point of annoying them – and he was despised by staff.
The former pupil told DailyMail.com: “I’ve only ever had one fight in my life and that was with Brueckner.
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