2 d. ago Alleged stalker ‘is still 50/50 about whether she is Madeleine McCann’

Julia Wandelt, 24, is on trial accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents while claiming to be the missing girl.

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4 d. ago Alleged McCann stalker denies claiming to be Madeleine 'for attention'

Julia Wandelt, 24, told a court she is still questioning her identity

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1 week ago Alleged stalker asked ChatGPT if she could be Madeleine McCann, court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, is on trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann while claiming to be their missing daughter.

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1 week ago DNA recovered from Madeleine McCann’s pillow case does not match family’s alleged stalker

DNA recovered from the pillow case of Madeleine McCann does not match that of her family’s alleged stalker, a forensic expert has told a court.  The sample was taken from the white, embroidered bedding at the McCann home, days after the three-year-old vanished in Portugal in 2007.  But it did not match the profile of...

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann campaigner ‘feared alleged stalker could affect investigation’

Julia Wandelt, 24, who has claimed to be Madeleine, is on trial with Karen Spragg, 61, accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann.

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann's DNA 'does not match alleged stalker', court told

A forensic expert told the court about tests that had been carried out

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1 week ago DNA from Madeleine’s pillowcase ‘does not match alleged McCann stalker’

A genetics expert told a stalking trial that Polish national Julia Wandelt, 24, is not the missing Madeleine McCann.

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2 w. ago DNA test confirmed alleged stalker was not Madeleine McCann, court hears

Investigating officer says he went against procedure to test Julia Wandelt, accused of campaign of harassment against McCann familyAn alleged stalker’s claim to be Madeleine McCann was ruled out after a DNA test proved conclusively she was not the missing girl, police have revealed in court.Julia Wandelt, 24, is accused of a campaign of harassment against the family of Madeleine, who went missing from Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007 at the age of three. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago DNA samples taken by police ‘conclusively prove alleged stalker not Madeleine’

Julia Wandelt, 24, is on trial after turning up at the McCanns’ home address, making phone calls and sending messages to them.

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2 w. ago Alleged stalker breaks down in tears as voicemails left for Madeleine McCann's parents played

Alleged stalker Julia Wandelt repeatedly begged the McCann family for a DNA test, and urged them to think that the missing girl was not dead in voicemail messages

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2 w. ago Alleged stalker ‘urged McCanns not to think Madeleine is dead in voicemails’

Julia Wandelt sent voicemails and text messages to Kate McCann last year claiming to be her missing daughter Madeleine.

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3 w. ago Alleged stalker’s interactions ‘creepy’, Madeleine McCann’s siblings tell court

Julia Wandelt is on trial accused of targeting McCann family in a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaignMadeleine McCann’s brother and sister have described being stressed and scared by their “creepy” and “deeply disturbing” interactions with an alleged stalker who claimed to be their missing sister.Giving evidence at the trial of Julia Wandelt, 24, who stands accused of targeting the family in a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign, the twins Amelie and Sean McCann recalled the defendant contacting them a number of times saying she was Madeleine, who disappeared during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 when she was three and they were two. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann's sister breaks silence over 'extreme' messages alleged stalker sent her

Madeleine McCann's sister, Amelie gave evidence to the court today about alleged stalking she and her family were subject to

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3 w. ago Gerry McCann criticises alleged stalker for damaging efforts to find Madeleine

Gerry and Kate McCann spoke of their distress at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Kate McCann reveals 'final straw' to stalking trial that made her call police

Kate McCann, speaking in court today, revealed what her 'final straw' with alleged 'stalker' Julia Wandelt was - which led Madeleine McCann's mum to call the police

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3 w. ago The full letter alleged stalker sent to Madeleine McCann’s mother: ‘Lots of love, Madeleine X’

The letter was posted to the McCanns a day after Karen Spragg and Julia Wandelt visited their home

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3 w. ago Kate McCann tells court ‘final straw’ from ‘stalker’ claiming to be Madeleine was when she targeted missing tot’s sister

KATE McCann today told a court the "final straw" from an alleged stalker claiming to be Madeleine was when she messaged the missing youngster's sister. Julia Wandelt allegedly sent unwanted emails, made multiple phone calls and even turned up at the home of Kate and Gerry McCann. The 24-year-old falsely claimed she was Madeleine, who vanished from...

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3 w. ago Alleged stalker of parents of Madeleine McCann sent letter signed ‘Madeleine x’

Prosecutor tells jury that Julia Wandelt claimed to remember being abducted from Praia da Luz apartment in 2007A woman on trial for allegedly stalking the parents of Madeleine McCann claiming to be their missing daughter sent them a letter signed “Madeleine x” and said she remembered being abducted from their holiday apartment in Portugal.Julia Wandelt, from Poland, is accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann over a period of two and a half years by contacting them hundreds of times and accosting them at their home, leaving them upset and worried about their safety. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alleged stalker signed letter addressed to McCanns as Madeleine, court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, who has claimed to be Madeleine McCann, and 61-year-old Karen Spragg are on trial accused of stalking the missing girl’s parents.

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