6 h. ago Fake Madeleine McCann 'watched Netflix documentary about the case more than 100 times'

Julia Wandelt, 24, who claimed to be Madeleine McCann, watched a Netflix documentary about the missing British toddler's family over a hundred times, her former friend Fia Johansson alleges.

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8 h. ago Sobbing dad of 'fake' Madeleine McCann says daughter isn't a bad person – just 'sick'

Julia Wandelt believes that she is Madeleine McCann, who went missing from a hotel in Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007, but her real father says she is mentally unwell

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18 h. ago Everything you need to know about fake Madeleine McCann's sidekick Karen Spragg

Karen Spragg, 61, was accused alongside of Julia Wandelt of stalking and harassing Madeleine McCann's parents, but was cleared of the allegations following a two-week trial

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20 h. ago Moment fake Madeleine McCann is told by police she's NOT missing toddler on phone call

Recordings of the moment Julia Wandelt, 24, and Karen Spragg, 61, confronted the McCann's and claimed the Polish woman was their lost daughter have emerged.

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24 h. ago Fake Madeleine McCann stalking trial ends as Karen Spragg grins over not guilty verdict

Karen Spragg could be seen beaming in pictures taken outside Leicester Crown Court, but was unable to speak to the press due to a restraining order imposed by a judge

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26 h. ago Moment 'fake' Madeleine McCann caught lurking outside Gerry and Kate's home in darkness

Julia Wandelt, a Polish national who has been claiming to be Madeleine McCann, was found not guilty of stalking the family of the missing girl, but was guilty of harassing them

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27 h. ago Fake Madeleine McCann Julia Wandelt jailed after harassing missing girl's family

Julia Wandelt, 24, has been sentenced to six months in prison after being found guilty of harassing the McCann family

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28 h. ago Inside 'dangerous' mind of fake Madeleine McCann Julia Wandelt and her tragic 'motive'

Julia Wandelt's claim that she is Madeleine McCann shocked all those who've followed the high profile missing person's case. But what drives a person to take on a false identity, in the face of all evidence to the contrary?

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28 h. ago Fake Madeleine McCann found guilty of harassing missing girl's parents

Julia Wandelt, from Poland, who tearfully told jurors she believed she was Madeleine McCann during a trial has been found guilty of harassing the missing girl's family but cleared of stalking

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28 h. ago Fake Madeleine McCann Julia Wandelt guilty of harassing missing girl's family

Julia Wandelt, from Poland, who tearfully told jurors she believed she was Madeleine McCann during a trial has been found guilty of harassing the missing girl's family but cleared of stalking

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28 h. ago 'Fake' Madeleine McCann found guilty after 'tormenting' missing girl's family

Polish woman, Julia Wandelt 'peddled the myth' that she was Madeleine McCann while harassing the missing youngster's family in a relentless and 'cruel' campaign

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1 week ago 'Fake' Madeleine McCann fears for her life in prison after someone 'slipped something in her drink'

Julia Wandelt, 24, is alleged by prosecutors to have peddled the myth she is Madeleine while stalking Kate and Gerry McCann by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their address

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann 'Tapas 7' couple speak for first time after 'Fake Maddie's' Christmas message

A court heard that Julia Wandelt has been contacting David and Fiona Payne - who were on holiday with the McCanns when Madeleine went missing - saying she "truly believes" she is their child

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3 w. ago BREAKING 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court as she told Kate 'you are mummy', jury hears

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3 w. ago 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court as she told Kate 'you are mummy', jury hears

Leicester Crown Court heard Wandelt, accused of stalking Madeleine's mum Kate, sent her a message which read: “You are mummy. You know it’s me. You know I’m not crazy"

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last month Madeleine McCann's sister reveals Polish 'stalker's' sinister messages and 'fake sibling memories'

Miss McCann, 20, gave evidence via video link at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday, in which she revealed the alleged messages by 'stalker' Julia Wandelt.

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last month Madeleine McCann's sister Amelie kept 'fake Maddie' Facebook messages secret for months

Amelie McCann has told a jury that there was a 'sound of desperation' in 'disturbing' messages sent to her by Julia Wandelt claiming to be her missing sister, Madeleine

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