5 h. ago Madeleine McCann family 'stalker' 'asked ChatGPT if she could be missing child'

Julia Wandelt, 24, asked ChatGPT if she could be Madeleine McCann, Leicester Crown Court heard, as the Polish national stands trial accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann

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10 h. 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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12 h. ago Madeleine McCann 'stalker' had to 'be convinced she was not three missing girls'

Julia Wandelt, 24, is accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann and claiming she was the three-year-old who went missing during a family holiday in Portugal in 2007

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13 h. ago Alleged McCann stalker had to be convinced she was not three missing girls, court hears

Iwona Modliborska and Karen Spragg, of Caerau, Cardiff, are both accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann

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14 h. ago Alleged McCann stalker ‘had to be convinced she was not three missing girls’

Julia Wandelt, 24, contacted a missing person charity claiming to be three different girls, including Madeleine McCann.

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29 h. 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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34 h. 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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36 h. 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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38 h. 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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5 d. ago Polish 'stalker' claiming to be Madeleine McCann suggested to Tapas 7 couple that 'someone tried to murder her', court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, told David and Fiona Payne, who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when Madeleine vanished, she was 'given huge doses of medication' when she was a child.

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6 d. ago Everything heard at Madeleine McCann 'stalker' trial as Tapas 7 couple speak out

Julia Wandelt, who claimed to be missing Madeleine McCann, sent 'disturbing and upsetting' messages to a couple who were on the same Portugal holiday when Madeleine vanished, a court heard

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6 d. ago Couple who were part of 'Tapas 7' when Madeleine McCann went missing speak for first time to give evidence against family's 'stalker'

David and Fiona Payne, who were on holiday with Kate and Gerry McCann when Madeleine vanished, gave evidence in court on Wednesday against Julia Wandelt, 24.

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6 d. ago Madeleine McCann stalker trial LIVE: Probe into Portuguese investigation 'hampered'

Polish-born Julia Wandelt, 24 and Karen Spragg, 61, of Caerau in Cardiff are both accused of stalking the family of missing Madeleine McCann

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7 d. 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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7 d. ago Detectives reveal DNA test was carried out on 'stalker' who claims she is missing Madeleine McCann

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cranwell said a sample was taken from Julia Wandelt when she was arrested in February and compared with Madeleine's.

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Madeleine McCann's mum Kate sent texts by 'stalker' claiming 'you are mummy'

Julia Wandelt, 24, a Polish national, is on trial along with Karen Spragg, 61, from Cardiff, accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann as a jury heard a series of voice messages

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9 d. ago Madeleine McCann Tapas 7 now from Kate's rock to 'stalker' nightmare

The group of nine adults took turns to check on their children, who were sleeping in their hotel rooms approximately 55 metres away.

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9 d. ago Where are the Madeleine McCann Tapas 7 now? from 'stalker' to Kate's rock

As the trial of alleged Madeleine McCann pretender Julia Wandelt continues, the so-called Tapas Seven have found themselves at the centre of yet another harrowing twist in the as of yet unsolved case

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9 d. ago Madeleine McCann Tapas 7 now from 'stalker' nightmare to Kate McCann's rock

As the trial of alleged Madeleine McCann pretender Julia Wandelt continues, the Mirror takes a look at Kate and Gerry McCann's group of friends who dined with the couple on the fateful night their daughter disappeared

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