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Alleged McCann family stalker failed DNA test to prove she was missing Madeleine

DNA analysis conclusively disproved Julia Wandelt's claim to be Madeleine McCann despite her 70% match assertion during a stalking trial.

  • Julia Wandelt is accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann and believes she is their missing daughter, Madeleine McCann.
  • DNA tests have conclusively shown that Julia Wandelt is not Madeleine McCann, according to Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cranwell.
  • Twelve other individuals have also claimed to be Madeleine, but all were dismissed after investigation, as detailed by police reports in court.
  • Wandelt allegedly contacted the McCanns multiple times between June 2022 and February 2025, attempting to convince them of her identity.
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A young woman has been persistently claiming to be the missing Madeleine McCann for years. Now it comes out in a process: a DNA test has solved this question long ago.

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A DNA test on Polish woman Julia Wandel ruled out her identity as missing Madeleine McCann. The woman is now facing harassment charges for years of harassing the family.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Julia Wandelt (24), who previously claimed to be Madeleine McCann, has been definitively ruled out as the missing British toddler after a DNA test. Wandelt allegedly made bizarre attempts to force the McCann family to take a DNA test. According to the British court, the results "unquestionably" prove that Wandelt is not Madeleine McCann.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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GB News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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