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05.04.2023 - 16:23 / perezhilton.com
Madeleine McCann has sadly NOT been found.
Earlier this year, Polish woman Julia Wendell alleged she was McCann — the 3-year-old toddler who infamously disappeared from a family vacation in Portugal back in 2007.
Last June, the 21-year-old started to believe there was a possibility she was the missing child based on a similarity between their eyes, birthmarks, and a lack of clarity regarding her early years. Last week, she spoke with Dr. Phil to share her story. Watch a clip (below):
However, following a recent DNA test, Wendell’s claims have been proven false.
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Dr. Fia Johansson, Wendell’s spokesperson and an investigator in her case, shut the speculation down in a Tuesday Instagram post. She began:
Madeline, of course, grew up for her first few years in Rothley, Leicestershire in England before going missing in Algarve, Portugal. Johansson continued:
She added that many of Julia’s worries could have been resolved with less publicity if her parents had been more receptive to taking a DNA test to resolve the “nagging question” for Julia, but added that following the results, the young woman has decided to return to her family. See her full post (below):
According to The Jerusalem Post, Wendell’s parents said in a statement around the time of Julia’s initial claims that they were indeed her biological parents, adding that the McCann claims were false.
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This has been the latest update in a nearly 16-year-long case. If you remember, McCann’s parents, Kate and Gerry were initially named suspects, but cleared a year later. Then, in 2021, the Mirror reported that
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