May 14, 2007: Robert Murat, a British expatriate living in Praia da Luz, becomes a suspect in the case after being questioned by police.
The media coverage of the case quickly becomes international, and the McCanns appeal for help finding their daughter. May 4, 2007: Portuguese police launch a search for Madeleine and begin interviewing witnesses. They discover that Madeleine is missing and immediately begin searching for her. After dinner, Kate and Gerry return to their apartment to check on their children, who are asleep. May 3, 2007: The McCanns have dinner with a group of friends at the Ocean Club resort, where they are staying. The timeline of events leading up to Madeleine’s disappearance is as follows:Īpril 28, 2007: The McCann family, consisting of parents Kate and Gerry McCann who are affluent doctors and their three children, arrive in Praia da Luz for a week-long vacation. Julia Wandelt has reportedly been approached by Madeleine McCann's family (Image: Instagram) The case’s influence on child abduction laws and public awareness of missing children has also contributed to its notoriety. The case’s complexity, including the involvement of multiple law enforcement agencies, false leads, and the persistence of the girl’s parents, has piqued the public’s interest. I need you to help me because police ignore me… I need to talk with Kate and Gerry McCann.” It looks very similar to my abuser,” she wrote. Posting on social media under the handle Wendell claimed she was a “victim of a German paedophile” who had a likeness to the official police sketch of the man suspected to have abducted Madeleine. Read more: Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann shares picture comparing her to missing girl's mum
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Julia Wendell, 21, has quickly amassed a large following on social media after posting a series of photographs of herself she says closely match those of the British child, whose disappearance from a Portuguese holiday apartment in 2007 made international headlines.
Now, a Polish woman has come forward believing she is Madeleine McCann, and claimed the missing child's parents have offered her the opportunity to take a DNA test. The three-year-old was with her younger twin siblings at the time whilst her parents were out of the apartment having dinner nearby.įollowing reports of Madeleine being missing an extensive search operation was carried out and has continued for over a decade making it one of the most reported missing person cases in history. The parents of Madeleine, Kate and Gerry, have yet to comment on the recent updates of the saga.Madeleine McCann disappeared from her holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on the night of May 3, 2007. Mystery has surrounded the search for Madeleine in recent years but no trace of her has ever been found. Madeleine was born in May 2003, meaning that she would now be 19. Julia says she is 21 but believes her age could be wrong. Madeleine was four years old when she disappeared from a holiday apartment while on holiday in Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007. Julia is currently living in a ‘safe house’ in California with private investigator Dr Fia Johansson, who is investigating her claim.įia has worked with US police on missing persons cases in the past and has been helping Julia undertake DNA tests.Īccording to Fia, Julia has been receiving a series of ominous phone calls trying to lure her to Portugal, which she says are being investigated by police in California.ĭr Fia Johansson and Julia Wendell during an Instagram live (Image: persianmedium/Instagram) It consisted of dozens of posts she thought acted as proof. She started an Instagram profile, which quickly amassed over a million followers, before being deactivated. READ MORE: 'Small detail' on girl who thinks she's Madeleine McCann swayed private investigator to take case The 21-year-old from Poland claims to have a freckle on her leg and a speck in her eye in the same places as the British girl, as well as looking similar to parents Kate and Gerry. Julia Wandelt has been making headlines around the world after posting on social media claiming that she thinks she could be Madeleine, who disappeared in May 2007 in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz. A woman who thinks she could be Madeleine McCann is apparently being phoned by a mystery caller who is asking her to go to Portugal.
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