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Woman claiming to be missing Madeleine McCann to appear on major US TV show watched by millions
Daily Express ^ | March 25 | By MATTHEW DOOLEY

Posted on 03/27/2023 10:42:04 AM PDT by RandFan

A woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann will appear on a hit US TV show with millions of regular viewers.

Julia Wendell, 21, has recorded the high profile interview with Dr Phil after she sensationally claimed she might be Madeleine McCann, the toddler who went missing in 2007 during a family holiday in Praia da Luz, Portugal.

Wendell, who is a Polish national, is waiting on the results of a 23 and me style genetic test and has submitted three different DNA samples which will help to determine where she is from, according to RadarOnline.

A private investigator and claimed medium name Dr Fia Johansson is helping Wendell. She revealed on Instagram that the 21-year-old is set to appear on the show Monday.

She said on the platform: "I’m very happy for Julia getting a platform to courageously speak up, shedding light on her violent and abusive past and hopefully bringing her closer to justice!"

She shared a trailer for the episode aired in Canada, however, the clip was shared without sound.

In it, Wendell says: "I believe that I am Madeleine McCann. We are waiting for results."

Wendell has reportedly been staying with Dr Johansson in the United States while the DNA tests are carried out.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 23andme; annewojcicki; canada; drphil; fiajohansson; genealogy; helixmakemineadouble; instagram; juliawendell; madeleinemccann; nissyouhumblegunner; nmissyouhumblegunner; poland; portugal; praiadaluz
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Has anyone been following this story? Maddie went missing in Portugal in 2007 and this woman is claiming to be her !

Pretty startling.

1 posted on 03/27/2023 10:42:04 AM PDT by RandFan
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I don't know. I just don't see the resemblance.

2 posted on 03/27/2023 10:46:22 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: RandFan

It likely isn’t her. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/02/facial-recognition-expert-believes-polish-woman-julia-wendell-is-not-madeliene-mccann.html


3 posted on 03/27/2023 10:46:25 AM PDT by Jonty30 (It is not how many that go into Mexico that counts. It is how many that return from Mexico.)
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To: RandFan

The German government believes she was killed shortly after her kidnapping.

https://people.com/crime/madeleine-mccann-prosecutor-thinks-killed-after-abduction/


4 posted on 03/27/2023 10:48:27 AM PDT by Jonty30 (It is not how many that go into Mexico that counts. It is how many that return from Mexico.)
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To: RandFan

On my lunch break and subbing for HumbleGunner: Total bs


5 posted on 03/27/2023 10:49:30 AM PDT by waterhill (All you need is a Catahoula and an 870)
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To: RandFan

They did facial recognition and said it’s a scam they aren’t the same person. I’ve seen the childhood pics compared and they weren’t even close visually


6 posted on 03/27/2023 10:49:37 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: RandFan

"Wait, what?"


7 posted on 03/27/2023 10:50:24 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: waterhill

Or: boats of toads.


8 posted on 03/27/2023 10:53:59 AM PDT by waterhill (All you need is a Catahoula and an 870)
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To: RandFan

If I recall correctly investigators have already reviewed and dismissed her claim. I’ve read that she refused to provide DNA sample, seems more interested in using this simply to generate publicity. Probably should be committed to a mental institution for evaluation.


9 posted on 03/27/2023 10:55:52 AM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis or Sanders, Anyone But Trump in 2024. Time for Trump to Stand Aside and Retire.)
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To: RandFan

And the police sketches of two men “wanted for questioning” looked exactly like the Podesta brothers. This entire case is fascinating — in a gruesome way — and will probably never be solved. As someone else stated, the little girl was probably murdered very soon after her abduction.


10 posted on 03/27/2023 10:56:26 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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Yes it’s such a strange case with there being not a single trace of her


11 posted on 03/27/2023 10:58:04 AM PDT by RandFan
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There was a woman who claimed to be the last czarina but the DNA didn’t match............


12 posted on 03/27/2023 11:05:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: RandFan

Unfortunately, that usually means they are dead.
It is frightening how many children go missing just in the USA.

I watched an Unsolved Mysteries last night on Netflix.
Two toddlers got abducted from a park in Harlem back in 1989.
The abductions happened about three months apart.
No sign of either child was ever found.

There are people whose entire job is to create age likeness of children that have gone missing. Here is what they would look like now and through the years


13 posted on 03/27/2023 11:10:57 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Jonty30

The German police are pretty confident they have the guy in prison that abducted Madeline.
The guy is a known pedophile.
He was in Portugal at the time right in the same vicinity.
They just can’t prove it.
They did prove he was guilty of similar crimes.
Which is why he is in prison


14 posted on 03/27/2023 11:15:36 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: RandFan

i thought i read that it was not Maddy per the tests.
Maybe she’s a Romanov.


15 posted on 03/27/2023 11:18:33 AM PDT by ronniesgal (friends don't let friends be Kardashians)
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To: Red Badger

Anastasia was the daughter of the czar ...


16 posted on 03/27/2023 11:24:22 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: waterhill

She is the spitting image of her mom. Her family says she’s mental. Her bf dumped her the minute she came out with all this bs. She is mental, imo, but Phil spews more bs.


17 posted on 03/27/2023 11:42:46 AM PDT by bgill
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To: PGR88

Now that’s just plain funny


18 posted on 03/27/2023 11:48:46 AM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: RandFan

So where has she been?


19 posted on 03/27/2023 11:51:24 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: RandFan

Same nose, but smaller mouth. Eyes seem closer together also.

NOT her. Will wait for DNA.


20 posted on 03/27/2023 12:04:31 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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