Madeleine McCann Shocker: Polish Stalker Releases Bombshell New DNA Evidence She Claims 'Strongly Supports' Her Discredited Belief She's Missing Girl — After We Revealed How She Was Tormenting Distraught Family
A Polish woman claims new DNA results 'strongly supports' claims she's Madeleine McCann.
Feb. 17 2025, Published 5:59 p.m. ET
A Polish woman who previously claimed she's missing child Madeleine McCann has doubled down on her theory following the results of a new DNA test, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Julia Wandelt claimed the results "strongly support" her claims she's Kate and Gerry McCann's daughter, who went missing while on a family vacation in Portugal in May 2007.
Wandelt first made headlines when she came forward with claims about being Madeleine in 2023.
Wandelt first began pushing her McCann theory on Instagram in 2023, eventually catching the attention of the missing girl's parents.
A previous DNA test revealed Wandelt had Polish, Lithuanian and Romanian heritage, which differed from the McCann's ancestry. In other words, the test disproved her claims.
While she apologized to the McCanns in 2024 and said she "regretted" coming forward with her theory, she's now doubled down on her claims following new testing.
Wandelt shared 'results' from the fresh DNA test analyzed by a 'world expert.'
Last week, Wandelt returned to social media with a new Instagram account, @amijuliawandelt. Her bio read: "I know the truth and I will never give up."
In a series of posts, the 23-year-old claimed she had "results" from a new DNA test analyzed by a "highly respected and recognized world expert, Dr. Monte Miller."
She alleged the expert compared the DNA she submitted to the crime scene after Madeleine's disappearance and claimed they matched the missing toddler's eyes, teeth and voice.
Wandelt referred to Kate and Gerry as 'my parents' in a series of follow-up posts.
In follow-up posts, Wandelt referred to Kate and Gerry as "my parents," then she insisted the "actual dna results show that I am part British, part Irish."
She shared another screenshot from Miller's testing which stated the results "strongly supports that Gerry McCann could be Julia Wandelt’s biological father, as the data aligns perfectly with a parent-child relationship."
The post continued: "If this analysis is accurate and properly derived from their DNA samples, the relationship between McCann and Julia Wandelt is biologically consistent with that of a father and daughter."
However, Kate and Gerry were said to have "refused" to participate in the fresh test.
Wandelt shared side-by-side images of herself and Gerry McCann, seemingly trying to highlight physical similarities.
According to Miller, her DNA were a "perfect match" to samples taken from the crime scene after the British toddler went missing.
The expert claimed they came to the conclusion after analyzing "hair obtained from the floor of the crime scene in Portugal" and "saliva obtained from the bed quilt at the scene."
They alleged the rest resulted in a 69.23 percent match, which "suggests a biological connection between the two individuals."
In addition to DNA testing shared on her profile, Wandelt also took to Instagram stories to share side-by-side images of herself and Gerry. Wandelt seemingly attempted to show similarities in her facial features and Gerry's, including their nose and smile.
She additionally shared images of her own family members – including her grandfather and "polish mother" – and police sketches of potential suspects in the McCann case.
The images featured a man with arched eyebrows and a mustache, as well as a woman with short black hair and a long, thin nose.
Wandelt also shared images of her family members next to police sketches of potential suspects in the McCann case.
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As RadarOnline.com reported, Wandelt was previous admonished by a British investigator after she was accused of "stalking" the McCanns.
Not only was she told her DNA would not be tested as part of the ongoing investigation, police warned Wandelt to stay away from Kate and Gerry, as well as their home in Leicester, England.
In a taped conversation obtained by RadarOnline, an officer called Mark working on Operation Grange for London's Metropolitan Police, told the Polish woman: "We know everything that is going on with you...you are not Madeleine McCann."
He added: "I know that is hard to hear. I have worked on this case since 2011. It's not been tested (the DNA.)
"We cannot spend public money on something like that. We know you are not Madeleine McCann."
After back and forth with the officer, in which Wandelt insisted she was "not crazy" and had "flashbacks," Mark said: "You are one of many hundreds of people who think they are Madeleine. You are not Kate and Gerry's daughter. We are extremely experienced. There is no evidence that you are Madeleine."
Later in the call the officer warned: "It's pointless you making any more attempts to contact the British police. If you go to Leicester again and if you cause any harrassment you could be arrested."
Still, she vowed: I will never give up. This is something I want to tell the world."
