Who is Julia Wendell?
JULIA Wendell shocked the world when she claimed to be Madeleine McCann, who vanished from Portugal in 2007.
The woman took to claiming she had similar features to that of and requested a test to put an end to the major probe.
Who is Julia Wendell?
Julia Wendell - who also goes by the surnames Wandelt and - is a Polish woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann, the girl who vanished from an apartment in Praia da Luz, , in May 2007.
Wendell requested after , and wanted to get into contact with Kate and Gerry McCann.
She shared videos in which she claimed to have evidence that she may be their missing daughter, including photos from her younger days and physical similarities such as an eye defect also seen in Madeleine’s right eye.
Julia claimed she does not remember a lot of her life growing up, or have any recollection of her childhood.
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However, the reported on April 4, 2023, her long-awaited DNA test results have been returned and confirmed she was not the missing girl.
The DNA test looked into her heritage and showed that she was from , with some and heritage.
Her DNA was not compared to the McCann's.
Who is Dr Fia Johansson?
Dr Fia Johansson is a private investigator and psychic medium who has been assisting Julia in her search to find her real identity.
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Johansson arranged for Julia to give samples in the US for detailed DNA tests .
Her bio describes her as a doctor of psychology and human behaviour.
She has served as an adviser to a number of public figures.
She was born on April 10, 1982, in Stockholm, .
Prior to Wendell receiving her DNA test results, Johansson told The Sun: "We are still waiting on the result of DNA testing that will show us exactly what Julia’s ethnic background is and what country she and her true family are from.
"These kinds of tests are very accurate."
Johansson claimed there was evidence that Wendell was trafficked to Poland when she was younger, something Wendell’s family denies.
After the DNA results confirmed Julia was of Polish descent, Fia told : "At least Julia got the investigators to move on the McCann case – she made things happen."
Fia, who is also known as the Persian Medium, has previously told The Sun how she has helped solve murders, find terrorists and even helped a member of the escape a blackmail plot.