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Alleged McCann Stalker 'Sent Creepy Messages'
Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg face stalking charges after repeatedly contacting and confronting the McCann family with false claims that Wandelt is missing Madeleine McCann.
- On Monday, Julia Wandelt, 24, and Karen Spragg, 61, went on trial accused of stalking Kate McCann and Gerry McCann between June 2022 and February this year.
- Wandelt allegedly told the McCanns she was Madeleine and sought proof, claiming shared childhood memories and repeatedly asking Kate McCann for a DNA test.
- On one April day, Julia Wandelt reportedly called and messaged over 60 times using phone calls, voicemails, WhatsApp, and Instagram, while she and Karen Spragg confronted the McCann family home in December.
- Kate McCann told the court the ordeal has deeply affected her family, prompting new security with a panic alarm, CCTV, and a Ring doorbell to protect their wellbeing.
- Prosecutors told jurors on Monday there was unequivocal scientific evidence that Julia Wandelt is not related to the McCanns, while Amelie McCann and Sean McCann described persistent, unsettling messages.
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Arrested in February 2025, this 24-year-old Polish woman was prosecuted for harassing the McCann family for more than two and a half years.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Center
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources are Center
37% Left
L 37%
C 36%
R 27%
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