A young woman from Poland has shared “evidence” to support her claims that she is Madeleine McCann. 

Julia Wendell went viral after starting an Instagram account named @iammadeleinemcann, which claims she began wondering if she was Maddie “a few months ago” after hearing “something” suspicious from her grandma.

Julia has since amassed an online following of almost 500,000 people who are gripped by the latest twist in one of the world’s most infamous unsolved cases. 

The 21-year-old went on to share a series of photographs which she believes prove her likeness to the missing girl. 

In one video, Julia showed marks on her body that are similar to Maddie’s, while also showing their similar facial structure. 

Perhaps the most convincing image is one showing Julia with what appears to be a similar eye defect to the one missing Madeleine also has.

In Maddie’s case, this was caused by an extremely rare condition in her right eye, which police had hoped for years would help identify her.

 
 
 
 
 
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Julia told followers she’s not looking for viral fame and “truly believes” she is missing Maddie, even asking her parents for proof of her birth and contacting police. 

“Police investigators from UK and Poland try to ignore me. I will tell my story in posts here. Help me,” she wrote on Instagram.

Julia has called on Maddie’s parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, to agree to a DNA test to prove Julia is who she says she is. 

Her story has caught the attention of the McCann’s, with a source telling the Daily Star, “The family are taking no chances, they are willing to look at all leads.”

“It is important they look at all of the factors, the girl does look similar. There’s no disputing that.

“If what she says is true, there is every chance it could be her. It all adds up.”

Kate and Gerry, now both 54, recently pledged to “never give up” their quest to find their missing daughter – adding they were entering their 16th year without her with “continued determination and positivity”.

 
 
 
 
 
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Madeleine McCann, from Leicestershire in the UK, went missing from her bed in a holiday apartment in the Portuguese resort town Praia da Luz on the evening of May 3rd 2007.

She was three years old at the time of her disappearance, meaning if she was alive today, she would be 19. 

Despite Julia’s beliefs, and her online following supporting her claims, investigators in Germany believe Madeleine was killed by Christian Brueckner. 

He was charged with three counts of aggravated rape and two counts of sexual abuse of children in October last year. 

The alleged offences span a 17-year period between 2000 and 2017, The Sun reported at the time.

Brueckner has never been charged with any offence related to Maddie’s disappearance, and despite extensive police efforts, Madeleine’s body has never been found. 

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