"Messages to her from Wandelt were read to the court in which the alleged stalker described memories of being in the McCann household that she said had been recovered under hypnosis. It's quite disturbing that she's coming up with these supposed memories, even though she's not Madeleine, Amelie told the court. It makes me feel quite uncomfortable because it is quite creepy that she's giving those details and trying to play with my emotions and memories, saying that something happened."
"I had a feeling there would be something about her I would maybe recognise or believe, she said, but the sound of desperation in her messages puts a lot of stress on me as an individual. I didn't find it persuasive, but it makes you feel quite guilty because she's so desperate to connect, she said, adding: I knew deep down it wasn't Madeleine."
Amelie and Sean McCann reported feeling stressed and scared after repeated contact from Julia Wandelt, who claimed to be their missing sister Madeleine. Wandelt allegedly pursued a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign using social media, letters, and messages that described supposed memories recovered under hypnosis. Amelie said the persistent, detailed messages felt creepy, manipulative and caused personal guilt and stress despite her disbelief in the claims. The prosecution stated that some images of Wandelt and Amelie together had been created with ChatGPT and were sent digitally and in a printed letter to the family home.
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