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A individual indicted with stalking Kate McCann allegedly recorded her a phone message which posed: "what if I am Madeleine?"

Julia Wandelt, twenty-four, who witnesses stated has consistently declared she was the missing Madeleine McCann, and Karen Spragg are standing trial charged with pursuing Kate and Gerry McCann between June 2022 and February the current year.

On Monday, Leicester Crown Court learned communication data and evidence obtained from phones recorded Ms Wandelt repeatedly asking Madeleine's mother for a genetic test during that period.

Madeleine's vanishing in 2007 - as a three-year-old during a vacation in Portugal - is one of the most publicized child disappearance cases and remains unresolved.

'I Do Not Need Money'

One recorded message, played in court, captured Ms Wandelt declaring: "I realize I'm heavy and unattractive like Madeleine used to be, but I feel what I believe."

While one recording of Ms Wandelt's monologues with Mrs McCann's recording said: "Suppose there is a small chance that I am Madeleine? Then what? Wouldn't that be important for you?"

"I am not seeking money, I have a existence here in Poland, I simply desire to discover," the recording stated.

The tribunal was told that via electronic messages, SMS messages and communications, Ms Wandelt asked for a genetic test, transmitted childhood photos to her phone in a attempt to display a similarity to Mrs McCann's disappeared daughter, and stated to have "flashbacks" from a youth with the McCanns.

Robert Jones, a data specialist with law enforcement who gathered the information, advised the court there "didn't appear to be any responses" from Mrs McCann.

Ms Wandelt furthermore contacted close associates of the McCanns, according to the communication logs.

On that date, Gerry McCann picked up a phone call from Ms Wandelt to his wife's phone, saying she had "incorrect contact information."

During that incident Ms Wandelt recorded a voicemail on Mrs McCann's voicemail declaring "I will continue and I plan to establish my claim."

The court learned the co-defendant established a connection through digital means with Ms Wandelt preceding joining her on a visit to the McCanns' home in Leicestershire in last December.

Communication data demonstrated Mrs Spragg had reached out through communication app to Mrs McCann to say the news outlets had characterized Ms Wandelt as "emotionally disturbed" but that she should be considered genuine in the months leading up to the trip to Rothley, the county, in that winter.

The court learned communications between the two individuals, in last November, planning endeavoring to acquire Mrs McCann's DNA samples from her trash or from cutlery at a dining venue.

"We need to make a stand," Mrs Spragg told Ms Wandelt.

On the occasion of the visit to their house, the defendant sent a message which expressed: "We are sitting near the McCanns' residence with our headlights off similar to investigators. I wanted to accomplish this with another person I didn't imagine I would be involved in this with the McCanns."

The trial ongoing.