Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann reveals haunting first memories of childhood

The accounts sound extremely similar

Wendell, speaking on US TV, said she had one memory from her younger years which involves being near a beach and the ocean.

"I have some single memories since eight, nine years old," she told Dr Phil.

"And before eight, I have only this one memory with beach and water, like sea or ocean, and there were turtles and children trying to catch the turtles and take them in their hands.

"And I remembered light-coloured buildings, like white or very light colours, sunlight on this building."

Private investigator  Dr Fia Johansson, who is supporting Julia in her case and believes that she "isn't lying" admits that the memory the 21-year-old has is similar to the surroundings where Madeleine was abducted.

She said: "When I put it all together, I thought, 'Hmm, something makes sense and I need to get into why she remembers just that things'.

Julia is currently in the US awaiting the outcome of three DNA samples and a genetics test to determine if she is in fact, Madeleine McCann.

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