The disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007 remains one of the most haunting mysteries of our time. Nearly 18 years later, a second woman has come forward, claiming she might be the missing girl. Madeleine was just three years old when she vanished from a luxury resort in Portugal, and despite extensive investigations, her fate remains unknown.
Julia Wandelt, a 22-year-old Polish woman, recently made headlines by claiming to be Madeleine. She was detained in the UK for allegedly stalking Madeleine’s parents after asserting that DNA tests supported her connection to Gerry McCann. Now, Eugenia Collins, a 22-year-old from Arkansas, has stepped forward with her own claims.
Collins told MailOnline that her doubts about her identity began when she struggled to obtain proper identification. “I can’t get any kind of ID,” she explained. “When my house burned down, I couldn’t get help from the Red Cross because I had no identification. I’ve never seen my original birth certificate. The only one I’ve seen had someone else’s name on it, with mine written over it.”
Her story has sparked skepticism, particularly because Collins lacks coloboma, a distinctive birthmark in Madeleine’s eye. Critics on Reddit noted, “She has photos from when she was one or two years old, and there’s no sign of an eye mark.” Additionally, her DNA results, which show British and Northwestern European ancestry, don’t directly link her to the McCann family.
Collins also expressed her belief that Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance, could be her biological father. While her claims have reignited interest in the case, many remain unconvinced due to the lack of concrete evidence.
As the search for Madeleine McCann continues, these claims underscore the enduring hope and fascination surrounding her disappearance. Whether Collins’ story holds any truth remains uncertain, but it adds another intriguing chapter to this decades-long mystery.
