Parents’ Worst Nightmare: The Story of Madeleine McCann

Is It Her?

A homeless English-speaking woman who was discovered in Rome in 2016 sparked speculation that she could be Madeleine McCann, discovered at last. The blonde woman carried no identification and had been sleeping on the streets for quite some time before she was discovered. She refused financial assistance from strangers, who sought to discover her identity. Authorities notified Maddie’s parents, who confirmed that the girl was not their daughter.

A Swedish man named Tahvo Jauhojärvi took to Facebook to alert the public that the mystery woman is in fact his 21-year-old daughter Embla Jauhojärvi, who has Asperger’s. He had not seen or heard from her since she left to study in Italy six months before.