How the Netherlands accidentally fell under the spell of Marlotte: girl (13) with a horrific story turns out not to exist

For years, psychology student Annika had app contact with 13-year-old Marlotte, who was in hospital due to serious burns. She had also been sexually abused, had hardly any friends or family and ultimately died a lonely death. There is only one big but, as is evident from the opening of the Zembla podcast Looking for Marlotte: the girl never existed.

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