REPORT: “Sociopathic” Adult Reportedly Disguised Herself as 6-Year-Old Ukrainian “Orphan” and Terrorized US Family

According to a recent report, it is alleged that Natalia Grace Barnett, a Ukrainian individual with a rare bone-growth disorder and a little person, deceived her adoptive parents by posing as a 6-year-old child when she was actually 23 years old at the time of adoption.

The adoptive parents claim that she exploited her condition as a means to manipulate them into adopting her.
 

TONIGHT at 9/8c the 3-night event “The Curious Case Of Natalia Grace” BEGINS on ID pic.twitter.com/rYLcw6nbrY

— Investigation Discovery (@DiscoveryID) May 29, 2023

From Daily Caller: 

Michael and Kristine Barnett adopted Natalie in 2010 and brought her back to their home in Indianapolis, Indiana. This topsy-turvy happening was documented in the new docuseries “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace” on Investigation Discovery. In the series, the filmmaker attempted to unpack everything that happened in 2010 up until the present. In this almost-unbelievable account, Michael Barnett defends himself and his actions, while the truth lingers just out of reach, Insider reported.

In 2010 the Barnetts were given 24 hours to adopt Natalie from an adoption agency located in Florida. The agency claimed if Natalie was not adopted within 24 hours, she would go straight to foster care. With time not an option, and the Barnetts wanting to do something good, they were pressured into adopting Natalie, Insider reported.
“We adopted Natalia because we wanted to help somebody who was in danger of never being loved,” Barnett said. Her Ukrainian birth certificate said she was born on September 4, 2003, according to the outlet.

Natalie has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, a rare kind of dwarfism that made her grow just over 3 feet tall. The Barnetts were surprised to learn that Natalie had pubic hair and experienced regular, monthly periods. Time went on and the Barnetts began noticing Natalie’s bizarre behavior. She would smear her own feces on the inside of the car window and apparently threatened to stab her older brother, according to Daily Mail.

Her behavior was so concerning that the Barnetts sent Natalie to a mental institute where she was diagnosed as a “sociopath.” She was released after making “inappropriate” sexual remarks toward male patients.
Later, her parents successfully petitioned a court to change Natalie’s birth records. It was determined Natalie was actually 23, born on September 4, 1989, Insider reported. 

It's hard to deny the creepiness factor of this story. In fact, it feels like a plot straight out of a movie.

I'm sure someone is already working on buying the rights...