Natalia gained widespread attention after her adoptive parents alleged she was an adult pretending to be a child. In reality, the Barnetts accused Natalia of being violent, mentally unstable, and plotting to harm them while deceiving them about her identity.
The case gained national attention around and became one of the most unusual true crime stories. Natalia Grace Barnett, originally from Ukraine, was adopted in by Indiana residents Kristine Elizabeth Barnett and Michael Barnett, who initially believed she was six or seven years old.
She was diagnosed with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare genetic disorder affecting bone and spinal development, leading to a small stature and other skeletal abnormalities. In , a Marion County judge ruled that Natalia was 22 years old, changing her Ukrainian birth records, despite medical reports indicating she was a child and the absence of definitive proof.
The Barnetts later applied for public assistance for Natalia and relocated her to an apartment in Lafayette, Indiana, in July They and their other children then moved to Canada, where their eldest son planned to attend college. Natalia was evicted a year later, and the Barnetts faced accusations of abandonment and neglect. She has also found love with her boyfriend, Neil. I mean, of course, I still miss my siblings and everything. But I love it. I feel free. Although Natalia Grace and her former adoptive family are not directly mentioned, the case seems to have served as inspiration.
But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, mystery emerges around her age and background, and they've slowly start to suspect she may not be who she says she is," the show description states. Jon Stewart injured himself after slamming a coffee mug during his passionate rant on drug prices.
