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Natalia Grace was born in Ukraine on September 4, 2003 to Anna Volodymyrivna Gava of [[Mykolaiv]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vargas |first=Ramon Antonio |date=2023-06-04 |title=Six-year-old orphan or 'con artist' adult? Revisiting the strange story of Natalia Grace |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/04/natalia-grace-docuseries-hbo-discovery-ukrainian-orphan-con-artist |access-date=2023-06-23 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Ron |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Prosecutors prepared to call Natalia Barnett's birth mother to prove Ukrainian orphan's age in neglect case |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/27/prosecutors-prepared-call-natalia-barnetts-birth-mother-prove-ukrainian-orphans-age-neglect-case/3412866001/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Journal and Courier |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Minutaglio |first=Rose |date=2019-10-09 |title=Inside the Real-Life 'Orphan' Case: Parenting Author Kristine Barnett Claims Her Adopted Teen Is Actually a Disturbed Adult |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29205646/kristine-barnett-natalia-grace-adoption/ |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}</ref> After birth, she was placed in an orphanage in Ukraine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Sheila |date=2023-06-05 |title=Six-year-old saved by adoption or murderous adult imposter: Who is Natalia Grace? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/natalia-grace-michael-burnett-adopted-girl-b2351428.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> She was diagnosed with [[spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita]], a rare form of [[dwarfism]].<ref name=":0" /> She came to the United States as an adoptee and was adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett in the spring of 2010. Natalia had a previous adoptive placement in the United States and multiple temporary placements prior to her adoption by the Barnetts.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Natalia Barnett testifies against adoptive father in trial alleging neglect |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2022/10/25/natalia-and-kristine-barnett-allegedly-had-a-caustic-relationship/69581569007/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Journal and Courier |language=en-US}}</ref> She took the name Natalia Grace Barnett.<ref name=":1" /> |
Natalia Grace was born in Ukraine on September 4, 2003 to Anna Volodymyrivna Gava of [[Mykolaiv]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vargas |first=Ramon Antonio |date=2023-06-04 |title=Six-year-old orphan or 'con artist' adult? Revisiting the strange story of Natalia Grace |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/04/natalia-grace-docuseries-hbo-discovery-ukrainian-orphan-con-artist |access-date=2023-06-23 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Ron |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Prosecutors prepared to call Natalia Barnett's birth mother to prove Ukrainian orphan's age in neglect case |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/27/prosecutors-prepared-call-natalia-barnetts-birth-mother-prove-ukrainian-orphans-age-neglect-case/3412866001/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Journal and Courier |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Minutaglio |first=Rose |date=2019-10-09 |title=Inside the Real-Life 'Orphan' Case: Parenting Author Kristine Barnett Claims Her Adopted Teen Is Actually a Disturbed Adult |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29205646/kristine-barnett-natalia-grace-adoption/ |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}</ref> After birth, she was placed in an orphanage in Ukraine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Sheila |date=2023-06-05 |title=Six-year-old saved by adoption or murderous adult imposter: Who is Natalia Grace? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/natalia-grace-michael-burnett-adopted-girl-b2351428.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> She was diagnosed with [[spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita]], a rare form of [[dwarfism]].<ref name=":0" /> She came to the United States as an adoptee and was adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett in the spring of 2010. Natalia had a previous adoptive placement in the United States and multiple temporary placements prior to her adoption by the Barnetts.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Natalia Barnett testifies against adoptive father in trial alleging neglect |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2022/10/25/natalia-and-kristine-barnett-allegedly-had-a-caustic-relationship/69581569007/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Journal and Courier |language=en-US}}</ref> She took the name Natalia Grace Barnett.<ref name=":1" /> |
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In 2012, the Barnetts successfully petitioned the [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]] court to change Natalia's Ukrainian birth records to indicate a 1989 birth date, which legally changed her age from 8 to 22.<ref name=":1" /> In July 2013, the Barnetts moved Natalia to an apartment in [[Westfield, Indiana]] and later [[Lafayette, Indiana]]. The Barnetts then moved along with their biological children to Canada, leaving Natalia alone in the Lafeyette apartment.<ref name=":1" /> Shortly after being left alone in the Lafayette apartment, Natalia was invited to live with Antwon and Cynthia Mans, who noticed that Natalia struggled to live on her own.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Elise |title=Antwon and Cynthia Mans with Natalia Grace Barnett on Dr. Phil.Dr. Phil/YouTube They Are Family! Who Are Natalia Grace Barnett’s New Adoptive Parents, Antwon and Cynthia Mans? |url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/antwon-cynthia-mans-natalia-grace-adoptive-parents/ |access-date=9 August 2023 |publisher=In Touch Weekly |date=7 June 2023}}</ref> The Barnetts were charged with child neglect but were later found not guilty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Janes |first=DeAnna |date=2019-11-04 |title=The Girl Whose Adoptive Parents Claim She's an Adult Sociopath Breaks Her Silence |url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a29516065/natalia-grace-barnett-orphan-parents/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Oprah Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |
In 2012, the Barnetts successfully petitioned the [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]] court to change Natalia's Ukrainian birth records to indicate a 1989 birth date, which legally changed her age from 8 to 22.<ref name=":1" /> In July 2013, the Barnetts moved Natalia to an apartment in [[Westfield, Indiana]] and later [[Lafayette, Indiana]]. The Barnetts then moved along with their biological children to Canada, leaving Natalia alone in the Lafeyette apartment.<ref name=":1" /> Shortly after being left alone in the Lafayette apartment, Natalia was invited to live with Antwon and Cynthia Mans, who noticed that Natalia struggled to live on her own.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Elise |title=Antwon and Cynthia Mans with Natalia Grace Barnett on Dr. Phil.Dr. Phil/YouTube They Are Family! Who Are Natalia Grace Barnett’s New Adoptive Parents, Antwon and Cynthia Mans? |url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/antwon-cynthia-mans-natalia-grace-adoptive-parents/ |access-date=9 August 2023 |publisher=In Touch Weekly |date=7 June 2023}}</ref> The Barnetts were charged with child neglect but were later found not guilty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Janes |first=DeAnna |date=2019-11-04 |title=The Girl Whose Adoptive Parents Claim She's an Adult Sociopath Breaks Her Silence |url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a29516065/natalia-grace-barnett-orphan-parents/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Oprah Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |
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The prosecutors for the neglect case against the Barnetts were able to locate Natalia's birth mother in the Ukraine. Natalia's mother was identified as Anna Volodymyrivna Gava who was born April 20, 1979 in Latvia. DNA testing confirmed Gava as Natalia's biological mother. If Natalia's court assigned birth date of 1989 were correct, Gava would have given birth to Natalia at 10 years of age. The prosecutors also obtained birth and hospital records from the Ukraine which support Natalia's original September 4th, 2003 birth date. The prosecutors were barred from presenting the evidence that Natalia was a minor child born in 2003 when she was left to live alone in an apartment, and the neglect case was tried based on Natalia's disability not her age.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkens |first1=Ron |title=Prosecutors prepared to call Natalia Barnett's birth mother to prove Ukrainian orphan's age in neglect case |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/27/prosecutors-prepared-call-natalia-barnetts-birth-mother-prove-ukrainian-orphans-age-neglect-case/3412866001/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=27 August 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Merinuk |first1=Madeline |title=Who is Natalia Grace's biological mother? |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/natalia-graces-biological-mother-164146739.html |access-date=28 August 2023 |publisher=Woman & Home - Yahoo News |date=8 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ridley |first1=Jane |title=A family thought they were adopting a 6-year-old girl. Now they claim she's an adult con artist. |url=https://www.insider.com/docuseries-examines-complex-case-of-ukraine-orphan-may-be-adult-2023-5 |access-date=28 August 2023 |publisher=Insider |date=28 May 2023}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Cynthia Mans said she believed that Kristine Barnett was inspired to legally change Natalia's age by the 2009 film [[Orphan (2009 film)|''Orphan'']]. The Barnetts claimed that Natalia was lying about her age and also exhibited sociopathic behavior which is similar to the plot of that film. The Mans said that Natalia has not exhibited sociopathic behavior while living in their home.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukrainian Orphan- Child or Adult Sociopath- The Exclusive Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNioz9JmQW4&t=1888s |access-date=9 August 2023 |publisher=Dr. Phil S18E44}}</ref> <ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2019-11-08 |title=Natalia Grace Barnett: 'I'm 16, not a 33-year-old scam artist' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50319910 |access-date=2023-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2023 |title=How old is Natalia Grace? Prosecutors reveal unheard |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/26/unheard-evidence-revealed-by-prosecutors-in-barnett-abuse-case/70256184007/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Journal and Courier}}</ref> In 2019, Natalia was on an episode of [[Dr. Phil (talk show)|''Dr. Phil'']].<ref name=":2" /> Her life is the subject of the 2023 [[Investigation Discovery]] series, ''The Curious Case of Natalia Grace.<ref name=":0" />'' Her story is the basis of the upcoming [[Hulu]] TV series, ''Untitled Orphan Project.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-08-03 |title=Ellen Pompeo To Star In & EP Orphan-Adoption Limited Series Greenlighted By Hulu |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/ellen-pompeo-star-ep-orphan-limited-series-hulu-1235055614/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Eliza |date=2023-05-04 |title=The Creepy True Story Behind Ellen Pompeo's 'Orphan' Series |url=https://parade.com/tv/ellen-pompeo-orphan-hulu-series |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Parade |language=en}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Cynthia Mans, who took Natalia in after discovering her abandoned in the Lafayette appartment, said she believed that Kristine Barnett was inspired to legally change Natalia's age by the 2009 film [[Orphan (2009 film)|''Orphan'']]. The Barnetts claimed that Natalia was lying about her age and also exhibited sociopathic behavior which is similar to the plot of that film. The Mans said that Natalia has not exhibited sociopathic behavior while living in their home.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukrainian Orphan- Child or Adult Sociopath- The Exclusive Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNioz9JmQW4&t=1888s |access-date=9 August 2023 |publisher=Dr. Phil S18E44}}</ref> <ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2019-11-08 |title=Natalia Grace Barnett: 'I'm 16, not a 33-year-old scam artist' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50319910 |access-date=2023-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2023 |title=How old is Natalia Grace? Prosecutors reveal unheard |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/26/unheard-evidence-revealed-by-prosecutors-in-barnett-abuse-case/70256184007/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Journal and Courier}}</ref> In 2019, Natalia was on an episode of [[Dr. Phil (talk show)|''Dr. Phil'']].<ref name=":2" /> Her life is the subject of the 2023 [[Investigation Discovery]] series, ''The Curious Case of Natalia Grace.<ref name=":0" />'' Her story is the basis of the upcoming [[Hulu]] TV series, ''Untitled Orphan Project.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-08-03 |title=Ellen Pompeo To Star In & EP Orphan-Adoption Limited Series Greenlighted By Hulu |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/ellen-pompeo-star-ep-orphan-limited-series-hulu-1235055614/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Eliza |date=2023-05-04 |title=The Creepy True Story Behind Ellen Pompeo's 'Orphan' Series |url=https://parade.com/tv/ellen-pompeo-orphan-hulu-series |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Parade |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:47, 28 August 2023
Natalia Grace Barnett (September 4th, 2003) is a 19-year-old Ukrainian-born American adoptee whose life story is the subject of two television series including the 2023 Investigation Discovery series, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, and the upcoming Hulu TV series, Untitled Orphan Project.
Life
Natalia Grace was born in Ukraine on September 4, 2003 to Anna Volodymyrivna Gava of Mykolaiv.[1][2][3] After birth, she was placed in an orphanage in Ukraine.[4] She was diagnosed with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare form of dwarfism.[4] She came to the United States as an adoptee and was adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett in the spring of 2010. Natalia had a previous adoptive placement in the United States and multiple temporary placements prior to her adoption by the Barnetts.[4][5] She took the name Natalia Grace Barnett.[5]
In 2012, the Barnetts successfully petitioned the Marion County court to change Natalia's Ukrainian birth records to indicate a 1989 birth date, which legally changed her age from 8 to 22.[5] In July 2013, the Barnetts moved Natalia to an apartment in Westfield, Indiana and later Lafayette, Indiana. The Barnetts then moved along with their biological children to Canada, leaving Natalia alone in the Lafeyette apartment.[5] Shortly after being left alone in the Lafayette apartment, Natalia was invited to live with Antwon and Cynthia Mans, who noticed that Natalia struggled to live on her own.[6] The Barnetts were charged with child neglect but were later found not guilty.[7][4]
The prosecutors for the neglect case against the Barnetts were able to locate Natalia's birth mother in the Ukraine. Natalia's mother was identified as Anna Volodymyrivna Gava who was born April 20, 1979 in Latvia. DNA testing confirmed Gava as Natalia's biological mother. If Natalia's court assigned birth date of 1989 were correct, Gava would have given birth to Natalia at 10 years of age. The prosecutors also obtained birth and hospital records from the Ukraine which support Natalia's original September 4th, 2003 birth date. The prosecutors were barred from presenting the evidence that Natalia was a minor child born in 2003 when she was left to live alone in an apartment, and the neglect case was tried based on Natalia's disability not her age.[8] [9][10]
Cynthia Mans, who took Natalia in after discovering her abandoned in the Lafayette appartment, said she believed that Kristine Barnett was inspired to legally change Natalia's age by the 2009 film Orphan. The Barnetts claimed that Natalia was lying about her age and also exhibited sociopathic behavior which is similar to the plot of that film. The Mans said that Natalia has not exhibited sociopathic behavior while living in their home.[11] [12][13] In 2019, Natalia was on an episode of Dr. Phil.[12] Her life is the subject of the 2023 Investigation Discovery series, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace.[4] Her story is the basis of the upcoming Hulu TV series, Untitled Orphan Project.[14][15]
See also
References
- ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (2023-06-04). "Six-year-old orphan or 'con artist' adult? Revisiting the strange story of Natalia Grace". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ Wilkins, Ron (August 27, 2020). "Prosecutors prepared to call Natalia Barnett's birth mother to prove Ukrainian orphan's age in neglect case". Journal and Courier. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ Minutaglio, Rose (2019-10-09). "Inside the Real-Life 'Orphan' Case: Parenting Author Kristine Barnett Claims Her Adopted Teen Is Actually a Disturbed Adult". ELLE. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ a b c d e Flynn, Sheila (2023-06-05). "Six-year-old saved by adoption or murderous adult imposter: Who is Natalia Grace?". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ a b c d "Natalia Barnett testifies against adoptive father in trial alleging neglect". Journal and Courier. October 27, 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ Nelson, Elise (7 June 2023). "Antwon and Cynthia Mans with Natalia Grace Barnett on Dr. Phil.Dr. Phil/YouTube They Are Family! Who Are Natalia Grace Barnett's New Adoptive Parents, Antwon and Cynthia Mans?". In Touch Weekly. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Janes, DeAnna (2019-11-04). "The Girl Whose Adoptive Parents Claim She's an Adult Sociopath Breaks Her Silence". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ Wilkens, Ron (27 August 2020). "Prosecutors prepared to call Natalia Barnett's birth mother to prove Ukrainian orphan's age in neglect case". Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Merinuk, Madeline (8 June 2023). "Who is Natalia Grace's biological mother?". Woman & Home - Yahoo News. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Ridley, Jane (28 May 2023). "A family thought they were adopting a 6-year-old girl. Now they claim she's an adult con artist". Insider. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Ukrainian Orphan- Child or Adult Sociopath- The Exclusive Interview". Dr. Phil S18E44. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Natalia Grace Barnett: 'I'm 16, not a 33-year-old scam artist'". BBC News. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "How old is Natalia Grace? Prosecutors reveal unheard". Journal and Courier. May 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2022-08-03). "Ellen Pompeo To Star In & EP Orphan-Adoption Limited Series Greenlighted By Hulu". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ Thompson, Eliza (2023-05-04). "The Creepy True Story Behind Ellen Pompeo's 'Orphan' Series". Parade. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
