A supposed ‘adopted child’ who was later revealed to be a 22-year-old woman began displaying troubling signs that indicated she was not a child.
Back in 2010, Michael and Kristine Barnett, a couple from Indiana, thought they had adopted a six-year-old orphan named Natalia Grace from Ukraine. They had intended to expand their family through this adoption.
However, they were taken aback when they started observing certain ‘peculiar’ behaviors in Natalia.]The couple noticed several physical signs in the child they believed to be six years old, including the presence of pubic hair, adult teeth, and a monthly menstrual cycle.
Upon conducting medical tests, it was revealed that the individual was actually a 22-year-old woman who had a form of dwarfism known as spondyloepiphyseal.
According to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, spondyloepiphyseal is a rare genetic disorder that affects bone development, particularly in the spine and long bones of the arms and legs, leading to short stature and skeletal anomalies.
Kristine later revealed that she had witnessed Natalia drawing pictures with a disturbing content, expressing her desire to harm family members. Additionally, Kristine observed Natalia tampering with her coffee by adding “chemicals.”
The parents also shared alarming incidents such as finding thumbtacks deliberately placed on the staircase and Natalia attempting to pull Kristine towards an electric fence.
