The Natalia Grace saga: Ukrainian adoptee accused of faking her age has a new family

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Natalia’s childhood For years, Natalia Grace was accused by her adoptive parents Michael and Kristine Barnett of “masquerading” as a child who they insisted was actually a murderous “sociopath” intent on killing their family. Do I look like a monster to you?” open image in gallery In 2024, Natalia spoke out for the first time in ID’s docuseries Natalia Speaks, in which she comes face-to-face with her adoptive father in an explosive reunion Natalia believes the Barnetts’ “lies” are confirmed when she finally gets medical confirmation about her age in the first episode. Natalia Grace speaks out in chilling new docuseries “You can’t fake teeth coming in like this,” the dentist says on the docuseries. “They are hiding something big, I wanna know the answers to these questions and I want people to pay for what they’ve done.” The sit-down was the first time Natalia and her adoptive father Michael Barnett had seen each other face-to-face outside of a courtroom in years “Why are we here, Michael?” Natalia pointedly asks.