I've been following this story for days before it went viral and most media outlet picked it up with sensationalism, and let me just throw some things out there before you start making "Orphan" movie jokes.
- Kristine and her now-ex, Michael Barnett, who are the adoptive parents of the girl, in question, adopted her from Ukraine in 2010
- since the girl, Natalia, did not have a birth certificate, she was taken to MULTIPLE doctors who had estimated her age to be around eight
- another doctor examined her in 2010 and said she was around 11
- Natalia has a bone-growth disorder and is a little person
- she is not the first child the Barnett's had adopted
- their older adopted son is autistic and got into Purdue University at 12
- Kristine wrote books about raising him in which she claimed that before she started tutoring him at home, he wasn't speaking nor communicating with people in any way and was thought to be incapable of it
- his story brought the family fame, television appearances and money, gaining them a segment on 60 Minutes in 2012
- that same year, the Barnetts had Natalia's age legally changed to 22 in court, after allegedly obtaining a letter from a doctor claiming she is an adult
- in 2013, the whole family sans Natalia moved to Canada, leaving her alone in a rented flat with no money
- during her time alone, reportedly a neighbor took her in after she got evicted in 2014 for not paying rent, but according to multiple sources, Natalia can no longer be located, and questions are raised about her well-being
- another couple tried getting custody of her in 2016, and the Barnetts filed an objection to that
- while Kristine told the police and the public outrageous claims about Natalia's time with the family, Michael Barnett had something completely different to say
- he has stated that he always believed Natalia was indeed a child, and that his ex had coached Natalia into telling anyone who asked why she was on her own, that she was an adult who looks younger due to her condition
- the movie Orphan came out in 2009, giving Kristine more than enough time to get "inspired" by it
- a couple of weeks ago, Kristine and Michael were charged on two counts of felony neglect of a defendant, and released on bail
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