#487: The Exploitation of Natalia Grace

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Today we’re sharing something a little different: it’s the first episode of a new podcast from our friends at ABC Audio and 20/20 called “What Happened to the McStays?” In 2010, in a quiet suburb of San Diego, a family of four seemingly vanished into thin air. When investigators ...  Show more

This story will leave you thinking for days. A young disabled girl adopted by the Barnett family is quickly found to be suspicious of not actually being a child! Sayyy what!? Yes the Barnett family accuses Natalia of being a con artist. Come join me as I unravel the insane amount ...  Show more

Natalia Barnett, a Ukranian orphan was living with her adoptive parents, Kristine and Michael Barnett, who have said she is actually a 20-something woman with a short stature as a result of a condition she has called spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita. They have claimed that ...  Show more

Writer Jeff Topolski (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins us this week to answer the question: Was Natalia Grace Barnett a murderous woman parading as a child, or a victim of terrible adoptive parents? In 2010, a 6-year-old girl named Natalia Grace was adopted by Michael and Kristine Barne ...  Show more

How we living, Con-gregation? Welcome back to Scam Goddess, the #1 pod dedicated to all things fraud! This week Laci chops it up with actor, comedian, & podcaster Jacquis Neal (Culture Kings, UCB). Together they discuss the curious case of the family who adopted a 9 year old U ...