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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

A Full Breakdown Of The Latest Natalia Grace Saga With Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

What happens when a family adopts a child, then accuses her of being a murderous adult masquerading as a child? The chilling saga of Natalia Grace takes yet another turn, exposing the cracks in adoption, foster care, and human compassion.

From being abandoned in an apartment at just eight years old by the Barnetts—who insisted she was a dangerous adult—to enduring years of religious extremism under the Mans family, Natalia's life has been a harrowing cycle of rejection and trauma. But how does a person reconcile the contradictions of abuse, trust, and survival when their reality is endlessly manipulated?

Join us as we unpack the disturbing psychology, systemic failures, and shocking revelations behind Natalia’s story. Is there any hope for breaking free from the cycle of exploitation and confusion? And more importantly, how did we let it get this far?

#NataliaGrace #TrueCrime #AdoptionControversy #ChildWelfare #FosterCareFailures #HiddenKillers #DarkPsychology

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0:22.7

The blood washed away, but the guilt never does.

0:25.9

Welcome to Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske, featuring psychotherapist and author

0:30.7

Chauvonne Scott.

0:32.5

Curious case of Natalia Grace, we've talked about this last year when the docu series continued on.

0:39.2

It is back again on Discovery ID and streaming on Max.

0:43.6

This is apparently the final chapter in the saga, Natalia Grace, the Ukrainian adoptee that was adopted by a family that said,

0:55.0

we're going to love you, Michael and Christine Barnett.

0:57.8

And then that turned into, she's trying to murder us.

1:01.6

And we need to get rid of her.

1:03.7

And they did.

1:05.2

They eventually had her age changed to 22, despite her not being 22.

1:11.9

She was about six or seven, but she's a little person.

1:14.7

So who's going to know?

1:18.0

It didn't work out well.

1:19.2

Eventually, they're brought up on charges.

1:21.6

They're found innocent.

1:22.9

But another family came in to take care of her, the man's.

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