The unbelievable story of Natalia Grace retains getting wilder as Investigation Discovery guarantees a surprising conclusion to its The Curious Case of Natalia Grace docuseries.
Within the trailer for The Curious Case of Natalia: The Closing Chapter, which airs throughout two nights on Monday (January 6) and Tuesday (January 7), Grace is seen making an attempt to flee from her new adoptive household, the Manses, after she claims to have been “held hostage” in a “cult-like” surroundings.
Grace, a Ukrainian-born American, was adopted in 2010 by Michael and Kristine Barnett, who believed her to be a six-year-old orphaned lady. What the couple didn’t notice was that Grace has a type of dwarfism known as Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita. The Barnetts got here to understand Grace wasn’t a toddler and accused her of making an attempt to hurt them and their youngsters.
The Barnetts later had Grace’s authorized age modified from 6 to 22 and purchased her an house in Lafayette, Indiana, the place they left her as they moved with their household to Canada in 2013. The now-divorced couple had been charged with abandoning Grace, although Michael was discovered not responsible in 2022, and prices in opposition to Kristine had been dropped in March 2023.
Grace opened up about her experiences within the ID docuseries, the place she denied making an attempt to hurt her former adoptive household. The collection additionally documented her adoption by new dad and mom, Antwon and Cynthia Mans.
It seemed like Grace was going to get her completely happy ending; nevertheless, within the closing moments of The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks, which aired again in January, the producers acquired a surprising telephone name from Antwon.
“I really feel like she’s the enemy in the home. And she or he stated to us, we’ve got held her hostage. Made us appear to be we’re the enemy,” Antwon stated within the name.
Within the trailer for The Closing Chapter, we see the DePauls (a pair who beforehand tried to undertake Grace) step in to try an “epic rescue mission” to free Grace from the Manses.
“Natalia’s being held hostage. The Manses are retaining her like a prisoner,” Mackenzie DePaul says within the teaser, describing it as a “cult-like” dwelling scenario she’s discovered herself in.”
The official description for The Closing Chapter reads, “Confronted with the selection of staying or leaving her residence with the Manses, Natalia should work to construct a brand new life for herself whereas additionally therapeutic from the emotional turmoil attributable to each the Manses and the Barnetts.”
Whereas Grace’s docuseries is ending, ID has introduced a six-part spinoff collection, The Curious Case Of…, which can function authorized analyst Beth Karas, who appeared on the Grace collection. The present will premiere on January 13 and can doc really surprising, weird circumstances crammed with twists, turns, and entry to unbelievable firsthand accounts.
The Curious Case of Natalia: The Closing Chapter, Monday, January 6, and Tuesday, January 7, 9 pm et, Investigation Discovery