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Jamie Roberts

Natalia Grace and her adoptive parents' personalities led to 'perfect storm,' says expert

The Curious Case of Natalia Grace comes to a conclusion on ID tonight with fans still torn as to whether the Ukrainian was actually six years old at the time of her adoption.

Her adoptive US parents, Michael and Kristine Barnett, were initially overjoyed at the thought of welcoming the youngster into their Indiana family home.

But they said things quickly took a sinister turn and claimed Natalia was much older than initially suggested - going as far as getting her age legally changed by 14 years. Natalia continues to deny the allegations of her faking her age.

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