Father claims adopted daughter was really an adult with dwarfism who tried to kill his family

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The man accused of abandoning his adopted daughter after having her age changed says the girl was really an adult who had tried to hurt and kill him and his wife on multiple occasions.

Michael Barnett and his now ex-wife, Kristine, have been at the center of an Indiana case that has the world's attention. The pair are accused of adopting a young girl from the Ukraine back in 2010, who was allegedly 6 years old, and then having her age changed two years later to 22 years old.

The story began in 2010. Michael says he and Kristine, who were married at the time, had a large home and extra rooms to spare. Michael says they felt "blessed" and were willing to share that blessing with those in need. "It wasn't long after that that Christine discovered evidence of a monthly menstrual cycle that , when confronted, stated that she did have one and she had been hiding it from us," Michael told ABC News." would do things like place clear thumbtacks on the stairs face up so that when we would walk up the stairs we would be stepping on thumbtacks to pain and injure ourselves," Michael said. "Very shortly thereafter, ends up attempting to poison Kristine.

About a year later, Michael said his 15-year-old son got an offer to attend a university in Canada that the family couldn't pass up. But because of his age, they had to make the decision to move with him.

 

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Have to meet this guy . Sounds like a party animal

Can someone refer me to a news page that’s ONLY stories like this?

I knew this plot sounded familiar....

Like some Chucky weird happening here

There is 2 sides, but we only hear his...what is the REAL story sir?

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strange but true?

This smells

This is truly one of the most bizarre stories ever.

TheOrphan! I saw that movie!

I loved that movie, especially when the daughter attempted to seduce the dad.

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