Heart Starts Pounding

S2E10: Natalia Grace: ’Orphan’ Horror Movie Come To Life (feat. Jeff Topolski)

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 Barnett. The Barnetts, as well as national headlines, would go on to portray Natalia as a disturbed con artist pretending to be a child. According to the Barnetts, she made their lives hell and repeatedly threatened to kill their children. In today's episode, we're going to break this whole story down, piece by piece, and examine all it's layers to figure out what was really going on. Buckle up because it's going to get even crazier than what the headlines were writing.  
Thank you so much to Jeff Topolski  for joining me today. You can follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding. Have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the podcast? Email heartstartspounding@gmail.com 
 
Links cited in this episode:
https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Mothers-Nurturing-Genius-Autism/dp/0812983564?asin=0812983564&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9884021/Russia-seeks-return-of-adopted-boy-in-US-after-brothers-death.html
https://nypost.com/2010/04/09/us-woman-put-adopted-russian-son-on-one-way-flight-alone-back-to-homeland/
https://www.insideedition.com/couple-who-hoped-to-adopt-ukrainian-orphan-shocked-people-think-shes-an-adult-posing-as-child-56997
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2022/02/20/kristine-michael-barnett-natalia-update/6802645001/
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2019/09/18/michael-kristine-barnett-daughter-abandon-ukraine-adoption-dwarfism-prodigy/2364895001/
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2019/09/27/kristine-and-michael-barnett-walked-a-small-crowd-of-reporters-and-news-cameras-on-their-to-their-in/3779458002/
​​https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7479061/Mom-claims-Ukrainian-daughter-9-adopted-really-22-year-old-dwarfism.html

S2E9: I See Dead People (And That’s Normal) feat. Hospice Nurse Julie

This episode is about the supernatural things that happen around the time of someone's death, either leading up to it or right after. We read stories from people who experienced the unexplainable right when their loved one died and hear from two healthcare workers about a supernatural phenomenon that is common when someone is dying. 
You can follow Hospice Nurse Julie on tiktok @hospicenursejulie
Follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding
Read more from u/spinyfever here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Thetruthishere/comments/102xoha/experiences_from_working_overnight_at_a_old_folks/
Have a scary story you'd like to share on the podcast? Email HeartStartsPounding@gmail.com

S2E8: Ghosts That Want Revenge

We know revenge is a dish best served cold, but what about 6 feet deep?
Today, we're looking into tales of vengeful ghosts- people who seek revenge from beyond the grave. To help Kaelyn today is Francesca McLafferty (College Humor). We'll hear the tale of Carl Pruit, who sought revenge on anyone who messed with his grave stone. We'll also hear about the Green Lady from Crathes Castle in Scotland, the Medieval tale of William Mostier, and Sundel Bolong  
Want to see the photo that maybe captured the Green Lady? Check out our instagram @heartstartspounding.
Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore. Music by Artlist. Have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the Podcast? Email heartstartspounding@gmail.com

S2E7: Scary Campground Tales

Pack a bag, today we're going to a spooky campground. In this episode, we hear two terrifying campground tales.
The first one is The Tale of The Solo Traveler- a tale of a girl who learns something may have been watching her while she camped.
And then we hear a tale from a listener of a time when their husband's intuition while camping may have saved them both.
Heart Starts Pounding is written/produced by Kaelyn Moore
Instagram: @heartstartspounding 
Have a heart pounding tale you'd like to share on the podcast? Email heartstartspounding@gmail.com
Music by Artlist 
 

S2E6: The Mysterious Reappearance of Mary Edens [Heart Pounding History]

On Christmas Eve, 1924, a devastating fire broke out at a schoolhouse in Babbs Switch. 36 people died in total, and every person who was at the schoolhouse that night was accounted for. Except for one person- 3-year-old Mary Edens. Her aunt remembered passing her out of a window to someone, but no one knew what happened to her afterward.
 
Until 30 years later, when a woman shows up at the Edens home claiming to be Mary. She's welcomed in with open arms, but is she really who she says she is? Something starts to feel off to people in the community....
Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore. Additional commentary by Leo, and music by Artlist.
Have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the pod? Email Heartstartspounding@gmail.com. And be sure to follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding.
Happy Heart Pounding Holidays!!

S2E5: The Sodder Children Disappearance [Heart Pounding History]

On Christmas Eve, 1945, a fire broke out in the Sodder family home destroying the entire house and taking five of the nine children with it. Shortly after the fire, and due to some VERY strange evidence, the father of the family started to believe that maybe the children were actually....kidnapped
In this episode, we'll deep dive into the night of the fire as well as the bizarre events that took place afterward to try and figure out just what happened to those children that fateful night. 
Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore, with additional commentary by Leo. Enjoy what you're hearing? Leave us a rating and follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding. If you have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the podcast, email heartstartspounding@gmail.com.
sources:
https://seletyn.com/2019/11/08/fayco-history-the-sodder-children/
https://stacyhorn.com/2005/12/28/long-long-long-sodder-post/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/
https://www.npr.org/2005/12/23/5067563/mystery-of-missing-children-haunts-w-va-town
Happy Heart Pounding Holidays to all! 

S2E4: Gungywamp: The Haunted Connecticut Swamp

What if I told you there were a bunch of people in the Navy in Groton, Connecticut who believe their military homes are haunted? And that some of those people believe it's a result of the ancient and mysterious land they live on?
In this episode, we hear from Jack, a behavioral health tech in the Navy who feels something strange coming from the swamp by his house, called Gungywamp. Jack believes the ghost stories told on his base are maybe because of it. 
Have a heart pounding story you'd like to tell on the podcast? Email us at heartstartspounding@gmail.com, and be sure to follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding.
Hosted by Kaelyn Moore

S2E3: She Killed Them With Lemonade [Heart Pounding History]

This week, we're taking you back with a segment called Heart Pounding History. In this episode, you'll hear the story of Amy Archer-Gilligan, one of America's first female serial killers. Who would give her ailing residents (whom she called inmates) her special lemonade. 
 
Make sure you're following the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding. Have a heart-pounding story you'd like to share on the pod? Email heartstartspounding@gmail.com

S2E2- Haunted House Tales From Listeners

Have you ever wondered if the sound outside your door at night was really a ghost? In this Episode- Kaelyn hears from two listeners with chilling haunted house tales, and Leo gives a little bit of their take on it.
 
Have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the podcast? email heartstartspounding@gmail.com. And follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding. 
 
This episode will also be available on youtube! 

S2E1: They Came From Outer Space

Welcome to season 2!!! In this episode, Kaelyn and Leo hear a creepy story from someone whose family has a history of alien encounters. They also dig into other abduction stories and what makes them all so similar.
 
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