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Mrs. Irene Wiley was freed on the charge that she was wilfully cruel to her 13-year-old daughter Susan Wiley, aka "Genie." The article was written by Lucie Lowery. A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See VF "Wiley, Susan" for hard copy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31554
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31750AN
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"Captive Girl" Susan (aka 'Genie') Wiley's father Clark Wiley committed suicide. Clark Wiley shot himself minutes before he was to have appeared in Alhambra Municipal Court on charges of child abuse. The article was written by Dick Lloyd. With related stories "Note tells instructions for funeral (p. 1)," "A story he wanted to tell sealed by death of father (p. 6)," "Changed laws could have averted tragedy (p. 6)," and "Mrs. Wiley shelters at welfare agency: custody hearing Monday (p. 6)." A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie".

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31553
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31749AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Wiley, Feb. 5.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10004
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1940
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1940
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Wiley, daughter
Item ID
9959AN
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The Coordinating Council will sponsor an inquiry into the problem of child abuse.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper934
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 18, 1975
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 18, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Item ID
934AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8040
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1946
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1946
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wiley, Keith Norwood
Item ID
7999AN
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Obituary/death notice. Lillian Lehman, 90, was found dead in her home. She may have been a murder victim.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28183
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Lehman, Lillian
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
28377AN
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20-year-old man Jason Scott Gustin found guilty of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in Arcadia. On August 22, 2016, according to testimony at trial, Gustin met near Arcadia and sat in his car to talk when he pulled out a knife and slashed her throat and then began strangling her. As the victim tried to escape, he stabbed her multiple times. She ran away to a nearby convalescent home. He was arrested a short time later after he showed up at his mother’s workplace in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35297
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Gustin, Jason Scott
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
35486AN
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Arcadia author Patricia Anaya has written an anti-bullying book for kids, inspired by a child's suicide. It is called "The Three Powers: Magic to Love Yourself."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
November 29, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
November 29, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Anaya, Patricia
Arcadia Authors
Children's literature
Item ID
32854AN
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Janet S. Maynard was arrested for trying to raffle off her $250,000 home for $25 a ticket. She organized the raffle because she has been unable to sell the house and was facing foreclosure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2331
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
2290AN
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50th wedding anniversary.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1974
Pages
p. A8 w/photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1974
Pages
p. A8 w/photo
Subjects
Jones, Wiley M.
Jones, Helen Purinton
Item ID
24389AN
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Students at First Avenue Junior High raised $579 for a weekend telethon aimed at providing funds for the medical treatment of children whose families cannot afford hospital care.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3126
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3043AN
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Maha Hakim, 52, of Arcadia, was struck by a car in the 1100 block of Duarte Road at 3:30 PM on Friday, November 30, and died of her injuries at Huntington Memorial Hospital. She was attempting to walk across the road near Sunset Blvd.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35338
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2018
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2018
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Hakim, Maha
Item ID
35528AN
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A child care center will open September 15, 1975 at the Arcadia Presbyterian Church for all children. It is not geared toward working parents, but it is a special supplemental program to expand a child's experiences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1409
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1975
Pages
p. B-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1975
Pages
p. B-2
Subjects
Day Care Centers
Item ID
1408AN
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The Board of Behavior Science Examiners has rescinded John Gottuso's marriage, family and child care counseling and psychology license.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1666
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Gottuso, John
Item ID
1665AN
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County supervisors approved a $4.7 million infusion of funds to aid mental health programs in the Children's Home Society in Arcadia. The Children's Home Society, a non-profit organization that places mentally disturbed children in foster homes, will now lose $16,000, instead of the anticipated loss of staff and $32,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper936
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Children's Home Society
Item ID
936AN
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Senior Helpers of Arcadia receives Best of Home Care award from Home Care Pulse for the second year in a row.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2014
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2014
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Awards
Senior Helpers of Arcadia
Item ID
33949AN
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Article summarizes the case of Darlis Clark which will go to trial November 17. Clark's home was the target of a 1987 police raid.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1220
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Clark, Darlis
Item ID
1219AN
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Article reviews surrogate mother case. The father's wife Bjorna Noyes claims she was wrongly labeled a transsexual Noyes' lawyer claims Bhimani (the child's mother) decided to keep the child because she wasn't being paid.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Artificial Insemination, Human
Item ID
523AN
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Mary Chiu sued nursing home Arcadia Health Care Center for the negligent care that her mother Sui Mee Chiu received. In October 2013, an arbitrator ruled that Sui Mee Chiu had been a victim of elder abuse, negligence and wrongful death, and her daughter Mary Chiu was awarded more than half a million dollars. The investigation is still in progress and Public Health is inquiring into the cause of the delay in the final report and closure of this case.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33802
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A19
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A19
Subjects
Arcadia Health Care Center
Chiu, Mary
Chiu, Sui Mee
Lawsuits
Los Angeles County Public Health Department
Nursing homes
Item ID
33997AN
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Former Arcadia Catholic school teacher Elohim D'Leon released from jail. He was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of 10 counts of lewd acts on a child younger than 14 years old committed in 2003-2004 while he was a music teacher at Epiphany Catholic School in South El Monte. He worked at Holy Angels School in Arcadia 2004-2013. The investigation is continuing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34116
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Child molestation
Crime and Criminals
D'Leon, Elohim
Teachers
Item ID
34310AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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