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A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all of 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"

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
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p. 1
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Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
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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.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
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p. 1
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Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31750AN
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A mysterious woman who claims to represent a wealthy foundation has said she wants to buy Anoakia and preserve it.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 1999
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p. A1
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Anoakia
Item ID
18079AN
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A potential benefactor, who offered to rescue Arcadia's historic Anoakia mansion, said this week she is no longer interested in saving the property.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 1999
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p. A1
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Anoakia
Item ID
18263AN
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The 1913 mansion, Anoakia, former home of Anita Baldwin, is about to be demolished.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 1999
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p. 1
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Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27355AN
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Lowery McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, has asked that his application for a general plan change for the property be withdrawn. He has been working with a local builder who has a good feel for the area and would like to develop the property at a density of 2.4 homes per acre. Late in this same meeting, the council voted to change the zoning on the estate to match the existing general plan. What this might do to future McCaslin plans is not clear.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 14, 1976
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 14, 1976
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p. 1
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Anoakia
Item ID
425AN
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Preservationists who are concerned about developers' plan to demolish Anoakia say the city and developers should try harder to save the historic home.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1999
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p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1999
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p. A1 w/photo
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Anoakia
Item ID
17601AN
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A developer who wants to replace the historic Anoakia estate with a 31-home gated community received tentative approval Tuesday night from the Planning Commission.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
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p. A3 w/ photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
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p. A3 w/ photo
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Anoakia
Item ID
18037AN
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The new owners of Anoakia have applied to the city to transform Anoakia into a 31-house gated community.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 1999
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p. A1
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Anoakia
Item ID
17031AN
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Plans to build 31 homes on the site of Anoakia drew fire from a handful of area residents.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 1999
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p. 1 The Star
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 1999
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p. 1 The Star
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Anoakia
Item ID
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Residents have petitioned the Planning Commission to change the area's zoning from R-1 (7500 square feet) to R-O&D (30,000 square feet) because of fears that Mr. McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, may build too densely.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1976
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1976
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p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
420AN
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