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

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 31, 1966
Pages
p. 25 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 31, 1966
Pages
p. 25 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Mitchell, Patricia Elizabeth
Hughes, Robert Leroy
Item ID
20656AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1976
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1976
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Dwyer, Patricia Ann
Sawasy, Mitchell Ernest
Item ID
25135AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
August 15, 1960
Pages
p. 12 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
August 15, 1960
Pages
p. 12 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
McAloney, Beverly
Wiley, Max K.
Item ID
17703AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1973
Pages
p. C3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1973
Pages
p. C3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Mitchell, Joanne
Gamet, Laurence
Item ID
24144AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1967
Pages
p. 11
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1967
Pages
p. 11
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Hoskins, Michaelene
Mitchell, Robert F.
Item ID
21268AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1972
Pages
p. 13 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1972
Pages
p. 13 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Hoogenboom, Ruth Irene
Punt, Henry
Item ID
23674AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1978
Pages
p. A9 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1978
Pages
p. A9 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Dobrzaski, Irene
Creamer, Dennis Brian
Item ID
25661AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1970
Pages
p. 12 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1970
Pages
p. 12 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Thornton, Susan D.
Mitchell, Robert D.
Item ID
22805AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1964
Pages
p. 11 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1964
Pages
p. 11 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Munroe, Barbara Ann
Mitchell, Richard Phillip
Item ID
19802AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 15, 1966
Pages
p. 10 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 15, 1966
Pages
p. 10 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Wilkin, Pamela Jean
McGrath, John Mitchell
Item ID
21027AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1963
Pages
p. 10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1963
Pages
p. 10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Perkins, Homer E.
DeBoer, George Edward
Hines, Maude
Evans, Mary Ann
Mitchell, Irene E.
Jennings, Lillie M.
Item ID
19152AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1970
Pages
p. 9 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1970
Pages
p. 9 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Duffy, Mary Irene
Andrusky, Thomas Joseph
Item ID
22706AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1967
Pages
p. 11 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1967
Pages
p. 11 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Gerick, Janice Irene
Roysher, Martin Kingsley
Item ID
21252AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 17, 1968
Pages
p. 23 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 17, 1968
Pages
p. 23 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Fisher, Susan Irene
Shortell, Stephen Michael
Item ID
21857AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1971
Pages
p. 17
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1971
Pages
p. 17
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Davis, Ravelle Irene
Kozak, James Edward
Item ID
23362AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1963
Pages
p. 20 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1963
Pages
p. 20 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Schubert, Susan Irene
Jacobs, Paul Orrin
Item ID
19401AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1964
Pages
p. 12 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1964
Pages
p. 12 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Svoboda, Lucille Irene
Whited, Charles Franklin
Item ID
19747AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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