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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
Pages
p. 1
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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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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30382
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 13
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 13
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Blake, Iris E.
Burgeson, Sidney J.
Fareshetian, Ruth Rose
Garcia, Guadalupe
Topel, Helen Mary
Item ID
30569AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30383
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 3, 2007
Pages
p. News 7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 3, 2007
Pages
p. News 7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Adams, Leonard ("Bud")
Burgeson, Sidney J.
Fareshetian, Ruth Rose
Garcia, Guadalupe
Newton, LaVerne ("Honey") Mary
Taylor, Herschel Lee
Item ID
30570AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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