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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"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31552
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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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".

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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Children's Department Collection

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Contents
Summer Reading Club Scrapbook 1967-1979, in a burgundy binder. Contains procedures, photos, flyers, brochures, performers, bookworm. Blue scrapbook-clippings c. 1933-1994 Proposal for improvements Children's Services, submitted by E. Swedstedt, September 1975.
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Summer Reading Club Scrapbook 1967-1979, in a burgundy binder. Contains procedures, photos, flyers, brochures, performers, bookworm.
Blue scrapbook-clippings c. 1933-1994
Proposal for improvements Children's Services, submitted by E. Swedstedt, September 1975.
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-Children's Department
Arcadia Public Library-Children's Services
Summer Reading Club
Summer Reading Program
Physical Description
One manila box
Location
Basement
Box Number
134A
Shelf Number
H25
Item ID
501AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Children's Department Collection

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Contents
Manila folders-Photos 1980s-2000s, Polaroid photos 1990s, undated photos and Polaroids Individual folders-clippings and photos 1930-1999 Clippings 1994-1996 Misc. flyers, letters, undated clippings, etc.
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Manila folders-Photos 1980s-2000s, Polaroid photos 1990s, undated photos and Polaroids
Individual folders-clippings and photos 1930-1999
Clippings 1994-1996
Misc. flyers, letters, undated clippings, etc.
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-Children's Department
Arcadia Public Library-Children's Services
Art programs
Cooking programs
Dinosaur programs
Halloween programs
Science programs
Valentine's Day programs
Physical Description
One blue box
Location
Basement
Box Number
134B
Shelf Number
H25
Item ID
502AF
Collection
Subject Files
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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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