Genie Wiley
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<table><tr><td>http://www.homeworking.ws/children/genie-wiley.jpg</td><td>Her situation was discovered in 1970. Susan's mother Irene had about a month prior left her abusive husband and, taking her daughter Susan with her, was living with her own mother in Monterey Park, California. John Wiley, Susan's brother, was living with their father Clark in the family home in Temple City, California. | <table><tr><td>http://www.homeworking.ws/children/genie-wiley.jpg</td><td>Her situation was discovered in 1970. Susan's mother Irene had about a month prior left her abusive husband and, taking her daughter Susan with her, was living with her own mother in Monterey Park, California. John Wiley, Susan's brother, was living with their father Clark in the family home in Temple City, California. | ||
| − | Irene being nearly blind, went to seek public assistance for the blind, bringing Susan along with her. | + | Irene being nearly blind, went to seek public assistance for the blind, bringing Susan along with her. One version states that an alert social worker spotted the oddly walking and behaving child, alerted her own supervisor who called the police. A second version states that Susan's abnormal background was not discovered until a social services home visit on Nov 4, 1970. Shortly after the real reason for Susan's unusualness was discovered, both Clark and Irene were arrested and charged with Felony Child Abuse.</td></tr></table> |
On 6 Mar 2007, an anonymous editor on Wikipedia, added an newspaper article as an external link to the article on Genie, which identifies her as "Susan Wiley" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genie_%28feral_child%29&diff=113030190&oldid=111647057 here]. In their edit summary they cite "LA Times article, March 18, 1979 by Myrna Oliver." In this same anonymous editors' next change [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genie_%28feral_child%29&diff=next&oldid=113030190 here] they add the parents names "Irene and Clark Wiley" and for this cite a website http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/misc/wild-child.html | On 6 Mar 2007, an anonymous editor on Wikipedia, added an newspaper article as an external link to the article on Genie, which identifies her as "Susan Wiley" [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genie_%28feral_child%29&diff=113030190&oldid=111647057 here]. In their edit summary they cite "LA Times article, March 18, 1979 by Myrna Oliver." In this same anonymous editors' next change [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genie_%28feral_child%29&diff=next&oldid=113030190 here] they add the parents names "Irene and Clark Wiley" and for this cite a website http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/misc/wild-child.html | ||
