Genie Wiley
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Her unusual diet consisted of Pablum, milk and an occassional egg. Both Irene and John have stated at various times that they were terrified of Clark and his bizarre behaviour. John has reported that Clark often sat with a gun in his lap. | Her unusual diet consisted of Pablum, milk and an occassional egg. Both Irene and John have stated at various times that they were terrified of Clark and his bizarre behaviour. John has reported that Clark often sat with a gun in his lap. | ||
| − | Around October of 1970, Irene estraged herself from her husband and taking Susan, went to live with her own mother in Monterey Park. (see [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=53636353&firstvisit=true&src=search¤tResult=9 "Arcadia Tribune", 22 Nov 1970, page 6]). She went seeking assistance for the blind but ended up at a Social Services office where an alert worker, seeing this very odd looking and behaving child with Irene, notified her superior who alerted the police. Clark and Irene were arrested and charged with Felony Child Abuse for keeping Susan virtually a prisoner, almost her entire life. | + | Around October of 1970, Irene estraged herself from her husband and taking Susan, went to live with her own mother in Monterey Park. (see [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=53636353&firstvisit=true&src=search¤tResult=9 "Arcadia Tribune", 22 Nov 1970, page 6]). She went seeking assistance for the blind but ended up at a Social Services office where an alert worker, seeing this very odd looking and behaving child with Irene, notified her superior who alerted the police. Clark and Irene were arrested in November, 1970 and charged with Felony Child Abuse for keeping Susan virtually a prisoner, almost her entire life. |
| − | + | John Wiley, had been allowed to go to school and he appears in the Temple City High School year book for one year, but after the story broke, he declined to have a picture taken. | |
| − | The | + | The initial social worker on the case, recommended on 5 Nov 1970, that Susan Wiley "Genie" be removed from her parents and made a dependent ward of the state. Susan Wiley "Genie" had a state appointed attorney and advocate named John Miner. |
| − | + | "Just before he was due in court to be arraigned for child abuse, [Clark] shot and killed himself", as the Valley News reports, adding that he was 70 years old, and killed himself on Nov 20. The article also states that Mrs Wiley is 50 years old. | |
| − | + | Susan "Genie" lived first at the Children's Hospital, but scientist Jean Butler stating that she had exposed her to German measles, took her to her own home in quarentine. Genie lived there while other investigators like Susan Curtiss, were denied access to her, and Jean applied to be her foster parent. Her application was denied. Susan Curtiss has stated that Jean has made-up the idea that she had german measles because she wanted Susan all to herself. | |
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Shortly afterward, Susan "Genie" was placed as a foster child with David and Marilyn Rigler, in 1971. David was a psychologist at Children's Hospital, and Marilyn was a graduate student in human development, who would become Genie's first teacher. She lived with the Riglers and their children in their home near Children's Hospital for about four years. This ended when the National Institutes of Mental Health denied continued payment for the study of Susan "Genie". | Shortly afterward, Susan "Genie" was placed as a foster child with David and Marilyn Rigler, in 1971. David was a psychologist at Children's Hospital, and Marilyn was a graduate student in human development, who would become Genie's first teacher. She lived with the Riglers and their children in their home near Children's Hospital for about four years. This ended when the National Institutes of Mental Health denied continued payment for the study of Susan "Genie". | ||
| − | <table><tr><td>http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/ht_wiley4_080515_ssv.jpg</td><td>At this time she went to live with her mother, who | + | <table><tr><td>http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/ht_wiley4_080515_ssv.jpg</td><td>At this time she went to live with her mother, who having been acquitted of all charges and following cataract surgery, now wanted to take care of her. But Irene found it too difficult and so Genie was moved to the "Beatrice Mansfield family home" in 1975. She was placed with the Crocketts about 1977. Susan's mother Irene Wiley appears in one of these documents dated Jan 1974. And again Irene signs an authorization form in Jun 1975. |
| − | Susan Wiley was placed at Immaculate Heart College 1973, the "Sophia T Salvin School" 1973-1974, "Diane S Leichmann School" 1974-5, and the Lincoln School 1976-7. | + | Susan Wiley was also placed either for training or foster care at Immaculate Heart College 1973, the "Sophia T Salvin School" 1973-1974, "Diane S Leichmann School" 1974-5, and the Lincoln School 1976-7. |
The picture at the left shows Irene Wiley and Susan Wiley "Genie" in 1989.<br><br>Irene Wiley, in 1979, filed a lawsuit against "Hansen, Rigler, Kent, Curtiss, and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles" charging them with "excessive and outrageous testing....[claiming] the researchers gave testing priority over Genie's welfare, pushing her beyond the limites of her endurance." The mention of the lawsuit appears in an article in the ''Los Angeles Times'', dated 18 Mar 1979 "Retarded Girl Used for Profit, Suit Alleges". A photograph of the article appears in the BBC documentary on this case [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NGUP_JSRic&feature=related here in Part 6]. If you stop the tape at time 3:30 you can read that the article states "...Mrs Wiley had cared for the child as best she could..." The lawyers for Irene were Louise Monaco and Samuel Paz. | The picture at the left shows Irene Wiley and Susan Wiley "Genie" in 1989.<br><br>Irene Wiley, in 1979, filed a lawsuit against "Hansen, Rigler, Kent, Curtiss, and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles" charging them with "excessive and outrageous testing....[claiming] the researchers gave testing priority over Genie's welfare, pushing her beyond the limites of her endurance." The mention of the lawsuit appears in an article in the ''Los Angeles Times'', dated 18 Mar 1979 "Retarded Girl Used for Profit, Suit Alleges". A photograph of the article appears in the BBC documentary on this case [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NGUP_JSRic&feature=related here in Part 6]. If you stop the tape at time 3:30 you can read that the article states "...Mrs Wiley had cared for the child as best she could..." The lawyers for Irene were Louise Monaco and Samuel Paz. | ||
The PBS program "The Wild Child", dated 4 Mar 1997 includes a statement that : "...Genie now lives in an adult foster care home in southern California."</td></tr></table> | The PBS program "The Wild Child", dated 4 Mar 1997 includes a statement that : "...Genie now lives in an adult foster care home in southern California."</td></tr></table> | ||
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| + | Dorothy Irene (Oglesby) Wiley died in 2003 in Los Angeles. Susan is supposed to still be alive in an adult-care home somewhere in California. Her brother John was reported to me, by a site visitor, as having already died, but ABCnews has just interviewed him [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4873347&page=1 here]. He is now a house painter, living in Ohio. | ||
===Primary documentation=== | ===Primary documentation=== | ||
