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At this time, the family moved into Clark's deceased mother Pearl's old house on Golden West Avenue in Temple City, California. Although the house had two-bedrooms, Clark did not allow anyone to sleep in his mother's old room, instead the family had makeshift sleeping arrangements in other parts of the house. Clark had been told something along the lines that Susan was perhaps slighty retarded and might develop slowly and developed a strange compulsion that she must be "protected" from the outside world. Clark's idea of protection was to keep Susan shut in her bedroom most or all of every day, and tied into a straitjacket at night. She was also sometimes or often tied to a potty-chair and left that way for hours, all day, or even perhaps overnight at times. | At this time, the family moved into Clark's deceased mother Pearl's old house on Golden West Avenue in Temple City, California. Although the house had two-bedrooms, Clark did not allow anyone to sleep in his mother's old room, instead the family had makeshift sleeping arrangements in other parts of the house. Clark had been told something along the lines that Susan was perhaps slighty retarded and might develop slowly and developed a strange compulsion that she must be "protected" from the outside world. Clark's idea of protection was to keep Susan shut in her bedroom most or all of every day, and tied into a straitjacket at night. She was also sometimes or often tied to a potty-chair and left that way for hours, all day, or even perhaps overnight at times. | ||
| − | Susan still wore diapers, couldn't talk, and was fed a substandard diet which stunted her growth. Her unusual diet consisted of "warm cereal, honey, milk and an occassional egg". (''Arcadia Tribune'' | + | Susan still wore diapers, couldn't talk, and was fed a substandard diet which stunted her growth. Her unusual diet consisted of "warm cereal, honey, milk and an occassional egg". (so reports the 18 Nov 1970 ''Arcadia Tribune'' [http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=wjhonson@aol.com&amount=2.00&item_name=Arcadia_Tribune_(newspaper)_18Nov1970_Wiley Buy it for $2.00]) It has been reported that when found she weighed 59 pounds and was the size of a 7 to 8 year old. From years of confinement, her muscles had not developed normally, which caused her to walk in a peculiar way. "Susan is only now learning that there are other people in the world." |
The family were described as "strange people who kept to themselves." "They never went anywhere, and never took the children anywhere." "They never talked to anybody. Sometimes I saw the child sitting on the porch, I always understood that she was mentally retarded." 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. | The family were described as "strange people who kept to themselves." "They never went anywhere, and never took the children anywhere." "They never talked to anybody. Sometimes I saw the child sitting on the porch, I always understood that she was mentally retarded." 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. | ||
