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Mar 18, 2024 · While there have been a number of cases of feral children raised in social isolation with little or no human contact, few have captured public and scientific attention, like that of Genie Wiley. Genie spent almost her entire childhood locked in a bedroom, isolated, and abused for over a decade.
Feb 23, 2024 · The story of Genie Wiley the Feral Child sounds like the stuff of fairytales: An unwanted, mistreated child survives brutal imprisonment at the hands of a savage ogre and is rediscovered and reintroduced to the world in an impossibly youthful state. Unfortunately for Wiley, hers is a dark, real-life tale with no happy ending.
Jun 30, 2019 · Genie Wiley was abused and neglected for over a decade until she was discovered in 1970 when she was 13 years old. Known as the feral child, Genie became an important subject of research. Of special interest was whether she could acquire language, as she was no longer within the "critical period" for language development.
Jul 10, 2017 · The Feral Child Nicknamed Genie. Sad case of child abuse sheds light on language production versus comprehension. Posted July 10, 2017 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader. Source: Wikimedia Commons....
Sep 29, 2023 · Genie Wiley, The ‘Feral Child’. Published September 29, 2023. Explore More Episodes. In one of the most infamous cases of child abuse in modern American history, Genie Wiley was isolated and terrorized for 13 years before she was finally rescued from her father's horrifying clutches.
Dec 13, 2020 · Subscribed. 17K. 1.1M views 3 years ago The Back of the Archive - Solved Cases. Since she was born, Genie Wiley never knew more than silence from her parents. But at the age of two, her father...
Genie, or Susan Wiley, was a feral child and victim of abuse discovered on November 4, 1970. Genie, referred to in the media as the “Wild Child,” spent her entire youth until age thirteen in a small room, mostly tied down and restrained. She was called Genie because her name was not released to the public.
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