Genie Wiley

Their first child Dorothy Irene Wiley was born 2 Jun 1948 in Los Angeles County.  She developed some sort of illness (?), so Clark wrapped her in a blanket and put her in the drawer of a dresser in the garage.  She died.  Their second child Robert Clark Wiley was born 15 Sep 1949 and died 17 Sep 1949 "choking on his own mucus" as it has been reported. ([http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4873347&page=1 See here])  When their third child John was born, he initially lived with them apparently, but when John was about four, Clark's mother Pearl, believing that Clark was unbalanced, took John to live with her.  Two years later, while Pearl and John were outside together, Pearl was hit by an "out of control pickup truck" and dragged down the street.  John went back to live with his parents.

Their first child Dorothy Irene Wiley was born 2 Jun 1948 in Los Angeles County.  She developed some sort of illness (?), so Clark wrapped her in a blanket and put her in the drawer of a dresser in the garage.  She died.  Their second child Robert Clark Wiley was born 15 Sep 1949 and died 17 Sep 1949 "choking on his own mucus" as it has been reported. ([http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4873347&page=1 See here])  When their third child John was born, he initially lived with them apparently, but when John was about four, Clark's mother Pearl, believing that Clark was unbalanced, took John to live with her.  Two years later, while Pearl and John were outside together, Pearl was hit by an "out of control pickup truck" and dragged down the street.  John went back to live with his parents.

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&currentResult=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&currentResult=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.