Genie Wiley: America's Ferie Child

Violent Threats

Wiley forced John to beat Genie, but he ran away to live with friends when he finally reached 18. Wiley was convinced, and hoped, Genie wouldn’t survive past age twelve. However, in October of 1970, when she was 13 years and 6 months old, Irene took Genie with her to apply for disability benefits…

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