The sad story of Genie Wiley
More than 50 years ago, a 13-year-old girl shuffled into a Los Angeles welfare office, but she wasn’t like any child anyone had ever seen. Frail and with hands curled like a frightened rabbit, she was mute and barely able to walk. She was called Genie — a name given to protect her identity — but her story would shock the nation and challenge everything we thought about language, the brain, and human connection. Who was Genie Wiley? Genie Wiley…