On November 4th of 1970 Los Angeles child welfare authorities discovered and rescued a feral child, Genie Wiley, from her abusive family. Genie had been tortured by her parents for the first 14 years of her life, and it would drastically change her ability to function and live. Join Cliff for this episode of That Was History as he dives into some of the details behind this tragic story involving Genie the Feral Child. <br /><br />That Was History is an educational, history channel with a laid back feel. TWH was founded by Cliff Langston and Jeremy Payne. Each episode contains a historical event and facts that correspond to a particular date. Join the That Was History community and start getting your daily history update, today! <br /><br />RESOURCES:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_%28feral_child%29<br /><br />http://listverse.com/2008/03/07/10-modern-cases-of-feral-children/<br /><br /><br />SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=yabigfreak<br />FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/thatwashistory<br />TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/thatwashistory<br />WEBSITE: http://thatwashistoryonline.com<br />EMAIL: thatwashistory2012@gmail.com<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />All images are in the public domain and are provided by the national archive or http://publicdomainpictures.net<br /><br />Royalty Free Music by:<br />http://audiomicro.com/royalty-free-music
