Now referred to as the “feral child” who had suffered one of the worst cases of abuse and loneliness, the life of Genie still intrigues and depresses. Discovered in 1970, the girl named Genie was kept ...

Genie spent the first 13 years of her life strapped to a potty or a chair in a homemade straightjacket. She was never spoken to but turned out to be highly intelligent.