This Girl Was Locked Alone In A Room For 12 Years Before She Was Rescued – And Baffled Scientists

Imagine a mother walking into a California welfare office with her daughter, only for the staff to realize the child who looks like a toddler is actually a 13-year-old girl. That was the first sign of a case that shocked investigators in 1970. The girl, Ginny Wiley, had been kept out of sight for years, and when rescuers finally reached her, her body and abilities were far behind what anyone expected for her age. According to the video, doctors were baffled by one detail in particular: Ginny could not speak. Why would a young teenager lose her voice entirely? Press play to explore the clues the video lays out.

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