In October 1970, a blind woman accidentally entered a Los Angeles County Welfare Office with a child in tow.

The staff in the office immediately noticed the odd girl with the woman.

She walked funny, was emaciated, drooling, and didn't make a sound.

And when asked, the woman mentioned the girl was 13.

The staff thought she was 7.

This began one of the saddest cases of child welfare in history and one which fascinated researchers for years.

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The case of Jeannie is one of the worst documented cases of child abuse in recorded history.

Jeannie, which is not her real name, was a pseudonym given to her to protect her identity.

She was born in 1957.

Jeannie's father was not a good guy. He was abusive to his wife trying to control her to prevent her from ever leaving the house.

He had no interest in having children, although he had five of them. The first two children died. the first died 10 weeks after he was born from

catching pneumonia after being kept in the garage. The second child may have died due to a genetic

defect known as R.H. incompatibility or possibly choking on its own mucus.

A third child, a boy, was born five years before Jeannie.

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