Russ Rymer, a journalist who detailed the case in the 1990s in two New Yorker articles and a book, Genie: a Scientific Tragedy, painted a bleak portrait of photographs from her 27th birthday party.

Russ Rymer, author of the book, Genie: a Scientific Tragedy, was one of the last to report on her most recent whereabouts - which came decades ago at her 27th birthday party.

Russ Rymer, author of the book, Genie: a Scientific Tragedy, was one of the last to report on her most recent whereabouts - which came decades ago at her 27th birthday party.