Sometimes, extraordinary circumstances cause children to become isolated in the wilderness for years without a human caregiver. This is a common subject of legend —Romulus and Remus, Mowgli, Tarzan.

Feral children occupy a strange space in our collective imagination. They represent both our deepest fears about what we ...

Convicted Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley was a “feral child,” abandoned by his parents and is severely mentally ill, a defense psychologist said Tuesday. Colin King testified that Crumbley was ...

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who killed four students at his Michigan high school in 2021 was like a “feral child,” deeply neglected by his parents during crucial years and mentally ill, a ...

A hunting contest in rural New Zealand where children were to compete to kill the greatest number of feral cats for a cash prize has been canceled after a backlash from animal rights organizations.

The retired NFL player is a father to four girls, while the Kansas City Chiefs star has no children Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who killed four students at his Michigan high school in 2021 was like a "feral child," deeply neglected by his parents during crucial years and mentally ill, a ...