William Stanley Milligan was arrested on suspicion of two rapes and robbery. He claims that he did not commit this and does not remember the last few years of his life. The investigation leads the police to conclude that Billy is mentally...
ill because he has twenty-four personalities. Is it a serious illness or a trick to avoid punishment? A cult novel by the author of the famous novel "Flowers for Algernon" Daniel Keyes! "The Mysterious Story of Billy Milligan" is a story of madness, crimes, and dissociative identity disorder. Billy Milligan was a real person who was tormented by twenty-four different personalities fighting for dominance over his body. The climax of this battle was his arrest for the kidnapping and rape of women. During the landmark trial, Billy was acquitted of his crimes due to insanity caused by split personality — it was the first such ruling in history that attracted public attention, through which Milligan entered history.
William Stanley Milligan was arrested on suspicion of two rapes and robbery.
He claims that he did not commit this and does not remember the last few years of his life.
The investigation leads the police to conclude that Billy is mentally ill because he has twenty-four personalities.
Is it a serious illness or a trick to avoid punishment?
A cult novel by the author of the famous novel "Flowers for Algernon" Daniel Keyes! "The Mysterious Story of Billy Milligan" is a story of madness, crimes, and dissociative identity disorder. Billy Milligan was a real person who was tormented by twenty-four different personalities fighting for dominance over his body. The climax of this battle was his arrest for the kidnapping and rape of women. During the landmark trial, Billy was acquitted of his crimes due to insanity caused by split personality — it was the first such ruling in history that attracted public attention, through which Milligan entered history.
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