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Psychological Biography and True Crime

The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes

The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes

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An Ohio True Crime Forensic Classic of Billy Milligan, Multiple Personalities, and Legal Precedent

In 1977 in Columbus, Ohio, twenty-two-year-old Billy Milligan was arrested for a series of kidnappings and rapes near Ohio State University. During psychiatric evaluations, doctors discovered Milligan suffered from Dissociative Identity Disorder, manifesting twenty-four distinct personalities. Author Daniel Keyes (author of Flowers for Algernon) presents a detailed biographical study of Milligan's trial, marking the first time in U.S. legal history a defendant was acquitted of major felonies by reason of insanity due to multiple personalities.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Daniel Keyes delivers an extraordinary masterpiece of forensic psychology and legal history. Essential reading for fans of Oliver Sacks, John Douglas, and Flora Rheta Schreiber.

Book Details

ISBN: 9780553263817

Binding: Mass market paperback

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Publisher: Bantam

Pages: 448

Author:

  • Daniel Keyes

Language: English

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