Criminally Insane? The 24 People Inside Billy Milligan

Criminally Insane? The 24 People Inside Billy Milligan

The story of Billy Milligan is both tragic and highly debated. After being accused of sexual assault in the late 1970s, Billy pulled out the insanity card (which is not uncommon for criminals who have been caught). In most cases, anyone standing trial for a vicious crime is not sane, but the standard of using the insanity defense requires a psychologist to determine that the person had no control or knowledge over their actions.

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Source: Netflix

Split Personality Disorder, now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), means that a person’s personality is literally split, behaving differently depending on the personality that is taking over the body. Very distinguishable traits shift when the identity of the personality switches. Things like handwriting, accents, and even the age and gender of the person can alter with each personality.

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