When I tell people my story, they don’t believe it. Three Identical Strangers, Robert, 2018
I knew it was his double. He had the same grin. The same hair. The same expressions. It was his double. ibid. Eddie’s college friend
You’re not going to believe this. You have a twin brother. ibid.
They looked exactly alike. ibid.
Then the story went from amazing to incredible. ibid. news reporter
The two guys in the photo looked exactly like my friend David. ibid. friend of David
The three ended up like wrestling puppies on the floor. ibid. David’s aunt
The parents had never been told that there were two other children. ibid.
Why? And how could you? ibid. parents’ questioning of adoption agency
All of our parents came away from that meeting angry. ibid. triplet
New York loved us. ibid.
I was less than thrilled. ibid. triplet on meeting mother in bar
Lawrence Wright called me and told me about all the [adoption agency] experiment. And I said, This is like Nazi shit. ibid.
It wasn’t just the triplets. There were others. ibid. commentator
No-one is sure how many identical twins were involved in this study. ibid.
The study was never published. Why? ibid.
We all had very challenging and dysfunctional teenage years. ibid. triplet
The records are restricted until 2066. They’re sealed. ibid.