1980 is a very special year for Robert Shafran as it brought a bounty of surprises for him. It is in the same year he tasted freedom to its fullest. He got enrolled in a college and for the first time in his life, he moved out of his home. And yeah, in this very year he stumbled upon a mystery that made him question his own existence and helped him bust a vicious racket that had been going on for years without anyone’s notice.
Getting Into College
Robert belonged to a well to do family. The nineteen-year-old boy was very excited about going to the college. Like every other teenager, Robert had a lot of expectations from his new life. He loved making friends and had already planned everything he would be doing in college. It was only a few days for him to become a college boy. However, he had no idea what was awaiting him.
Everyone Knew Him Already
For him everything and every face in the college were new. Oddly enough, the people on the campus were treating Robert as if they knew him for ages. He tried to recollect if he was familiar with any of their faces but strangely could not remember anything. On the other hand, students’ behavior towards him was growing stranger as he moved towards the college building. However, Robert took it as an extra friendly nature of the fellow students. But was it really the case or something unexpected was on the horizon?
A Doppelganger?
When Robert entered through the door his roommate Michael Domitz had to double take on him. He told Robert that he looks exactly like his ex-roommate Eddy Galland. So, was Eddy Robert’s doppelganger? Furthermore, Robert could not believe his ears when Michael made another astonishing revelation about Eddy.
Three Of Them!
Just after a day, their story got into the news, David Kellman appeared in the scene and claimed that he also looks exactly like the twins and has the same birthday. He also took a DNA test. Surprisingly, the result came to positive confirming Kellman to be their brother. So, Robert, Eddy, and Kellman were triplets.
Adoption Agency Separated Them
Louise Wise Services was a well-famed adoption agency founded in 1916. It is an East coast adoption center for adopters and Jewish mothers. It has been a subject of various rumors since its beginning. It is believed that the agency used to operate a Staten Island home for single mothers who sold their child off to the adopters. Well, this was not the only allegation leveled against them.
An Evil Experiment!
Their adoptive parents told the triplets that they had been given no information regarding the other siblings and that they constituted a part of childhood development study. Thereafter for more than 10 years, the researchers showed at the doorstep of the brothers’ home to take behavioral tests and aptitude. The boys had separation anxiety too during infancy. However, their parents did not give it much importance as they had no idea about their other siblings.