Eddy Galland, David Kellman and Bobby Shafran met by chance in the fall of 1980 in New York – and knew immediately: They are triplets. Robert and Eddy had met in college and, according to media reports, David also got in touch.
After the first joy of seeing each other, they began to research why they were separated as babies. The documentary “Three Equal Strangers”, which can be seen on ORF 1 today, shows the shocking results. The identical triplets had become test subjects without their knowledge in an experiment in which scientists, led by the native Austrian Peter Neubauer, wanted to find out how children with the same biological prerequisites, but separated and shaped by different styles of upbringing, develop. The researchers worked with an adoption agency that placed identical twins and triplets with families, and observed the development. However, the results were never published and the documents are under lock and key until 2065. For the brothers, knowing about the separation is still stressful, Eddy took his own life in 1995.
“Three equal strangers” can be seen today at 8.15 p.m. on ORF 1.
Jane Stock is a technology author, who has written for 24 Hours World. She writes about the latest in technology news and trends, and is always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to improve his audience’s experience.
