Ep 81 The Triplets

TRUE

Imperative Entertainment

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 623 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Have you ever been mistaken for somebody else? It’s one thing to share a resemblance, but what if the likeness is so uncanny that you could be a twin. In the case of three strangers in New York, it turned out they were actually identical triplets who had been separated at birth. The heart-warming reunion quickly turned to shock when the dark truth surrounding the circumstances of their separation came to light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.2	Do you have a doppelganger? A lookalike somewhere that made you do a double take?
0:56.0	Maybe you've been stopped in the street and had people comment on your resemblance to someone they know.
1:02.0	Or perhaps you've been constantly told that you look like a famous actor, musician, or athlete.
1:08.0	It's one thing to share a resemblance, but what if you were truly mistaken for somebody else?
1:17.0	Depending on how close the similarities are, the confusion can be totally understandable,
1:21.9	and it happens all the time.
1:25.7	Most of the time it's amusing to be confused with someone else, if not a bit flattering sometimes.
1:31.3	It's when the likeness is so uncanny that people actually think you are someone else, that things can get weird.
1:40.1	This is exactly what happened to a 19-year-old named Bobby Schaffron.
1:54.6	It was 1980, and Bobby was in his first day of classes at Sullivan Community College in upstate New York.
1:59.5	Curiously, his fellow students, who were all complete strangers to him,
2:01.2	approached with a bit too much enthusiasm for his comfort.
2:03.3	The level of familiarity they were showing was just odd.
2:07.4	Even though this was his very first day on campus, people were welcoming him back.
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