Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 3
"Hewasthus"vulnerabletoexploitationbythestepfatherChalmerMilligan,whopreyeduponhisneedsforclosenessandcaringtosatisfyhisownfrustrationsthroughsexualandsadisticexploitation…"
SinceyoungMilliganidentifiedwithhismother,whenshewasbeatenbyherhusband,itcausedyoungMilliganto"experienceherterrorandpain…"Italsoledtoa"kindofseparationanxietywhichlefthiminanunstablefantasyworldwithalltheunpredictableandunintelligiblecharacteristicsofadream.Thisalongwiththestepfathersput-downs,sadisticabusesandsexualexploitationledtorecurrentdissociations…"
Dr.GeorgeHardingconcluded:"Itisnowmyopinionthatthepatientiscompetenttostandtrialhavingaccomplishedafusionofhismultiplepersonalities…itisalsomyopinionthatthepatientismentallyillandthatasaresultofhismentalillnesshewasnotresponsibleforhiscriminalconductatthetimethecriminalconductdidoccurinthelasthalfofOctober1977."
OnSeptember19,JudyStevensonfiledamotiontoamendthedefendantspleato"notguilty,andnotguiltybyreasonofinsanity."
UptothispointinMilliganscase,themultiplepersonalitydiagnosishadnotbeenmadepublic.Itwasknownonlytothosetreatinghim,theprosecutorsandthejudge.Thepublicdefenderscontinuedtoinsistthatthediagnosisbekeptsecret,sinceitwouldbedifficulttotreathimandthentryhiscaseifitexplodedintoamediaevent.
