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Benjamin Lynch

Tale of triplets separated at birth and reunited as teens before tragedy tore them apart

The seemingly happy story of reunited triplets separated at birth has a dark and cruel underbelly.

In the US, Robert Shafran, Edward Galland and David Kellman were separated at birth, part of a grim science experiment. All three of the men suffered mental health problems and Eddy tragically took his own life after a sad battle with depression.

They became part of a study when their teenage biological mother gave birth to them on July 12, 1961.

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