Twins have long intrigued scientists, serving as a unique opportunity to explore how upbringing and genetics shape personality. In the early 1960s, a controversial experiment separated three identical triplets at birth to study nature versus nurture.

Raised by different adoptive families, Robert Shafran, Edward Galland, and David Kellman were unaware of each other’s existence until they coincidentally reunited 19 years later.

Robert first discovered his twin when he arrived at college and was greeted as someone familiar. A classmate, Michael Domnitz, revealed he had a twin brother, Edward.

The two were stunned by their striking resemblance and connection. Their story gained media attention, leading David to recognize them on TV and reach out, completing the trio’s reunion.

Born in 1961 to a teenage mother who gave them up for adoption, the brothers were placed in families of different social classes as part of an unethical experiment led by psychiatrist Peter Neubauer.

Though they became celebrities and briefly ran a restaurant together, their relationship eventually fractured.

Edward’s battle with bipolar disorder tragically ended in suicide in 1995, further straining their bond. The experiment’s full findings remain unpublished, but their story inspired the documentary *Three Identical Strangers* in 2018.